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Charlotte Ranked Among 2023’s Cleanest Cities in America

January 25, 2023

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Rats, mold, pollution, and trash plague many U.S. cities big and small — but the problem is worse in some than in others.

LawnStarter ranked 2023’s Cleanest and Dirtiest Cities in America following one of the trashiest times of the year, the winter holiday season.

They compared 150 of the biggest U.S. cities across four categories, including pollution, living conditions, infrastructure, and consumer satisfaction.

Charlotte came in as the 10th cleanest city in America, just behind Greensboro at #7 and Winston Salem at #5.

City Rankings

Overall Rank (1 = Dirtiest)	City	State	Overall Score	Pollution Rank	Living Conditions Rank	Infrastructure Rank	Consumer Satisfaction Rank

1	Houston	TX	56.02	3	4	12	34
2	Newark	NJ	55.25	14	5	97	3
3	San Bernardino	CA	51.58	1	56	131	1
4	Detroit	MI	48.3	9	35	89	4
5	Jersey City	NJ	48.11	50	2	110	15
6	Bakersfield	CA	47.95	27	69	122	7
7	San Antonio	TX	47.43	34	12	29	36
8	Fresno	CA	47.27	31	81	121	5
9	Oklahoma City	OK	46.51	5	25	8	96
10	Yonkers	NY	46.36	46	8	128	14
11	Shreveport	LA	46.34	26	86	46	23
12	New York	NY	46.19	102	1	62	13
13	Birmingham	AL	45.74	94	3	20	19
14	Ontario	CA	45.62	8	63	79	10
15	Los Angeles	CA	45.59	30	29	55	12
16	Modesto	CA	45.12	60	33	112	8
17	Palmdale	CA	44.53	28	45	84	11
18	Hollywood	FL	44.22	23	9	51	97
19	Las Vegas	NV	43.98	15	99	2	37
20	Fort Lauderdale	FL	43.69	29	10	42	114
21	Jackson	MS	43.64	41	79	65	25
22	Tulsa	OK	43.14	6	115	13	130
23	Phoenix	AZ	42.99	11	93	6	41
24	Orlando	FL	42.77	20	51	10	95
25	Memphis	TN	42.15	97	14	11	18
26	Philadelphia	PA	41.99	99	6	93	16
27	Atlanta	GA	41.57	54	13	81	48
28	Glendale	CA	41.42	32	31	18	76
29	El Paso	TX	41.31	35	114	77	39
30	Fontana	CA	41.03	10	62	118	26
31	Pittsburgh	PA	40.85	48	11	134	59
32	Dallas	TX	40.67	18	59	48	54
33	Stockton	CA	40.6	69	84	143	9
34	Mesa	AZ	40.32	13	92	25	46
35	Amarillo	TX	40.27	63	78	67	33
36	Albuquerque	NM	40.05	49	122	17	62
37	Bridgeport	CT	39.98	21	85	137	52
38	Tampa	FL	39.69	42	19	63	98
39	Aurora	CO	39.63	38	110	4	45
40	Fort Worth	TX	39.39	33	65	76	32
41	Miami	FL	39.34	115	7	30	57
42	Dayton	OH	39.08	22	74	44	136
43	Long Beach	CA	38.8	19	28	147	67
44	Kansas City	MO	38.73	37	34	69	77
45	Kansas City	KS	38.64	76	22	22	65
46	Springfield	MO	38.52	24	138	68	104
47	Riverside	CA	38.22	12	68	138	53
48	Scottsdale	AZ	38.18	25	100	5	102
49	Peoria	AZ	38.03	2	106	28	115
50	Cincinnati	OH	37.88	85	75	3	51
51	Baltimore	MD	37.73	100	16	80	22
52	Tempe	AZ	37.5	7	89	34	111
53	Alexandria	VA	37.1	141	23	125	2
54	New Orleans	LA	37.06	109	20	41	20
55	Tucson	AZ	36.96	52	83	7	113
56	Austin	TX	36.86	65	37	61	75
57	Cleveland	OH	36.53	59	38	64	74
58	Louisville	KY	36.21	70	105	9	58
59	Colorado Springs	CO	35.69	55	134	40	101
60	Pasadena	CA	35.58	39	32	151	80
61	St. Petersburg	FL	35.34	95	15	16	122
62	Waco	TX	35.33	53	125	74	85
63	Oxnard	CA	35.29	68	82	106	64
64	Knoxville	TN	35.07	98	120	32	35
65	Akron	OH	34.91	90	55	52	27
66	Henderson	NV	34.62	40	108	27	92
67	Toledo	OH	34.53	92	95	58	40
