35 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 35 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 1 ranked
1
Lancaster, PA
57,719 residents · 7.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 1 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite –
Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
100,000-249,999 residents 9 ranked
1
Berkeley, CA
120,257 residents · 10.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 93.8
2
Evansville, IN
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 81.3
3
Birmingham, AL
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 43.8
4
Des Moines, IA
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 43.8
5
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Norfolk, VA
233,596 residents · 53.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 25
7
Shreveport, LA
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 18.8
8
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 56.3
9
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 37.5
250,000-499,999 residents 8 ranked
1
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 100
2
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 85.7
3
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 71.4
4
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 42.9
5
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 21.5
6
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 35.8
7
Oakland, CA
439,418 residents · 56.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 35.7
8
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 7.2
500,000-999,999 residents 12 ranked
1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 72.7
3
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 81.8
4
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 59.1
5
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 59.1
6
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 40.9
7
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 63.7
8
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 31.9
10
Memphis, TN
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 31.9
All 12 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 5 ranked
1
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
80 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 25
5
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 0
Below the ranking floor 331 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.
Bloomington, IN 4 Dubuque, IA 4 El Paso, TX 4 Elkhart, IN 4 Hartford, CT 4 Jersey City, NJ 4 Little Rock, AR 4 Lynchburg, VA 4 Owensboro, KY 4 Rochester, NY 4 San Juan, PR 4 Wilmington, DE 4 Winston-Salem, NC 4 Albany, NY 3 Arecibo, PR 3 Auburn, CA 3 Baton Rouge, LA 3 Dayton, OH 3 Fairmont, WV 3 Fresno, CA 3 Huntington, WV 3 Jacksonville, FL 3 Lexington-Fayette, KY 3 Madison, WI 3 Milwaukee, WI 3 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3 New Orleans, LA 3 Newport, RI 3 Pampa, TX 3 Pasadena, CA 3 Sacramento, CA 3 San Antonio, TX 3 St. Petersburg, FL 3 Syracuse, NY 3 Yauco, PR 3 Youngstown, OH 3 Alexandria, LA 2 Allentown, PA 2 Altoona, PA 2 Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 2 Austin, TX 2 Bellingham, WA 2 Biloxi, MS 2 Bristol, TN 2 Brookhaven, MS 2 Burlington, VT 2 Carrollton, GA 2 Chattanooga, TN 2 Columbus, OH 2 Decatur, GA 2 Douglas, AZ 2 Eau Claire, WI 2 Fergus Falls, MN 2 Grand Forks, ND 2 Green Bay, WI 2 Greenville, SC 2 Greenwich, CT 2 Iowa City, IA 2 Ithaca, NY 2 Jackson, MS 2 and 271 more
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
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.