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 232 of the 232 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 ·
15 places in category
· 44 ranked
4.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.86 · 1.50 / sq mi · composite 96.5
2
Wheeling, WV city
26,350 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 44 ranked
3.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.93 · 0.96 / sq mi · composite 89.6
3
Covington, KY city
41,110 residents · 13.2 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 44 ranked
3.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.89 · 1.22 / sq mi · composite 89.5
4
Wakefield, MA CDP
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.96 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 93
5
Burlington, VT city
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.58 · 1.55 / sq mi · composite 91.9
6
Henderson, KY city
27,852 residents · 16.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.59 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 82.6
7
New London, CT city
27,625 residents · 5.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.26 · 1.61 / sq mi · composite 91.9
8
Lewiston, ME city
38,324 residents · 34.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.87 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 62.8
9
Bangor, ME city
31,938 residents · 34.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.82 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 54.7
10
Richmond, IN city
35,581 residents · 24.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.53 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 64
11
Elmira, NY city
26,257 residents · 7.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
2.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.67 · 0.97 / sq mi · composite 81.4
12
Leavenworth, KS city
37,195 residents · 24.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.42 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 60.5
13
Elizabethtown, KY city
32,576 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 54.7
14
Petersburg, VA city
33,537 residents · 22.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.39 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 58.2
15
Meridian, MS city
34,137 residents · 53.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.34 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 36.1
16
Kirkwood, MO city
29,363 residents · 9.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.38 · 0.76 / sq mi · composite 73.3
17
Arlington, MA CDP
46,350 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.16 · 1.94 / sq mi · composite 80.3
18
Poughkeepsie, NY city
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.19 · 1.36 / sq mi · composite 75.6
19
Barnstable Town, MA city
49,568 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.72
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.02 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 34.9
20
Norwich, CT city
39,973 residents · 28.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.00 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 45.4
21
Valparaiso, IN city
34,733 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.02 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 58.2
22
Saginaw, MI city
43,536 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.84 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 54.7
23
Fond du Lac, WI city
44,494 residents · 19.2 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.80 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 50
24
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.85 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 29.1
25
De Pere, WI city
25,301 residents · 12.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.98 · 0.42 / sq mi · composite 58.2
26
Xenia, OH city
25,689 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.95 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 52.3
27
Staunton, VA city
25,948 residents · 19.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.93 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 36.1
28
Oxford, MS city
26,411 residents · 26.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.89 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 31.4
29
Marion, IA city
41,896 residents · 18.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.67 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 45.4
30
Frankfort, KY city
28,503 residents · 14.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 39.6
31
Richmond, KY city
37,111 residents · 22.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.62 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 30.2
32
Amherst Town, MA city
38,182 residents · 27.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.57 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 24.4
33
Maryville, TN city
32,392 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.54 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 29.1
34
Sheboygan, WI city
49,645 residents · 16.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.41 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 41.9
35
Florence, AL city
41,701 residents · 27.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.44 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 22.1
36
Helena, MT city
33,639 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.49 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 31.4
37
Danville, VA city
42,214 residents · 42.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.42 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 10.5
38
Middletown, CT city
47,958 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.25 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 9.4
39
Cape Girardeau, MO city
40,344 residents · 29.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 12.8
40
Westfield, MA city
40,378 residents · 46.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
1.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 4.7
41
Hagerstown, MD city
43,665 residents · 13.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
0.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.15 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 30.3
42
Salem, MA city
44,795 residents · 8.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 40.7
43
Charlottesville, VA city
45,437 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 37.2
44
Mansfield, OH city
47,663 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 44 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 4.7