Unannounced Visits Annoy Atlantans Most | New Poll

ATLANTA, GA — Unannounced visits are among the things that annoy Atlantans most, according to a recent poll. The Chicago marketing firm Digital Third Coast determined the nation's "most annoying" urban centers based on a survey of 2,500 people in the 24 biggest U.S. cities. The poll, conducted on behalf of the home-improvement website ImproveNet, also analyzed where common gripes popped up most often.

Atlantans can be thankful they don't live in Dallas, which the survey shows is America's most annoying city. The Big Apple isn't far behind at No. 6, ranking below Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Austin and Miami.

New York is the worst in the nation when it comes to three complaints: loud indoor movement, the smell of cooking and storage in common areas. The city also claimed the No. 2 spot in three other categories, including loud sex, loud home-improvement work and overflowing or misplaced garbage or recycling, the poll found.

Just over half of the people surveyed said they've confronted a neighbor, with face-to-face named as the preferred method. New Yorkers were the eighth-most likely to take up a confrontation while San Antonio residents were deemed the most confrontational, the poll found.

See the full list of the nation's most annoying cities below. Check out the full poll results to see what else Americans complain about.

1. Dallas
2. Miami
3. Austin
4. Philadelphia
5. Los Angeles
6. New York
7. San Francisco
8. Chicago
9. Houston
10. San Diego
11. San Jose
12. Phoenix
13. Columbus
14. San Antonio
15. Detroit
16. Nashville
17. Indianapolis
18. Boston
19. Las Vegas
20. Denver
21. Seattle
22. Atlanta
23. Portland
24. Minneapolis

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Noah Manskar, Patch Staff, contributed to this report.

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