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Highest risk cities in New York

Highest air quality risk cities in New York

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

21/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 6:31 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Buffalo, NY

3 points above the state average

#2

Depew, NY

3 points above the state average

#3

Eggertsville, NY

3 points above the state average

#4

Kenmore, NY

3 points above the state average

#5

Lackawanna, NY

3 points above the state average

#6

Lockport, NY

3 points above the state average

#7

North Tonawanda, NY

3 points above the state average

#8

Tonawanda, NY

3 points above the state average

#9

Niagara Falls, NY

1 points above the state average

#10

Bohemia, NY

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#11

Centereach, NY

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#12

Central Islip, NY

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#13

Commack, NY

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#14

Coram, NY

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#15

East Islip, NY

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#16

East Patchogue, NY

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#17

East Setauket, NY

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#18

Farmingville, NY

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#19

Fort Salonga, NY

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#20

Glen Cove, NY

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#21

Hampton Bays, NY

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#22

Harrison, NY

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#23

Hauppauge, NY

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#24

Holbrook, NY

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#25

Holtsville, NY

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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.