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LIVE AQI CITY RANKING
Real-time Iowa
Most polluted city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Waukee | 74 |
| 2 | Waterloo | 72 |
| 3 | Ankeny | 68 |
| 4 | Saylorville | 61 |
| 5 | Ames | 56 |
| 6 | Pleasant Hill | 56 |
| 7 | Central City | 55 |
| 8 | Fairfield | 55 |
| 9 | Hiawatha | 55 |
| 10 | Decorah | 52 |
(local time)
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Real-time Iowa
Cleanest city ranking
| # | city | US AQI |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emmetsburg | 9 |
| 2 | Riverside | 10 |
| 3 | Stanton | 15 |
| 4 | Lisbon | 21 |
| 5 | Ottumwa | 25 |
| 6 | Carter Lake | 26 |
| 7 | Dubuque | 28 |
| 8 | Iowa City | 29 |
| 9 | Clive | 31 |
| 10 | Davenport | 31 |
(local time)
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- Waukee 74
- Waterloo 72
- Ankeny 68
- Altoona 63
- Baxter 63
- Bondurant 63
- Colfax 63
- Knoxville 63
- Marshalltown 63
- Mitchellville 63
- Monroe 63
- Newton 63
- Pleasantville 63
- Prairie City 63
- Carlisle 62
- Chariton 62
- Conrad 62
- Corydon 62
- Grinnell 62
- Grundy Center 62
- Hudson 62
- Indianola 62
- Johnston 62
- Lamoni 62
- Leon 62
- Melcher-Dallas 62
- Mount Ayr 62
- Norwalk 62
- Osceola 62
- Pella 62
- Reinbeck 62
- State Center 62
- Tama 62
- Toledo 62
- Traer 62
- Urbandale 62
- Windsor Heights 62
- Ackley 61
- Allison 61
- Aplington 61
- Brooklyn 61
- Buffalo (historical) 61
- Cedar Falls 61
- Clarksville 61
- De Soto 61
- Denver 61
- Dike 61
- Dysart 61
- Eldora 61
- Elk Run Heights 61
- Evansdale 61
- Gilbert 61
- Granger 61
- Grimes 61
- Huxley 61
- Iowa Falls 61
- La Porte City 61
- Madrid 61
- Nashua 61
- Nevada 61
- New Sharon 61
- Parkersburg 61
- Polk City 61
- Roland 61
- Saylorville 61
- Shell Rock 61
- Tripoli 61
- Van Meter 61
- Waverly 61
- Winterset 61
- Adel 60
- Albia 60
- Bedford 60
- Belle Plaine 60
- Boone 60
- Centerville 60
- Charles City 60
- Clarinda 60
- Corning 60
- Cresco 60
- Creston 60
- Dallas Center 60
- Earlham 60
- Fairbank 60
- Fayette 60
- Greene 60
- Greenfield 60
- Hampton 60
- Jesup 60
- Jewell 60
- Lenox 60
- Mason City 60
- Monona 60
- Montezuma 60
- New Hampton 60
- Nora Springs 60
- Oakland 60
- Oelwein 60
- Osage 60
- Oskaloosa 60
- Perry 60
- Postville 60
- Rockwell 60
- Sheffield 60
- Story City 60
- Stuart 60
- Sumner 60
- Villisca 60
- Waukon 60
- Webster City 60
- West Union 60
- Woodward 60
- Atlantic 59
- Audubon 59
- Avoca 59
- Belmond 59
- Clarion 59
- Clear Lake 59
- Coon Rapids 59
- Eagle Grove 59
- Eddyville 59
- Elkader 59
- Fort Dodge 59
- Glenwood 59
- Guthrie Center 59
- Hamburg 59
- Harlan 59
- Independence 59
- Jefferson 59
- Lake Panorama 59
- Logan 59
- Malvern 59
- Mineola 59
- Missouri Valley 59
- Ogden 59
- Panora 59
- Red Oak 59
- Shenandoah 59
- Sidney 59
- Carroll 58
- Denison 58
- Garner 58
- Glidden 58
- Lake City 58
- Manly 58
- Manning 58
- Rockwell City 58
- Saint Ansgar 58
- Strawberry Point 58
- Vinton 58
- Woodbine 58
- Dakota City 57
- Humboldt 57
- Lake View 57
- Manson 57
- Urbana 57
- Ames 56
- Center Point 56
- Guttenberg 56
- Marengo 56
- Pleasant Hill 56
- Sac City 56
- Atkins 55
- Central City 55
- Fairfield 55
- Hiawatha 55
- Manchester 55
- Palo 55
- Bloomfield 54
- Britt 54
- Dyersville 54
- Fairfax 54
- Marion 54
- North English 54
- Northwood 54
- Robins 54
- Sigourney 54
- Walford 54
- Williamsburg 54
- Anamosa 53
- Asbury 53
- Cascade 53
- Coralville 53
- Ely 53
- Epworth 53
- Farley 53
- Forest City 53
- Kalona 53
- Lone Tree 53
- Maharishi Vedic City 53
- Mechanicsville 53
- Monticello 53
- Mount Pleasant 53
- Mount Vernon 53
- North Liberty 53
- Peosta 53
- Pisgah 53
- Solon 53
- Springville 53
- Tiffin 53
- University Heights 53
- Washington 53
- Wellman 53
- West Branch 53
- Winfield 53
- Bellevue 52
- Bettendorf 52
- Blue Grass 52
- Buffalo 52
- Burlington 52
- Camanche 52
- Columbus Junction 52
- De Witt 52
- Decorah 52
- Durant 52
- Eldridge 52
- Fort Madison 52
- Keokuk 52
- Lake Mills 52
- Le Claire 52
- Maquoketa 52
- Mediapolis 52
- New London 52
- Park View 52
- Pocahontas 52
- Preston 52
- Tipton 52
- Walcott 52
- Wapello 52
- West Burlington 52
- West Liberty 52
- Wilton 52
- Slater 51
- Cedar Rapids 49
- Muscatine 48
- Algona 46
- West Des Moines 45
- Ida Grove 44
- Coggon 43
- Des Moines 40
- Mapleton 40
- Storm Lake 40
- Laurens 39
- Sioux City 37
- Clinton 36
- Keosauqua 36
- Onawa 34
- Council Bluffs 33
- Holstein 33
- Alta 32
- Clive 31
- Davenport 31
- Estherville 31
- Arnolds Park 29
- Iowa City 29
- Milford 29
- Spencer 29
- Spirit Lake 29
- Cherokee 28
- Dubuque 28
- Lake Park 28
- Hartley 27
- Kingsley 27
- Marcus 27
- Moville 27
- Paullina 27
- Primghar 27
- Remsen 27
- Sanborn 27
- Sergeant Bluff 27
- Alton 26
- Carter Lake 26
- George 26
- Hull 26
- Le Mars 26
- Orange City 26
- Sheldon 26
- Sibley 26
- Sioux Center 26
- Akron 25
- Hawarden 25
- Ottumwa 25
- Rock Rapids 25
- Rock Valley 25
- Lisbon 21
- Stanton 15
- Riverside 10
- Emmetsburg 9
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