California's Monterey and Shasta Counties Ranked Best by RealTrac for Good Air Quality

Monterey, CA Harbor

IRVING, CA -- With Earth Day right around the corner, RealtyTrac wanted to find out where the most earth friendly counties resided. 

Analyzing various datasets including percent of good air quality days, the percent of people who walk to work, and then the best counties based on affordability.

It’s no surprise that good air quality is a great way to guage how friendly a county is being to the environment. 

Topping the list is Monterey, California with 99.2 percent of good air quality days and then Shasta, California (99.2 percent) nipping at the heels while Kent, Rhode Island (99.1 percent), Cass, North Dakota (99 percent) and Saint Lawrence, New York (99 percent) are close.

State	County	Population	% of Good      Air Quality       Days
California	Monterey	428,826	99.2%
California	Shasta	178,980	99.2%
Rhode Island	Kent	165,035	99.1%
North Dakota	Cass	162,829	99.0%
New York	Saint Lawrence	111,963	99.0%

Shasta, CA Caverns

*Only looked at those counties with a population greater than 100,000

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Ginny Walker

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