Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. Census Bureau, U. Department of Energy, U. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U. Environmental Protection Agency. Following the lockdowns last year, people across the globe marveled at the cleaner air and water in their cities. Now the pollution is back to pre-pandemic levels in many urban areas. Unclean air is the last thing we all need during this pandemic. Each of these and many other metrics were weighted and then applied across all the cities on the list.
The result is a ranking of the biggest cities in the US in order from dirtiest to cleanest. Can you guess the cleanest city in the country? Quite a variety here, covering states all across the country. At the same time, California has two cities on this end of the list, which might be a bit surprising once you see how many they have on the other end.
Get Our Free Investment Newsletter. I have read, and agree to the Terms of Use. Editors' Picks. The Most Dangerous Cities in the World. Other interesting factoids derived from the study include: Floridians and Texans seem to have it worst when it comes to cockroaches although New York City has the highest percentage of homes with signs of rats or mice.
Plus: you can assume that the bigger the city, the filthier it likely is. Palmdale, California 2. Los Angeles, California 3. Newark, New Jersey 4. Houston, Texas 5. San Antonio, Texas 6. New York, New York 7. New Orleans, Louisiana 8.
Long Beach, California 9. Memphis, Tennessee Chicago, Illinois,
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