Best and Worst Cities for Tree Pollen Allergies Ranked (2023)
This is the definitive guide to the "Best and Worst Cities for Tree Pollen Allergies," drawing from data in the Wyndly Summer 2023 Pollen and Allergy Report. This report encompasses over a full year's worth of pollen data.
Taking into account how allergies can impact your experiences is crucial. Our rankings cater to those seeking relief from tree pollen allergies or curious about which cities present the most significant challenges for individuals with tree pollen sensitivities. Anyone concerned about tree pollen or hay fever will find this information invaluable.
Within this report, Wyndly offers a detailed ranking of cities throughout the United States, based on their average pollen PPM levels. This ranking aims to help allergy sufferers better comprehend which locations may pose increased challenges during peak pollen season, specifically focusing on tree pollen allergies and hay fever.
Five Best Cities for Tree Pollen Allergy Sufferers
Five Worst Cities for Tree Pollen Allergy Sufferers
Cities Ranked Lowest to Highest Tree Pollen Allergies
| City | Low to High PPM | |
| 1. | Pueblo, CO | 203.30 |
| 2. | Las Vegas, NV | 203.33 |
| 3. | Chandler, AZ | 205.06 |
| 4. | Gilbert, AZ | 209.10 |
| 5. | Mesa, AZ | 209.10 |
| 6. | Phoenix, AZ | 209.16 |
| 7. | Tempe, AZ | 209.16 |
| 8. | Scottsdale, AZ | 209.91 |
| 9. | North Las Vegas, NV | 210.37 |
| 10. | Surprise, AZ | 212.04 |
| 11. | Glendale, AZ | 212.71 |
| 12. | Peoria, AZ | 212.71 |
| 13. | Goodyear, AZ | 215.39 |
| 14. | Buckeye, AZ | 218.99 |
| 15. | Tucson, AZ | 219.59 |
| 16. | Fresno, CA | 220.01 |
| 17. | Clovis, CA | 223.66 |
| 18. | Visalia, CA | 225.03 |
| 19. | Modesto, CA | 227.03 |
| 20. | Vacaville, CA | 227.60 |
| 21. | Reno, NV | 228.32 |
| 22. | Sacramento, CA | 228.72 |
| 23. | Elk Grove, CA | 228.91 |
| 24. | Stockton, CA | 229.31 |
| 25. | Las Cruces, NM | 229.56 |
| 26. | Concord, CA | 229.71 |
| 27. | Carson City, NV | 229.94 |
| 28. | Fairfield, CA | 230.22 |
| 29. | Antioch, CA | 230.45 |
| 30. | El Paso, TX | 230.56 |
| 31. | San Jose, CA | 231.00 |
| 32. | Santa Clara, CA | 231.00 |
| 33. | Sunnyvale, CA | 231.00 |
| 34. | Sparks, NV | 231.90 |
| 35. | Roseville, CA | 232.21 |
| 36. | Santa Fe, NM | 233.31 |
| 37. | Berkeley, CA | 236.88 |
| 38. | Oakland, CA | 236.88 |
| 39. | Ventura, CA | 242.25 |
| 40. | Santa Clarita, CA | 243.20 |
| 41. | Albuquerque, NM | 243.61 |
| 42. | Rio Rancho, NM | 243.61 |
| 43. | Corona, CA | 245.90 |
| 44. | Menifee, CA | 245.92 |
| 45. | Simi Valley, CA | 246.06 |
| 46. | Thousand Oaks, CA | 246.06 |
| 47. | Hesperia, CA | 246.30 |
| 48. | Victorville, CA | 246.30 |
| 49. | Pasadena, CA | 246.97 |
| 50. | Murrieta, CA | 247.47 |
