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: Pollutants

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Area¹	Top-Rated	State	Region	days²	Carbon Monoxide	Nitrogen Dioxide	Ozone	Sulfur Dioxide	Particulate Matter 2.5	Particulate Matter 10	City Report
Albuquerque, NM	T	NM	West	366	0.0	0.8	50.5	0.0	38.5	10.1	Albuquerque_NM.pdf
Alexandria, VA	T	VA	East	366	0.0	48.1	50.0	0.8	0.5	0.5	Alexandria_VA.pdf
Anchorage, AK	T	AK	West	366	2.2	0.0	35.8	0.0	44.3	17.8	Anchorage_AK.pdf
Ann Arbor, MI	T	MI	Central	364	0.0	0.0	86.3	0.0	13.7	0.0	AnnArbor_MI.pdf
Arvada, CO	T	CO	West	366	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Arvada_CO.pdf
Athens, GA	T	GA	South	366	0.0	0.0	28.4	0.0	71.6	0.0	Athens_GA.pdf
Atlanta, GA	T	GA	South	366	0.0	0.0	27.9	0.0	71.9	0.3	Atlanta_GA.pdf
Austin, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	0.8	51.6	0.0	47.5	0.0	Austin_TX.pdf
Bellevue, WA	T	WA	West	366	0.0	0.0	20.5	0.0	79.5	0.0	Bellevue_WA.pdf
Billings, MT	T	MT	West	366	0.0	0.0	0.0	42.3	57.7	0.0	Billings_MT.pdf
Boise City, ID	T	ID	West	366	0.8	7.1	54.4	0.3	15.0	22.4	BoiseCity_ID.pdf
Boston, MA	T	MA	East	366	0.0	7.9	13.4	0.0	78.4	0.3	Boston_MA.pdf
Boulder, CO	T	CO	West	363	0.0	0.0	92.8	0.0	6.6	0.6	Boulder_CO.pdf
Broken Arrow, OK	T	OK	Central	366	0.0	0.5	39.3	10.1	48.1	1.9	BrokenArrow_OK.pdf
Cambridge, MA	T	MA	East	366	0.0	0.0	95.9	0.0	4.1	0.0	Cambridge_MA.pdf
Cape Coral, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	0.0	58.2	0.0	41.3	0.5	CapeCoral_FL.pdf
Carlsbad, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	5.2	26.0	0.0	60.1	8.7	Carlsbad_CA.pdf
Cary, NC	T	NC	East	366	0.0	0.0	40.7	0.0	59.3	0.0	Cary_NC.pdf
Cedar Rapids, IA	T	IA	Central	366	0.0	0.0	36.1	1.1	62.6	0.3	CedarRapids_IA.pdf
Charleston, SC	T	SC	South	366	0.0	1.4	13.1	0.0	85.5	0.0	Charleston_SC.pdf
Charlotte, NC	T	NC	East	366	0.0	0.5	42.1	0.0	57.4	0.0	Charlotte_NC.pdf
Chicago, IL	T	IL	Central	366	0.0	10.1	18.9	8.2	60.4	2.5	Chicago_IL.pdf
Clarksville, TN	T	TN	South	366	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.4	83.6	0.0	Clarksville_TN.pdf
Colorado Springs, CO	T	CO	West	366	0.0	0.0	96.7	0.0	2.7	0.5	ColoradoSprings_CO.pdf
Columbia, MD	T	MD	East	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Columbia_MD.pdf
Columbia, MO	T	MO	Central	214	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Columbia_MO.pdf
Columbus, OH	T	OH	East	366	0.0	0.0	41.0	0.0	58.2	0.8	Columbus_OH.pdf
Coral Springs, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	2.5	41.8	0.3	55.5	0.0	CoralSprings_FL.pdf
Dallas, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	3.8	33.9	0.0	61.7	0.5	Dallas_TX.pdf
Denver, CO	T	CO	West	366	0.0	41.8	40.2	3.0	11.5	3.6	Denver_CO.pdf
Durham, NC	T	NC	East	365	0.0	0.0	33.2	0.0	66.8	0.0	Durham_NC.pdf
Edison, NJ	T	NJ	East	361	0.0	16.3	63.2	0.0	20.5	0.0	Edison_NJ.pdf
El Paso, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	6.6	31.1	0.0	57.1	5.2	ElPaso_TX.pdf
