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Nearly 30K households in Salt Lake County lacked A/C in 2023

Salt Lake City

A choropleth map of the United States showing the estimated share of households without any form of air conditioning, by county, in 2023. Overall, 6.9% of households in the U.S. lacked AC. Rates were much higher in Alaska, Hawaii, the west, and Appalachia. The county in the contiguous U.S. with the highest share without AC was San Francisco County in California, at 65.4%. The county with the highest number of households without AC was Los Angeles County, at 702 thousand.

<span style="display:inline-block;text-wrap: balance;">Estimated share of households without any form of air conditioning, 2023

Data: U.S. Census; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals

Axios Richmond

Richmond's pickleball boom shows signs of slowing

Richmond

Detroit leads downtown "Stickiness Score" rankings

National

A heat table that ranks select U.S. downtowns by 2026 stickiness score, a combined measure of visit frequency and dwell time. Detroit leads at 59.367, followed by Washington, D.C., at 58.125 and Boston at 57.484. Kansas City, Missouri, is lowest among those shown at 52.609.

"Stickiness score" for select U.S. downtowns, 2026

Data: Gensler Research Institute; Table: Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios

Axios Kansas City

Where KCMO's park system ranks among big cities

Kansas City

A heat table showing U.S. cities with the highest and lowest ParkScore in 2026. D.C. earned 85 points out of 100 for the overall quality of its parks system, the highest in the analysis, followed by Irvine, Calif., Minneapolis and St. Paul. Durham, N.C., had the lowest overall score, at 36, followed by Glendale, Ariz., and Lubbock, Texas. Cities have scores across five metrics, including park access, acreage, amenities, equity and investment.

2026 ParkScore

Data: Trust for Public Land; Table: Axios Visuals

Axios Seattle

Seattle weighs pickleball trims as boom cools

Seattle

👻 Trick + treat = togetherness

🎃 Halloween for grown-ups

👻 Tricks, treats, togetherness

🎃 Tricks, treats, togetherness

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