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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

42/100

Updated Sun, Aug 9, 1:28 PM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

East Setauket, NY

9 points above the state average

51/100

#2

Fort Salonga, NY

9 points above the state average

51/100

#3

Mount Sinai, NY

9 points above the state average

51/100

#4

Stony Brook, NY

9 points above the state average

51/100

#5

Terryville, NY

9 points above the state average

51/100

#6

Elmont, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#7

Floral Park, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#8

Inwood, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#9

North Valley Stream, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#10

Queens, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#11

Valley Stream, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#12

Woodmere, NY

6 points above the state average

48/100

#13

Baldwin, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#14

East Rockaway, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#15

Franklin Square, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#16

Garden City, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#17

Lynbrook, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#18

Mineola, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#19

New Hyde Park, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#20

North New Hyde Park, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#21

Oceanside, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#22

Rockville Centre, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#23

West Hempstead, NY

5 points above the state average

47/100

#24

Great Neck, NY

1 points above the state average

43/100

#25

Brooklyn, NY

at the state average

42/100

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.