| 51. | Temecula, CA | 247.47 |
| 52. | Fontana, CA | 247.92 |
| 53. | Ontario, CA | 247.92 |
| 54. | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 247.92 |
| 55. | Rialto, CA | 247.92 |
| 56. | Lancaster, CA | 248.02 |
| 57. | Palmdale, CA | 248.02 |
| 58. | El Monte, CA | 249.36 |
| 59. | West Covina, CA | 249.36 |
| 60. | Moreno Valley, CA | 249.88 |
| 61. | Inglewood, CA | 250.28 |
| 62. | Burbank, CA | 250.34 |
| 63. | Chula Vista, CA | 250.73 |
| 64. | Fullerton, CA | 251.07 |
| 65. | Garden Grove, CA | 251.07 |
| 66. | Irvine, CA | 251.52 |
| 67. | Santa Ana, CA | 251.52 |
| 68. | Bakersfield, CA | 251.96 |
| 69. | Hayward, CA | 252.02 |
| 70. | Anaheim, CA | 252.03 |
| 71. | Orange, CA | 252.03 |
| 72. | Fremont, CA | 252.33 |
| 73. | Newark, NJ | 252.33 |
| 74. | San Bernardino, CA | 252.46 |
| 75. | Escondido, CA | 252.53 |
| 76. | Richmond, CA | 252.93 |
| 77. | Downey, CA | 252.98 |
| 78. | Norwalk, CA | 252.98 |
| 79. | Jurupa Valley, CA | 253.55 |
| 80. | Riverside, CA | 253.55 |
| 81. | Oceanside, CA | 253.97 |
| 82. | Pomona, CA | 255.34 |
| 83. | Glendale, CA | 255.75 |
| 84. | Los Angeles, CA | 255.75 |
| 85. | Chico, CA | 256.59 |
| 86. | Santa Rosa, CA | 258.04 |
| 87. | Oxnard, CA | 258.19 |
| 88. | Vallejo, CA | 259.06 |
| 89. | West Valley City, UT | 259.43 |
| 90. | San Mateo, CA | 259.48 |
| 91. | Dayton, OH | 259.89 |
| 92. | Santa Maria, CA | 260.06 |
| 93. | El Cajon, CA | 260.31 |
| 94. | Salt Lake City, UT | 261.38 |
| 95. | West Jordan, UT | 266.83 |
| 96. | Bend, OR | 267.68 |
| 97. | Long Beach, CA | 268.35 |
| 98. | Torrance, CA | 268.35 |
| 99. | Carlsbad, CA | 272.30 |
| 100. | Costa Mesa, CA | 273.39 |
| 101. | Huntington Beach, CA | 273.39 |
| 102. | Boise, ID | 274.22 |
| 103. | Odessa, TX | 276.97 |
| 104. | Lubbock, TX | 279.06 |
| 105. | Amarillo, TX | 280.79 |
| 106. | Colorado Springs, CO | 284.12 |
| 107. | Louisville, KY | 287.82 |
| 108. | Aurora, CO | 292.82 |
| 109. | Laredo, TX | 303.02 |
| 110. | Lexington, KY | 312.50 |
| 111. | Meridian, ID | 313.73 |
| 112. | Evansville, IN | 314.82 |
| 113. | Olympia, WA | 315.71 |
| 114. | Bellevue, WA | 317.49 |
| 115. | Renton, WA | 317.49 |
| 116. | Seattle, WA | 317.49 |
| 117. | Nampa, ID | 317.90 |
| 118. | Kent, WA | 318.41 |
| 119. | Henderson, NV | 318.64 |
| 120. | Tacoma, WA | 319.84 |
| 121. | Centennial, CO | 326.01 |
| 122. | Harrisburg, PA | 327.83 |
| 123. | Greeley, CO | 328.39 |
| 124. | Provo, UT | 328.56 |
| 125. | Indianapolis, IN | 331.08 |
| 126. | Frankfort, KY | 332.03 |
| 127. | Murfreesboro, TN | 332.95 |
| 128. | Nashville, TN | 335.05 |
| 129. | Fishers, IN | 338.12 |
| 130. | Carmel, IN | 338.91 |
| 131. | Edinburg, TX | 341.52 |
| 132. | McAllen, TX | 341.94 |
| 133. | Abilene, TX | 343.50 |
