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America's Top-Rated Cities, 2013

Demographics:   Population Growth    Household Size   Race   Hispanic Origin   Age   Segregation   Relgious Groups by Family   Relgious Groups by Tradition   Ancestry   Foreign-Born Population   Marital Status   Male/Female Ratio  
Economy:   Gross Metropolitan Product  
Income:   Income   Household Income Distribution   Poverty Rate   Personal Bankruptcy Filing Rate  
Residental Real Estate:   Building Permits   Homeownership Rates   Housing Vacancy Rates  
Employment & Earnings:   Employment by Industry   Labor Force, Employment and Job Growth   Unemployment Rate  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations A-C   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations C-E   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations E-I  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations J-N   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations N-R   Average Hourly Wages: Occupations R-T  
Average Hourly Wages: Occupations T-Z   Means of Transportation to Work   Travel Time to Work   
Election Results:   2012 Presidential Election Results  
Housing:   House Price Index   Year Housing Structure Built  
Education:   Highest Level of Education   School Enrollment by Grade & Control   Educational Attainment by Race  
Cost of Living:   Cost of Living Index   Grocery Prices   Housing and Utility Costs  
Health Care:   Health Care, Transportation and Other Costs   Distribution of Physicians and Dentists   Health Insurance Coverage  
Public Safety:   Crime Rate  
Climate:   Temperature & Precipitation: Yearly Averages and Extremes   Weather Conditions  
Air Quality:   Air Quality Index   Air Quality Index Pollutants   Air Quality Index Trends  
Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Particulate Matter, Ozone, CO and Lead   Maximum Air Pollutant Concentrations: Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide  

