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AIR QUALITY


The Air Quality table shows the 17-year average of the EPA's Air Quality Index, an approximate indicator of overall air pollution. The index is based on measurements of carbon monoxide, ozone and other pollutants.

The % Good Days column is the percentage of days measured in your favorite retirement city or town that offered good air quality with the lowest level of pollutants.

Vail, Colorado and Kailua, Hawaii boast the best air quality among our 99 top retirement cities with a greater than 93% of Good Days.


Air Quality
2001 - 2017
        Unhealthy   Very  
  % Good Moderate Days For Unhealthy Unhealthy  
  Good Days Days SensPerson Days Days GPTR
City/Town Days per Year per Year per Year per Year per Year Rank
Vail, CO 97% 213 7 0 0 0 1
Kailua, Oahu, HI 94% 342 22 0 1 0 2
Monterey, CA 93% 341 23 1 0 0 3
Casper, WY 93% 182 13 0 0 0 4
Santa Fe, NM 93% 340 25 0 0 0 5
Port Townsend, WA 93% 295 23 0 0 0 6
Kingston, NY 92% 317 23 3 0 0 7
Bellingham, WA 91% 313 30 1 0 0 8
Bend, OR 90% 316 32 1 2 0 9
Aspen, CO 90% 245 27 1 0 0 10
Provincetown, MA 89% 255 24 6 1 0 11
Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA 89% 255 24 6 1 0 11
Fargo, ND 89% 322 41 1 0 0 13
Fond du Lac, WI 88% 176 20 3 0 0 14
Naples, FL 88% 307 42 0 0 0 15
Good = Air quality is measured as good quality
Moderate = Air quality is measured as moderate quality
Unhealthy for SensPerson = Air quality is measured as unhealthy for sensitive persons
Unhealthy = Air quality is measured as unhealthy
Very Unhealthy = Air quality is measured as very unhealthy
Total number of days measured per location is 365 or less.
GPTR Rank - Higher "% Good/Moderate Days" is better


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