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 280 of the 280 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
59 places in category
· 61 ranked
2.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.90 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 89.2
2
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
31 places in category
· 61 ranked
2.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.61 · 4.85 / sq mi · composite 99.2
3
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
51 places in category
· 61 ranked
2.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 1.37 / sq mi · composite 95
4
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 61 ranked
2.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.48 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 85
5
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 61 ranked
2.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.31 · 1.61 / sq mi · composite 95.8
6
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
44 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.92 · 0.73 / sq mi · composite 88.4
7
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 1.15 / sq mi · composite 91.7
8
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 1.05 / sq mi · composite 90
9
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.72 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 75.9
10
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 1.02 / sq mi · composite 87.5
11
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.36 · 1.41 / sq mi · composite 90
12
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.30 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 67.5
13
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.22 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 74.2
14
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 70
15
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.16 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 80.8
16
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 61 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 70.9
17
Arlington, VA CDP
236,254 residents · 26.0 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.92 / sq mi · composite 80
18
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 65.8
19
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 75
20
Evansville, IN city
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 65
21
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 45.9
22
Wilmington, NC city
120,805 residents · 51.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 60.9
23
Bridgeport, CT city
149,153 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.80 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 75
24
New Bedford, MA city
100,998 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 67.5
25
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.80 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 66.7
26
Lowell, MA city
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.66 / sq mi · composite 70
27
Savannah, GA city
147,898 residents · 109.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 45
28
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 48.4
29
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 61.7
30
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 26.7
31
High Point, NC city
116,245 residents · 57.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 47.5
32
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 37.5
33
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 28.4
34
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 31.7
35
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 49.2
36
Tallahassee, FL city
201,875 residents · 102.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 38.4
37
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 23.4
38
Waterbury, CT city
114,869 residents · 28.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 49.2
39
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 38.4
40
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 29.2
41
Bend, OR city
103,390 residents · 35.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 40.8
42
Tyler, TX city
109,215 residents · 57.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 30
43
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 15.8
44
Tuscaloosa, AL city
111,038 residents · 63.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 25
45
Stamford, CT city
137,144 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 39.2
46
West Palm Beach, FL city
122,290 residents · 53.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 26.7
47
Lafayette, LA city
121,715 residents · 56.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 26.7
48
Lakeland, FL city
119,961 residents · 66.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 20.9
49
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 20.9
50
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 9.2
51
Columbia, MO city
128,548 residents · 67.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 15.9
52
Alexandria, VA city
156,976 residents · 14.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 45.9
53
Fayetteville, NC city
210,815 residents · 148.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 10.8
54
Akron, OH city
189,247 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 24.2
55
Springfield, MO city
169,954 residents · 83.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 11.7
56
Norfolk, VA city
233,596 residents · 53.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 29.2
57
Eugene, OR city
179,591 residents · 44.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 24.2
58
Salem, OR city
178,865 residents · 49.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 22.5
59
Tacoma, WA city
222,758 residents · 49.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 25
60
Clarksville, TN city
176,456 residents · 100.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 3.4
61
Baton Rouge, LA city
222,771 residents · 86.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 61 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 5.9