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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, based on 664/664 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

AQI score

40/100

Updated Sun, Nov 8, 8:00 AM.

664/664 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score from 664 evaluated locations.

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#1

Hopewell, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#2

Kingston, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#3

Lawrenceville, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#4

Pennington, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#5

Princeton, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#6

Princeton Junction, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#7

West Windsor, NJ

7 points above the state reference

47/100

#8

Ewing Township, NJ

6 points above the state reference

46/100

#9

Hamilton Square, NJ

6 points above the state reference

46/100

#10

Mercerville, NJ

6 points above the state reference

46/100

#11

The College of New Jersey, NJ

6 points above the state reference

46/100

#12

Trenton, NJ

6 points above the state reference

46/100

#13

Hightstown, NJ

4 points above the state reference

44/100

#14

Titusville, NJ

4 points above the state reference

44/100

#15

Windsor, NJ

4 points above the state reference

44/100

#16

Allentown, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#17

Beckett, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#18

Belvidere, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#19

Bridgeville, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#20

Brookfield, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#21

Buttzville, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#22

Columbia, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#23

Cream Ridge, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#24

Crosswicks, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

#25

Great Meadows, NJ

3 points above the state reference

43/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across664/664 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.