| The buzzword that is going around these days | | | | second best green city in the U.S. - Ithaca, |
| is 'green' - green homes, green building, | | | | NY, has over 16 % residents who walk to work |
| green living etc. Here is the latest addition | | | | - the highest percentage in the country. This |
| to the green world - the top 25 greenest | | | | along with bike riders, mass transit users |
| cities in the U.S. These are cities that are | | | | and home office workers makes Ithaca's |
| more energy efficient and offer a living | | | | commuters the greenest in the nation. |
| environment that is least polluting and offer | | | | Corvallis, at third position, is the first |
| a more healthy living. People looking to live | | | | green power community on the West Coast with |
| an eco-friendly life may choose from the 379 | | | | over 15 % residents and the city government |
| best greenest cities to live in America. The | | | | using green power. The following are the top |
| list of the top greenest U.S. cities to live | | | | 25 greenest U.S. cities of the list, ranked |
| has been compiled by Country Home magazine | | | | according to how green they are. 1. |
| based on the data provided by Sperling's | | | | Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont 2. |
| BestPlaces. The survey was conducted among | | | | Ithaca, New York 3. Corvallis, Oregon 4. |
| 379 major metro areas in the country where | | | | Springfield, Massachusetts 5. Wenatchee, |
| more than 80 % of America's residents live | | | | Washington 6. Charlottesville, Virginia 7. |
| and the rankings were based on several green | | | | Boulder, Colorado 8. Madison, Wisconsin 9. |
| parameters. The cities were derived from 24 | | | | Binghamton, New York 10. Champaign-Urbana, |
| data metrics in 5 major categories including | | | | Illinois 11. Ann Arbor, Michigan 12. San |
| air and watershed quality, mass transit | | | | Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California 13. La |
| usage, usage of green power, farmers' | | | | Crosse, Wisconsin 14. Pittsfield, |
| markets, organic producers and groceries, the | | | | Massachusetts 15. Eau Claire, Wisconsin 16. |
| number of green-certified buildings and more. | | | | Durham, North Carolina 17. Norwich-New |
| Burlington, Vermont topped the list of | | | | London, Connecticut 18. Eugene-Springfield, |
| greenest U.S. cities in America. Several | | | | Oregon 19. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood |
| green programs make this city the greenest | | | | City, California 20. Chico, California 21. |
| place to live. Its 40,000 residents | | | | Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania 22. |
| appreciate the importance of green living and | | | | Barnstable Town, Massachusetts 23. |
| the community, businesses and the government, | | | | Utica-Rome, New York 24. Missoula, Montana |
| have made green living their priority. The | | | | 25. |