| 134. | Arvada, CO | 344.60 |
| 135. | Denver, CO | 344.60 |
| 136. | Lakewood, CO | 344.60 |
| 137. | Thornton, CO | 346.64 |
| 138. | Westminster, CO | 346.64 |
| 139. | San Diego, CA | 348.91 |
| 140. | Columbus, OH | 352.59 |
| 141. | Fort Wayne, IN | 360.51 |
| 142. | Gainesville, FL | 362.17 |
| 143. | Charleston, WV | 364.68 |
| 144. | Salinas, CA | 366.01 |
| 145. | Lafayette, LA | 367.98 |
| 146. | Toledo, OH | 369.12 |
| 147. | Orlando, FL | 373.01 |
| 148. | Midland, TX | 373.43 |
| 149. | Dearborn, MI | 374.88 |
| 150. | Detroit, MI | 374.88 |
| 151. | Warren, MI | 375.34 |
| 152. | Wichita Falls, TX | 375.96 |
| 153. | Cheyenne, WY | 376.01 |
| 154. | Sterling Heights, MI | 378.81 |
| 155. | Palm Bay, FL | 379.72 |
| 156. | Ann Arbor, MI | 379.88 |
| 157. | Lakeland, FL | 380.32 |
| 158. | Jackson, MS | 380.59 |
| 159. | Cleveland, OH | 381.49 |
| 160. | Lansing, MI | 382.54 |
| 161. | Springfield, IL | 382.89 |
| 162. | Jacksonville, FL | 384.28 |
| 163. | Augusta, ME | 384.82 |
| 164. | Pembroke Pines, FL | 386.01 |
| 165. | Port St. Lucie, FL | 386.29 |
| 166. | Akron, OH | 386.37 |
| 167. | West Palm Beach, FL | 387.53 |
| 168. | Tampa, FL | 387.75 |
| 169. | Lincoln, NE | 389.57 |
| 170. | Pompano Beach, FL | 390.34 |
| 171. | Longmont, CO | 391.17 |
| 172. | Davie, FL | 392.80 |
| 173. | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 392.80 |
| 174. | Hollywood, FL | 393.05 |
| 175. | Miami Gardens, FL | 393.05 |
| 176. | Miramar, FL | 393.05 |
| 177. | Coral Springs, FL | 393.84 |
| 178. | St. Louis, MO | 393.87 |
| 179. | Hialeah, FL | 394.62 |
| 180. | Fort Collins, CO | 397.28 |
| 181. | Brownsville, TX | 397.97 |
| 182. | Tallahassee, FL | 398.79 |
| 183. | Clearwater, FL | 402.22 |
| 184. | Boulder, CO | 402.93 |
| 185. | Savannah, GA | 403.35 |
| 186. | Cape Coral, FL | 405.23 |
| 187. | St. Petersburg, FL | 406.92 |
| 188. | Sandy Springs, GA | 409.53 |
| 189. | South Bend, IN | 411.40 |
| 190. | Grand Rapids, MI | 412.97 |
| 191. | Miami, FL | 413.50 |
| 192. | Round Rock, TX | 414.58 |
| 193. | Norman, OK | 414.77 |
| 194. | San Antonio, TX | 414.88 |
| 195. | Sugar Land, TX | 415.08 |
| 196. | Oklahoma City, OK | 415.40 |
| 197. | Pearland, TX | 415.62 |
| 198. | Pasadena, TX | 415.94 |
| 199. | Killeen, TX | 416.95 |
| 200. | Fort Worth, TX | 417.83 |
| 201. | Waco, TX | 418.46 |
| 202. | Denton, TX | 418.83 |
| 203. | Montpelier, VT | 419.58 |
| 204. | Corpus Christi, TX | 420.65 |
| 205. | Arlington, TX | 421.75 |
| 206. | Vancouver, WA | 423.37 |
| 207. | Peoria, IL | 423.50 |
| 208. | Austin, TX | 424.19 |
| 209. | South Fulton, GA | 425.58 |
| 210. | League City, TX | 425.63 |
| 211. | Bismarck, ND | 425.83 |
| 212. | Chicago, IL | 426.18 |
