The Washington Post (3/18, Patel) says the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America released a report Tuesday ranking the top 100 US cities where living with allergies was most challenging last year. The report ranked Wichita, Kansas, as “the most challenging place to live with allergies” for the third consecutive year, followed by New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Memphis. The report is “based not only on pollen counts, but also on the use of over-the-counter medication and the number of allergy physicians in the area.” Researchers found “some of the least problematic places to live with allergies last year were in the Northeast, a result of low pollen, probably from drought, and above-average access to medical help.” Boston was “ranked the least challenging allergy city.” Studies indicate that across the US, “pollen seasons begin earlier and last longer than they did decades ago” due to warmer temperatures allowing “trees, grasses and weeds to grow for longer periods of time.”
Links:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/03/18/allergy-season-best-worst-cities-pollen/