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Cleanest Air Cities in Tennessee

Lowest pollution levels for healthy outdoor living.

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All United States  ·  Tennessee

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Clean Air · 65% Sunshine · 20% Low Rain · 15%

Top 12 Cleanest Air Cities in Tennessee

Ranked by composite score across 3 weighted metrics.

#1
Score 79.5
Dyer, TN
2,334 residents
Clean Air 31
Sunshine 299 days
Low Rain 55
#2
Score 37.7
Newport, TN
6,881 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 310 days
Low Rain 47
#3
Score 37.1
Sevierville, TN
18,105 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 310 days
Low Rain 49
#4
Score 37.1
Seymour, TN
15,914 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 310 days
Low Rain 49
#5
Score 34.6
Bluff City, TN
2,268 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 44
#6
Score 34.6
Spurgeon, TN
3,749 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 44
#7
Score 34.6
Colonial Heights, TN
2,783 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 44
#8
Score 34.6
Gray, TN
1,606 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 44
#9
Score 34.6
Oak Grove CDP (Washington County), TN
4,483 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 44
#10
Score 34.3
Kingsport, TN
55,807 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 45
#11
Score 34.3
Church Hill, TN
7,057 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 45
#12
Score 34.3
Bloomingdale, TN
8,840 residents
Clean Air 40
Sunshine 305 days
Low Rain 45

Full Ranking, Tennessee

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Dyer TN 79.5
2 Newport TN 37.7
3 Sevierville TN 37.1
4 Seymour TN 37.1
5 Bluff City TN 34.6
6 Spurgeon TN 34.6
7 Colonial Heights TN 34.6
8 Gray TN 34.6
9 Oak Grove CDP (Washington County) TN 34.6
10 Kingsport TN 34.3
11 Church Hill TN 34.3
12 Bloomingdale TN 34.3
13 Mount Carmel TN 34.3
14 Blountville TN 34
15 Walnut Hill TN 34
16 Bristol TN 34
17 Greeneville TN 33.8
18 Tusculum TN 33.8
19 Mosheim TN 33.8
20 Jonesborough TN 33.6
21 Erwin TN 33.6
22 Banner Hill TN 33.6
23 Embreeville TN 33.6
24 Unicoi TN 33.6
25 Mountain City TN 33.6
26 Hendersonville TN 33.3
27 Goodlettsville TN 33.3
28 Hunter TN 33.3
29 Valley Forge TN 33.3
30 Johnson City TN 33.3
31 Elizabethton TN 33.3
32 Central TN 33.3
33 Hampton TN 33.3
34 Pine Crest TN 33.3
35 Biltmore TN 33.3
36 Bean Station TN 33.3
37 White Pine TN 33.3
38 Morristown TN 33.3
39 Rogersville TN 33.3
40 Dandridge TN 33.1
41 Jefferson City TN 33.1
42 Sullivan Gardens TN 33
43 Fall Branch TN 33
44 Surgoinsville TN 33
45 Red Boiling Springs TN 32.8
46 Celina TN 32.8
47 Sneedville TN 32.8
48 Knoxville TN 30.8
49 Maryville TN 28.8
50 Eagleton Village TN 28.8

Dyer, TN tops the list with a composite score of 79.5 out of 100, followed by Newport and Sevierville. TN dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for cleanest air.

Rankings combine 3 independent metrics: Clean Air, Sunshine, Low Rain. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to cleanest air, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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