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Houston - The nation's smelliest city

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Joe Top Forum Contributor21.7 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 10:30am  
Houston - The nation's smelliest city…
 
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www.statesman.com/ne ws/article/smelliest -cities-texas-housto n-el-paso-odor-
 
" Several factors create Houston's unpleasant odor, as documented in the study. It's home to 687 industrial facilities and had 63 days of unhealthy air quality in 2024. There were nearly 50 sewage complaints per 100,000 residents, and over half a million pet-owning households also likely contribute to the overall smell.
Houston's odor beat out Los Angeles (No. 2) and New York City (No. 3)."
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seem2 3.2 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 10:35am  
Having just been to NYC a few weeks ago, in my experience Houston is like a breath of fresh air in comparison.
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seem2 3.2 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 10:37am  
New York smells like exhaust and weed
 
ZMAN : I would say urine and trash, and walking through the occasional pungent weed cloud is a blessed temporary reprieve from the usual melange.
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justanirishgirl 12.6 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:20am  
seem2 :
The only area I've noticed, is around the ship channel. Houston doesn't smell bad, if you've been to northern cities.
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asasolid2r 6.3 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:28am  
seem2 : New York smells like truck exhaust and weed
 
ZMAN : and usually a few missed days of garbage pickup for extra seasoning.
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Weathergirl5 Top Forum Contributor10.9 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:35am  
Joe :
Yikes that is not the accolade I want for our city, but I am not surprised.
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StormChaser Top Forum Contributor19.4 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:40am  
Houston - The nation's smelliest city… www.statesman.com/ne ws/article/smelliest -cities-texas-housto n-el-paso-odor- " Several factors create Houston's unpleasant odor, as documented in the study. It's home to 687 industrial facilities and had 63 days of unhealthy air quality in 2024. There were nearly 50 sewage complaints per 100,000 residents, and over half a million pet-owning households also likely contribute to the overall smell. Houston's odor beat out Los Angeles (No. 2) and New York City (No. 3)."
 
Joe : Yeah my husband was born and raised in NYC and he calls ******** on this story lol.
 
His words: "Not even close."
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cbear Top Forum Contributor15.5 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:41am  
Houston - The nation's smelliest city… www.statesman.com/ne ws/article/smelliest -cities-texas-housto n-el-paso-odor- " Several factors create Houston's unpleasant odor, as documented in the study. It's home to 687 industrial facilities and had 63 days of unhealthy air quality in 2024. There were nearly 50 sewage complaints per 100,000 residents, and over half a million pet-owning households also likely contribute to the overall smell. Houston's odor beat out Los Angeles (No. 2) and New York City (No. 3)."
 
Joe : This really surprises me. Living in Kingwood, the only place that on occasion has an odor is Town Center. Well, last night I could smell my neighbors imbibing but hey!
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CatalinaKitKat Top Forum Contributor3 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 11:53am  
Joe :
That's disappointing to hear, and I disagree with this list. You notice a smell right away when you get into NY, but I haven't been to Los Angeles. New Orleans should definitely be high up on the list, too.
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seem2 3.2 yrs
~ 1 year, 1 mo ago   Aug 16, '25 12:01pm  
To be fair, on really humid, muggy mornings, there is a bit of an icky, musty smell in the air here. Still nothing compared to NYC.
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