252 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 249 of the 252 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 28 ranked
1
El Dorado, AR city
17,115 residents · 16.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 28 ranked
4.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.01 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 79.7
2
Bastrop, TX city
11,156 residents · 9.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
4.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.07 · 0.91 / sq mi · composite 92.6
3
Newberry, SC city
10,790 residents · 9.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
4.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.41 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 87.1
4
Centerville, UT city
16,679 residents · 5.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.00 · 1.69 / sq mi · composite 92.6
5
Vermillion, SD city
11,878 residents · 4.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.74 · 1.67 / sq mi · composite 92.6
6
Greenwood, MS city
14,086 residents · 12.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.68 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 66.7
7
Thomasville, GA city
18,666 residents · 15.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.82 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 63
8
Camden, AR city
10,307 residents · 16.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.82 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 53.7
9
Waynesville, NC town
10,502 residents · 9.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.71 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 70.4
10
Danville, KY city
17,327 residents · 18.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
3.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.62 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 53.7
25,000-49,999 residents 46 ranked
1
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.48 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 87.8
2
Ottumwa, IA city
25,430 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.33 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 93.4
3
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.17 · 0.81 / sq mi · composite 94.4
4
Morgantown, WV city
30,236 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.97 · 1.18 / sq mi · composite 96.7
5
Charleston, WV city
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.95 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 80
6
Parkersburg, WV city
29,240 residents · 11.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.08 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 91.1
7
Paducah, KY city
26,845 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.98 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 80
8
Prescott, AZ city
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.11 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 57.8
9
Spartanburg, SC city
38,910 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 75.6
10
Niagara Falls, NY city
47,987 residents · 14.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 81.2
50,000-99,999 residents 52 ranked
1
Victoria, TX city
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.74 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 93.2
2
Youngstown, OH city
59,331 residents · 33.9 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.70 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 91.2
3
Camden, NJ city
71,496 residents · 8.9 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.52 · 2.02 / sq mi · composite 98.1
4
Terre Haute, IN city
58,427 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 82.4
5
Valdosta, GA city
55,252 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.81 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 80.4
6
Oshkosh, WI city
66,729 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 83.3
7
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.69 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 81.4
8
Missoula, MT city
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.57 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 80.4
9
Wilmington, DE city
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 0.92 / sq mi · composite 90.2
10
Grand Forks, ND city
59,042 residents · 29.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 74.6
100,000-249,999 residents 65 ranked
1
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
42 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 88.3
2
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.07 · 1.00 / sq mi · composite 97.7
3
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 84.4
4
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.82 · 1.26 / sq mi · composite 96.9
5
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.68 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 83.6
6
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 87.5
7
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 85.2
8
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.43 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 78.9
9
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 89.9
10
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 65 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 73.5
250,000-499,999 residents 29 ranked
1
St. Louis, MO city
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
52 places in category
· 29 ranked
1.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.80 · 0.84 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cleveland, OH city
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
46 places in category
· 29 ranked
1.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 94.7
3
Pittsburgh, PA city
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 29 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 94.7
4
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 85.7
5
Buffalo, NY city
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.65 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 87.5
6
Madison, WI city
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 71.4
7
Minneapolis, MN city
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 76.8
8
Lincoln, NE city
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 67.9
9
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 53.6
10
Wichita, KS city
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 29 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 55.4
500,000-999,999 residents 23 ranked
1
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
90 places in category
· 23 ranked
1.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.32 · 1.47 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 93.2
3
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
38 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 81.8
4
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
49 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 1.01 / sq mi · composite 91
5
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 65.9
6
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 79.6
7
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
45 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 63.6
8
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 65.9
9
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 52.3
10
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 23 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 61.4
1,000,000+ residents 9 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA city
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
53 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL city
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
49 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 81.3
3
New York, NY city
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
96 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 81.3
4
Phoenix, AZ city
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 56.3
5
San Antonio, TX city
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 43.8
6
Houston, TX city
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 31.3
7
San Diego, CA city
1,389,526 residents · 326.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 18.8
8
Dallas, TX city
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 0
9
Los Angeles, CA city
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 37.5
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- Alameda, CA 4
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- Bainbridge, GA 4
- Bedford, IN 4
- Binghamton, NY 4
- Bremerton, WA 4
- Brenham, TX 4
- Brownsville, TX 4
- Caldwell, ID 4
- Carson City, NV 4
- Chapel Hill, NC 4
- Charlottesville, VA 4
- Chicopee, MA 4
- Dalton, GA 4
- Danville, IL 4
- Daytona Beach, FL 4
- Dothan, AL 4
- Dublin, GA 4
- El Paso, TX 4
- Elkhart, IN 4
- Enid, OK 4
- Eureka, CA 4
- Fairmont, WV 4
- Fitchburg, MA 4
- Franklin, TN 4
- Gaffney, SC 4
- Galveston, TX 4
- Gastonia, NC 4
- Glens Falls, NY 4
- Grand Rapids, MI 4
- Greenville, MS 4
- Hammond, IN 4
- Haverhill, MA 4
- Hernando, MS 4
- Hickory, NC 4
- Ironton, OH 4
- Jackson, TN 4
- Kinston, NC 4
- La Porte, IN 4
- Lafayette, IN 4
- Lawton, OK 4
- Lenoir, NC 4
- Lincolnton, NC 4
- Lufkin, TX 4
- Marietta, GA 4
- Marshfield, WI 4
- Martinsburg, WV 4
- Maryville, TN 4
- Mitchell, SD 4
- Moscow, ID 4
- Murray, KY 4
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