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
Reading, MA CDP
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 46 ranked
4.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.25 · 1.60 / sq mi · composite 95.6
2
Barnstable Town, MA city
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 46 ranked
4.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.84 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 76.7
3
New London, CT city
27,625 residents · 5.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.71 · 2.32 / sq mi · composite 95.6
4
Wakefield, MA CDP
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.68 · 1.76 / sq mi · composite 93.3
5
Arlington, MA CDP
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.10 · 3.70 / sq mi · composite 95.6
6
Bangor, ME city
31,938 residents · 34.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.07 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 70
7
Poughkeepsie, NY city
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 46 ranked
3.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.75 · 2.33 / sq mi · composite 91.1
8
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.80 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 83.4
9
Burlington, VT city
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.36 · 1.46 / sq mi · composite 85.6
10
30,984 residents · 18.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.90 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 71.1
11
Georgetown, KY city
39,117 residents · 17.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.56 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 75.6
12
Salem, MA city
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 1.33 / sq mi · composite 78.9
13
Nicholasville, KY city
32,197 residents · 15.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.48 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 71.1
14
LaGrange, GA city
32,078 residents · 42.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
2.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.49 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 46.7
15
Petersburg, VA city
33,537 residents · 22.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.39 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 58.9
16
Columbia, TN city
45,441 residents · 36.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.20 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 45.6
17
Salem, VA city
25,618 residents · 14.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.34 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 63.4
18
Staunton, VA city
25,948 residents · 19.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.31 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 52.2
19
Oxford, MS city
26,411 residents · 26.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.27 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 43.3
20
Amherst Town, MA city
38,182 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.10 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 46.7
21
Lewiston, ME city
38,324 residents · 34.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.09 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 41.2
22
Brentwood, TN city
45,556 residents · 42.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 33.3
23
Norwich, CT city
39,973 residents · 28.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.00 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 42.2
24
Daphne, AL city
29,453 residents · 20.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.04 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 45.6
25
Newark, DE city
30,330 residents · 9.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.63 / sq mi · composite 61.2
26
Richmond, KY city
37,111 residents · 22.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.89 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 41.1
27
Perrysburg, OH city
25,181 residents · 12.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.99 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 53.4
28
Starkville, MS city
25,721 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.94 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 28.9
29
Needham, MA CDP
32,459 residents · 12.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.85 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 50
30
Ithaca, NY city
32,814 residents · 5.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.83 · 1.11 / sq mi · composite 58.9
31
Menomonee Falls, WI village
39,539 residents · 32.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.77 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 25.6
32
Paducah, KY city
26,845 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.86 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 33.3
33
Covington, KY city
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.70 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 45.6
34
Frankfort, KY city
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 36.7
35
Milton, MA CDP
28,587 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 40
36
Saratoga Springs, NY city
28,631 residents · 28.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 18.9
37
Athens, AL city
29,002 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.72 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 13.3
38
Beloit, WI city
36,534 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.64 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 31.2
39
Morgantown, WV city
30,236 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 42.3
40
Charlottesville, VA city
45,437 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 45.6
41
Middletown, CT city
47,958 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 11.1
42
Woonsocket, RI city
43,521 residents · 7.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.38 · 0.77 / sq mi · composite 45.6
43
Concord, NH city
44,375 residents · 63.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 46 ranked
1.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.35 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 3.4
44
Charleston, WV city
47,421 residents · 31.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 6.7
45
Gallatin, TN city
48,532 residents · 35.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 4.5
46
Biloxi, MS city
48,861 residents · 42.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 46 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 1.1