| 213. | College Station, TX | 426.42 |
| 214. | Irving, TX | 426.70 |
| 215. | Lewisville, TX | 427.38 |
| 216. | Gresham, OR | 427.39 |
| 217. | Portland, OR | 427.39 |
| 218. | Beaumont, TX | 428.55 |
| 219. | Birmingham, AL | 428.61 |
| 220. | Frisco, TX | 429.04 |
| 221. | Joliet, IL | 429.07 |
| 222. | Hillsboro, OR | 429.34 |
| 223. | Quincy, MA | 429.43 |
| 224. | Plano, TX | 430.45 |
| 225. | Richardson, TX | 430.45 |
| 226. | Mesquite, TX | 431.25 |
| 227. | Garland, TX | 431.36 |
| 228. | Evanston, IL | 432.18 |
| 229. | Chattanooga, TN | 432.97 |
| 230. | Huntsville, AL | 433.85 |
| 231. | Green Bay, WI | 434.37 |
| 232. | Aurora, IL | 437.13 |
| 233. | Naperville, IL | 437.13 |
| 234. | Jefferson City, MO | 437.24 |
| 235. | Dallas, TX | 437.42 |
| 236. | Grand Prairie, TX | 437.42 |
| 237. | Carrollton, TX | 438.05 |
| 238. | Elgin, IL | 438.73 |
| 239. | Augusta, GA | 439.07 |
| 240. | Knoxville, TN | 439.68 |
| 241. | Allen, TX | 440.96 |
| 242. | McKinney, TX | 441.39 |
| 243. | Houston, TX | 441.52 |
| 244. | Madison, WI | 441.70 |
| 245. | Columbia, MO | 442.74 |
| 246. | Davenport, IA | 443.07 |
| 247. | Cincinnati, OH | 444.32 |
| 248. | Charleston, SC | 445.25 |
| 249. | Milwaukee, WI | 446.12 |
| 250. | Daly City, CA | 446.29 |
| 251. | San Francisco, CA | 446.29 |
| 252. | Mobile, AL | 446.92 |
| 253. | Washington, DC | 447.35 |
| 254. | Concord, NH | 449.03 |
| 255. | Macon, GA | 449.42 |
| 256. | Tyler, TX | 449.67 |
| 257. | Wichita, KS | 452.06 |
| 258. | Eugene, OR | 452.22 |
| 259. | Athens, GA | 453.18 |
| 260. | Baton Rouge, LA | 454.06 |
| 261. | Sioux Falls, SD | 454.70 |
| 262. | Cedar Rapids, IA | 455.45 |
| 263. | Spokane Valley, WA | 455.72 |
| 264. | Pittsburgh, PA | 455.87 |
| 265. | Montgomery, AL | 457.32 |
| 266. | Spokane, WA | 457.33 |
| 267. | Tuscaloosa, AL | 461.67 |
| 268. | Helena, MT | 461.72 |
| 269. | New Orleans, LA | 462.05 |
| 270. | North Charleston, SC | 463.50 |
| 271. | Columbus, GA | 463.85 |
| 272. | Shreveport, LA | 464.97 |
| 273. | Columbia, SC | 469.05 |
| 274. | Albany, NY | 469.12 |
| 275. | Buffalo, NY | 470.43 |
| 276. | Charlotte, NC | 471.98 |
| 277. | Fargo, ND | 472.05 |
| 278. | High Point, NC | 473.02 |
| 279. | Manchester, NH | 473.03 |
| 280. | Concord, NC | 473.46 |
| 281. | Rochester, MN | 475.33 |
| 282. | Saint Paul, MN | 475.44 |
| 283. | Minneapolis, MN | 475.68 |
| 284. | Greensboro, NC | 476.53 |
| 285. | Alexandria, VA | 478.85 |
| 286. | Winston–Salem, NC | 479.97 |
| 287. | Lowell, MA | 480.73 |
| 288. | Syracuse, NY | 481.28 |
| 289. | Broken Arrow, OK | 482.20 |
| 290. | Tulsa, OK | 482.50 |
| 291. | Billings, MT | 483.90 |
| 292. | Omaha, NE | 484.11 |
| 293. | Rockford, IL | 485.94 |
| 294. | Salem, OR | 486.25 |
