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 131 of the 131 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Hartford, CT city
121,127 residents · 17.4 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.49 · 1.03 / sq mi · composite 98.6
2
Davenport, IA city
100,913 residents · 64.2 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.15
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 82.4
3
Syracuse, NY city
146,384 residents · 25.1 sq mi ·
18 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.08
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.23 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 89.7
4
Cambridge, MA city
118,796 residents · 6.4 sq mi ·
15 places in category
· 35 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.26 · 2.34 / sq mi · composite 97.1
5
Albany, NY city
100,492 residents · 21.4 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.99
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.19 · 0.56 / sq mi · composite 85.3
6
Worcester, MA city
207,055 residents · 37.4 sq mi ·
22 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.59 / sq mi · composite 83.9
7
Lynn, MA city
101,709 residents · 10.7 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.90
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.08 · 1.02 / sq mi · composite 89.7
8
Lowell, MA city
118,368 residents · 13.6 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.01 · 0.88 / sq mi · composite 85.3
9
Pueblo, CO city
111,561 residents · 56.6 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.99 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 69.2
10
Dayton, OH city
136,579 residents · 55.8 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.88 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 69.1
11
Rochester, NY city
208,772 residents · 35.8 sq mi ·
17 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.74
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.81 · 0.48 / sq mi · composite 73.6
12
New Haven, CT city
134,349 residents · 18.7 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.74 · 0.54 / sq mi · composite 73.5
13
Birmingham, AL city
198,173 residents · 146.9 sq mi ·
14 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 44.2
14
Springfield, MA city
154,749 residents · 31.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.63
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.71 · 0.35 / sq mi · composite 69.1
15
Sioux Falls, SD city
201,469 residents · 84.5 sq mi ·
13 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.65 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 55.9
16
Salt Lake City, UT city
208,007 residents · 110.9 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 42.7
17
South Bend, IN city
103,085 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.58 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 53
18
Richmond, VA city
229,359 residents · 59.9 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 51.5
19
Little Rock, AR city
203,436 residents · 121.2 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.49 · 0.08 / sq mi · composite 35.3
20
Columbia, SC city
139,643 residents · 139.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.45
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.50 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 30.9
21
Boise City, ID city
237,242 residents · 86.1 sq mi ·
11 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.43
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.46 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 39.7
22
Topeka, KS city
125,786 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.42
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.48 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 35.3
23
201,528 residents · 302.3 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.41
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.45 · 0.03 / sq mi · composite 19.1
24
Provo, UT city
114,766 residents · 41.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.38
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.44 · 0.12 / sq mi · composite 35.3
25
Spokane, WA city
230,293 residents · 68.8 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.37
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.39 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 35.3
26
Ann Arbor, MI city
122,036 residents · 28.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.36
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.41 · 0.18 / sq mi · composite 42.7
27
Chattanooga, TN city
185,783 residents · 142.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.35
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.38 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 16.2
28
Akron, OH city
189,247 residents · 61.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.34
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.37 · 0.11 / sq mi · composite 28
29
Knoxville, TN city
195,185 residents · 98.7 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 17.7
30
Cedar Rapids, IA city
137,264 residents · 74.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.33
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.36 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 16.2
31
Bridgeport, CT city
149,153 residents · 16.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.31
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.34 · 0.31 / sq mi · composite 41.2
32
156,578 residents · 249.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.29
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.32 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 4.4
33
Grand Rapids, MI city
198,535 residents · 44.8 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.28
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.30 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 26.5
34
Des Moines, IA city
212,421 residents · 88.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.27
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 10.3
35
Shreveport, LA city
180,982 residents · 108.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 35 ranked
0.26
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.28 · 0.05 / sq mi · composite 3