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
Dubuque, IA city
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.48
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 2.03 · 0.38 / sq mi · composite 87.1
2
Springfield, OH city
58,190 residents · 26.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.13
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.55 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 77.8
3
La Crosse, WI city
51,356 residents · 21.7 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.56 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 81.5
4
Galveston, TX city
53,424 residents · 41.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.50 · 0.19 / sq mi · composite 57.4
5
Waltham, MA city
64,902 residents · 12.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
1.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.39 · 0.71 / sq mi · composite 87.1
6
Troy, NY city
51,033 residents · 10.4 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.97
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.37 · 0.68 / sq mi · composite 83.4
7
Oshkosh, WI city
66,729 residents · 27.8 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.91
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.20 · 0.29 / sq mi · composite 61.1
8
Fall River, MA city
94,082 residents · 33.1 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.87
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.06 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 63
9
Sioux City, IA city
86,101 residents · 59.4 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.15 / sq mi · composite 42.6
10
Duluth, MN city
87,093 residents · 71.7 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.84
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.03 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 35.2
11
Portland, ME city
68,854 residents · 21.5 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 61.2
12
Lawrence, KS city
96,051 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.77
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 42.6
13
Wilmington, DE city
71,727 residents · 10.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.98 · 0.64 / sq mi · composite 68.6
14
Grand Forks, ND city
59,042 residents · 29.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.02 · 0.21 / sq mi · composite 44.5
15
Scranton, PA city
76,033 residents · 25.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.73
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.28 / sq mi · composite 42.6
16
Elyria, OH city
53,035 residents · 20.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.94 · 0.24 / sq mi · composite 42.6
17
Eau Claire, WI city
70,322 residents · 34.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.67
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.85 · 0.17 / sq mi · composite 31.5
18
Lawrence, MA city
88,736 residents · 6.9 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.65
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 1.01 / sq mi · composite 63
19
Newton, MA city
89,044 residents · 17.8 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 51.9
20
Kokomo, IN city
59,122 residents · 37.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.85 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 22.2
21
Brookline, MA CDP
63,266 residents · 6.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.79 · 0.74 / sq mi · composite 63
22
Utica, NY city
64,217 residents · 16.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.60
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.78 · 0.30 / sq mi · composite 35.2
23
Cheyenne, WY city
65,239 residents · 39.8 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.77 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 9.3
24
Lafayette, IN city
71,159 residents · 30.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.70 · 0.16 / sq mi · composite 16.7
25
New Britain, CT city
74,223 residents · 13.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.54
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.67 · 0.37 / sq mi · composite 40.8
26
Missoula, MT city
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.65 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 9.3
27
Racine, WI city
77,633 residents · 15.5 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.52
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.32 / sq mi · composite 29.7
28
Somerville, MA city
81,036 residents · 4.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 28 ranked
0.50
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.62 · 1.21 / sq mi · composite 50