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Cleanest air
In these cities, the air quality is rated highly, and pollution levels are below the U.S. average.
Rank Town Air quality index
(% days AQI
ranked good)
Air Pollution Index
(100 is nat'l avg;
lower is better)
1 Troy, AL 100 70
2 Milledgeville, GA 100 75
3 Brattleboro, VT 100 79
4 Fort Madison, IA 100 85
5 Charlottesville, VA 100 91
6 Los Lunas, NM 100 92
7 Richmond, VA 100 94
8 Evesham, NJ 100 95
8 Medford, NJ 100 95
10 Marlton, NJ 100 96
11 Mount Laurel, NJ 100 97
12 Cinnaminson, NJ 100 98
12 Moorestown, NJ 100 98
12 Palmyra, NJ 100 98
12 Cheyenne, WY 100 98
16 Delran, NJ 100 99
16 Florence-Roebling, NJ 100 99
16 Lumberton, NJ 100 99
19 San Anselmo, CA 99.7 83
20 Mill Valley, CA 99.7 84
20 Novato, CA 99.7 84
20 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CA 99.7 84
23 Corte Madera, CA 99.7 85
23 Larkspur, CA 99.7 85
23 San Rafael, CA 99.7 85
Source: AQI numbers from Environmental Protection Agency. Air Pollution Index is based on the incidence of airborne lead, NO2, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and ozone depletion.
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Affordable housing
Plentiful leisure activities
Plentiful cultural options
Job growth
Sunny weather
Short commute time
Good health care access
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Top-earning towns
  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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Hottest
  Avg. high temp
in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Priciest homes
  Median price
Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Most singles
  % single residents
State College 76.5%
Durham 74.5%
Amherst Center 73.7%
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Youngest
  Median age
Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.