Cities That Pose the Most and Least Challenges for Allergy Sufferers
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A Pennsylvania city tops the list of the most challenging places for those with seasonal allergies and a Washington city offers the least symptoms, according to a recent report.
Scranton, Pennsylvania tops the list of 100 cities nationwide as the most challenging city to live with allergies while Seattle ranks as the city that’s the least challenging, according to a report by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, a nonprofit organization.
Following Scranton, Pennsylvania as the most challenging cities to live with allergies are:
| 2022 Rank | Metropolitan Area |
| 2 | Wichita, Kansas |
| 3 | McAllen, Texas |
| 4 | Richmond, Virginia |
| 5 | San Antonio |
| 6 | Oklahoma City |
| 7 | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 8 | Buffalo, New York |
| 9 | New Haven, Connecticut |
| 10 | Albany, New York |
Following Seattle as the least challenging cities to live with allergies are:
| 2022 Rank | Metropolitan Area |
| 2 | Durham, North Carolina |
| 3 | San Francisco |
| 4 | San Jose, California |
| 5 | Portland, Oregon |
| 6 | Sacramento, California |
| 7 | Denver |
| 8 | Provo, Utah |
| 9 | Phoenix |
| 10 | Fresno, California |
In the spring, the most challenging places to live with allergies are: Scranton, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; Wichita, Kansas; and Hartford and New Haven, Connecticut.
In the fall, the most challenging places to live with allergies are: Scranton, Pennsylvania; Wichita, Kansas; McAllen, Texas; San Antonio; and Oklahoma City.
Allergies are a major health concern with no cure, the report says. Allergic conditions are among the most common medical conditions affecting people in the U.S., with more than 50 million residents suffering from various types every year.
The report uses spring and fall allergy data to rank the challenges of living with pollen allergies in the 100 largest cities in the continental U.S. It looked at four important factors: spring and fall pollen scores; over-the-counter medicine use; and the availability of board-certified allergists/immunologists.
For more information from the report click here.
Andre Claudio is an assistant editor at Route Fifty.
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