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Moderne 250,000-499,999 residents
Listings whose style is Moderne or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Style under Modern Movement. Typical range 1930–1950. Also called Art Moderne, Modernistic. Cities of 250,000-499,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, 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 59 of the 59 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
New Orleans, LA
371,853 residents · 169.6 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 80.8
2
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 88.4
3
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 88.4
4
Tulsa, OK
413,794 residents · 197.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 50
5
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.26 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 61.5
6
St. Louis, MO
288,512 residents · 61.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 65.4
7
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 65.4
8
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 34.7
9
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 27
10
Reno, NV
273,212 residents · 109.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 27
11
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.18 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 11.6
12
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 30.8
13
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 19.3
14
Miami, FL
459,745 residents · 36.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 14 ranked
0.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.15 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 50
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 2026-10-15.
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.