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
Waltham, MA city
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.08 · 1.57 / sq mi · composite 98
2
Taunton, MA city
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.81 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 76
3
Janesville, WI city
66,030 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.57 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 83
4
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.53 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 81
5
Wilmington, DE city
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 51 ranked
2.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.37 · 1.56 / sq mi · composite 93
6
Iowa City, IA city
75,752 residents · 25.8 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.24 · 0.66 / sq mi · composite 83
7
St. Joseph, MO city
71,236 residents · 44.0 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.25 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 71
8
Newton, MA city
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.13 · 1.07 / sq mi · composite 88
9
Brookline, MA CDP
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.05 · 1.92 / sq mi · composite 91
10
Portland, ME city
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.03 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 79
11
Bentonville, AR city
58,249 residents · 35.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.89 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 60
12
Terre Haute, IN city
58,427 residents · 34.8 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.88 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 60
13
Lafayette, IN city
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.69 · 0.40 / sq mi · composite 66
14
La Crosse, WI city
51,356 residents · 21.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.75 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 69
15
Elyria, OH city
53,035 residents · 20.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.70 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 69
16
Somerville, MA city
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.48 · 2.91 / sq mi · composite 85
17
Bowling Green, KY city
75,388 residents · 42.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.46 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 47
18
Springfield, OH city
58,190 residents · 26.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 50
19
Harrisburg, PA city
50,287 residents · 8.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 0.86 / sq mi · composite 75
20
Owensboro, KY city
60,302 residents · 21.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.33 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 60
21
Waukesha, WI city
71,233 residents · 25.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 54
22
New Brunswick, NJ city
56,345 residents · 5.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.24 · 1.34 / sq mi · composite 75
23
Pawtucket, RI city
75,893 residents · 8.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 1.04 / sq mi · composite 71
24
Oshkosh, WI city
66,729 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 44
25
Racine, WI city
77,633 residents · 15.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
1.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.16 · 0.58 / sq mi · composite 61
26
Newark, OH city
50,783 residents · 21.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 41
27
Hamilton, OH city
63,468 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 45
28
Elkhart, IN city
53,733 residents · 28.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.12 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 33
29
Peabody, MA city
54,695 residents · 16.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.10 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 50
30
Napa, CA city
78,239 residents · 18.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 53
31
Weymouth Town, MA city
58,505 residents · 16.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.88
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 46
32
Fall River, MA city
94,082 residents · 33.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.96 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 33
33
Lawrence, KS city
96,051 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 29
34
Noblesville, IN city
73,362 residents · 35.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.85
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 24
35
Fayetteville, AR city
99,319 residents · 54.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.91 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 19
36
Muncie, IN city
64,751 residents · 27.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.93 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 25
37
Methuen, MA city
53,475 residents · 22.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.80
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 27
38
Lancaster, PA city
57,719 residents · 7.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 53
39
Corvallis, OR city
59,960 residents · 14.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 35
40
Trenton, NJ city
90,338 residents · 7.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.92 / sq mi · composite 53
41
Utica, NY city
64,217 residents · 16.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 28
42
Norwalk, CT city
92,187 residents · 22.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 27
43
Victoria, TX city
65,625 residents · 37.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 10
44
Haverhill, MA city
67,698 residents · 33.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 9
45
Waterloo, IA city
67,008 residents · 61.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 7
46
St. Charles, MO city
71,508 residents · 25.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 12
47
Franklin, TN city
87,133 residents · 44.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 6
48
Kalamazoo, MI city
73,076 residents · 24.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.68 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 10
49
Greenville, SC city
72,935 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.69 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 7
50
Reading, PA city
95,242 residents · 9.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.61 / sq mi · composite 38
51
Lawrence, MA city
88,736 residents · 6.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 51 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 41