171 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 9 of the 171 cities ranked here are in Indiana. This will shift as other states are read.
10,000-24,999 residents 37 ranked
1
Spearfish, SD
12,930 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
6.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.05 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 77.8
2
Atchison, KS
10,785 residents · 8.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
6.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.20 · 1.37 / sq mi · composite 95.9
3
Glens Falls, NY
14,609 residents · 3.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
6.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.90 · 3.38 / sq mi · composite 97.2
4
Las Vegas, NM
13,000 residents · 8.6 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 37 ranked
5.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.69 · 1.16 / sq mi · composite 83.4
5
Astoria, OR
10,109 residents · 6.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
5.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 7.91 · 1.31 / sq mi · composite 88.9
6
Southbridge Town, MA
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.14 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 57
7
Owosso, MI
14,632 residents · 5.2 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.15 · 1.71 / sq mi · composite 87.5
8
Safford, AZ
10,239 residents · 9.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.84 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 75
9
Artesia, NM
12,576 residents · 11.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.36 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 66.7
10
Belton, TX
24,356 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 37 ranked
4.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.34 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 55.6
All 37 cities of this size, ranked →
25,000-49,999 residents 22 ranked
1
Reading, MA
25,612 residents · 10.0 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 22 ranked
3.16
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.69 · 1.20 / sq mi · composite 95.3
2
Wakefield, MA
27,793 residents · 7.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 22 ranked
2.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.32 · 1.62 / sq mi · composite 97.6
3
Helena, MT
33,639 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 22 ranked
2.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.57 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 78.6
4
Mansfield, OH
47,663 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 22 ranked
2.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.15 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 66.7
5
Kalispell, MT
28,504 residents · 13.1 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 22 ranked
2.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.16 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 73.8
6
Neenah, WI
27,336 residents · 9.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 22 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.93 · 0.83 / sq mi · composite 76.2
7
Burlington, VT
44,675 residents · 10.3 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.46 · 1.07 / sq mi · composite 76.2
8
Poughkeepsie, NY
31,958 residents · 5.1 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.50 · 1.55 / sq mi · composite 83.3
9
Prescott, AZ
47,400 residents · 49.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.11 · 0.20 / sq mi · composite 45.3
10
Saginaw, MI
43,536 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 22 ranked
1.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.07 · 0.52 / sq mi · composite 57.1
All 22 cities of this size, ranked →
50,000-99,999 residents 34 ranked
1
Waltham, MA
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 34 ranked
2.55
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.08 · 1.57 / sq mi · composite 98.5
2
Somerville, MA
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
24 places in category
· 34 ranked
2.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.96 · 5.83 / sq mi · composite 98.5
3
Newton, MA
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 34 ranked
2.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.36 · 1.18 / sq mi · composite 90.9
4
Waukesha, WI
71,233 residents · 25.5 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 34 ranked
2.01
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.39 · 0.67 / sq mi · composite 89.4
5
Bozeman, MT
56,114 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.96 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 83.4
6
Taunton, MA
60,433 residents · 46.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 56.1
7
Oshkosh, WI
66,729 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.50 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 75.8
8
Missoula, MT
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.44 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 69.7
9
Brookline, MA
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.42 · 1.33 / sq mi · composite 84.9
10
Yakima, WA
96,961 residents · 28.1 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 34 ranked
1.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.34 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 74.3
All 34 cities of this size, ranked →
100,000-249,999 residents 35 ranked
1
Worcester, MA
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
58 places in category
· 35 ranked
2.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.80 · 1.55 / sq mi · composite 98.6
2
Hartford, CT
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
26 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.15 · 1.49 / sq mi · composite 94.1
3
Davenport, IA
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.18 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 83.9
4
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.68 · 3.13 / sq mi · composite 95.6
5
South Bend, IN
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.65 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 82.4
6
Pueblo, CO
111,561 residents · 56.6 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.43 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 75
7
Quincy, MA
102,114 residents · 16.6 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.27 · 0.78 / sq mi · composite 86.8
8
Boise City, ID
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.89 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 69.1
9
Little Rock, AR
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.88 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 55.9
10
New Haven, CT
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.82 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 80.9
All 35 cities of this size, ranked →
250,000-499,999 residents 19 ranked
1
Cincinnati, OH
311,224 residents · 77.9 sq mi ·
27 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.87 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Madison, WI
278,001 residents · 84.2 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.54 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 88.9
3
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 88.9
4
Durham, NC
291,467 residents · 119.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 66.7
5
Buffalo, NY
276,854 residents · 40.4 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 86.1
6
Winston-Salem, NC
252,037 residents · 133.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.32
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 50
7
Lincoln, NE
294,856 residents · 102.5 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 66.7
8
Reno, NV
273,212 residents · 109.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.33 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Raleigh, NC
481,031 residents · 152.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 52.8
10
Wichita, KS
397,945 residents · 165.1 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 19 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 44.5
All 19 cities of this size, ranked →
500,000-999,999 residents 18 ranked
1
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
61 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.95 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 88.3
3
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
29 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.39
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.40 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 79.4
4
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 88.3
5
Atlanta, GA
505,268 residents · 135.3 sq mi ·
16 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.30
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 64.7
6
Detroit, MI
638,530 residents · 138.7 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 67.7
7
Kansas City, MO
510,612 residents · 314.5 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.27 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 47.1
8
Indianapolis city (balance), IN
885,860 residents · 361.0 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.23
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.24 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 50
9
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.27 / sq mi · composite 70.6
10
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 18 ranked
0.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.17 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 53
All 18 cities of this size, ranked →
1,000,000+ residents 6 ranked
1
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
47 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.19
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.20 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 70
2
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
23 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 80
3
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 60
4
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
32 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 60
5
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 20
6
Los Angeles, CA
3,857,263 residents · 470.5 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 6 ranked
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.03 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 10
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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.
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