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Highest risk cities in Illinois

Highest air quality risk cities in Illinois

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

31/100

Updated Sat, Aug 8, 1:23 PM.

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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.

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#1

Alton, IL

4 points above the state average

#2

Godfrey, IL

3 points above the state average

#3

Alsip, IL

1 points above the state average

#4

Blue Island, IL

1 points above the state average

#5

Burbank, IL

1 points above the state average

#6

Calumet City, IL

1 points above the state average

#7

Chicago Ridge, IL

1 points above the state average

#8

Country Club Hills, IL

1 points above the state average

#9

Dolton, IL

1 points above the state average

#10

Edwardsville, IL

1 points above the state average

#11

Evergreen Park, IL

1 points above the state average

#12

Glen Carbon, IL

1 points above the state average

#13

Granite City, IL

1 points above the state average

#14

Harvey, IL

1 points above the state average

#15

Matteson, IL

1 points above the state average

#16

Midlothian, IL

1 points above the state average

#17

Oak Forest, IL

1 points above the state average

#18

Oak Lawn, IL

1 points above the state average

#19

Palos Heights, IL

1 points above the state average

#20

Bridgeview, IL

at the state average

#21

Charleston, IL

at the state average

#22

Collinsville, IL

at the state average

#23

Decatur, IL

at the state average

#24

Downers Grove, IL

at the state average

#25

Effingham, IL

at 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.