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
Waltham, MA city
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 37 ranked
3.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.54 · 1.80 / sq mi · composite 97.2
2
Newton, MA city
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 37 ranked
2.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.26 · 1.63 / sq mi · composite 94.5
3
Taunton, MA city
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 37 ranked
2.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.48 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 76.4
4
Troy, NY city
51,033 residents · 10.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.16 · 1.06 / sq mi · composite 90.3
5
Brookline, MA CDP
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.05 · 1.92 / sq mi · composite 93.1
6
Galveston, TX city
53,424 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.87 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 63.9
7
Iowa City, IA city
75,752 residents · 25.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.72 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 80.6
8
Janesville, WI city
66,030 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.67 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 68.1
9
Fall River, MA city
94,082 residents · 33.1 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.59 · 0.45 / sq mi · composite 73.6
10
Portland, ME city
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.60 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 79.2
11
Victoria, TX city
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.52 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 58.3
12
Methuen, MA city
53,475 residents · 22.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.50 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 69.4
13
Lynchburg, VA city
79,497 residents · 48.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.38 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 51.4
14
Wake Forest, NC town
52,844 residents · 20.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.32 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 63.9
15
Marietta, GA city
62,263 residents · 23.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.28 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 61.1
16
Franklin, TN city
87,133 residents · 44.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 45.8
17
Somerville, MA city
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 2.18 / sq mi · composite 76.4
18
Waukesha, WI city
71,233 residents · 25.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 54.2
19
Bowling Green, KY city
75,388 residents · 42.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 33.4
20
Weymouth Town, MA city
58,505 residents · 16.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 57
21
Erie, PA city
93,850 residents · 19.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.96 · 0.47 / sq mi · composite 58.4
22
Harrisburg, PA city
50,287 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 63.9
23
Muncie, IN city
64,751 residents · 27.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 34.8
24
Bloomington, IN city
80,049 residents · 23.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 41.7
25
Chicopee, MA city
55,295 residents · 22.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 32
26
St. Charles, MO city
71,508 residents · 25.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 32
27
Lafayette, IN city
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 23.6
28
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 20.9
29
Utica, NY city
64,217 residents · 16.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.68
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 34.7
30
Cranston, RI city
83,250 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.72 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 22.2
31
St. Joseph, MO city
71,236 residents · 44.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 9.8
32
Fayetteville, AR city
99,319 residents · 54.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 7
33
Frederick, MD city
83,395 residents · 24.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 16.7
34
Trenton, NJ city
90,338 residents · 7.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.66 / sq mi · composite 47.2
35
Portsmouth, VA city
97,190 residents · 33.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 7
36
Kenosha, WI city
99,372 residents · 29.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 7
37
Roanoke, VA city
98,355 residents · 42.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 37 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 4.2