189 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 8 of the 189 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 14 ranked
1
Bastrop, TX
11,156 residents · 9.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 14 ranked
3.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.07 · 0.91 / sq mi · composite 96.2
2
Vermillion, SD
11,878 residents · 4.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.89 · 1.46 / sq mi · composite 96.2
3
El Dorado, AR
17,115 residents · 16.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.67 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 61.5
4
Waynesville, NC
10,502 residents · 9.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.71 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 76.9
5
Newberry, SC
10,790 residents · 9.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.56 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 69.2
6
Hendersonville, NC
15,408 residents · 8.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.54 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 73.1
7
Anniston, AL
21,271 residents · 45.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.76 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 34.6
8
Danville, KY
17,327 residents · 18.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 14 ranked
2.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.46 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 34.7
9
Pierre, SD
13,948 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 14 ranked
1.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.58 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 46.2
10
Ennis, TX
22,588 residents · 32.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 14 ranked
1.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.66 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 27
All 14 cities of this size, ranked →
25,000-49,999 residents 26 ranked
1
Hot Springs, AR
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 26 ranked
2.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.16 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 74
2
Morgantown, WV
30,236 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 26 ranked
2.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.31 · 0.98 / sq mi · composite 98
3
Paducah, KY
26,845 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.98 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 86
4
Parkersburg, WV
29,240 residents · 11.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.74 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 90
5
Charleston, WV
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.32 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 72
6
Ottumwa, IA
25,430 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 76
7
Wheeling, WV
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.28 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 82
8
Ithaca, NY
32,814 residents · 5.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.83 · 1.11 / sq mi · composite 86
9
Prescott, AZ
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 40
10
Spartanburg, SC
38,910 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 26 ranked
1.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 56
All 26 cities of this size, ranked →
50,000-99,999 residents 41 ranked
1
Victoria, TX
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 41 ranked
2.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.74 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 95
2
Youngstown, OH
59,331 residents · 33.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 41 ranked
1.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 87.5
3
Camden, NJ
71,496 residents · 8.9 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 41 ranked
1.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.96 · 1.57 / sq mi · composite 97.5
4
Terre Haute, IN
58,427 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 41 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 82.5
5
Oshkosh, WI
66,729 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 80
6
San Angelo, TX
99,674 residents · 60.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 65
7
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.73 / sq mi · composite 91.3
8
St. Joseph, MO
71,236 residents · 44.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 66.3
9
Valdosta, GA
55,252 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.09 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 60
10
Conway, AR
67,642 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 41 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 55
All 41 cities of this size, ranked →
100,000-249,999 residents 50 ranked
1
Springfield, MA
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.87 · 0.91 / sq mi · composite 99
2
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.68 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 87.8
3
South Bend, IN
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 90.8
4
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.52 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 84.7
5
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 77.6
6
Abilene, TX
128,053 residents · 106.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 74.5
7
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 50 ranked
1.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.16 · 0.80 / sq mi · composite 92.9
8
Ponce, PR
107,805 residents · 28.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 50 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 86.8
9
Berkeley, CA
120,257 residents · 10.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 50 ranked
0.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 91.9
10
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 50 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 86.7
All 50 cities of this size, ranked →
250,000-499,999 residents 28 ranked
1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
49 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.70 · 0.79 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 96.3
3
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 92.6
4
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 81.5
5
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 87.1
6
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 72.3
7
Lincoln, NE
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 66.7
8
Winston-Salem, NC
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 55.6
9
Raleigh, NC
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 57.4
10
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 55.6
All 28 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 21 ranked
1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
63 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 1.03 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 70
3
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.53 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 92.5
4
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
45 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 67.5
5
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 72.5
6
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 80
7
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 67.5
8
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 52.5
9
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 60
10
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 55
All 21 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 9 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
42 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
45 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 81.3
3
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 68.8
4
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
64 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 75
5
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 25
7
San Diego, CA
1,389,526 residents · 326.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 25
8
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 6.3
9
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 9 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 18.8
Below the ranking floor 790 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.
Akron, OH 4 Alexandria, LA 4 Alton, IL 4 Ames, IA 4 Atchison, KS 4 Aurora, IL 4 Bedford, IN 4 Bellingham, WA 4 Bremerton, WA 4 Brownsville, TX 4 Colorado Springs, CO 4 Delaware, OH 4 Dubuque, IA 4 El Paso, TX 4 Elkhart, IN 4 Everett, WA 4 Fort Smith, AR 4 Franklin, TN 4 Gadsden, AL 4 Gaffney, SC 4 Gastonia, NC 4 Glens Falls, NY 4 Grand Rapids, MI 4 Greenville, SC 4 Greenwood, MS 4 Hammond, IN 4 Hickory, NC 4 Ironton, OH 4 Jacksonville, FL 4 Kenosha, WI 4 Kinston, NC 4 La Porte, IN 4 Lafayette, IN 4 Lawton, OK 4 Lenoir, NC 4 Lewiston, ME 4 Lincolnton, NC 4 Lufkin, TX 4 Lynchburg, VA 4 Macon-Bibb County, GA 4 Monroe, GA 4 Muskogee, OK 4 Nacogdoches, TX 4 Nampa, ID 4 New Bedford, MA 4 New Bern, NC 4 Newark, DE 4 Oregon City, OR 4 Palestine, TX 4 Peru, IN 4 Poughkeepsie, NY 4 Pueblo, CO 4 Rogers, AR 4 Sandusky, OH 4 Sheboygan, WI 4 Shelbyville, KY 4 Siloam Springs, AR 4 Sioux Falls, SD 4 Somerset, KY 4 Somerville, MA 4 and 730 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.