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Highest risk cities in New Jersey

Highest air quality risk cities in New Jersey

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

24/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:32 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Brookdale, NJ

2 points above the state average

#2

Caldwell, NJ

2 points above the state average

#3

Clifton, NJ

2 points above the state average

#4

Elmwood Park, NJ

2 points above the state average

#5

Fair Lawn, NJ

2 points above the state average

#6

Garfield, NJ

2 points above the state average

#7

Glen Rock, NJ

2 points above the state average

#8

Haledon, NJ

2 points above the state average

#9

Hawthorne, NJ

2 points above the state average

#10

Maywood, NJ

2 points above the state average

#11

New Milford, NJ

2 points above the state average

#12

North Haledon, NJ

2 points above the state average

#13

Oradell, NJ

2 points above the state average

#14

Paramus, NJ

2 points above the state average

#15

Passaic, NJ

2 points above the state average

#16

Paterson, NJ

2 points above the state average

#17

Preakness, NJ

2 points above the state average

#18

Ramsey, NJ

2 points above the state average

#19

Ridgewood, NJ

2 points above the state average

#20

River Edge, NJ

2 points above the state average

#21

Rutherford, NJ

2 points above the state average

#22

Totowa, NJ

2 points above the state average

#23

Upper Montclair, NJ

2 points above the state average

#24

Waldwick, NJ

2 points above the state average

#25

Wallington, NJ

2 points above 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.