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Vernacular 1,000,000+ residents
Vernacular architecture in cities of 1,000,000+ residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it and some of each city's listings by name. Open in the explorer to rank by another measure, 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 98 of the 98 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Dallas, TX
1,307,930 residents · 339.7 sq mi ·
12 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Ellis, James H. and Molly, House, North Bishop Avenue Commercial Historic District, Sharrock, Everard Jr., Farmstead and 9 more
0.07
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.09 · 0.04 / sq mi · composite 80
2
San Antonio, TX
1,479,835 residents · 499.0 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Aue Stagecoach Inn, Heidgen, Johann and Anna, House, King William Historic District and 7 more
0.05
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.07 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 60
3
Philadelphia, PA
1,579,706 residents · 134.3 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Camptown Historic District, Tulpehocken Station Historic District, Upper Roxborough Historic District and 5 more
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.05 · 0.06 / sq mi · composite 70
4
Houston, TX
2,328,253 residents · 640.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Cyrus, Ben C. and Jenetter, House, Johnson, Charles, House, Mackey, William, House and 7 more
0.04
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.02 / sq mi · composite 30
5
New York, NY
8,483,844 residents · 300.5 sq mi ·
21 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Keeper's House at Williamsbridge Reservoir, Allentown Historic District (Boundary Increase), Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush and 18 more
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.02 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 50
6
Phoenix, AZ
1,642,323 residents · 518.4 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 6 ranked
Including Adams, W. E., House, Chelsea Place Historic District, Diller, Adam, House and 3 more
0.03
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.04 · 0.01 / sq mi · composite 10
More rankings Vernacular in cities of other sizes: 10,000-24,999 · 25,000-49,999 · 50,000-99,999 · 100,000-249,999 · 250,000-499,999 · 500,000-999,999
Related styles in cities of 1,000,000+ residents: Other
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 2026-11-07.
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.
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