Metro area air quality · 2025

Cadillac, MI

Median AQI 37 (Good). 86.0% of monitored days rated Good across this metro's EPA monitoring network.

37
Median AQI
86.0%
Good-air days
0
Unhealthy days
80%
Cleaner than US metros

Cadillac, MI posted a 2025 median AQI of 37 (Good) with 86.0% Good days

According to the U.S. EPA Air Quality System, the Cadillac, MI CBSA recorded a median AQI of 37 across 365 monitored days in 2025, with 86.0% rated Good and 0 unhealthy or worse. This is an annual metro comparison, not a live advisory.

Data source EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Cleaner than US metros
The Cadillac, MI CBSA's 86.0% Good-day share places it cleaner than 80% of US metros in 2025.
Closest median-AQI peer
Alexandria, LA (73.7% Good, median AQI 37) is the closest nationwide median-AQI peer to Cadillac, MI.
2020–2025 Good-day shift
Cadillac, MI's Good-day share moved +19.3 points from 2020 to 2025 (median AQI -5).
Median AQI
Median AQI: 37

Aggregated from EPA Air Quality System (2025), 365 monitored days. EPA AQS →

The verdict

The Cadillac, MI metro runs good on the EPA scale, cleaner than most US metros, a median AQI of 37 with 86.0% of 365 monitored days in the Good band.

37
median AQI · Good
86.0%
days rated Good
80%
cleaner than US metros
133
worst single reading

No day crossed into the Unhealthy tier across the metro's monitors in 2025.

Annual release change

What changed in the 2025 EPA annual release

2024 → 2025
  • Cadillac, MI metro's peak single-day AQI rose from 84 to 133 between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of +49 points.
  • Cadillac, MI metro's Good-day share fell from 89.1% to 87.0% between the 2024 and 2025 EPA annual releases, a change of -2.1 percentage points.

Compared against 366 monitored days in 2024 and 361 in 2025. These are arithmetic differences between two stored EPA annual summaries, not a cause claim or a live advisory.

National release changes Two-year CSV

Insights: Cadillac, MI metro. Aggregated EPA AQS monitors across this Core-Based Statistical Area logged a median Air Quality Index of 37 over 365 measured days in 2025, which corresponds to a Good band and a Good metro-wide health grade. The monitored-day split lands at 314 Good days (86%), 47 Moderate (13%), and 4 Unhealthy-for-Sensitive-Groups (1%). The 90th-percentile AQI finished at 61 while the highest single-day reading hit 133 (USG). Metro residents averaged roughly 25.8 clean-air days per 30-day window across the reporting year.

Across the 2020–2025 trend window, the share of monitored days rated Good shifted by +19.3 points and the median AQI moved -5 points, which classifies the multi-year trajectory as improving. The metro recorded no Unhealthy-tier days in this annual dataset. Metros with comparable AQI profiles include Alexandria, LA (73.7% good, AQI 37); Athens, TN (78.2% good, AQI 37); Bennington, VT (83.6% good, AQI 37).

Air Quality Summary

Median AQI

37

Good

Good Days

86.0%

314 of 365 days

Max AQI

133

USG

Health Grade

Good

90th pct: 61

AQI Day Breakdown (2025)

Distribution of 365 monitored days across EPA AQI categories.

Good

314

86%

Moderate

47

13%

USG

4

1%

Unhealthy

0

0%

Very Unhealthy

0

0%

Hazardous

0

0%

Health Impact Assessment

Good

The Cadillac, MI metro area's air quality is rated Good based on 86.0% good air days. No unhealthy air days were recorded in 2025.

Air quality is generally acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should monitor real-time conditions at AirNow.gov during high-pollution events.

How does the Cadillac, MI metro compare?

How Cadillac, MI compares

Good-day share better than typical
Cadillac, MI 86.0%
Alexandria, LA 73.7%
Typical US metro 70.6%
Median AQI better than typical
Cadillac, MI 37
Alexandria, LA 37
Typical US metro 41
Unhealthy days / yr better than typical
Cadillac, MI 0
Alexandria, LA 0
Typical US metro 1

5-Year Air Quality Trend

Air quality is improving in the Cadillac, MI metro. Highest Good-day share: 2024 (89.1%, 326 of 366 monitored days).

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy Median AQI
2020 247 118 0 42
2021 220 142 0 45
2022 227 134 0 46
2023 204 154 1 48
2024 326 40 0 36
2025 314 47 0 37

Metros with a similar median AQI

CBSA peers nationwide whose annual median AQI sits near Cadillac, MI (37).

Alexandria, LA

Median AQI 37 · 73.7% Good-day share

37

Athens, TN

Median AQI 37 · 78.2% Good-day share

37

Bennington, VT

Median AQI 37 · 83.6% Good-day share

37

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Median AQI 37 · 94.4% Good-day share

37

Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA

Median AQI 37 · 91.5% Good-day share

37

Columbia, MO

Median AQI 37 · 93.2% Good-day share

37

Metros with similar unhealthy-day exposure

A second relationship type: metros whose unhealthy-or-worse day count is closest to Cadillac, MI's 0 (independent of median AQI).

Aberdeen, SD

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

Aberdeen, WA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 22

22

Adrian, MI

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 41

41

Akron, OH

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 45

45

Albany, GA

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 46

46

Albany, OR

0 unhealthy-or-worse days · median AQI 27

27

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Air Quality Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the air quality in the Cadillac, MI metro area? ▼
The Cadillac, MI metro area has a median Air Quality Index (AQI) of 37, rated "Good." 86.0% of monitored days (314 out of 365) had good air quality in 2025.
How many unhealthy air days does Cadillac, MI have? ▼
In 2025, the Cadillac, MI metro area recorded 0 unhealthy air days (0 Unhealthy, 0 Very Unhealthy, 0 Hazardous). The maximum AQI reached 133.
Is air quality in Cadillac, MI getting better or worse? ▼
Air quality in the Cadillac, MI metro is improving across floor-qualifying years (2020-2025); years with fewer than 100 monitored days are excluded from that direction. Highest qualifying Good-day share: 2024 at 89.1% (326 of 366 days). Lowest qualifying Good-day share: 2023 at 56.8% (204 of 359 days).
What does AQI 37 mean for health? ▼
An AQI of 37 is "Good", air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk. This is the best category on the EPA's AQI scale.
What is the 90th percentile AQI for Cadillac, MI? ▼
The 90th percentile AQI for the Cadillac, MI metro area is 61, meaning 90% of monitored days had an AQI at or below this level. The maximum AQI recorded was 133 (USG).
How does Cadillac, MI compare to other metro areas? ▼
The Cadillac, MI metro has 86.0% good air days. Similar metros: Alexandria, LA (73.7% good), Athens, TN (78.2% good), Bennington, VT (83.6% good).

Data Sources

Primary Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Air Quality System (AQS), Annual AQI by CBSA dataset, 2020–2025. See our methodology for how AQI, median, and coverage figures are computed.

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Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by CBSA summary files (metro-level) · 2020–2025

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