Top 50 Green Cities

Many cities throughout the United States have taken steps to improve the environment they live in. With pride their residents participate in the efforts to create a clean, sustainable planet.

Using raw data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Geographic Society’s Green Guide, Popular Science has compiled a list of the top 50 Green Cities in the United States.

Top Green Communities

Portland, OR Huntsville, AL Amarillo, TX
San Francisco, CA Denver, CO Kansas City, MO
Boston, MA New York, NY Salt Lake City, UT
Oakland, CA Washington, D.C. Pasadena, CA
Eugene, OR Irvine, CA Norwalk, CA
Cambridge, MA Milwaukee, WI Laredo, TX
Berkeley, CA Santa Rosa, CA Joliet, IL
Seattle, WA Ann Arbor, MI Newport News, VA
Chicago, IL Lexington, KY Concord, CA
Austin, TX Tulsa, OK Fremont, CA
Minneapolis, MN Rochester, NY Elizabeth, NJ
St. Paul, MN Riverside, CA Livonia, MI
Sunnyvale, CA Springfield, IL San Bernardino, CA
Honolulu, HI Alexandria, VA Thousand Oaks, CA
Fort Worth, TX St. Louis, MO Stockton, CA
Albuquerque, NM Anchorage, AK Greensboro, NC
Syracuse, NY Athens-Clarke, GA