U.S. Home Environment Index

An experimental comparison using validated slow-moving fields. Scores are secondary to the underlying component values.

How to interpret this table

Current AQI is displayed for immediate context but has zero weight in the index. Water is state-level context, climate is a station-based proxy and housing age is not proof of a hazard. See the exact formula and limitations.

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Rank	City	Score	AQI now	Water systems without current health violation	Moisture pressure	Housing pre-1980
#1	Anchorage, AK	75.1	52	87.5%	16.4	44.5%
#2	Reno, NV	74.5	86	86.9%	26.1	37.4%
#3	Fargo, ND	73.9	59	99.7%	43.4	37.1%
#4	Seattle, WA	73.9	83	99.2%	24.4	52.8%
#5	Las Vegas, NV	72.9	57	86.9%	48.6	22.8%
#6	Billings, MT	72.7	47	97.3%	29.3	50.3%
#7	Colorado Springs, CO	72.6	39	93.8%	38.3	39.4%
#8	Sioux Falls, SD	70.7	37	96.5%	52.3	35.3%
#9	Charlotte, NC	69.6	57	98.1%	66.5	27.9%
#10	Spokane, WA	69.2	54	99.2%	21.9	68.4%
#11	Cheyenne, WY	69.1	39	93.9%	29.5	56.8%
#12	Raleigh, NC	68.7	51	98.1%	75.3	23.1%
#13	San Diego, CA	68.2	61	81.8%	23.5	52.4%
#14	Portland, OR	68.1	58	96.2%	27.8	63.4%
#15	Denver, CO	66.6	85	93.8%	39.5	55.5%
#16	El Paso, TX	66.2	51	91.4%	51.1	44.1%
#17	Sacramento, CA	65.2	58	81.8%	32.3	53.6%
#18	Austin, TX	65.0	84	91.4%	73.7	28.3%
#19	Salt Lake City, UT	64.8	67	97.1%	37.5	65.4%
#20	Virginia Beach, VA	64.6	51	99.5%	71.1	39.7%
#21	Atlanta, GA	64.4	61	99.9%	68.6	42.7%
#22	San Francisco, CA	63.7	14	81.8%	10.5	76.5%
#23	Madison, WI	63.7	32	97.1%	58.7	50.6%
#24	Charleston, SC	63.7	55	99.6%	80.4	34.4%
#25	Albuquerque, NM	63.4	57	75.5%	38.5	47.0%
#26	Columbus, OH	62.8	38	96.5%	61.7	49.8%
#27	Phoenix, AZ	62.7	70	86.2%	59.6	41.6%
#28	Manchester, NH	62.2	37	99.3%	49.6	64.8%
#29	Los Angeles, CA	61.2	58	81.8%	26.7	69.9%
#30	San Antonio, TX	60.8	70	91.4%	71.1	42.5%
#31	Omaha, NE	59.7	80	99.5%	62.7	60.9%
#32	Tucson, AZ	59.1	49	86.2%	58.9	52.5%
#33	Dallas, TX	58.8	71	91.4%	71.2	48.1%
#34	Little Rock, AR	58.7	56	92.1%	66.9	52.7%
#35	Boston, MA	58.6	36	97.7%	51.0	72.3%
#36	Orlando, FL	58.5	18	88.9%	87.2	32.6%
#37	Wichita, KS	58.4	54	98.4%	69.7	57.5%
#38	Portland, ME	58.3	31	98.2%	47.7	76.4%
#39	Grand Rapids, MI	57.4	41	96.3%	49.5	75.7%
#40	Oklahoma City, OK	57.4	54	85.7%	70.3	47.2%
#41	Burlington, VT	57.4	32	95.1%	52.5	71.9%
#42	Minneapolis, MN	56.9	42	98.4%	57.7	72.2%
#43	Des Moines, IA	56.4	53	99.5%	62.8	70.3%
#44	Jacksonville, FL	56.2	35	88.9%	86.8	39.6%
#45	Kansas City, MO	55.7	65	99.0%	73.0	63.1%
#46	Newark, NJ	55.6	54	96.0%	66.9	65.6%
#47	Chicago, IL	54.8	36	95.0%	57.1	75.2%
#48	Memphis, TN	54.1	56	99.1%	73.9	67.0%
#49	Houston, TX	54.1	70	91.4%	88.0	47.0%
#50	Milwaukee, WI	54.0	31	97.1%	51.6	84.2%
#51	Tampa, FL	54.0	22	88.9%	88.3	44.5%
#52	Richmond, VA	53.9	44	99.5%	70.3	70.9%
#53	Pittsburgh, PA	53.8	38	96.5%	53.0	83.0%
#54	Cleveland, OH	53.5	36	96.5%	51.5	85.1%
#55	Buffalo, NY	53.4	31	98.0%	48.5	89.7%
#56	Providence, RI	53.3	277	93.3%	52.7	81.5%
#57	Wilmington, DE	53.0	38	100.0%	64.7	78.9%
#58	Miami, FL	52.3	62	88.9%	86.7	50.8%
#59	Detroit, MI	52.2	35	96.3%	49.6	90.3%
#60	New York, NY	52.0	39	98.0%	65.6	78.9%
#61	Jackson, MS	51.7	84	97.5%	73.0	72.8%
#62	Birmingham, AL	50.9	61	98.0%	77.7	71.6%
#63	Baltimore, MD	50.5	40	98.9%	68.5	81.6%
#64	Tulsa, OK	50.1	61	85.7%	73.9	64.9%
#65	St. Louis, MO	48.6	94	99.0%	69.6	86.2%
#66	Philadelphia, PA	47.9	48	96.5%	72.5	83.3%
#67	Hartford, CT	46.0	33	73.5%	55.5	80.1%
#68	Charleston, WV	44.3	53	76.1%	65.4	79.3%
#69	New Orleans, LA	40.1	46	76.8%	86.7	73.7%
#70	Washington, DC	34.1	48	40.0%	69.1	69.0%