Gent - ClearSpot score: 100%

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About this place: Gent

Gent is a city in Belgium. Population about 265,086. places_city_intro_fallback_clearspot

Key facts: Gent

  • ClearSpot score: 100% (all clear)
  • Country: Belgium
  • Population: 265,086
  • Main environmental signal: wind turbines
  • Wind turbines nearby: Present, high pressure - check live map
  • Data last updated:

ClearSpot score

100%

With a score of 100%, Gent places in the upper tier of ClearSpot's global ranking, reflecting limited documented environmental burden at default thresholds.

Published tables use the same default thresholds for everyone so rankings stay comparable. On the home map, your tuned sensitivities still drive the live chip.

Environmental indicators

Module Score What this means
Wind turbines 66% Wind turbines are documented within close range of Gent's centre, contributing high pressure (66%) to the ClearSpot score at default thresholds.
Pollen 0% No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period.
Air quality 0% Air quality data shows no documented exceedance of default sensitivity thresholds at this pin.
Noise 0% Noise mapping shows no significant pressure from motorways, railways, or airports within the default sensitivity radius.
Light pollution 0% Night-sky radiance registers no documented pressure - this area scores within the darker end of ClearSpot's light pollution range.

Live check at this pin

What the map would compute right now with default sensitivity thresholds (same assumption as our public tables). Opens the same modules as the home experience.

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Per-indicator burden (0–100)

Higher values mean more pressure against default thresholds for that module. They roll up into the headline ClearSpot score.

FAQ - Gent

Is this place healthy to live?

ClearSpot rates Gent at 100% (all clear). Wind turbines documented nearby. The score aggregates air quality, noise, light pollution, pollen, and proximity to wind turbines and other infrastructure. Use the live map to check a specific address within the city.

What is air quality like here?

Air quality in Gent registers 0% pressure on ClearSpot's scale. Monthly measurements from the Open-Meteo Air Quality API and WAQI network form the basis of this score. No documented exceedance of WHO 2021 guidelines was detected in the reference period.

Are there wind turbines nearby?

Based on ClearSpot's inventory, documents one or more wind turbines within a close-range pressure band within the default sensitivity radius of Gent. The resulting pressure score is 66%. The database is updated weekly from open sources.

How noisy is it?

ClearSpot noise data for Gent: 0% burden. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius. Noise scores are updated annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.

Gent - Belgium

Among the 1738 cities scored by ClearSpot in Belgium, Gent places 1st. It currently leads the national ranking.

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How to read this place

At default settings the indexed pressures are relatively high here. That is not a medical diagnosis; it is a prompt to inspect turbines, air, pollen, noise, and night-sky data in context and with your sensitivities.

Short-term vs long-term

In the short term, spikes come from weather, pollen season, construction, or night lighting—use the live map when deciding whether to open a window or plan outdoor time.

Over months and years, patterns matter for where you settle: turbine proximity, chronic noise corridors, recurring pollen sources, and persistent air basins. The blog and data guides explain how each layer is built.

Guides & further reading

Transparent scales, licensed upstream data, and how the headline score is assembled.