166 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 15 of the 166 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 33 ranked
1
Vermilion, OH
10,343 residents · 10.6 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 33 ranked
10.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 15.47 · 1.51 / sq mi · composite 90.7
2
Stoneham, MA
23,355 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 33 ranked
6.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.14 · 3.16 / sq mi · composite 98.5
3
Astoria, OR
10,109 residents · 6.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 33 ranked
5.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.91 · 1.31 / sq mi · composite 85.9
4
Vicksburg, MS
20,589 residents · 33.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 33 ranked
5.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.31 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 54.7
5
Sandusky, OH
24,606 residents · 9.6 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 33 ranked
5.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.10 · 1.56 / sq mi · composite 81.3
6
Portsmouth, OH
17,728 residents · 10.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 33 ranked
4.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.20 · 1.03 / sq mi · composite 81.3
7
Glens Falls, NY
14,609 residents · 3.9 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
4.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.16 · 2.34 / sq mi · composite 89.1
8
Owosso, MI
14,632 residents · 5.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
4.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.15 · 1.71 / sq mi · composite 84.4
9
Southbridge Town, MA
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.02 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 46.9
10
Winchester, MA
23,406 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 33 ranked
3.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.70 · 1.82 / sq mi · composite 73.4
All 33 cities of this size, ranked →
25,000-49,999 residents 24 ranked
1
Reading, MA
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 24 ranked
4.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.86 · 1.50 / sq mi · composite 97.9
2
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.60 · 1.35 / sq mi · composite 91.4
3
Covington, KY
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 24 ranked
2.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.92 · 0.91 / sq mi · composite 86.9
4
Richmond, IN
35,581 residents · 24.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.53 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 65.2
5
Wheeling, WV
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.66 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 78.3
6
Elizabethtown, KY
32,576 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 52.2
7
Henderson, KY
27,852 residents · 16.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.51 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 67.4
8
Arlington, MA
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.16 · 1.94 / sq mi · composite 80.5
9
Kirkwood, MO
29,363 residents · 9.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.38 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 71.8
10
Poughkeepsie, NY
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 24 ranked
1.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 1.36 / sq mi · composite 78.3
All 24 cities of this size, ranked →
50,000-99,999 residents 40 ranked
1
Waltham, MA
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 40 ranked
2.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.93 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 97.5
2
Taunton, MA
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 40 ranked
2.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.65 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 74.4
3
St. Joseph, MO
71,236 residents · 44.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.25 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 75.7
4
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.13 · 1.07 / sq mi · composite 92.3
5
Janesville, WI
66,030 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.12 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 76.9
6
Brookline, MA
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.90 · 1.78 / sq mi · composite 92.3
7
Terre Haute, IN
58,427 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 64.1
8
Lafayette, IN
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.69 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 68
9
La Crosse, WI
51,356 residents · 21.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 74.4
10
Bentonville, AR
58,249 residents · 35.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 40 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.72 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 57.7
All 40 cities of this size, ranked →
100,000-249,999 residents 34 ranked
1
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
33 places in category
· 34 ranked
2.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.27 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 90.9
2
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.68 · 3.13 / sq mi · composite 98.5
3
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.57 · 1.09 / sq mi · composite 95.5
4
Richmond, VA
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 84.9
5
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.11 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 89.4
6
Dayton, OH
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 34 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 74.2
7
Evansville, IN
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 34 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 71.2
8
Albany, NY
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 34 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.90 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 75.8
9
New Haven, CT
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 34 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 81.9
10
Providence, RI
191,767 residents · 18.4 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 34 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.71 / sq mi · composite 78.8
All 34 cities of this size, ranked →
250,000-499,999 residents 15 ranked
1
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
39 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.25 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 100
2
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 71.5
3
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 75
4
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 85.8
5
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 46.4
6
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 75
7
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 67.9
8
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 39.3
10
Toledo, OH
267,463 residents · 80.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 35.7
All 15 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 16 ranked
1
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 90
2
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
38 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.43 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 76.7
3
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
27 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 76.7
4
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 76.7
5
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 83.3
6
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 83.4
7
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 73.4
8
Columbus, OH
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 36.7
10
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 16 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 40
All 16 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 4 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 50
3
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
53 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 50
4
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0
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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.
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