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Highest risk cities in Washington

Highest air quality risk cities in Washington

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

12/100

Updated Sat, Aug 8, 7:35 AM.

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score.

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#1

Clarkston, WA

16 points above the state average

#2

West Clarkston-Highland, WA

16 points above the state average

#3

Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA

15 points above the state average

#4

Bellingham, WA

4 points above the state average

#5

Ferndale, WA

4 points above the state average

#6

Sudden Valley, WA

4 points above the state average

#7

Arlington, WA

2 points above the state average

#8

Everett, WA

2 points above the state average

#9

Lake Goodwin, WA

2 points above the state average

#10

Lake Stevens, WA

2 points above the state average

#11

Marysville, WA

2 points above the state average

#12

Snohomish, WA

2 points above the state average

#13

Sunnyside, WA

2 points above the state average

#14

Chain Lake, WA

1 points above the state average

#15

Hobart, WA

1 points above the state average

#16

Lynden, WA

1 points above the state average

#17

Mead, WA

1 points above the state average

#18

North Bend, WA

1 points above the state average

#19

Snoqualmie, WA

1 points above the state average

#20

Airway Heights, WA

at the state average

#21

Cheney, WA

at the state average

#22

College Place, WA

at the state average

#23

Country Homes, WA

at the state average

#24

Grandview, WA

at the state average

#25

Liberty Lake, WA

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.