26 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 26 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 1 ranked
1
Bastrop, TX
11,156 residents · 9.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 1 ranked
1.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.48 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite –
Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
25,000-49,999 residents 3 ranked
1
Mason City, IA
27,050 residents · 28.3 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 3 ranked
5.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.65 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 75
2
Highland Park, IL
30,398 residents · 12.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 3 ranked
2.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.96 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Midland, MI
42,724 residents · 34.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 3 ranked
1.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
50,000-99,999 residents 5 ranked
1
Ogden, UT
87,413 residents · 27.5 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 5 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 75
2
Oak Park, IL
53,292 residents · 4.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.31 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 87.5
3
Evanston, IL
76,340 residents · 7.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 1.16 / sq mi · composite 62.5
4
San Angelo, TX
99,674 residents · 60.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 25
5
Sioux City, IA
86,101 residents · 59.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 5 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 0
100,000-249,999 residents 6 ranked
1
Abilene, TX
128,053 residents · 106.7 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.96
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.17 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 90
2
Evansville, IN
116,116 residents · 47.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 90
3
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 60
4
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 30
5
Kansas City, KS
155,135 residents · 124.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 10
6
Aurora, IL
179,898 residents · 45.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.24
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 20
250,000-499,999 residents 4 ranked
1
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.61 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 50
3
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.19 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 16.7
4
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 33.4
Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
500,000-999,999 residents 4 ranked
1
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 66.7
2
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 83.4
3
Sacramento, CA
528,706 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 50
4
Fort Worth, TX
963,194 residents · 352.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 4 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 4 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
1,000,000+ residents 3 ranked
1
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 50
3
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
Below the ranking floor 229 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.
Elkhart, IN 4 Indianapolis city (balance), IN 4 Jacksonville, FL 4 Maywood, IL 4 Racine, WI 4 Wilmette, IL 4 Yankton, SD 4 Albuquerque, NM 3 Amarillo, TX 3 Brigham City, UT 3 Buffalo, NY 3 Davenport, IA 3 Dayton, OH 3 Des Moines, IA 3 Detroit, MI 3 Eau Claire, WI 3 Elmhurst, IL 3 Hammond, IN 3 Hutchinson, KS 3 Kankakee, IL 3 Liberty, MO 3 Los Angeles, CA 3 Pine Bluff, AR 3 River Forest, IL 3 Sioux Falls, SD 3 South Bend, IN 3 Topeka, KS 3 Tucson, AZ 3 Tulsa, OK 3 Wausau, WI 3 Waxahachie, TX 3 Winona, MN 3 Aberdeen, SD 2 Albany, GA 2 Belton, TX 2 Belvidere, IL 2 Champaign, IL 2 Cheyenne, WY 2 Connersville, IN 2 Crawfordsville, IN 2 Denver, CO 2 Duncan, OK 2 El Paso, TX 2 Gary, IN 2 Geneva, IL 2 Great Falls, MT 2 Greenwood, MS 2 Humacao, PR 2 Huntington, IN 2 Independence, MO 2 Ithaca, NY 2 Kenosha, WI 2 La Porte, IN 2 Lafayette, IN 2 Lee's Summit, MO 2 Lincoln, NE 2 Logan, UT 2 Mansfield, OH 2 Marion, IL 2 McKinney, TX 2 and 169 more
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.