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21 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, 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 21 of the 21 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest 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 1 ranked
1
Mansfield, OH
47,663 residents · 30.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 1 ranked
0.44
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite –
Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
50,000-99,999 residents 2 ranked
1
Springfield, OH
58,190 residents · 26.6 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 2 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Duluth, MN
87,093 residents · 71.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 2 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.57 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 2 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
100,000-249,999 residents 3 ranked
1
Cambridge, MA
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.40
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 1.25 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Sioux Falls, SD
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.22
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 50
3
Salt Lake City, UT
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 3 ranked
0.21
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.29 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 0
Only 3 cities of this size rank here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
250,000-499,999 residents 7 ranked
1
Pittsburgh, PA
304,759 residents · 55.4 sq mi ·
20 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.57
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.66 · 0.36 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Minneapolis, MN
427,246 residents · 54.0 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 75
3
Lexington-Fayette, KY
323,725 residents · 283.9 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.31 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 41.7
4
St. Paul, MN
307,284 residents · 52.0 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.23 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 58.4
5
Fort Wayne, IN
268,589 residents · 111.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.20
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.22 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 25
6
Omaha, NE
488,837 residents · 143.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.16 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 25
7
Cleveland, OH
366,097 residents · 77.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 25
500,000-999,999 residents 7 ranked
1
Washington, DC
681,294 residents · 61.1 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 91.7
2
Denver, CO
718,877 residents · 153.1 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.18
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.21 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 83.4
3
Boston, MA
666,442 residents · 48.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.12
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.14 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 75
4
Portland, OR
641,165 residents · 133.5 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.11
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.12 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 33.4
5
Baltimore, MD
573,243 residents · 80.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 25
6
Milwaukee, WI
566,973 residents · 96.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 16.7
7
Seattle, WA
754,195 residents · 84.0 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 7 ranked
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.08 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 25
1,000,000+ residents 1 ranked
1
Chicago, IL
2,711,226 residents · 227.7 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 1 ranked
0.02
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.02 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite –
Only 1 city of this size ranks here, so there is no separate page; open the explorer to compare measures.
Below the ranking floor 285 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.
Cincinnati, OH 4 Columbus, OH 4 Dubuque, IA 4 Hartford, CT 4 Lawrence, KS 4 Lincoln, NE 4 Madison, WI 4 Memphis, TN 4 New York, NY 4 Oshkosh, WI 4 Philadelphia, PA 4 Pueblo, CO 4 Racine, WI 4 Yankton, SD 4 Berea, OH 3 Charleston, WV 3 Columbia, SC 3 Davenport, IA 3 Des Moines, IA 3 Elyria, OH 3 Framingham, MA 3 Frankfort, IN 3 Geneva, NY 3 La Crosse, WI 3 Lansing, MI 3 Las Vegas, NM 3 Lawrence, MA 3 Menomonie, WI 3 Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance), TN 3 New Haven, CT 3 Newark, NJ 3 Newton, MA 3 San Jose, CA 3 Sioux City, IA 3 Somerville, MA 3 Spartanburg, SC 3 Superior, WI 3 Tuscaloosa, AL 3 Wichita, KS 3 Albany, NY 2 Ann Arbor, MI 2 Anniston, AL 2 Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), GA 2 Auburn, NY 2 Augusta, ME 2 Bay City, MI 2 Birmingham, AL 2 Bridgeport, CT 2 Brookline, MA 2 Buffalo, NY 2 Burlington, VT 2 Chattanooga, TN 2 Cheyenne, WY 2 Claremont, NH 2 Colorado Springs, CO 2 Columbus, IN 2 Covington, KY 2 Dayton, OH 2 Delaware, OH 2 Detroit, MI 2 and 225 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 2026-10-15.
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.