179 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 179 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 20 ranked
1
Southbridge Town, MA
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 20 ranked
4.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.69 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 79
2
Glens Falls, NY
14,609 residents · 3.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 20 ranked
4.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.85 · 2.60 / sq mi · composite 100
3
Oskaloosa, IA
11,504 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
3.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.08 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 84.2
4
Poplar Bluff, MO
16,254 residents · 13.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 20 ranked
3.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.92 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 60.6
5
Winchester, MA
23,406 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 20 ranked
3.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.27 · 1.66 / sq mi · composite 68.5
6
Loudonville, NY
10,527 residents · 5.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 20 ranked
2.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.70 · 1.21 / sq mi · composite 84.2
7
Natchez, MS
14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 20 ranked
2.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.93 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 47.4
8
Morganton, NC
17,646 residents · 19.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 20 ranked
2.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.53 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 34.2
9
Minden, LA
11,455 residents · 15.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 20 ranked
2.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.24 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 44.7
10
Ruston, LA
22,284 residents · 21.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 20 ranked
2.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.04 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 31.6
All 20 cities of this size, ranked →
25,000-49,999 residents 28 ranked
1
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 28 ranked
2.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.32 · 1.62 / sq mi · composite 98.2
2
Kalispell, MT
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 28 ranked
2.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.51 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 87.1
3
University Park, TX
25,155 residents · 3.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
2.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.58 · 2.44 / sq mi · composite 98.2
4
Hot Springs, AR
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 28 ranked
2.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.90 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 70.4
5
Lewiston, ID
34,651 residents · 17.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.60 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 76
6
Sanford, NC
31,478 residents · 33.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.22 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 55.6
7
Burlington, VT
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.01 · 0.87 / sq mi · composite 74.1
8
Troy, OH
26,842 residents · 12.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.24 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 72.3
9
Neenah, WI
27,336 residents · 9.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 74.1
10
Meridian, MS
34,137 residents · 53.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.05 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 38.9
All 28 cities of this size, ranked →
50,000-99,999 residents 33 ranked
1
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
43 places in category
· 33 ranked
4.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.83 · 2.41 / sq mi · composite 98.5
2
Waltham, MA
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 33 ranked
2.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.93 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 95.4
3
Muncie, IN
64,751 residents · 27.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.85 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 81.3
4
Taunton, MA
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 68.8
5
Chapel Hill, NC
61,607 residents · 21.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.62 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 79.7
6
Somerville, MA
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 2.91 / sq mi · composite 92.2
7
Evanston, IL
76,340 residents · 7.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.44 · 1.41 / sq mi · composite 82.8
8
Gary, IN
68,113 residents · 49.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.47 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 61
9
Portland, ME
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.45 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 76.6
10
Asheville, NC
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 33 ranked
1.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.38 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 65.7
All 33 cities of this size, ranked →
100,000-249,999 residents 47 ranked
1
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
49 places in category
· 47 ranked
2.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.37 · 1.31 / sq mi · composite 98.9
2
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
48 places in category
· 47 ranked
2.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 84.8
3
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 47 ranked
2.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 4.38 / sq mi · composite 97.9
4
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 47 ranked
1.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.18 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 81.6
5
Quincy, MA
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 47 ranked
1.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 1.15 / sq mi · composite 93.5
6
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
39 places in category
· 47 ranked
1.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.70 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 85.9
7
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 47 ranked
1.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.40 · 0.98 / sq mi · composite 90.3
8
Pasadena, CA
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 47 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 85.9
9
Arlington, VA
236,254 residents · 26.0 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 47 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.85 / sq mi · composite 86.9
10
Boise City, ID
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 47 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 72.8
All 47 cities of this size, ranked →
250,000-499,999 residents 22 ranked
1
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 92.9
2
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 95.2
3
Raleigh, NC
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 76.2
4
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 95.3
5
Greensboro, NC
301,198 residents · 134.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 73.8
6
Reno, NV
273,212 residents · 109.3 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 71.5
7
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 40.5
8
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 52.4
9
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 71.5
10
Winston-Salem, NC
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 22 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 38.1
All 22 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 21 ranked
1
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
83 places in category
· 21 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.29 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 97.5
2
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
68 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.00 · 1.11 / sq mi · composite 97.5
3
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 87.5
4
Memphis, TN
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
36 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 72.5
5
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
33 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 65
6
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 75
7
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 77.5
8
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 55
9
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 47.5
10
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 21 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 67.5
All 21 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 8 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
78 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
55 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 78.6
3
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 57.2
4
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 57.1
5
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
44 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 64.3
6
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 21.5
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
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.02 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 14.3
Below the ranking floor 791 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.
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