Which U.S. Cities Are Most Green?
The buzzword that is going around these days is ‘green’ green homes green building green living etc. Here is the latest addition to the green world the top 25 greenest cities in the U.S. These are cities that are more energy efficient and offer a living environment that is least polluting and offer a more healthy living. People looking to live an ecofriendly life may choose from the 379 best greenest cities to live in America. The list of the top greenest U.S. cities to live has been compiled by Country Home magazine based on the data provided by Sperling’s BestPlaces.
The survey was conducted among 379 major metro areas in the country where more than 80 of America’s residents live and the rankings were based on several green parameters. The cities were derived from 24 data metrics in 5 major categories including air and watershed quality mass transit usage usage of green power farmers’ markets organic producers and groceries the number of greencertified buildings and more.
Burlington Vermont topped the list of greenest U.S. cities in America. Several green programs make this city the greenest place to live. Its 40000 residents appreciate the importance of green living and the community businesses and the government have made green living their priority.
The second best green city in the U.S. Ithaca NY has over 16 residents who walk to work the highest percentage in the country. This along with bike riders mass transit users and home office workers makes Ithaca’s commuters the greenest in the nation.
Corvallis at third position is the first green power community on the West Coast with over 15 residents and the city government using green power.
The following are the top 25 greenest U.S. cities of the list ranked according to how green they are.
1. BurlingtonSouth Burlington Vermont
2. Ithaca New York
3. Corvallis Oregon
4. Springfield Massachusetts
5. Wenatchee Washington
6. Charlottesville Virginia
7. Boulder Colorado
8. Madison Wisconsin
9. Binghamton New York
10. ChampaignUrbana Illinois
11. Ann Arbor Michigan
12. San DiegoCarlsbadSan Marcos California
13. La Crosse Wisconsin
14. Pittsfield Massachusetts
15. Eau Claire Wisconsin
16. Durham North Carolina
17. NorwichNew London Connecticut
18. EugeneSpringfield Oregon
19. San FranciscoSan MateoRedwood City California
20. Chico California
21. HarrisburgCarlisle Pennsylvania
22. Barnstable Town Massachusetts
23. UticaRome New York
24. Missoula Montana
25. Asheville North Carolina
About the writer: Pasquale Lo Mascolo is the author of a number of articles dealing with Bahamas properties. By examining the different areas of the Bahamas and researching their respective real estate projects he has discovered many hotspots that both travelers and investors simply cannot afford to ignore. See Oceania Properties Bahamas Real Estate for more information.
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