68	Milwaukee	WI	34.51	43	61	90	103
69	Providence	RI	34.44	57	119	85	43
70	Salt Lake City	UT	34.33	103	126	23	38
71	Chandler	AZ	34.08	17	91	26	145
72	Arlington	TX	34.07	45	58	92	110
73	Charleston	SC	33.95	72	151	59	84
74	Denver	CO	33.88	44	103	47	71
75	Port St. Lucie	FL	33.87	36	112	43	144
76	Portland	OR	33.77	84	24	102	79
77	Aurora	IL	33.74	47	76	115	63
78	Plano	TX	33.67	51	60	111	91
79	Springfield	MA	33.32	61	94	114	104
80	Rochester	NY	33.28	110	18	144	30
81	Santa Clarita	CA	33.19	4	39	140	150
82	Eugene	OR	33.07	73	50	91	118
83	Raleigh	NC	32.99	77	30	95	99
84	Santa Ana	CA	32.97	86	72	133	24
85	Anaheim	CA	32.92	88	36	148	29
86	Salinas	CA	32.87	82	44	132	66
87	Tacoma	WA	32.21	56	70	107	107
88	Savannah	GA	32.17	121	118	19	50
89	Newport News	VA	32.09	143	90	100	6
90	Worcester	MA	32.08	64	101	88	126
91	Frisco	TX	31.96	62	66	105	112
92	St. Louis	MO	31.61	89	87	56	56
93	Jacksonville	FL	31.57	105	77	36	55
94	Huntington Beach	CA	31.24	79	41	139	78
95	Wichita	KS	31.21	106	117	21	82
96	Chicago	IL	30.99	113	53	78	42
97	San Francisco	CA	30.97	146	21	149	17
98	Fort Collins	CO	30.93	67	148	50	138
99	Rancho Cucamonga	CA	30.74	16	64	135	152
100	Durham	NC	30.72	74	140	104	100
101	Seattle	WA	30.57	81	52	123	88
102	Chattanooga	TN	30.53	101	139	33	106
103	San Diego	CA	30.42	75	96	94	86
104	Irvine	CA	30.22	96	49	49	121
105	Murfreesboro	TN	30.19	114	128	1	129
106	Lincoln	NE	30	83	136	39	135
107	Washington	DC	29.84	135	17	120	81
108	Spokane	WA	29.69	71	129	109	124
109	Montgomery	AL	29.46	136	102	60	49
110	Naperville	IL	29.18	132	80	38	44
111	Richmond	VA	29.14	126	47	53	93
112	Syracuse	NY	29.13	124	88	129	28
113	Escondido	CA	28.87	58	98	142	116
114	Boston	MA	28.55	127	26	108	108
115	Oakland	CA	28.39	140	42	145	31
116	Sioux Falls	SD	28.29	80	146	71	139
117	Mobile	AL	28.18	108	109	99	69
118	Indianapolis	IN	27.9	93	141	75	60
119	Fayetteville	NC	27.68	66	142	83	151
120	Omaha	NE	27.53	122	130	54	83
121	Columbus	GA	27.31	123	137	70	72
122	Augusta	GA	27.12	91	135	96	120
123	Honolulu	HI	27.06	152	43	57	47
124	Madison	WI	26.94	78	144	87	142
125	Little Rock	AR	26.78	119	121	37	131
126	Vancouver	WA	26.66	144	27	103	117
127	Nashville	TN	26.61	112	131	31	90
128	Grand Rapids	MI	26.23	129	123	101	68
129	San Jose	CA	26.19	147	73	136	21
130	Tallahassee	FL	25.84	120	132	35	133
131	Minneapolis	MN	25.32	125	48	124	127
132	Sacramento	CA	25.13	107	116	130	61
133	St. Paul	MN	24.98	111	40	117	146
134	Boise City	ID	24.88	142	145	14	134
135	McKinney	TX	24.74	116	57	73	147
136	Hayward	CA	24.42	139	54	146	89
137	Columbus	OH	24.16	104	147	82	94
138	Overland Park	KS	24.13	145	46	66	148
139	Bellevue	WA	24.06	87	67	152	149
140	Lexington	KY	23.59	134	152	24	143
141	Charlotte	NC	23.27	130	107	119	87
142	Anchorage	AK	23.23	150	150	15	125
143	Roseville	CA	23.06	118	127	141	70
144	Greensboro	NC	23.05	128	104	86	123
145	Huntsville	AL	23.04	133	149	45	141
146	Winston-Salem	NC	22.22	131	133	72	140
147	Buffalo	NY	22.21	117	124	126	109
148	Fremont	CA	21.79	148	111	113	73
149	Des Moines	IA	20.59	137	143	127	128
150	Norfolk	VA	20.31	138	97	116	137

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