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Highest risk cities in West Virginia

Highest air quality risk cities in West Virginia

Ranked city list for poor air quality and smoke stress, based on 439/439 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

AQI score

46/100

Updated Sun, Nov 8, 5:23 PM.

439/439 eligible cities evaluated

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National comparisons:

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by aqi score from 439 evaluated locations.

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#1

Alum Creek, WV

1 points above the state reference

#2

Belle, WV

1 points above the state reference

#3

Big Chimney, WV

1 points above the state reference

#4

Cedar Grove, WV

1 points above the state reference

#5

Charleston, WV

1 points above the state reference

#6

Chelyan, WV

1 points above the state reference

#7

Chesapeake, WV

1 points above the state reference

#8

Clendenin, WV

1 points above the state reference

#9

Coal Fork, WV

1 points above the state reference

#10

Comfort, WV

1 points above the state reference

#11

Cross Lanes, WV

1 points above the state reference

#12

Dunbar, WV

1 points above the state reference

#13

Dupont City, WV

1 points above the state reference

#14

East Bank, WV

1 points above the state reference

#15

Elkview, WV

1 points above the state reference

#16

Eskdale, WV

1 points above the state reference

#17

Glasgow, WV

1 points above the state reference

#18

Handley, WV

1 points above the state reference

#19

Hansford, WV

1 points above the state reference

#20

Hollygrove, WV

1 points above the state reference

#21

Institute, WV

1 points above the state reference

#22

Jefferson, WV

1 points above the state reference

#23

Malden, WV

1 points above the state reference

#24

Marmet, WV

1 points above the state reference

#25

Montgomery, WV

1 points above the state reference

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across439/439 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.