Eugene, OR	T	OR	West	366	0.0	0.0	27.3	0.0	72.7	0.0	Eugene_OR.pdf
Fargo, ND	T	ND	Central	366	0.0	0.8	45.1	0.0	47.3	6.8	Fargo_ND.pdf
Fort Collins, CO	T	CO	West	366	0.0	0.0	95.9	0.0	3.3	0.8	FortCollins_CO.pdf
Fort Wayne, IN	T	IN	Central	362	3.9	0.0	16.6	0.0	79.6	0.0	FortWayne_IN.pdf
Fort Worth, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	5.7	44.5	0.0	49.5	0.3	FortWorth_TX.pdf
Fremont, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	7.1	35.2	0.3	57.4	0.0	Fremont_CA.pdf
Frisco, TX	T	TX	South	359	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Frisco_TX.pdf
Gilbert, AZ	T	AZ	West	366	0.0	10.1	44.5	0.0	19.7	25.7	Gilbert_AZ.pdf
Greensboro, NC	T	NC	East	364	0.0	0.0	38.7	0.0	61.3	0.0	Greensboro_NC.pdf
Henderson, NV	T	NV	West	366	0.0	3.6	66.1	0.0	27.6	2.7	Henderson_NV.pdf
Honolulu, HI	T	HI	West	366	0.0	0.0	21.3	0.8	77.0	0.8	Honolulu_HI.pdf
Houston, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	4.1	21.6	0.3	70.8	3.3	Houston_TX.pdf
Huntsville, AL	T	AL	South	338	0.0	0.0	61.2	0.0	22.8	16.0	Huntsville_AL.pdf
Indianapolis, IN	T	IN	Central	366	0.0	0.0	20.2	9.6	70.2	0.0	Indianapolis_IN.pdf
Irvine, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	5.5	23.2	0.0	71.0	0.3	Irvine_CA.pdf
Jackson, MS	T	MS	South	366	0.0	0.0	19.1	0.0	80.9	0.0	Jackson_MS.pdf
Jacksonville, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	0.3	47.5	1.4	50.0	0.8	Jacksonville_FL.pdf
Kansas City, MO	T	MO	Central	366	0.0	7.7	0.0	29.5	61.7	1.1	KansasCity_MO.pdf
Kenosha, WI	T	WI	Central	310	0.0	0.0	58.1	0.0	41.9	0.0	Kenosha_WI.pdf
Las Vegas, NV	T	NV	West	366	0.0	3.6	66.1	0.0	27.6	2.7	LasVegas_NV.pdf
Lexington, KY	T	KY	East	366	0.0	3.3	31.4	0.3	64.8	0.3	Lexington_KY.pdf
Lincoln, NE	T	NE	Central	287	8.4	0.0	65.5	0.0	26.1	0.0	Lincoln_NE.pdf
Little Rock, AR	T	AR	South	366	0.0	3.6	25.4	0.0	71.0	0.0	LittleRock_AR.pdf
Los Angeles, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	6.0	39.1	0.0	54.4	0.5	LosAngeles_CA.pdf
Madison, WI	T	WI	Central	355	0.0	0.0	44.5	0.0	55.5	0.0	Madison_WI.pdf
Manchester, NH	T	NH	East	366	0.3	0.0	88.5	0.0	11.2	0.0	Manchester_NH.pdf
McAllen, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	0.0	27.0	0.0	72.4	0.5	McAllen_TX.pdf
Miami, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	0.5	24.0	0.0	75.4	0.0	Miami_FL.pdf
Murfreesboro, TN	T	TN	South	245	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	Murfreesboro_TN.pdf
Murrieta, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	0.3	42.6	0.0	44.5	12.6	Murrieta_CA.pdf
Naperville, IL	T	IL	Central	366	0.0	0.0	32.5	0.0	67.5	0.0	Naperville_IL.pdf
Nashville, TN	T	TN	South	366	0.0	2.5	23.0	0.3	74.3	0.0	Nashville_TN.pdf
New Orleans, LA	T	LA	South	359	0.0	0.0	35.4	0.0	64.1	0.6	NewOrleans_LA.pdf
New York, NY	T	NY	East	356	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	NewYork_NY.pdf
Norman, OK	T	OK	Central	366	0.0	0.0	46.7	0.0	53.3	0.0	Norman_OK.pdf
Olathe, KS	T	KS	Central	364	0.0	0.0	90.7	0.0	9.3	0.0	Olathe_KS.pdf
