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1,372 cities rank in this category: each has at least 5 such listings and 10,000 or more residents. Within each size class, cities are ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate and the other measures on every row. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure or compare categories.

10,000-24,999 residents 539 ranked

1
Bastrop, TX
11,156 residents · 9.8 sq mi · 77 places in category · 539 ranked
62.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 69.02 · 7.82 / sq mi · composite 99.3
2
Las Vegas, NM
13,000 residents · 8.6 sq mi · 86 places in category · 539 ranked
60.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 66.15 · 9.97 / sq mi · composite 99.6
3
Natchez, MS
14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi · 75 places in category · 539 ranked
48.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 52.85 · 4.73 / sq mi · composite 97.7
4
Southbridge Town, MA
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi · 84 places in category · 539 ranked
44.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 46.85 · 4.15 / sq mi · composite 96.8
5
Vermilion, OH
10,343 residents · 10.6 sq mi · 43 places in category · 539 ranked
37.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 41.57 · 4.06 / sq mi · composite 96.6
6
Atchison, KS
10,785 residents · 8.0 sq mi · 41 places in category · 539 ranked
34.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 38.02 · 5.11 / sq mi · composite 97.6
7
Sandusky, OH
24,606 residents · 9.6 sq mi · 87 places in category · 539 ranked
33.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 35.36 · 9.03 / sq mi · composite 98.8
8
Astoria, OR
10,109 residents · 6.1 sq mi · 36 places in category · 539 ranked
32.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 35.61 · 5.89 / sq mi · composite 98.4
9
Port Townsend, WA
10,438 residents · 6.9 sq mi · 36 places in category · 539 ranked
31.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 34.49 · 5.19 / sq mi · composite 97.5
10
Winchester, MA
23,406 residents · 6.0 sq mi · 64 places in category · 539 ranked
26.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 27.34 · 10.61 / sq mi · composite 98.8

All 539 cities of this size, ranked →

25,000-49,999 residents 359 ranked

1
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi · 95 places in category · 359 ranked
32.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 34.18 · 12.85 / sq mi · composite 99.9
2
Reading, MA
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi · 83 places in category · 359 ranked
30.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 32.41 · 8.32 / sq mi · composite 99.5
3
Poughkeepsie, NY
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi · 78 places in category · 359 ranked
23.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 24.41 · 15.16 / sq mi · composite 99.7
4
Hot Springs, AR
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi · 70 places in category · 359 ranked
17.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 18.46 · 1.86 / sq mi · composite 92.4
5
Kalispell, MT
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi · 53 places in category · 359 ranked
17.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 18.59 · 4.03 / sq mi · composite 98.1
6
Waxahachie, TX
45,347 residents · 49.7 sq mi · 71 places in category · 359 ranked
15.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.66 · 1.43 / sq mi · composite 89.3
7
Barnstable Town, MA
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 75 places in category · 359 ranked
14.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.13 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 86
8
Wheeling, WV
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi · 41 places in category · 359 ranked
14.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.56 · 3.01 / sq mi · composite 96.7
9
Kingman, AZ
34,375 residents · 37.5 sq mi · 47 places in category · 359 ranked
13.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 13.67 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 85.9
10
Staunton, VA
25,948 residents · 19.9 sq mi · 36 places in category · 359 ranked
13.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 13.87 · 1.81 / sq mi · composite 91.1

All 359 cities of this size, ranked →

50,000-99,999 residents 246 ranked

1
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi · 172 places in category · 246 ranked
18.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 19.32 · 9.65 / sq mi · composite 99.4
2
Waltham, MA
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi · 107 places in category · 246 ranked
15.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 16.49 · 8.40 / sq mi · composite 99
3
Victoria, TX
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi · 105 places in category · 246 ranked
15.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 16.00 · 2.82 / sq mi · composite 94.9
4
Taunton, MA
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi · 95 places in category · 246 ranked
15.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.72 · 2.03 / sq mi · composite 92.7
5
Brookline, MA
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi · 85 places in category · 246 ranked
13.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 13.44 · 12.58 / sq mi · composite 98.8
6
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi · 91 places in category · 246 ranked
12.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 12.69 · 8.35 / sq mi · composite 98
7
Troy, NY
51,033 residents · 10.4 sq mi · 62 places in category · 246 ranked
11.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 12.15 · 5.99 / sq mi · composite 97.2
8
Portland, ME
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi · 82 places in category · 246 ranked
11.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.91 · 3.81 / sq mi · composite 95.5
9
Galveston, TX
53,424 residents · 41.0 sq mi · 61 places in category · 246 ranked
11.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.42 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 88.4
10
Somerville, MA
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi · 87 places in category · 246 ranked
10.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.74 · 21.12 / sq mi · composite 98.2

