32 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 2 of the 32 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states 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 No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
50,000-99,999 residents No city of this size has 5 or more listings in this category.
100,000-249,999 residents 4 ranked
1
Columbia, SC
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 66.7
2
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.42 · 0.78 / sq mi · composite 83.4
3
Arlington, VA
236,254 residents · 26.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.25 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
250,000-499,999 residents 10 ranked
1
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 77.8
2
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 88.9
3
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
4
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 66.7
5
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 61.1
6
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 33.4
7
Miami, FL
459,745 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 61.1
8
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 33.3
9
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 27.8
10
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 10 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.13 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 0
500,000-999,999 residents 12 ranked
1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 72.7
3
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 72.7
4
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 63.7
5
Albuquerque, NM
562,218 residents · 187.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.11 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 59.1
6
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
7
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.10 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 36.4
8
San Francisco, CA
830,235 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 54.6
9
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 45.5
10
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 12 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 31.9
All 12 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 6 ranked
1
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
25 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.06
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.06 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 50
3
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 70
4
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 40
5
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 10
6
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.02 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 30
Below the ranking floor 331 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.
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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.
Data: National Park Service (National Register, NPGallery), U.S. Census Bureau (TIGER/Line, Gazetteer, ACS 5-year),
Register Atlas (CC0). How the index works . Tags marked inferred are
synthesised from evidence and open to verification.