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Highest risk cities in Nevada

Highest air quality risk cities in Nevada

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

26/100

Updated Sun, Aug 2, 2:44 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Mount Charleston, NV

11 points above the state average

37/100

#2

Las Vegas, NV

9 points above the state average

35/100

#3

Baker, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#4

Ely, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#5

Lund, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#6

McGill, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#7

Preston, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#8

Ruth, NV

8 points above the state average

34/100

#9

Enterprise, NV

6 points above the state average

32/100

#10

Mount Wilson, NV

6 points above the state average

32/100

#11

Spring Valley, NV

6 points above the state average

32/100

#12

Boulder City, NV

4 points above the state average

30/100

#13

Nelson, NV

4 points above the state average

30/100

#14

Pahrump, NV

4 points above the state average

30/100

#15

Cal-Nev-Ari, NV

at the state average

26/100

#16

Cold Springs, NV

at the state average

26/100

#17

Goodsprings, NV

at the state average

26/100

#18

Laughlin, NV

at the state average

26/100

#19

Mogul, NV

at the state average

26/100

#20

Paradise, NV

at the state average

26/100

#21

Sandy Valley, NV

at the state average

26/100

#22

Searchlight, NV

at the state average

26/100

#23

Verdi, NV

at the state average

26/100

#24

Blue Diamond, NV

1 points below the state average

25/100

#25

Henderson, NV

1 points below the state average

25/100

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.