All 246 cities of this size, ranked →

100,000-249,999 residents 146 ranked

1
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi · 231 places in category · 146 ranked
22.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 22.89 · 3.60 / sq mi · composite 96.9
2
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi · 188 places in category · 146 ranked
15.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.83 · 29.39 / sq mi · composite 99.7
3
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi · 273 places in category · 146 ranked
13.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 13.18 · 7.31 / sq mi · composite 98.3
4
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi · 239 places in category · 146 ranked
11.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.75 · 1.97 / sq mi · composite 93.1
5
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi · 136 places in category · 146 ranked
11.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.23 · 7.81 / sq mi · composite 97.9
6
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi · 233 places in category · 146 ranked
10.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.16 · 3.89 / sq mi · composite 95.6
7
Quincy, MA
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi · 96 places in category · 146 ranked
9.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 9.40 · 5.79 / sq mi · composite 96.6
8
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi · 188 places in category · 146 ranked
8.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 9.04 · 1.70 / sq mi · composite 89.7
9
Columbia, SC
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi · 124 places in category · 146 ranked
8.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.88 · 0.89 / sq mi · composite 82.8
10
Syracuse, NY
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi · 127 places in category · 146 ranked
8.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.68 · 5.07 / sq mi · composite 94.9

All 146 cities of this size, ranked →

250,000-499,999 residents 44 ranked

1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi · 321 places in category · 44 ranked
10.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 11.13 · 5.20 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi · 252 places in category · 44 ranked
8.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.10 · 3.23 / sq mi · composite 96.5
3
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi · 173 places in category · 44 ranked
6.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.25 · 4.28 / sq mi · composite 96.5
4
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi · 227 places in category · 44 ranked
6.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.20 · 2.92 / sq mi · composite 93
5
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi · 161 places in category · 44 ranked
5.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.28 · 2.91 / sq mi · composite 90.7
6
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi · 139 places in category · 44 ranked
4.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.29 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 66.3
7
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi · 112 places in category · 44 ranked
4.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.03 · 1.33 / sq mi · composite 79.1
8
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi · 134 places in category · 44 ranked
3.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.60 · 0.79 / sq mi · composite 73.3
9
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi · 122 places in category · 44 ranked
3.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.07 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 67.5
10
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi · 91 places in category · 44 ranked
2.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.96 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 81.4

All 44 cities of this size, ranked →

500,000-999,999 residents 29 ranked

1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi · 538 places in category · 29 ranked
7.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.90 · 8.80 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi · 502 places in category · 29 ranked
7.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.83 · 3.76 / sq mi · composite 94.7
3
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi · 270 places in category · 29 ranked
5.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.29 · 0.86 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi · 296 places in category · 29 ranked
4.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.44 · 6.12 / sq mi · composite 92.9
5
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 217 places in category · 29 ranked
4.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.29 · 1.60 / sq mi · composite 76.8
6
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi · 244 places in category · 29 ranked
4.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.26 · 3.01 / sq mi · composite 83.9
7
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi · 285 places in category · 29 ranked
3.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.96 · 1.86 / sq mi · composite 78.6
8
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi · 243 places in category · 29 ranked
3.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.81 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 73.2
9
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi · 177 places in category · 29 ranked
3.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.12 · 1.84 / sq mi · composite 73.2
10
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi · 232 places in category · 29 ranked
2.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.62 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 60.8

All 29 cities of this size, ranked →

1,000,000+ residents 9 ranked

1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi · 498 places in category · 9 ranked
3.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.15 · 3.71 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi · 343 places in category · 9 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 1.51 / sq mi · composite 81.3
3
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi · 900 places in category · 9 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 3.00 / sq mi · composite 81.3
4
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi · 245 places in category · 9 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 56.3
5
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi · 160 places in category · 9 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.97 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 43.8
6
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi · 101 places in category · 9 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 31.3
7
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi · 111 places in category · 9 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 18.8
8
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi · 241 places in category · 9 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 37.5
9
San Diego, CA
1,389,526 residents · 326.0 sq mi · 71 places in category · 9 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 0

Below the ranking floor 214 cities

Cities with 1 to 4 listings in this category, by count. Too few to rate fairly, so they are listed, not ranked. Click a city to see the listings in the explorer.