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Highest risk cities in Texas

Highest air quality risk cities in Texas

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

29/100

Updated Fri, May 8, 7:12 PM.

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National comparisons:

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Horizon City, TX

32 points above the state average

#2

Socorro, TX

32 points above the state average

#3

Laredo, TX

7 points above the state average

#4

Brownsville, TX

5 points above the state average

#5

Harlingen, TX

3 points above the state average

#6

San Benito, TX

3 points above the state average

#7

Austin, TX

1 points above the state average

#8

Bellaire, TX

1 points above the state average

#9

Corpus Christi, TX

1 points above the state average

#10

Del Rio, TX

1 points above the state average

#11

Eagle Pass, TX

1 points above the state average

#12

Groves, TX

1 points above the state average

#13

Houston, TX

1 points above the state average

#14

Kyle, TX

1 points above the state average

#15

Nederland, TX

1 points above the state average

#16

Port Arthur, TX

1 points above the state average

#17

San Antonio, TX

1 points above the state average

#18

San Marcos, TX

1 points above the state average

#19

Stafford, TX

1 points above the state average

#20

Steiner Ranch, TX

1 points above the state average

#21

Baytown, TX

at the state average

#22

Brenham, TX

at the state average

#23

Bryan, TX

at the state average

#24

College Station, TX

at the state average

#25

Deer Park, TX

at the state average

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.