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
Baltimore, MD city
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
57 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
40 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.59 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 94.1
3
Portland, OR city
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
35 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.55 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 79.4
4
Milwaukee, WI city
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.51 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 79.5
5
Boston, MA city
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
30 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.62 / sq mi · composite 82.4
6
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
39 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 61.8
7
San Francisco, CA city
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
28 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.60 / sq mi · composite 73.6
8
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 41.2
9
Columbus, OH city
914,802 residents · 221.9 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 55.9
10
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 47.1
11
Denver, CO city
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
19 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 53
12
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.25
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 32.3
13
Sacramento, CA city
528,706 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 35.3
14
Detroit, MI city
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 29.4
15
Tucson, AZ city
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 14.7
16
Kansas City, MO city
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 5.9
17
Austin, TX city
979,539 residents · 325.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 5.9
18
San Jose, CA city
990,138 residents · 177.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 8.8