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No. 1 Miami,FL
Healthy ozone levels, low pollution and high-quality water boost Miami.
No. 2 Seattle ,WA
The nearby Cascade Mountains keep pollution low. Seattle also spends more per capita on waste management than any major city.
No. 3 Jacksonville,FL
The only major city with a top 10 ranking in all the categories.
No. 4 Orlando ,FL
The family-friendly land of Disney scores big on ozone and air pollution levels.
No. 5 Portland, Ore.
Portland has spent $2 billion over the last decade cleaning up the Willamette River. Adding light rail and more sidewalks has cut down on auto emissions.
No. 6 San Francisco, Calif.
The City by the Bay ranks in the top five in waste-management spending and water quality.
No. 7Oklahoma City, Okla.
One of the few land-locked cities on the list, Oklahoma City ranks in the top 10 for both particle pollution and ozone levels.
No. 8 Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tampa spends more per capita on waste management than any major city other than Seattle, helping make up for lower rankings on water quality.
No. 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
The Twin Cities rank first among major metros for healthy ozone levels, which counters so-so rankings for waste removal spending and water quality.
N0.10 San Jose-Sunnyvale, Calif.
Like San Francisco up the road, San Jose is among the nation's leaders in water quality. The area also cracks the top 10 for lowest levels of air pollution.
