47 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.
Coverage. Style comes from the National Register index, Wikidata and, where the nomination text has been read, from the text itself. Nominations have been read for Indiana only, so 2 of the 47 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
25,000-49,999 residents No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
50,000-99,999 residents 4 ranked
1
Asheville, NC
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.85 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 50
2
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.55 / sq mi · composite 66.7
3
Racine, WI
77,633 residents · 15.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 33.3
4
Miami Beach, FL
82,031 residents · 7.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 50
Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
100,000-249,999 residents 8 ranked
1
Birmingham, AL
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 57.2
2
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 78.6
3
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Evansville, IN
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 78.6
5
Jackson, MS
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 21.5
6
Des Moines, IA
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 28.6
7
Baton Rouge, LA
222,771 residents · 86.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 28.6
8
Spokane, WA
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 28.6
250,000-499,999 residents 13 ranked
1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 95.9
2
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 95.9
3
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 54.2
4
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 66.7
5
San Juan, PR
317,995 residents · 39.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 70.9
6
Lincoln, NE
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 45.8
7
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
8
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 29.2
9
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 20.8
10
Newark, NJ
310,178 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 13 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 54.2
All 13 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 16 ranked
1
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 93.4
2
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 96.7
3
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 90
4
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 53.4
5
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 53.3
6
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 53.4
7
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 60
8
Oklahoma City, OK
697,125 residents · 607.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 33.4
9
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 46.7
10
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 50
All 16 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 6 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
39 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 70
3
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
44 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 70
4
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 40
5
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 20
6
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0
Below the ranking floor 416 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.
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Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-05.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
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