Allergy and Asthma Foundation ranks best and worst cities for allergies

May 12, 2025, 6:50 AM | Updated: 10:01 am

Somehow Denver made the top 10 for best cities to deal with allergies. May is Allergy Awareness Month, and the Allergy and Asthma Foundation ranked the best and worst cities to have allergies.

The 10 most challenging places to have allergies are: Wichita, Kansas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; Raleigh, North Carolina; Richmond, Virginia; Greenville, South Carolina and Greensboro, North Carolina.

Meanwhile, the 10 best cities for allergies are Boston, Massachusetts; Salt Lake City, Utah; Akron, Ohio; San Diego, California; Cleveland, Ohio; Boise, Idaho; Provo, Utah; Madison, Wisconsin; Ogden, Utah and Denver, Colorado.

If you deal with allergies, this may be a shock, as it seems most people in our area are suffering worse than normal. Whatever the case, it’s pollen season, so good luck!

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