| 295. | Rochester, NY | 489.77 |
| 296. | Cambridge, MA | 492.89 |
| 297. | Everett, WA | 492.89 |
| 298. | Lynn, MA | 492.89 |
| 299. | Boston, MA | 496.63 |
| 300. | Des Moines, IA | 496.64 |
| 301. | Fayetteville, NC | 498.89 |
| 302. | Pierre, SD | 499.35 |
| 303. | Little Rock, AR | 499.65 |
| 304. | Cary, NC | 499.80 |
| 305. | Durham, NC | 499.87 |
| 306. | Raleigh, NC | 502.18 |
| 307. | Brockton, MA | 503.95 |
| 308. | Memphis, TN | 509.49 |
| 309. | Worcester, MA | 511.53 |
| 310. | Providence, RI | 514.21 |
| 311. | Atlanta, GA | 515.30 |
| 312. | New Bedford, MA | 516.41 |
| 313. | Springfield, MO | 518.95 |
| 314. | Lee's Summit, MO | 519.40 |
| 315. | Independence, MO | 521.01 |
| 316. | Kansas City, MO | 521.01 |
| 317. | Springfield, MA | 524.78 |
| 318. | Topeka, KS | 535.41 |
| 319. | Hartford, CT | 541.68 |
| 320. | Allentown, PA | 550.07 |
| 321. | New Haven, CT | 550.33 |
| 322. | Waterbury, CT | 550.47 |
| 323. | Olathe, KS | 555.83 |
| 324. | Overland Park, KS | 555.83 |
| 325. | Kansas City, KS | 555.84 |
| 326. | Bridgeport, CT | 557.45 |
| 327. | Richmond, VA | 561.77 |
| 328. | Chesapeake, VA | 565.80 |
| 329. | Norfolk, VA | 569.30 |
| 330. | Hampton, VA | 572.17 |
| 331. | Stamford, CT | 573.89 |
| 332. | Newport News, VA | 574.59 |
| 333. | Virginia Beach, VA | 579.59 |
| 334. | Paterson, NJ | 583.29 |
| 335. | Yonkers, NY | 584.27 |
| 336. | New York, NY | 587.95 |
| 337. | Elizabeth, NJ | 589.36 |
| 338. | Jersey City, NJ | 589.36 |
| 339. | Woodbridge, NJ | 593.99 |
| 340. | Lakewood, NJ | 602.14 |
| 341. | Edison, NJ | 608.24 |
| 342. | Trenton, NJ | 610.95 |
| 343. | Dover, DE | 622.99 |
| 344. | Annapolis, MD | 632.08 |
| 345. | Baltimore, MD | 640.53 |
| 346. | Wilmington, NC | 645.25 |
| 347. | Philadelphia, PA | 672.69 |
No data collected for Hawaii and Alaska.
Wyndly Summer 2023 Pollen Report Methodology
For each city, Wyndly obtained monthly pollen PPMs (pollen grains per cubic meter) for each form (tree, grass, and weed) from February 2022 - May 2023. Data were obtained from Pollen Sense, LLC Automated Particulate Sensors (APS). These sensors automatically detect particulate matter collected from ambient air, and use a neural network algorithm to identify individual pollen species and calculate daily pollen counts.
Yearly averages are calculated by summing the three allergen averages per month of data for a total monthly PPM, summing all monthly total PPMs, then dividing by 12 (month count). Used for per-city average, state average, and total USA average. Season comparisons are done by summing the months of Spring (March, April, May) for 2023 and 2022. If the absolute of the (2023-2022)/2022 is ≤ 0.05, the years were about the same. Otherwise, the more PPM, the worse the season.