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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Waterloo | 78 |
| 2 | Ankeny | 76 |
| 3 | Saylorville | 74 |
| 4 | Slater | 73 |
| 5 | Ames | 72 |
| 6 | Clinton | 68 |
| 7 | Emmetsburg | 65 |
| 8 | Pleasant Hill | 65 |
| 9 | Hiawatha | 62 |
| 10 | West Des Moines | 62 |
(local time)
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Real-time Iowa
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside | 15 |
| 2 | Keosauqua | 30 |
| 3 | Muscatine | 35 |
| 4 | Fairfield | 39 |
| 5 | Mineola | 40 |
| 6 | Stanton | 41 |
| 7 | Council Bluffs | 42 |
| 8 | Carter Lake | 44 |
| 9 | Sioux City | 49 |
| 10 | Iowa City | 51 |
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- Waterloo 78
- Ankeny 76
- Saylorville 74
- Slater 73
- Ames 72
- Clinton 68
- Emmetsburg 65
- Pleasant Hill 65
- Centerville 62
- Chariton 62
- Corydon 62
- Hiawatha 62
- Lamoni 62
- Leon 62
- Mount Ayr 62
- West Des Moines 62
- Albia 61
- Bloomfield 61
- Eddyville 61
- Melcher-Dallas 61
- Osceola 61
- Bettendorf 60
- Blue Grass 60
- Buffalo 60
- Camanche 60
- Clive 60
- Columbus Junction 60
- Dubuque 60
- Durant 60
- Knoxville 60
- Le Claire 60
- Lone Tree 60
- Maharishi Vedic City 60
- Oskaloosa 60
- Park View 60
- Sigourney 60
- Walcott 60
- Washington 60
- West Liberty 60
- Wilton 60
- De Witt 59
- Kalona 59
- Mount Pleasant 59
- New Sharon 59
- Pella 59
- Tipton 59
- Wapello 59
- Wellman 59
- West Branch 59
- Winfield 59
- Cedar Rapids 58
- Des Moines 58
- New London 58
- Preston 58
- University Heights 58
- Central City 57
- Coralville 57
- Maquoketa 57
- Mediapolis 57
- North English 57
- Pleasantville 57
- Bedford 56
- Mechanicsville 56
- Monroe 56
- Montezuma 56
- Tiffin 56
- West Burlington 56
- Altoona 55
- Baxter 55
- Bellevue 55
- Burlington 55
- Carlisle 55
- Colfax 55
- Fort Madison 55
- Grinnell 55
- Indianola 55
- Keokuk 55
- Lenox 55
- Mitchellville 55
- Newton 55
- North Liberty 55
- Prairie City 55
- Solon 55
- Williamsburg 55
- Bondurant 54
- Brooklyn 54
- Buffalo (historical) 54
- Creston 54
- Granger 54
- Grimes 54
- Huxley 54
- Johnston 54
- Marshalltown 54
- Mount Vernon 54
- Nevada 54
- Norwalk 54
- Polk City 54
- State Center 54
- Urbandale 54
- Van Meter 54
- Waukee 54
- Windsor Heights 54
- Winterset 54
- Adel 53
- Belle Plaine 53
- Belmond 53
- Boone 53
- Clarion 53
- Coggon 53
- Conrad 53
- Dallas Center 53
- Davenport 53
- De Soto 53
- Eagle Grove 53
- Earlham 53
- Eldora 53
- Ely 53
- Gilbert 53
- Iowa Falls 53
- Jewell 53
- Madrid 53
- Marengo 53
- Oakland 53
- Ogden 53
- Perry 53
- Roland 53
- Story City 53
- Tama 53
- Toledo 53
- Webster City 53
- Woodward 53
- Ackley 52
- Algona 52
- Allison 52
- Aplington 52
- Arnolds Park 52
- Atkins 52
- Britt 52
- Cedar Falls 52
- Clarksville 52
- Clear Lake 52
- Corning 52
- Dakota City 52
- Decorah 52
- Dike 52
- Dysart 52
- Estherville 52
- Fairfax 52
- Forest City 52
- Fort Dodge 52
- Garner 52
- Greene 52
- Greenfield 52
- Grundy Center 52
- Guthrie Center 52
- Hampton 52
- Hartley 52
- Hudson 52
- Humboldt 52
- Jefferson 52
- La Porte City 52
- Lake City 52
- Lake Mills 52
- Lake Panorama 52
- Lake Park 52
- Laurens 52
- Manson 52
- Mason City 52
- Milford 52
- Panora 52
- Parkersburg 52
- Pocahontas 52
- Reinbeck 52
- Rockwell 52
- Rockwell City 52
- Sheffield 52
- Sibley 52
- Spencer 52
- Spirit Lake 52
- Springville 52
- Stuart 52
- Traer 52
- Vinton 52
- Walford 52
- Alta 51
- Anamosa 51
- Carroll 51
- Coon Rapids 51
- Elk Run Heights 51
- Evansdale 51
- George 51
- Glidden 51
- Iowa City 51
- Lake View 51
- Lisbon 51
- Manly 51
- Marion 51
- Nora Springs 51
- Palo 51
- Paullina 51
- Primghar 51
- Robins 51
- Sac City 51
- Sanborn 51
- Sheldon 51
- Shell Rock 51
- Storm Lake 51
- Waverly 51
- Cherokee 50
- Northwood 50
- Rock Rapids 50
- Urbana 50
- Alton 49
- Center Point 49
- Charles City 49
- Clarinda 49
- Denver 49
- Hull 49
- Marcus 49
- Orange City 49
- Osage 49
- Rock Valley 49
- Saint Ansgar 49
- Sioux Center 49
- Sioux City 49
- Villisca 49
- Audubon 48
- Holstein 48
- Jesup 48
- Manning 48
- Nashua 48
- Remsen 48
- Tripoli 48
- Atlantic 47
- Cascade 47
- Denison 47
- Fairbank 47
- Hawarden 47
- Ida Grove 47
- Independence 47
- Kingsley 47
- Le Mars 47
- Monticello 47
- New Hampton 47
- Avoca 46
- Harlan 46
- Mapleton 46
- Moville 46
- Oelwein 46
- Red Oak 46
- Sumner 46
- Akron 45
- Dyersville 45
- Epworth 45
- Farley 45
- Logan 45
- Manchester 45
- Missouri Valley 45
- Onawa 45
- Peosta 45
- Pisgah 45
- Sergeant Bluff 45
- Shenandoah 45
- Woodbine 45
- Asbury 44
- Carter Lake 44
- Fayette 44
- Malvern 44
- Strawberry Point 44
- Glenwood 43
- Hamburg 43
- Sidney 43
- West Union 43
- Council Bluffs 42
- Cresco 42
- Elkader 41
- Guttenberg 41
- Stanton 41
- Mineola 40
- Monona 40
- Postville 40
- Fairfield 39
- Ottumwa 39
- Waukon 39
- Muscatine 35
- Keosauqua 30
- Eldridge 22
- Riverside 15
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