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There’s a new list of the DIRTIEST cities in America, which takes into account things like pollution . . . living conditions and rodents . . . infrastructure, including landfills . . . and consumer satisfaction, like greenery and parks.

They considered 152 cities, and the one that ranks the dirtiest is:  Houston.

Newark, New Jersey is the second dirtiest, followed by: San Bernardino, California . . . Detroit . . . Jersey City, New Jersey . . . Bakersfield, California . . . San Antonio, Texas . . . Fresno, California . . . Oklahoma City . . . and Yonkers, New York.  (New York City ranks 12th.  And L.A. is 15th.)

On the flipside, the LEAST dirty city is:  Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Others that came out on the clean side include:  Des Moines, Iowa . . . Buffalo . . . Charlotte, North Carolina . . . Lexington, Kentucky . . . and Columbus, Ohio.

How does your city rank?

https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/dirtiest-cities-in-united-states/#rankings