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Highest risk cities in Iowa

Highest air quality risk cities in Iowa

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress, based on 1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

AQI score

28/100

Updated Fri, Sep 18, 9:10 PM.

1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated

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National comparisons:

Which state has the highest hurricane risk? →Which states have the highest AQI risk? →Which states have the highest wildfire risk? →Safest states for severe weather →States with the lowest flood exposure →

Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score from 1024 evaluated locations.

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#1

Carlisle, IA

4 points above the state reference

#2

Des Moines, IA

4 points above the state reference

#3

Hartford, IA

4 points above the state reference

#4

Pleasant Hill, IA

4 points above the state reference

#5

Ackworth, IA

3 points above the state reference

#6

Altoona, IA

3 points above the state reference

#7

Bevington, IA

3 points above the state reference

#8

Bondurant, IA

3 points above the state reference

#9

Chariton, IA

3 points above the state reference

#10

Colfax, IA

3 points above the state reference

#11

Cumming, IA

3 points above the state reference

#12

Derby, IA

3 points above the state reference

#13

East Peru, IA

3 points above the state reference

#14

Garden Grove, IA

3 points above the state reference

#15

Humeston, IA

3 points above the state reference

#16

Indianola, IA

3 points above the state reference

#17

Knoxville, IA

3 points above the state reference

#18

Lacona, IA

3 points above the state reference

#19

Le Roy, IA

3 points above the state reference

#20

Lorimor, IA

3 points above the state reference

#21

Lucas, IA

3 points above the state reference

#22

Martensdale, IA

3 points above the state reference

#23

Melcher-Dallas, IA

3 points above the state reference

#24

Millerton, IA

3 points above the state reference

#25

Milo, IA

3 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across1024/1024 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

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