Air Quality Index

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Area1 Top-Rated State Region Days2 Air
Quality
Good
(%)		 Air
Quality
Moderate
(%)		 Air
Quality
Unhealthy
for some
(%)		 Air
Quality
Unhealthy (%)		 Air
Quality
Very
Unhealthy
(%)		 AQI
Maximum		 AQI
Median		 City Report
Albuquerque, NMTNMWest36639.956.03.30.50.3291.055.0Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VATVAEast36687.210.91.40.50.0156.033.5Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AKTAKWest36678.721.30.00.00.0100.028.5Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MITMICentral36480.215.44.40.00.0140.036.5AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, COTCOWest36663.930.15.70.30.0164.044.0Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GATGASouth36671.627.01.10.30.0153.042.0Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GATGASouth36659.038.32.50.30.0164.047.0Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TXTTXSouth36671.927.01.10.00.0147.041.5Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WATWAWest36673.026.01.10.00.0116.038.0Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MTTMTWest36684.414.80.80.00.0125.025.0Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, IDTIDWest36682.215.81.40.30.3215.036.0BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MATMAEast36665.833.60.30.30.0160.044.0Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, COTCOWest36370.228.41.40.00.0147.042.0Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OKTOKCentral36641.850.86.80.50.0177.054.0BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MATMAEast36693.46.30.30.00.0135.031.0Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FLTFLSouth36689.610.40.00.00.097.036.0CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CATCAWest36620.273.85.70.30.0165.061.5Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NCTNCEast36673.026.01.10.00.0137.042.0Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IATIACentral36662.037.70.30.00.0104.044.0CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SCTSCSouth36665.334.40.30.00.0134.043.0Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NCTNCEast36665.332.22.50.00.0142.045.0Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, ILTILCentral36623.066.48.71.90.0169.061.0Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TNTTNSouth36666.933.10.00.00.080.040.0Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, COTCOWest36669.429.51.10.00.0109.044.0ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MDTMDEastn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/aColumbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MOTMOCentral21477.619.62.80.00.0124.042.0Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OHTOHEast36660.436.62.70.30.0177.047.0Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FLTFLSouth36682.017.80.30.00.0122.036.0CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TXTTXSouth36650.844.83.80.50.0172.050.0Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, COTCOWest36654.144.01.90.00.0142.049.0Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NCTNCEast36582.517.00.50.00.0127.038.0Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJTNJEast36179.817.23.00.00.0119.038.0Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TXTTXSouth36634.461.72.70.30.8643.055.0ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, ORTORWest36673.025.11.90.00.0149.036.0Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, NDTNDCentral36682.517.50.00.00.091.037.0Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, COTCOWest36658.534.76.80.00.0147.047.0FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, INTINCentral36237.860.21.70.30.0154.054.0FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TXTTXSouth36654.939.64.60.80.0187.048.0FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CATCAWest36673.825.40.80.00.0137.039.0Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TXTTXSouth35978.017.84.20.00.0135.038.0Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZTAZWest36615.872.710.40.80.3268.064.0Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NCTNCEast36477.721.21.10.00.0129.041.0Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NVTNVWest36636.655.57.40.50.0180.057.0Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HITHIWest36691.38.70.00.00.075.033.0Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TXTTXSouth36639.952.76.30.80.3203.053.0Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, ALTALSouth33882.816.01.20.00.0122.040.0Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, INTINCentral36626.568.64.40.50.0161.060.0Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CATCAWest36637.260.42.50.00.0147.054.5Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MSTMSSouth36666.932.80.30.00.0132.044.0Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FLTFLSouth36684.215.00.50.30.0165.037.0Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MOTMOCentral36649.539.610.10.80.0180.051.0KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WITWICentral31067.125.56.51.00.0166.042.0Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NVTNVWest36636.655.57.40.50.0180.057.0LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KYTKYEast36663.435.21.40.00.0127.044.0Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NETNECentral28791.38.70.00.00.080.036.0Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, ARTARSouth36642.654.62.70.00.0124.052.0LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CATCAWest3669.362.026.02.70.0192.077.0LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WITWICentral35567.032.40.60.00.0129.043.0Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NHTNHEast36689.39.80.80.00.0124.035.0Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TXTTXSouth36672.727.30.00.00.081.040.5McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FLTFLSouth36676.823.00.30.00.0136.041.0Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TNTTNSouth24586.113.90.00.00.090.039.0Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CATCAWest3667.156.031.74.90.3233.089.0Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, ILTILCentral36664.834.70.50.00.0114.043.0Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TNTTNSouth36654.143.72.20.00.0145.048.0Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LATLASouth35972.427.60.00.00.097.040.0NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NYTNYEast35668.831.20.00.00.083.039.0NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OKTOKCentral36655.242.12.70.00.0132.048.0Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KSTKSCentral36480.216.83.00.00.0137.036.0Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NETNECentral36642.154.93.00.00.0123.054.0Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FLTFLSouth36687.412.30.30.00.0116.037.0Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KSTKSCentral36480.216.83.00.00.0137.036.0OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NYTNYEast36177.322.70.00.00.086.032.0OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PATPAEast36622.172.45.50.00.0129.059.0Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PATPAEast36637.250.012.60.30.0156.056.0Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, ORTORWest36685.014.80.30.00.0106.033.0Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RITRIEast36675.422.12.50.00.0142.041.0Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UTTUTWest36660.438.31.40.00.0132.047.0Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NCTNCEast36673.026.01.10.00.0137.042.0Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CATCAWest36670.524.04.90.50.0165.041.0Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TXTTXSouthn/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/aRoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MNTMNCentral36676.023.80.30.00.0102.035.0SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TXTTXSouth36665.832.02.20.00.0137.045.0SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CATCAWest36620.273.85.70.30.0165.061.5SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CATCAWest36480.818.70.50.00.0105.035.0SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CATCAWest36669.729.50.80.00.0110.043.0SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GATGASouth36664.533.32.20.00.0124.043.0Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZTAZWest36615.872.710.40.80.3268.064.0Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WATWAWest36673.026.01.10.00.0116.038.0Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SDTSDCentral36671.328.40.00.30.0170.040.0SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NYTNYEast36680.916.72.50.00.0150.038.0Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CTTCTEast36670.223.06.60.30.0154.042.0Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MITMICentral24372.420.66.60.40.0179.040.0SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CATCAWest36669.729.50.80.00.0110.043.0Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FLTFLSouth36668.927.63.60.00.0132.044.0Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CATCAWest36647.348.14.60.00.0129.052.0ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VATVAEast34586.113.90.00.00.085.031.0VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DCTDCEast36638.058.53.30.30.0156.055.0Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UTTUTWest36656.040.73.30.00.0134.047.5WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJTNJEast36179.817.23.00.00.0119.038.0Woodbridge_NJ.pdf

Note: The Air Quality Index (AQI) is an index for reporting daily air quality. EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter), carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. The AQI runs from 0 to 500. The higher the AQI value, the greather the level of air pollution and the greather the health concern. There are six AQI categores: "Good" The AQI is between 0 and 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory; "Moderate" the AQI is between 51 and 100. Air quality is acceptable; "Unhealthy for sensitive groups" When AQI values are between 101 and 150, member of sensitive groups may experience health effects; "Unhealthy" When AQI values are between 151 and 200 everyone may begin to experience health effects; "Very Unhealthy" AQI values between 201 and 300 trigger a health alert; "Hazerdous" AQI values over 300 trigger health warnings of emergency conditions; Data covers the entire county unless noted otherwise; (1) Data covers the entire county; (2) Number of days with AQI in 2012
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Index Report, 2012

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