The Best and Worst Major U.S. Metro Areas for Air Quality

With a few exceptions, the Western and Southwestern U.S. have most of the major metro areas with the worst air pollution.

Average AQI Value data for 2023 was sourced from the EPA and includes data for Jan. 1-Aug. 16, 2023. The moving ratio data is from moveBuddha's Moving Cost Calculator from Jan. 1-June 8, 2023.
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