66 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 1 of the 66 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 11 ranked
1
Natchez, MS city
14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 11 ranked
8.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 12.68 · 1.14 / sq mi · composite 90
2
Worthington, OH city
14,938 residents · 5.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 11 ranked
4.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.69 · 1.83 / sq mi · composite 95
3
Bardstown, KY city
13,804 residents · 12.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 11 ranked
4.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.52 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 70
4
Portsmouth, NH city
22,545 residents · 15.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 11 ranked
4.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.32 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 70
5
Southbridge Town, MA city
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 11 ranked
3.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.02 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 40
6
Middletown, DE town
24,661 residents · 13.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.24 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 45
7
Winchester, MA CDP
23,406 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.99 · 1.16 / sq mi · composite 65
8
Brunswick, ME CDP
17,652 residents · 19.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.83 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 20
9
Portsmouth, OH city
17,728 residents · 10.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.82 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 25
10
Newburyport, MA city
18,652 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.68 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 30
25,000-49,999 residents 18 ranked
1
Wakefield, MA CDP
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 18 ranked
5.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.84 · 2.57 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Reading, MA CDP
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 18 ranked
5.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.64 · 1.70 / sq mi · composite 88.3
3
Barnstable Town, MA city
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 18 ranked
4.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.84 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 70.6
4
Salem, MA city
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 18 ranked
3.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.02 · 2.17 / sq mi · composite 88.3
5
New Bern, NC city
32,734 residents · 28.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 18 ranked
3.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.67 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 67.7
6
Frankfort, KY city
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
2.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.81 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 73.6
7
Petersburg, VA city
33,537 residents · 22.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
2.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.39 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 53
8
Arlington, MA CDP
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 18 ranked
1.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 1.75 / sq mi · composite 73.5
9
Milton, MA CDP
28,587 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 50
10
Richmond, KY city
37,111 residents · 22.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 18 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.62 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 38.3
50,000-99,999 residents 15 ranked
1
Waltham, MA city
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 15 ranked
2.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.93 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Taunton, MA city
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.82 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Portland, ME city
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.60 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Newton, MA city
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 82.2
5
Lynchburg, VA city
79,497 residents · 48.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Franklin, TN city
87,133 residents · 44.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 39.3
7
Wake Forest, NC town
52,844 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 64.3
8
Warwick, RI city
83,175 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 35.7
9
58,137 residents · 21.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 50
10
Medford, MA city
59,354 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 60.8
100,000-249,999 residents 11 ranked
1
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 11 ranked
2.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.69 · 5.00 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 85
3
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 65
4
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 80
5
Charleston, SC city
154,338 residents · 115.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 40
7
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.52 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 55
8
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.47 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 25
9
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 10
10
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 11 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 40
250,000-499,999 residents 2 ranked
1
Lexington-Fayette, KY urban county
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
38 places in category
· 2 ranked
1.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Cincinnati, OH city
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 2 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
500,000-999,999 residents 7 ranked
1
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
34 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 83.3
3
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 66.7
4
631,818 residents · 262.8 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
5
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 25
6
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 25
7
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0
1,000,000+ residents 2 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA city
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 2 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 100
2
New York, NY city
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 2 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
Below the ranking floor 356 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.
- Alexandria, VA 4
- Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), GA 4
- Beaufort, SC 4
- Beverly, MA 4
- Canandaigua, NY 4
- Concord, NH 4
- Danville, KY 4
- Dover, NH 4
- Erie, PA 4
- Knoxville, TN 4
- Lexington, MA 4
- Marietta, OH 4
- Martinsburg, WV 4
- Mechanicsville, VA 4
- Methuen, MA 4
- Morganton, NC 4
- Needham, MA 4
- New Albany, IN 4
- New Brunswick, NJ 4
- Norfolk, VA 4
- Oswego, NY 4
- Peabody, MA 4
- Raleigh, NC 4
- Saco, ME 4
- Salisbury, NC 4
- St. Louis, MO 4
- Syracuse, NY 4
- Utica, NY 4
- Waynesboro, VA 4
- West Chester, PA 4
- Wilmington, DE 4
- Albany, NY 3
- Athens, AL 3
- Bangor, ME 3
- Bethlehem, PA 3
- Bloomington, IN 3
- Bridgeport, CT 3
- Bridgeton, NJ 3
- Brookline, MA 3
- Charlotte, NC 3
- Columbus, MS 3
- Cranston, RI 3
- Culpeper, VA 3
- Cumberland, MD 3
- Danvers, MA 3
- Dayton, OH 3
- Dubuque, IA 3
- Edwardsville, IL 3
- Ellicott City, MD 3
- Florence, AL 3
- Fredericksburg, VA 3
- Gloucester, MA 3
- Hudson, OH 3
- Jeffersonville, IN 3
- Johnson City, TN 3
- Keene, NH 3
- Kingsport, TN 3
- Lebanon, OH 3
- Lincolnton, NC 3
- Lowell, MA 3
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