Ecological situation influences real estate market. If it is favourable, a district is considered to be prestigious. Here is a survey of the Moscow areas which reveals environmentally burdensome districts and ones with environmental acceptable and optimum conditions.

Eastern Administrative District. The district has several big industrial areas seriously influencing the ecology of the neighboring locations. The cleanest neighborhoods are those next to "Losiny Ostrov" park and Izmailovsky park, as well as those placed behind MKAD (the city limit) - Novokosino, Kosino, Zhulebino. The dirtiest locations are those close to the Central Administrative District and South-East.

South-Eastern Administrative District. This district is one of the most polluted in Moscow. The quality or the air is badly influenced by Kapotnya oil-processing plant and Lyublino steel plant. There is also a bunch of industrial companies located along the Moscow River. Polluting industries exist in all parts of the district, but the worst are Maryino, Lyublino, Kapotnya.

Southern District. Kapotnya oil-refinery and Lyublino steel plant are again the worst pollution sources. The least polluted areas in this district are: Chertanovo (except for Varshavskoye highway), Biryulyovo. Mind Brateevo and Orekhovo-Borisovo. Despite a comparatively low content of polluting exhausts in the atmosphere, the scale of the terrain suggests pollution accumulating in the air. This makes the areas the worst-polluted in the whole city especially on the days, when the weather fosters harmful exhausts to accumulate in the air. These areas initiate most of the population complains.

South-Western District. One of the cleanest in Moscow and its best parts - Yasenevo, Teply Stan and Severnoye Butovo. There are no big pollution sources in the district, but those located in the Southern district seriously influence the south-western areas.

Western District. The cleanest areas are Solntsevo and Novoperedelkino, placed outside MKAD. The district doesn't have bad pollution sources, but still the industrial areas located along Mozhaiskoye highway and Kutuzovsky avenue seriously concern the ecologists.

North-Western District. This is the cleanest district in the city. Its best parts are Mitino, Strogino, Krylatskoye. The district doesn't have big industries and car fumes pollute the air only where the territory is crossed with large motorways.

Northern District. The pollution in this part of the city is not high. There is an industrial area next to Voikovskaya metro station. The south of the district is dirtier than the north.
North-Eastern District. The north of this area is much cleaner than its south. To the north of VDNKh metro station there are no serious pollutants, but there are some industrial sites influencing the neighborhoods nearby. However, the south of the district hosts several big industrial zones and busy traffic.

Central District. No significant industrial pollution sources.