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Mid-Century Modern

Listings whose style is Mid-Century Modern or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Also called Midcentury Modern, Mid Century Modern, Postwar Modern, Post-war Modern, MCM. Modern family and built 1945–1975 is the index's working definition. Typical range 1945–1975. Within Modern Movement. Includes Contemporary, Ranch, Split-Level, Googie, New Formalism.

36 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, or open it live in Explore to narrow it further.

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 36 of the 36 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.

10,000-24,999 residents

No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.

25,000-49,999 residents 4 ranked

1
Hot Springs, AR
Hot Springs, AR city
37,920 residents · 37.6 sq mi · 7 places in category · 4 ranked
1.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.85 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Palm Springs, CA
Palm Springs, CA city
45,070 residents · 94.5 sq mi · 7 places in category · 4 ranked
0.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.55 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 33.4
3
Alexandria, LA
Alexandria, LA city
44,060 residents · 28.5 sq mi · 5 places in category · 4 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.13 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Biloxi, MS
Biloxi, MS city
48,861 residents · 42.9 sq mi · 5 places in category · 4 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 16.7

Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

50,000-99,999 residents 7 ranked

1
Catalina Foothills, AZ
Catalina Foothills, AZ CDP
52,593 residents · 41.8 sq mi · 7 places in category · 7 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.33 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 83.4
2
Fayetteville, AR
Fayetteville, AR city
99,319 residents · 54.8 sq mi · 8 places in category · 7 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.81 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 58.4
3
Gulfport, MS
Gulfport, MS city
73,003 residents · 55.6 sq mi · 6 places in category · 7 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Cheyenne, WY
Cheyenne, WY city
65,239 residents · 39.8 sq mi · 5 places in category · 7 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 41.7
5
Fort Smith, AR
Fort Smith, AR city
89,805 residents · 64.2 sq mi · 6 places in category · 7 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 16.7
6
Miami Beach, FL
Miami Beach, FL city
82,031 residents · 7.7 sq mi · 5 places in category · 7 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.65 / sq mi · composite 58.4
7
Cranston, RI
Cranston, RI city
83,250 residents · 28.3 sq mi · 5 places in category · 7 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 41.7

100,000-249,999 residents 8 ranked

1
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi · 11 places in category · 8 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.56 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 78.6
2
Little Rock, AR
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi · 11 places in category · 8 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 78.6
3
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, CA city
136,969 residents · 23.0 sq mi · 6 places in category · 8 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 85.7
4
Mobile, AL
Mobile, AL city
203,416 residents · 150.8 sq mi · 8 places in category · 8 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 35.8
5
Jackson, MS
Jackson, MS city
146,631 residents · 111.7 sq mi · 6 places in category · 8 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Tempe, AZ
Tempe, AZ city
188,065 residents · 40.0 sq mi · 6 places in category · 8 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 57.2
7
Huntsville, AL
Huntsville, AL city
222,791 residents · 225.3 sq mi · 6 places in category · 8 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 7.2
8
Salt Lake City, UT
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi · 5 places in category · 8 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 7.2

250,000-499,999 residents 6 ranked

1
Glendale, AZ
Glendale, AZ city
252,833 residents · 67.3 sq mi · 10 places in category · 6 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Fort Wayne, IN
Fort Wayne, IN city
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi · 9 places in category · 6 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 80
3
New Orleans, LA
New Orleans, LA city
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi · 9 places in category · 6 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln, NE city
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi · 6 places in category · 6 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 50
5
Wichita, KS
Wichita, KS city
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi · 5 places in category · 6 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 20
6
Tulsa, OK
Tulsa, OK city
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi · 5 places in category · 6 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0

500,000-999,999 residents 9 ranked

1
Tucson, AZ
Tucson, AZ city
547,073 residents · 242.9 sq mi · 22 places in category · 9 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 87.5
2
Mesa, AZ
Mesa, AZ city
511,764 residents · 142.0 sq mi · 8 places in category · 9 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA city
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi · 7 places in category · 9 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 62.5
4
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA city
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi · 9 places in category · 9 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 81.3
5
Memphis, TN
Memphis, TN city
618,980 residents · 289.8 sq mi · 6 places in category · 9 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 31.3
6
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN
690,130 residents · 475.6 sq mi · 7 places in category · 9 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 31.3
7
Washington, DC
Washington, DC city
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi · 6 places in category · 9 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 50
8
Albuquerque, NM
Albuquerque, NM city
562,218 residents · 187.3 sq mi · 5 places in category · 9 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 31.3
9
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi · 5 places in category · 9 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0

1,000,000+ residents 2 ranked

1
Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, AZ city
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi · 31 places in category · 2 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles, CA city
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi · 16 places in category · 2 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0

Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.

Below the ranking floor 287 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.