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 246 of the 246 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Spearfish, SD city
12,930 residents · 17.3 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 52 ranked
7.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.83 · 0.81 / sq mi · composite 81.4
2
Las Vegas, NM city
13,000 residents · 8.6 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 52 ranked
7.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.77 · 1.62 / sq mi · composite 92.2
3
Atchison, KS city
10,785 residents · 8.0 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
6.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 10.20 · 1.37 / sq mi · composite 90.2
4
Glens Falls, NY city
14,609 residents · 3.9 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 52 ranked
6.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 8.90 · 3.38 / sq mi · composite 96.1
5
Astoria, OR city
10,109 residents · 6.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 52 ranked
6.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 9.89 · 1.64 / sq mi · composite 91.2
6
Owosso, MI city
14,632 residents · 5.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 52 ranked
5.00
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.83 · 1.91 / sq mi · composite 91.2
7
Southbridge Town, MA city
17,928 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.14 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 60.8
8
Belton, TX city
24,356 residents · 20.2 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.71
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.75 · 0.69 / sq mi · composite 65.7
9
Newport, KY city
13,967 residents · 2.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.66
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.44 · 3.26 / sq mi · composite 92.2
10
Ocean Springs, MS city
18,646 residents · 11.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.90 · 0.95 / sq mi · composite 74.5
11
Safford, AZ city
10,239 residents · 9.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.84 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 75.5
12
Artesia, NM city
12,576 residents · 11.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 6.36 · 0.70 / sq mi · composite 69.6
13
Winchester, MA CDP
23,406 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.13 · 1.99 / sq mi · composite 83.4
14
Ashland, OR city
21,259 residents · 6.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.17 · 1.65 / sq mi · composite 81.4
15
Pascagoula, MS city
21,710 residents · 15.4 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 52 ranked
4.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.07 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 61.8
16
Stoughton, WI city
13,033 residents · 6.2 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.83
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.37 · 1.14 / sq mi · composite 75.5
17
Thibodaux, LA city
15,732 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.09 · 1.18 / sq mi · composite 73.5
18
Abbeville, LA city
11,003 residents · 6.1 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.45 · 0.99 / sq mi · composite 73.6
19
Natchez, MS city
14,192 residents · 15.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.93 · 0.44 / sq mi · composite 43.2
20
Vermillion, SD city
11,878 residents · 4.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 5.05 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 72.6
21
Lancaster, NY village
10,113 residents · 2.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.94 · 1.84 / sq mi · composite 77.5
22
Pierre, SD city
13,948 residents · 13.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.14
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.30 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 41.2
23
New Ulm, MN city
14,056 residents · 10.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.27 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 48.1
24
Broussard, LA city
14,322 residents · 18.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.19 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 28.5
25
Batesville, AR city
11,445 residents · 11.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.37 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 40.2
26
Minden, LA city
11,455 residents · 15.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
3.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.36 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 34.4
27
Brookhaven, MS city
11,650 residents · 21.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.98
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.29 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 28.4
28
Siloam Springs, AR city
18,699 residents · 12.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.94
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.74 · 0.57 / sq mi · composite 39.2
29
St. Augustine, FL city
15,351 residents · 9.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.91 · 0.63 / sq mi · composite 46.1
30
Martinsville, IN city
11,933 residents · 9.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.93
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.19 · 0.55 / sq mi · composite 45.1
31
Hendersonville, NC city
15,408 residents · 8.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.92
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.89 · 0.75 / sq mi · composite 50
32
Somerset, KY city
12,216 residents · 15.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.89
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 4.09 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 26.5
33
The Dalles, OR city
15,917 residents · 6.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.86
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.77 · 0.90 / sq mi · composite 51
34
Stoneham, MA CDP
23,355 residents · 6.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.81
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.43 · 1.33 / sq mi · composite 55.9
35
Kingston, NY city
23,911 residents · 7.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.35 · 1.07 / sq mi · composite 51
36
Marietta, OH city
13,203 residents · 8.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.79 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 43.2
37
Newport, RI city
24,874 residents · 7.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.22 · 1.04 / sq mi · composite 47.1
38
Coldwater, MI city
13,671 residents · 9.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.66 · 0.53 / sq mi · composite 35.3
39
Greenwood, MS city
14,086 residents · 12.3 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.62
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.55 · 0.41 / sq mi · composite 25.5
40
Martinsburg, WV city
18,904 residents · 6.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.51
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.17 · 0.90 / sq mi · composite 42.2
41
Washington, MO city
15,130 residents · 10.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.30 · 0.50 / sq mi · composite 29.4
42
Eden, NC city
15,356 residents · 14.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.26 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 19.6
43
Mitchell, SD city
15,649 residents · 11.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 3.20 · 0.43 / sq mi · composite 21.6
44
Oswego, NY city
17,033 residents · 7.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.94 · 0.66 / sq mi · composite 33.4
45
Watertown, WI city
22,774 residents · 12.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.17
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.63 · 0.49 / sq mi · composite 22.5
46
Augusta, ME city
19,077 residents · 55.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.09
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.62 · 0.09 / sq mi · composite 5.9
47
Auburn, ME city
24,602 residents · 59.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.44 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 5.9
48
Zanesville, OH city
24,740 residents · 11.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 52 ranked
2.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.43 · 0.51 / sq mi · composite 21.5
49
Christiansburg, VA town
22,720 residents · 14.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.82
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.20 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 9.8
50
Wilmington, MA CDP
23,336 residents · 17.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.78
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.14 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 4.9
51
Roseburg, OR city
23,778 residents · 10.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.10 · 0.46 / sq mi · composite 15.7
52
Brookings, SD city
23,948 residents · 14.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 52 ranked
1.75
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.09 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 8.8