Cleanest Air in Minnesota

Top 81 cities ranked by cleanest air

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Composite rankings combining multiple weighted metrics, 5 topics across U.S. Census, FBI, NOAA and CDC data.

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Cleanest Air - Minnesota

1 Duluth AQI 34
2 Hermantown AQI 34
3 Cloquet AQI 34
4 Mahtomedi AQI 35
5 Forest Lake AQI 35
6 Stillwater AQI 35
7 Hugo AQI 35
8 Vadnais Heights AQI 36
9 New Brighton AQI 36
10 White Bear Lake AQI 36
11 Columbia Heights AQI 36
12 Shoreview AQI 36
13 Lino Lakes AQI 36
14 Fridley AQI 36
15 Roseville AQI 36
16 Maplewood AQI 36
17 Mounds View AQI 36
18 North St. Paul AQI 36
19 Little Canada AQI 36
20 Detroit Lakes AQI 36
21 Arden Hills AQI 36
22 St. Anthony city (Hennepin and Ramsey Counties) AQI 36
23 Spring Lake Park AQI 36
24 North Oaks AQI 36
25 Falcon Heights AQI 38
26 Brainerd AQI 38
27 Mendota Heights AQI 38
28 South St. Paul AQI 38
29 West St. Paul AQI 38
30 Baxter AQI 38
31 Minneapolis AQI 38
32 Farmington AQI 38
33 St. Paul AQI 38
34 Lakeville AQI 38
35 Eagan AQI 38
36 Burnsville AQI 38
37 Apple Valley AQI 38
38 Richfield AQI 38
39 Inver Grove Heights AQI 38
40 Rosemount AQI 38
41 St. Joseph AQI 39
42 Marshall AQI 40
43 Andover AQI 41
44 Champlin AQI 41
45 Delano AQI 41
46 Albertville AQI 41
47 St. Francis AQI 41
48 Dayton AQI 41
49 Oak Grove AQI 41
50 Blaine AQI 41
51 Coon Rapids AQI 41
52 East Bethel AQI 41
53 St. Michael AQI 41
54 Ramsey AQI 41
55 Buffalo AQI 41
56 Ham Lake AQI 41
57 Anoka AQI 41
58 New Prague AQI 42
59 Brooklyn Center AQI 42
60 Bloomington AQI 42
61 Credit River AQI 42
62 Carver AQI 42
63 Jordan AQI 42
64 Corcoran AQI 42
65 Medina AQI 42
66 Brooklyn Park AQI 42
67 Hopkins AQI 42
68 Belle Plaine AQI 42
69 Plymouth AQI 42
70 St. Louis Park AQI 42
71 Crystal AQI 42
72 Savage AQI 42
73 Maple Grove AQI 42
74 Robbinsdale AQI 42
75 Prior Lake AQI 42
76 Rogers AQI 42
77 Eden Prairie AQI 42
78 Shakopee AQI 42
79 New Hope AQI 42
80 Edina AQI 42
81 Stewartville AQI 44

Explore the top 81 cities ranked by cleanest air in Minnesota.

City rankings help residents, researchers, and policymakers understand how communities compare across important quality-of-life measures.

Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, FBI Crime Statistics, and NOAA climate records.

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