35 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 0 of the 35 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
25,000-49,999 residents 1 ranked
1
Texarkana, AR
29,177 residents · 42.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 1 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.06 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite –
Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
50,000-99,999 residents 4 ranked
1
Grand Forks, ND
59,042 residents · 29.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 4 ranked
1.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Casa Grande, AZ
60,905 residents · 114.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 33.4
3
Cheyenne, WY
65,239 residents · 39.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Asheville, NC
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 16.7
Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
100,000-249,999 residents 10 ranked
1
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.91 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 88.9
2
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 72.3
3
Des Moines, IA
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 72.3
4
Spokane, WA
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 77.8
5
Columbia, SC
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 33.4
6
Springfield, MO
169,954 residents · 83.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 44.4
7
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 27.8
8
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 61.1
9
Sioux Falls, SD
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 22.2
10
Birmingham, AL
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0
250,000-499,999 residents 6 ranked
1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 80
3
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 40
4
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 40
5
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 40
6
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 0
500,000-999,999 residents 11 ranked
1
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 80
3
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 85
4
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 50
5
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 50
7
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 50
8
Fort Worth, TX
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 20
9
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 50
10
Columbus, OH
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 10
All 11 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 3 ranked
1
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 50
2
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 25
Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
Below the ranking floor 336 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.
Austin, TX 4 Grand Rapids, MI 4 Houston, TX 4 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 4 Joplin, MO 4 Lincoln, NE 4 Los Angeles, CA 4 Louisville, CO 4 Milwaukee, WI 4 Pittsburgh, PA 4 Roanoke, VA 4 San Antonio, TX 4 St. Paul, MN 4 Tacoma, WA 4 Utica, NY 4 Albemarle, NC 3 Bloomington, IN 3 Burlington, VT 3 Cape Girardeau, MO 3 Casper, WY 3 Council Bluffs, IA 3 Dayton, OH 3 Durham, NC 3 Eau Claire, WI 3 Fargo, ND 3 Fort Wayne, IN 3 Galveston, TX 3 Hot Springs, AR 3 Madison, WI 3 Manhattan, KS 3 Mason City, IA 3 Minneapolis, MN 3 Mobile, AL 3 Norfolk, VA 3 Oakland, CA 3 Ogden, UT 3 Oklahoma City, OK 3 Richmond, VA 3 Springfield, MA 3 Terre Haute, IN 3 Toledo, OH 3 Wilmington, DE 3 Winston-Salem, NC 3 Yuma, AZ 3 Akron, OH 2 Ashland, OR 2 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 2 Bellingham, WA 2 Benton, AR 2 Boise City, ID 2 Boston, MA 2 Bowling Green, KY 2 Buffalo, NY 2 Clovis, NM 2 Columbus, GA 2 Concord, NC 2 Danville, IL 2 Dubuque, IA 2 El Dorado, AR 2 Eugene, OR 2 and 276 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.