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Commercial Style 500,000-999,999 residents
Listings whose style is Commercial Style or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Style under Chicago School. Typical range 1880–1930. Also called Early Commercial, Commercial. Cities of 500,000-999,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.
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 72 of the 72 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
71 places in category
· 18 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 67.7
3
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 85.3
4
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 73.6
5
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 64.7
6
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 79.4
7
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 73.6
8
Oklahoma City, OK
697,125 residents · 607.0 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 41.2
9
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 55.9
10
Memphis, TN
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 38.3
11
Columbus, OH
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 38.3
12
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 53
13
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 55.9
14
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 38.3
15
Fort Worth, TX
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 14.7
16
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 11.8
17
Charlotte, NC
903,844 residents · 312.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 5.9
18
Jacksonville, FL
977,670 residents · 747.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 3
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 2026-10-15.
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.