Study: GA city among top 15 most challenging cities for allergies
A new study from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America identified the top 100 U.S. metro areas where it's challenging to live with seasonal allergies.
One Georgia city cracked the top 15, but it's not Atlanta.
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The study lists Augusta at No. 12 with a score of 80.37. Atlanta meanwhile came at No. 40 with a score of 73.19.
AAFA said it calculated scores using the following factors: tree, grass and weed pollens; allergy medicine use; and the number of allergy specialists.
Augusta ranked worse than average in the pollen and medical use categories, but had an average rating for the allergy specialists. Atlanta meanwhile had an average ranking across the board.
Tree pollen season typically runs from late February to June. The metro Atlanta area typically sees the most extreme numbers around March or April. You can see the daily pollen count for Atlanta on the WSB-TV Weather App. It's free to download.
Here are the top 15 most challenging places to live with seasonal allergies, according to the study.
Wichita, Kansas
New Orleans, Louisiana
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Memphis, Tennessee
Little Rock, Arkansas
Raleigh, North Carolina
Richmond, Virginia
Greenville, South Carolina
Greensboro, North Carolina
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Augusta, Georgia
Dallas, Texas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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