Cities with the Cleanest Air in New York.

Cities in New York with the most good AQI days per year.

177 cities ranked · See the national list

#	City	Population	Good AQI Days	Median AQI	Unhealthy Days
1	Poughkeepsie	31,958	342 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
2	Beacon	14,834	342 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
3	Myers Corner	10,877	342 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
4	Watertown	24,375	336 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
5	Ithaca	32,814	331 days/yr	35	0 days/yr
6	Niagara Falls	47,987	328 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
7	North Tonawanda	30,198	328 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
8	Lockport	20,610	328 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
9	Oswego	17,033	319 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
10	Fulton	11,272	319 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
11	Jamestown	28,188	317 days/yr	36	0 days/yr
12	Dunkirk	12,549	317 days/yr	36	0 days/yr
13	New City	34,458	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
14	Spring Valley	33,192	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
15	Monsey	28,160	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
16	Nanuet	19,799	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
17	Pearl River	16,155	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
18	Stony Point	12,728	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
19	Haverstraw	12,325	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
20	Suffern	11,441	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
21	West Haverstraw	10,711	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
22	Chestnut Ridge	10,557	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
23	Airmont	10,205	312 days/yr	37	0 days/yr
24	Kiryas Joel	38,916	311 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
25	Middletown	30,289	311 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
26	Newburgh	28,519	311 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
27	Woodbury	11,334	311 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
28	Scotchtown	10,252	311 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
29	Saratoga Springs	28,631	310 days/yr	34	0 days/yr
30	Corning	10,643	304 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
31	Yonkers	209,978	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
32	New Rochelle	82,769	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
33	Mount Vernon	72,427	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
34	White Plains	60,666	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
35	Port Chester	31,102	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
36	Harrison	29,961	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
37	Ossining	26,950	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
38	Peekskill	25,625	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
39	Eastchester	20,491	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
40	Mamaroneck	19,826	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
41	Scarsdale	18,010	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
42	Rye	16,428	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
43	Jefferson Valley-Yorktown	14,154	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
44	Tarrytown	11,784	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
45	Dobbs Ferry	11,443	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
46	Sleepy Hollow	10,887	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
47	Mount Kisco	10,737	301 days/yr	38	0 days/yr
48	Syracuse	146,384	298 days/yr	36	0 days/yr
49	Utica	64,217	298 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
50	Rome	31,795	298 days/yr	27	0 days/yr
51	De Witt	11,060	298 days/yr	36	0 days/yr
52	Hempstead	58,801	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
53	Levittown	51,904	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
54	Freeport	44,088	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
55	Hicksville	43,780	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
56	Valley Stream	40,315	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
57	East Meadow	36,821	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
58	Elmont	36,518	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
59	Baldwin	34,994	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
60	Long Beach	34,756	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
61	Uniondale	33,148	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
62	Oceanside	31,639	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
63	Franklin Square	30,897	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
64	Glen Cove	28,112	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
65	Plainview	25,982	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
66	Rockville Centre	25,765	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
67	Garden City	22,941	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
68	Merrick	21,744	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
69	Massapequa	21,389	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
70	Mineola	21,211	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
71	North Bellmore	20,689	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
72	West Hempstead	20,648	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
73	East Massapequa	20,377	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
74	Lynbrook	20,325	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
75	Roosevelt	18,885	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
76	Syosset	18,433	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
77	Wantagh	18,365	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
78	Woodmere	18,061	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
79	Port Washington	18,004	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
80	North Massapequa	17,877	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
81	North Valley Stream	17,825	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
82	Bethpage	17,123	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
83	Massapequa Park	16,963	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
84	Floral Park	16,169	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
85	Bellmore	15,954	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
86	Westbury	15,808	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
87	Seaford	15,549	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
88	South Farmingdale	14,676	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
89	New Cassel	14,551	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
90	North New Hyde Park	14,159	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
91	Jericho	13,759	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
92	Salisbury	12,412	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
93	North Merrick	12,366	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
94	Inwood	12,235	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
95	North Wantagh	11,940	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
96	Great Neck	11,087	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
97	New Hyde Park	10,220	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
98	East Rockaway	10,077	287 days/yr	29	0 days/yr
99	Rochester	208,772	271 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
100	Irondequoit	50,657	271 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
101	Brighton	36,834	271 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
102	Greece	13,943	271 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
103	North Gates	9,904	271 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
104	West Babylon	43,570	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
105	Coram	39,539	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
106	Central Islip	38,373	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
107	Commack	36,558	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
108	Huntington Station	32,601	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
109	Centereach	31,839	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
110	Bay Shore	31,683	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
111	Shirley	28,375	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
112	Deer Park	27,990	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
113	Lindenhurst	27,142	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
114	West Islip	26,865	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
115	Holbrook	26,449	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
116	Medford	24,796	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
117	Dix Hills	24,773	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
118	Smithtown	24,375	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
119	Copiague	23,424	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
120	East Patchogue	21,673	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
121	Selden	21,604	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
122	North Amityville	21,138	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
123	Hauppauge	20,793	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
124	North Bay Shore	20,282	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
125	Huntington	19,948	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
126	Melville	19,714	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
127	East Northport	19,700	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
128	Holtsville	19,344	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
129	Ronkonkoma	18,709	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
130	Lake Ronkonkoma	18,221	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
131	North Babylon	17,963	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
132	Islip	17,362	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
133	Mastic Beach	16,735	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
134	Kings Park	16,516	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
135	Farmingville	16,160	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
136	Mastic	15,708	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
137	Hampton Bays	15,706	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
138	Sayville	15,408	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
139	Greenlawn	15,210	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
140	Riverhead	14,936	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
141	Manorville	14,233	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
142	Nesconset	13,833	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
143	East Islip	13,573	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
144	Rocky Point	13,356	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
145	St. James	13,244	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
146	Stony Brook	12,868	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
147	Ridge	12,503	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
148	Patchogue	12,396	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
149	Babylon	12,185	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
150	Elwood	11,762	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
151	Miller Place	11,736	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
152	Mount Sinai	11,093	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
153	North Bellport	11,087	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
154	Lake Grove	11,061	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
155	Middle Island	11,027	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
156	North Lindenhurst	10,952	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
157	Terryville	10,794	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
158	Fort Salonga	10,199	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
159	East Setauket	10,149	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
160	South Huntington	9,779	265 days/yr	41	2 days/yr
161	Albany	100,492	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
162	Cohoes	18,159	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
163	Latham	13,802	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
164	Roessleville	10,968	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
165	Loudonville	10,527	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
166	Watervliet	10,287	250 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
167	New York	8,483,844	233 days/yr	39	0 days/yr
168	Buffalo	276,854	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
169	Cheektowaga	76,056	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
170	Town of Tonawanda	56,806	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
171	West Seneca	45,303	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
172	Lackawanna	19,753	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
173	Kenmore	15,044	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
174	Tonawanda	15,030	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
175	Depew	15,000	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
176	Eggertsville	14,894	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr
177	Lancaster	10,113	233 days/yr	44	0 days/yr