The methodology used to calculated the scores can be found . In order to determine the greenest cities, major cities were compared across four key dimensions: 1) Environment, 2) Transportation, 3) Energy Sources and 4) Lifestyle & Policy. Those dimensions were evaluated using 28 relevant metrics, under varying weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the highest level of eco-friendliness.
This statistic displays a ranking of the U.S. cities in 2019 based on environment, transportation, energy sources, and lifestyle and policy. During this time, San Francisco, California was ranked first with a score of .
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