New York, NY · the CityFunIndex
Air quality in New York
New York ranks T#52 of 134 US cities for clean air, with a clean-air score of 61 — Fun. That puts it in the 62nd percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New York.
- clean-air score
- 61
- Fun
- National rank
- T#52 of 134
- In New York
- #2 of 2
- Percentile
- 62nd
The typical city scores 50 for clean air; New York sits 11 points above the median.
How air quality is measured
Recent particulate matter and ozone levels — a trailing-week air-quality average.
The clean-air score is the flip side of our air quality measure — 100 minus the raw air quality score — so a city with less of it scores higher.
Data sources: EPA AirNow and OpenAQ pollution readings (seven-day trailing average).
Full methodology → Glossary The raw measurement is part of the Data plan →
Ranked around New York
- #50 Baton Rouge, LA 63
- #51 Buffalo, NY 62
- T#52 New York, NY — this page 61
- T#56 Louisville, KY 58
- T#56 Raleigh, NC 58
Top US cities for clean air
More about New York
New York scores 54 overall (Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: