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 190 of the 190 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Newton, MA city
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.13 · 1.07 / sq mi · composite 98.7
2
Bozeman, MT city
56,114 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.14 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 98.7
3
Casa Grande, AZ city
60,905 residents · 114.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.81 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 51.3
4
Gary, IN city
68,113 residents · 49.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.61 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 75.7
5
Missoula, MT city
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.44 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 87.2
6
Conway, AR city
67,642 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 70.5
7
Victoria, TX city
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 75.7
8
Asheville, NC city
94,535 residents · 45.5 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 78.2
9
Flagstaff, AZ city
76,445 residents · 66.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 57.7
10
Sandy, UT city
94,291 residents · 24.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 82.1
11
Iowa City, IA city
75,752 residents · 25.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 82.1
12
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 66.7
13
Hilo, HI CDP
50,404 residents · 53.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 44.9
14
Medford, OR city
86,315 residents · 28.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.04 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 73.1
15
Muncie, IN city
64,751 residents · 27.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 69.3
16
Manhattan, KS city
54,239 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 74.4
17
Lafayette, IN city
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.98 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 60.3
18
Corvallis, OR city
59,960 residents · 14.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.00 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 75.7
19
64,538 residents · 53.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 34.6
20
Twin Falls, ID city
54,164 residents · 19.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 61.6
21
Pocatello, ID city
57,635 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 37.2
22
Decatur, AL city
57,361 residents · 54.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 26.9
23
Gulfport, MS city
73,003 residents · 55.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 25.7
24
Hammond, IN city
76,768 residents · 22.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 59
25
Great Falls, MT city
60,329 residents · 23.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 50
26
Lawrence, KS city
96,051 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 38.5
27
Yakima, WA city
96,961 residents · 28.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 50
28
Cranston, RI city
83,250 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 38.5
29
Palo Alto, CA city
67,237 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 41.1
30
Waukesha, WI city
71,233 residents · 25.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 32.1
31
Eau Claire, WI city
70,322 residents · 34.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 28.2
32
Franklin, TN city
87,133 residents · 44.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 21.8
33
Bismarck, ND city
75,556 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 20.5
34
Bowling Green, KY city
75,388 residents · 42.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 19.2
35
Bloomington, IN city
80,049 residents · 23.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 32.1
36
Daytona Beach, FL city
78,992 residents · 67.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 6.4
37
Ogden, UT city
87,413 residents · 27.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 23.1
38
Bellingham, WA city
93,438 residents · 28.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 20.5
39
Roanoke, VA city
98,355 residents · 42.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 10.3
40
Fayetteville, AR city
99,319 residents · 54.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 40 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 1.3