Omaha, NE	T	NE	Central	366	0.0	0.0	18.9	8.2	26.0	47.0	Omaha_NE.pdf
Orlando, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	0.3	48.6	0.0	51.1	0.0	Orlando_FL.pdf
Overland Park, KS	T	KS	Central	364	0.0	0.0	90.7	0.0	9.3	0.0	OverlandPark_KS.pdf
Oyster Bay, NY	T	NY	East	361	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	91.4	0.0	OysterBay_NY.pdf
Philadelphia, PA	T	PA	East	366	0.0	0.3	13.1	0.0	86.6	0.0	Philadelphia_PA.pdf
Pittsburgh, PA	T	PA	East	366	0.0	2.2	25.7	13.1	58.7	0.3	Pittsburgh_PA.pdf
Portland, OR	T	OR	West	366	0.0	1.6	56.0	0.0	42.3	0.0	Portland_OR.pdf
Providence, RI	T	RI	East	366	0.0	1.4	51.4	0.8	46.4	0.0	Providence_RI.pdf
Provo, UT	T	UT	West	366	0.0	19.7	51.4	0.0	28.1	0.8	Provo_UT.pdf
Raleigh, NC	T	NC	East	366	0.0	0.0	40.7	0.0	59.3	0.0	Raleigh_NC.pdf
Roseville, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	15.0	74.9	0.0	10.1	0.0	Roseville_CA.pdf
Round Rock, TX	T	TX	South	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	RoundRock_TX.pdf
Saint Paul, MN	T	MN	Central	366	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	80.9	19.1	SaintPaul_MN.pdf
San Antonio, TX	T	TX	South	366	0.0	0.5	45.1	0.0	54.4	0.0	SanAntonio_TX.pdf
San Diego, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	5.2	26.0	0.0	60.1	8.7	SanDiego_CA.pdf
San Francisco, CA	T	CA	West	364	0.0	19.2	33.5	0.0	47.3	0.0	SanFrancisco_CA.pdf
San Jose, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	3.3	35.5	0.0	61.2	0.0	SanJose_CA.pdf
Savannah, GA	T	GA	South	366	0.0	0.0	16.7	21.3	62.0	0.0	Savannah_GA.pdf
Scottsdale, AZ	T	AZ	West	366	0.0	10.1	44.5	0.0	19.7	25.7	Scottsdale_AZ.pdf
Seattle, WA	T	WA	West	366	0.0	0.0	20.5	0.0	79.5	0.0	Seattle_WA.pdf
Sioux Falls, SD	T	SD	Central	366	0.0	5.7	61.2	0.0	29.8	3.3	SiouxFalls_SD.pdf
Smithtown, NY	T	NY	East	366	0.0	0.0	68.0	0.3	31.7	0.0	Smithtown_NY.pdf
Stamford, CT	T	CT	East	366	0.0	5.2	44.3	0.0	50.3	0.3	Stamford_CT.pdf
Sterling Heights, MI	T	MI	Central	243	0.0	0.0	70.4	0.0	29.6	0.0	SterlingHeights_MI.pdf
Sunnyvale, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	3.3	35.5	0.0	61.2	0.0	Sunnyvale_CA.pdf
Tampa, FL	T	FL	South	366	0.0	0.0	31.4	6.6	62.0	0.0	Tampa_FL.pdf
Thousand Oaks, CA	T	CA	West	366	0.0	0.8	51.9	0.0	47.0	0.3	ThousandOaks_CA.pdf
Virginia Beach, VA	T	VA	East	345	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	0.0	VirginiaBeach_VA.pdf
Washington, DC	T	DC	East	366	0.0	5.7	29.5	0.0	64.8	0.0	Washington_DC.pdf
West Jordan, UT	T	UT	West	366	0.0	15.6	49.5	0.8	28.4	5.7	WestJordan_UT.pdf
Woodbridge, NJ	T	NJ	East	361	0.0	16.3	63.2	0.0	20.5	0.0	Woodbridge_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 Clear 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 greater the level of air pollution and the greater the health concern; (1) Data covers the entire county; (2) Number of days with AQI data in 2012
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality Index Report, 2012