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 187 of the 187 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
55 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.63 · 8.60 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 37 ranked
3.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.96 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 88.9
3
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi ·
37 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.82 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 75
4
127,345 residents · 116.4 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.73 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 72.3
5
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.40 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 79.2
6
Columbus, GA city
203,711 residents · 216.5 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 62.5
7
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 86.1
8
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.91 / sq mi · composite 88.9
9
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.21 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 83.4
10
Charleston, SC city
154,338 residents · 115.3 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 59.7
11
New Bedford, MA city
100,998 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.09 · 0.55 / sq mi · composite 72.2
12
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.07 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 48.6
13
Quincy, MA city
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.98 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 70.9
14
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.96 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 34.8
15
Lowell, MA city
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.81 / sq mi · composite 77.8
16
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.91 · 0.63 / sq mi · composite 70.8
17
Tuscaloosa, AL city
111,038 residents · 63.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 52.8
18
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 44.5
19
Providence, RI city
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.73 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 70.9
20
Bridgeport, CT city
149,153 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 62.5
21
Ann Arbor, MI city
122,036 residents · 28.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 52.8
22
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 26.4
23
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 52.8
24
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 34.7
25
Lafayette, LA city
121,715 residents · 56.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 36.1
26
Montgomery, AL city
197,494 residents · 159.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 22.3
27
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 13.9
28
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 25
29
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 40.3
30
Murfreesboro, TN city
161,445 residents · 64.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 23.7
31
Springfield, IL city
113,330 residents · 61.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 20.8
32
Fayetteville, NC city
210,815 residents · 148.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 11.1
33
Tallahassee, FL city
201,875 residents · 102.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 15.3
34
Rockford, IL city
147,521 residents · 65.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 12.5
35
Alexandria, VA city
156,976 residents · 14.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 33.4
36
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 26.4
37
Clarksville, TN city
176,456 residents · 100.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 1.4