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
Kalispell, MT city
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 53 ranked
3.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.26 · 1.14 / sq mi · composite 95.2
2
Wakefield, MA CDP
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 53 ranked
3.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.04 · 1.89 / sq mi · composite 97.2
3
New London, CT city
27,625 residents · 5.6 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 53 ranked
3.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.34 · 2.14 / sq mi · composite 97.2
4
Burlington, VT city
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 53 ranked
3.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.81 · 1.65 / sq mi · composite 94.2
5
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.43 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 70.2
6
University Park, TX city
25,155 residents · 3.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.58 · 2.44 / sq mi · composite 96.2
7
Charleston, WV city
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.74 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 72.1
8
Starkville, MS city
25,721 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.11 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 63.5
9
Lewiston, ID city
34,651 residents · 17.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.89 · 0.57 / sq mi · composite 76.9
10
Milton, MA CDP
28,587 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
2.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.80 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 76.9
11
Florence, AL city
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.40 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 68.3
12
Amherst Town, MA city
38,182 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 60.6
13
Meridian, MS city
34,137 residents · 53.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.34 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 45.2
14
Charlottesville, VA city
45,437 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.20 · 0.98 / sq mi · composite 74.1
15
Covington, KY city
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 67.3
16
Morgantown, WV city
30,236 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.32 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 75
17
Salisbury, NC city
35,825 residents · 23.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.23 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 57.7
18
Sanford, NC city
31,478 residents · 33.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.22 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 48.1
19
Tupelo, MS city
37,791 residents · 64.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.12 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 33.7
20
Forest Grove, OR city
26,529 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.26 · 1.00 / sq mi · composite 79.8
21
Maryville, TN city
32,392 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.16 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 59.6
22
Salem, MA city
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.01 · 1.09 / sq mi · composite 70.2
23
Troy, OH city
26,842 residents · 12.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.24 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 67.4
24
Neenah, WI city
27,336 residents · 9.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 67.4
25
Kingman, AZ city
34,375 residents · 37.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.04 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 37.5
26
Russellville, AR city
29,162 residents · 29.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 40.4
27
Biloxi, MS city
48,861 residents · 42.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.84 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 34.6
28
Hickory, NC city
44,258 residents · 33.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.81 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 36.6
29
44,497 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.80 · 0.99 / sq mi · composite 61.6
30
30,984 residents · 18.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 45.2
31
Poughkeepsie, NY city
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 1.17 / sq mi · composite 68.3
32
Elmira, NY city
26,257 residents · 7.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.90 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 62.5
33
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.90 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 50
34
Danville, VA city
42,214 residents · 42.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.66 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 24.1
35
Frankfort, KY city
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 40.4
36
Alexandria, LA city
44,060 residents · 28.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.59 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 31.7
37
Texarkana, AR city
29,177 residents · 42.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.71 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 20.2
38
30,756 residents · 17.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.63 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 33.7
39
East Providence, RI city
47,281 residents · 13.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 44.3
40
Aiken, SC city
32,521 residents · 22.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 28.9
41
Elizabethtown, KY city
32,576 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.53 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 22.1
42
Barnstable Town, MA city
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 12.5
43
Jefferson City, MO city
42,488 residents · 36.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 18.3
44
Saginaw, MI city
43,536 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.38 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 32.7
45
Concord, NH city
44,375 residents · 63.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 8.7
46
Huntington, WV city
45,787 residents · 16.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 31.7
47
Leavenworth, KS city
37,195 residents · 24.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.34 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 18.3
48
Prescott, AZ city
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 8.7
49
Middletown, CT city
47,958 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 53 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.25 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 9.6
50
Hagerstown, MD city
43,665 residents · 13.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 31.8
51
York, PA city
44,938 residents · 5.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.94 / sq mi · composite 41.3
52
Arlington, MA CDP
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.97 / sq mi · composite 41.4
53
Hattiesburg, MS city
48,619 residents · 53.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 53 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 0