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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

39/100

Updated Sat, Aug 8, 6:06 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Princeton, NJ

8 points above the state average

47/100

#2

Hamilton Square, NJ

7 points above the state average

46/100

#3

Mercerville, NJ

7 points above the state average

46/100

#4

Trenton, NJ

7 points above the state average

46/100

#5

Dayton, NJ

3 points above the state average

42/100

#6

Fort Dix, NJ

3 points above the state average

42/100

#7

Monmouth Junction, NJ

3 points above the state average

42/100

#8

Princeton Meadows, NJ

3 points above the state average

42/100

#9

Camden, NJ

2 points above the state average

41/100

#10

Hackettstown, NJ

2 points above the state average

41/100

#11

White Horse, NJ

2 points above the state average

41/100

#12

Beachwood, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#13

Browns Mills, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#14

Crestwood Village, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#15

Glassboro, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#16

Gloucester City, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#17

Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#18

Newton, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#19

Pine Lake Park, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#20

Pitman, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#21

Woodbury, NJ

1 points above the state average

40/100

#22

Ashland, NJ

at the state average

39/100

#23

Atco, NJ

at the state average

39/100

#24

Audubon, NJ

at the state average

39/100

#25

Bellmawr, NJ

at the state average

39/100

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.