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Highest risk cities in Delaware

Highest air quality risk cities in Delaware

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

State average

AQI score

42/100

Updated Sun, Aug 9, 12:19 AM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Brookside, DE

5 points above the state average

#2

Glasgow, DE

5 points above the state average

#3

Newark, DE

5 points above the state average

#4

North Star, DE

5 points above the state average

#5

Arden, DE

2 points above the state average

#6

Ardencroft, DE

2 points above the state average

#7

Ardentown, DE

2 points above the state average

#8

Claymont, DE

2 points above the state average

#9

Bellefonte, DE

1 points above the state average

#10

Bear, DE

at the state average

#11

Greenville, DE

at the state average

#12

Hockessin, DE

at the state average

#13

Newport, DE

at the state average

#14

Pike Creek, DE

at the state average

#15

Pike Creek Valley, DE

at the state average

#16

Clayton, DE

1 points below the state average

#17

Hartly, DE

1 points below the state average

#18

Kenton, DE

1 points below the state average

#19

Smyrna, DE

1 points below the state average

#20

Townsend, DE

1 points below the state average

#21

Cheswold, DE

2 points below the state average

#22

Dover, DE

2 points below the state average

#23

Dover Base Housing, DE

2 points below the state average

#24

Highland Acres, DE

2 points below the state average

#25

Kent Acres, DE

2 points below the state average

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data and statewide score snapshots.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale and shown against the state average for context.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.