32 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 0 of the 32 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 2 ranked
1
Southbridge Town, MA
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 2 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.35 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Anniston, AL
21,271 residents · 45.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 2 ranked
1.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.82 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
25,000-49,999 residents No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
50,000-99,999 residents 5 ranked
1
Fall River, MA
94,082 residents · 33.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 75
2
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.70
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 87.5
3
Galveston, TX
53,424 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 25
4
Waukesha, WI
71,233 residents · 25.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.84 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 25
5
Wilmington, DE
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 37.5
100,000-249,999 residents 8 ranked
1
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 78.6
3
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Birmingham, AL
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.35 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 28.6
5
Rochester, NY
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 28.6
6
Syracuse, NY
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 42.9
7
Bridgeport, CT
149,153 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 35.7
8
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 7.2
250,000-499,999 residents 6 ranked
1
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 80
2
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 60
3
Newark, NJ
310,178 residents · 24.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 80
4
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 20
5
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 10
500,000-999,999 residents 8 ranked
1
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 85.7
2
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 92.9
3
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Austin, TX
979,539 residents · 325.0 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 35.7
5
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 42.9
6
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 28.6
7
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 35.7
8
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 8 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 0
1,000,000+ residents 3 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 100
2
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 50
3
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
Below the ranking floor 367 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.
Atlanta, GA 4 Brookline, MA 4 Clarksville, TN 4 Columbia, SC 4 Columbus, GA 4 Macon-Bibb County, GA 4 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 4 New Haven, CT 4 San Antonio, TX 4 Sandusky, OH 4 Berea, OH 3 Bethlehem, PA 3 Burlington, IA 3 Cambridge, MA 3 Chattanooga, TN 3 Colorado Springs, CO 3 Durham, NC 3 Eau Claire, WI 3 Evansville, IN 3 Fort Wayne, IN 3 Hoboken, NJ 3 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 3 Lewiston, ME 3 Lynn, MA 3 Massillon, OH 3 Moscow, ID 3 New Orleans, LA 3 Ossining, NY 3 Pawtucket, RI 3 Pine Bluff, AR 3 Pittsburgh, PA 3 Pontiac, MI 3 Stamford, CT 3 Tarrytown, NY 3 Urbana, IL 3 Westminster, MD 3 Akron, OH 2 Albany, NY 2 Arlington, MA 2 Astoria, OR 2 Batesville, AR 2 Beacon, NY 2 Binghamton, NY 2 Bowling Green, KY 2 Camden, NJ 2 Canton, OH 2 Carson City, NV 2 Charleston, SC 2 Clinton, IA 2 Coatesville, PA 2 Columbia, MO 2 Columbus, OH 2 Corvallis, OR 2 Danvers, MA 2 Davenport, IA 2 Dayton, OH 2 Draper, UT 2 East Hartford, CT 2 Elyria, OH 2 Fitchburg, MA 2 and 307 more
Listings through 2026-05-21; population and housing units ACS 2024 5-year; boundaries TIGER 2025. Cities ranked from 10,000 residents with at least 5 listings in the category. Built 2026-10-05.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
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