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Vernacular 50,000-99,999 residents
Listings whose style is Vernacular or any style under it, from the nomination form, NRIS, the Atlas, Wikidata or a model reading of the text. Movement under Other. Also called Folk, Traditional. Folk and traditional building forms. Cities of 50,000-99,999 residents, ordered by the adjusted rate of listings per 10,000 residents, with the raw rate beside it. 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 77 of the 77 cities ranked here are in a state already read. This will shift as the rest are read.
1
Florissant, MO
51,773 residents · 12.6 sq mi ·
9 places in category
· 15 ranked
1.10
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.74 · 0.72 / sq mi · composite 100
2
Iowa City, IA
75,752 residents · 25.8 sq mi ·
10 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.95
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.32 · 0.39 / sq mi · composite 92.9
3
Dubuque, IA
59,174 residents · 31.3 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.79
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.18 · 0.22 / sq mi · composite 60.7
4
Missoula, MT
76,514 residents · 35.0 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.76
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 1.05 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 60.8
5
Gulfport, MS
73,003 residents · 55.6 sq mi ·
7 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.69
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.96 · 0.13 / sq mi · composite 42.9
6
Lawrence, KS
96,051 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
8 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.64
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.83 · 0.23 / sq mi · composite 46.5
7
Manhattan, KS
54,239 residents · 20.4 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.61
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.92 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 60.7
8
Sarasota, FL
56,970 residents · 14.7 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.59
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.88 · 0.34 / sq mi · composite 71.4
9
Apopka, FL
58,232 residents · 35.2 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.58
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.86 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 35.7
10
Bloomington, IN
80,049 residents · 23.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.56
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.75 · 0.26 / sq mi · composite 50
11
Janesville, WI
66,030 residents · 34.6 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.53
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.76 · 0.14 / sq mi · composite 32.2
12
Sandy, UT
94,291 residents · 24.3 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.49
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.64 · 0.25 / sq mi · composite 42.8
13
Daytona Beach, FL
78,992 residents · 67.9 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.63 · 0.07 / sq mi · composite 7.2
14
San Angelo, TX
99,674 residents · 60.2 sq mi ·
6 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.47
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.10 / sq mi · composite 3.6
15
Homestead, FL
82,807 residents · 15.1 sq mi ·
5 places in category
· 15 ranked
0.46
per 10,000 residents (adjusted)
raw 0.60 · 0.33 / sq mi · composite 42.8
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.