US Cities with the Highest Power Grid (ELF) Exposure

These cities have the highest ELF (extremely low frequency) scores, driven by high-voltage transmission lines and electrical substations near populated areas. The ELF score (0–100) is the power-grid half of the combined EMF score.

Only cities with a published EMF Radar report are ranked. Scores are recalculated as new tower and power grid data arrives; read the methodology for sources and weighting.

Top 50 cities

Rank City State ELF score EMF score
1 Kent Washington 57 69
2 Bellflower California 56 76
3 Downey California 55 79
4 Paramount California 54 74
5 Sacramento California 53 75
6 Colton California 53 74
7 Pico Rivera California 52 79
8 Norwalk California 52 75
9 Lakewood California 52 74
10 Cerritos California 52 73
11 Montebello California 51 78
12 Lynwood California 51 76
13 Gardena California 51 75
14 Monterey Park California 50 77
15 South Gate California 50 77
16 Nashville Tennessee 50 73
17 Nashville-Davidson Tennessee 50 73
18 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance) Tennessee 50 73
19 Taylorsville Utah 49 76
20 Compton California 49 74
21 Ontario California 49 74
22 Buena Park California 49 73
23 Fullerton California 49 73
24 Murray Utah 49 73
25 Portland Oregon 49 73
26 Citrus Heights California 49 72
27 Garland Texas 49 70
28 Auburn Washington 49 63
29 Carson California 48 73
30 West Jordan Utah 48 71
31 Placentia California 48 68
32 Knoxville Tennessee 48 64
33 Elk Grove California 48 60
34 Whittier California 47 76
35 Baldwin Park California 47 75
36 Omaha Nebraska 47 74
37 Cypress California 47 73
38 El Monte California 46 77
39 Orange California 46 76
40 La Mirada California 46 74
41 Dallas Texas 46 71
42 Phoenix Arizona 46 71
43 Millcreek Utah 46 67
44 Eugene Oregon 46 56
45 Modesto California 46 56
46 Fayetteville North Carolina 46 51
47 Hawthorne California 45 76
48 Santa Ana California 45 76
49 Garden Grove California 45 74
50 Louisville Kentucky 45 71

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