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239 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, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.
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 50 states and the District of Columbia so far, so 239 of the 239 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 33 ranked
1
Las Vegas, NM
13,000 residents · 8.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 33 ranked
6.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.00 · 1.51 / sq mi · composite 93.8
2
Canal Winchester, OH
10,170 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 33 ranked
6.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.82 · 1.35 / sq mi · composite 93.8
3
Jerome, ID
12,930 residents · 5.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.41 · 1.24 / sq mi · composite 87.6
4
Thomasville, GA
18,666 residents · 15.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.82 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 70.4
5
Batesville, AR
11,445 residents · 11.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.24 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 68.8
6
Ashland, OR
21,259 residents · 6.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.23 · 1.35 / sq mi · composite 76.6
7
Monroe, GA
15,648 residents · 15.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.47 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 54.7
8
Spearfish, SD
12,930 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 33 ranked
2.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.64 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Maywood, IL
23,201 residents · 2.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
2.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.88 · 3.31 / sq mi · composite 79.7
10
Searcy, AR
23,340 residents · 18.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
2.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.86 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 46.9
All 33 cities of this size, ranked →
25,000-49,999 residents 42 ranked
1
Mason City, IA
27,050 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 42 ranked
5.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.76 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 91.5
2
Kalispell, MT
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.91 · 1.06 / sq mi · composite 97.6
3
Kingman, AZ
34,375 residents · 37.5 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.36 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 80.5
4
Lufkin, TX
34,251 residents · 34.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
3.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.80 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 78.1
5
Hot Springs, AR
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.43 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 72
6
Pine Bluff, AR
39,743 residents · 44.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.27 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 65.9
7
Highland Park, IL
30,398 residents · 12.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.29 · 0.82 / sq mi · composite 89
8
Prescott, AZ
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.95 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 62.2
9
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.24 · 1.22 / sq mi · composite 91.5
10
Florence, AL
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 42 ranked
2.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.88 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 74.4
All 42 cities of this size, ranked →
50,000-99,999 residents 54 ranked
1
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.25 · 1.12 / sq mi · composite 97.2
2
Bozeman, MT
56,114 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.32 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 96.3
3
Ogden, UT
87,413 residents · 27.5 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 95.3
4
Conway, AR
67,642 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.77 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 74.6
5
Casa Grande, AZ
60,905 residents · 114.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.81 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50.9
6
Gary, IN
68,113 residents · 49.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.76 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 71.7
7
Missoula, MT
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.70 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 85.9
8
Oak Park, IL
53,292 residents · 4.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.69 · 1.91 / sq mi · composite 93.4
9
Iowa City, IA
75,752 residents · 25.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.58 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 84.9
10
Evanston, IL
76,340 residents · 7.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 54 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.57 · 1.54 / sq mi · composite 90.6
All 54 cities of this size, ranked →
100,000-249,999 residents 51 ranked
1
Pasadena, CA
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
54 places in category
· 51 ranked
3.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.94 · 2.35 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
63 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.10 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 96
3
Birmingham, AL
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.02 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 85
4
Abilene, TX
128,053 residents · 106.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.80 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 80
5
Syracuse, NY
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.78 · 1.04 / sq mi · composite 95
6
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
36 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.73 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 87
7
Evansville, IN
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.29 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 84
8
Spokane, WA
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.04 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 84
9
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.09 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 71
10
Bend, OR
103,390 residents · 35.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 79
All 51 cities of this size, ranked →
250,000-499,999 residents 26 ranked
1
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 98
2
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 98
3
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 88
4
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 78
5
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 68
6
Winston-Salem, NC
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 62
7
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 84
8
Durham, NC
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 58
9
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 44
10
Glendale, AZ
252,833 residents · 67.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 26 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 72
All 26 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 25 ranked
1
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
103 places in category
· 25 ranked
1.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.61 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 95.8
3
Memphis, TN
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 75
4
Tucson, AZ
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 70.9
5
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 66.7
6
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 83.4
7
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 77.1
8
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 81.3
9
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 45.9
10
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 25 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 45.9
All 25 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 8 ranked
1
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
38 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 85.7
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
46 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 92.9
3
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 57.2
4
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 35.7
5
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 35.8
6
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 42.9
7
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 7.2
8
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 42.9
Below the ranking floor 736 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 2026-10-15.
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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