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Best areas to live in Salem

Air, heat, flood and greenery compared across 19 areas · free public data

Air stays within India's daily limit all year in most of Salem: 34 µg/m³ on average, peaking at 43 µg/m³ in Jan–Mar. Air varies little between areas — under 4 µg/m³ separates the cleanest from the most polluted.

A typical area has about 22 hot or muggy days a year; the hottest typical day reaches 42°C. The monsoon brings about 299 mm of rain. None of the 19 areas we compared sit inside the modelled river/coastal flood zone. Green cover within a short walk is about a third of the land in a typical area (35%).

Annual PM2.5
34 µg/m³
Worst air (Jan–Mar)
43 µg/m³
Heat-stress days
22 / year
Monsoon rain
299 mm

Typical (median) area in Salem.

Cleanest air

  1. 1
    Allikuttai 63601731.2 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 38 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  2. 2
    Kandashramam 63614031.5 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 38 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  3. 3
    Vattakadu 63601232.4 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 40 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  4. 4
    Chinnatirupathy 63600832.4 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  5. 5
    Tadampatti 63601432.4 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  6. 6
    Naickenpatti 63630732.9 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 41 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  7. 7
    Nalikalpatti 63620133.0 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  8. 8
    Mamangam 63630233.5 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  9. 9
    Puthumariamman Koil 63600333.6 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

  10. 10
    Puthur 63601033.6 µg/m³

    Even Jan–Mar averages 43 µg/m³, within India's daily limit. · Compare with Salem

Least heat stress

Heat stress is about the same across Salem in this climate data (around 22 hot or muggy days a year), so we don't rank areas on it.

Lowest river/coastal flood risk

Model of river and coastal flooding; it does not cover street waterlogging from drains.

  1. 1
    Salem 636001100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying.

  2. 2
    Shevapet 636002100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  3. 3
    Puthumariamman Koil 636003100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  4. 4
    Alagapuram 636004100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  5. 5
    Suramangalam 636005100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  6. 6
    Dadagapatti 636006100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  7. 7
    Hasthampatti 636007100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  8. 8
    Swaminathapuram 636009100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  9. 9
    Puthur 636010100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

  10. 10
    Vattakadu 636012100/100

    Outside the modelled river/coastal flood zone and not low-lying. · Compare with Salem

Greenest

  1. 1
    Vattakadu 63601278% green

    78% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  2. 2
    Allikuttai 63601772% green

    72% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  3. 3
    Naickenpatti 63630764% green

    64% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  4. 4
    Chinnatirupathy 63600854% green

    54% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  5. 5
    Kandashramam 63614051% green

    51% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  6. 6
    Mamangam 63630250% green

    50% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  7. 7
    Tadampatti 63601443% green

    43% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  8. 8
    Nalikalpatti 63620142% green

    42% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  9. 9
    Suramangalam 63600541% green

    41% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

  10. 10
    Puthur 63601035% green

    35% of land within 500 m is green. · Compare with Salem

Least crowded

  1. 1
    Vattakadu 6360121,942/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (8,011/km²). · Compare with Salem

  2. 2
    Naickenpatti 6363074,002/km²

    Less than half the city's typical density (8,011/km²). · Compare with Salem

  3. 3
    Allikuttai 6360174,526/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  4. 4
    Nalikalpatti 6362014,533/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  5. 5
    Kandashramam 6361404,612/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  6. 6
    Puthur 6360105,451/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  7. 7
    Chinnatirupathy 6360086,477/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  8. 8
    Mamangam 6363027,076/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  9. 9
    Tadampatti 6360147,519/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

  10. 10
    Suramangalam 6360058,011/km²

    Quieter than the city's typical 8,011/km². · Compare with Salem

Best overall (free data)

Combines air, heat, flood and green only. It does not include commute or daily needs.

  1. 1
    Allikuttai 63601782/100

    Cleaner air than most of Salem and more greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  2. 2
    Kandashramam 63614082/100

    Cleaner air than most of Salem and more greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  3. 3
    Vattakadu 63601281/100

    Cleaner air than most of Salem and more greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  4. 4
    Naickenpatti 63630781/100

    More greenery than most of Salem and less crowding than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  5. 5
    Mamangam 63630281/100

    More greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  6. 6
    Tadampatti 63601479/100

    Cleaner air than most of Salem and more greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  7. 7
    Nalikalpatti 63620179/100

    More greenery than most of Salem and less crowding than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  8. 8
    Puthur 63601078/100

    Less crowding than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  9. 9
    Suramangalam 63600578/100

    More greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

  10. 10
    Chinnatirupathy 63600876/100

    Cleaner air than most of Salem and more greenery than most of Salem · Compare with Salem

Worth checking

Areas with a low-lying spot, a modelled flood zone or a mapped industrial area within 1 km. Visit and ask before deciding.

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