b: uildings

Does your city contain a diverse mix of old and new buildings that supports vibrant neighborhoods and districts?  Is your city filled with vacant homes that hinder urban vitality?  Does your city have a lot of skyscrapers (buildings that are 30+ stories)?  Does your city have a lot of high-rise buildings (buildings of 10-30 stories)?  How do the buildings in your city interact with their immediate surroundings?

Top 10 Cities With the Most Urban Buildings (2014)

1. New York, NY
2. San Francisco, CA
3. Miami, FL
4. Boston, MA
5. Jersey City, NJ
6. Honolulu, HI
7. Chicago, IL
8. Minneapolis, MN
9. Seattle, WA
10. Pittsburgh, PA

The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Buildings for all 100 cities (10 being the most urban Buildings and 1 being the least urban Buildings):

Rank	City	State	Buildings urbanSCALE Score
1	New York	NY	10.0
2	San Francisco	CA	8.6
3	Miami	FL	8.4
4	Boston	MA	8.3
5	Jersey City	NJ	7.9
6	Honolulu	HI	7.9
7	Chicago	IL	7.2
8	Minneapolis	MN	7.0
9	Seattle	WA	6.7
10	Pittsburgh	PA	5.9
11	Atlanta	GA	5.4
12	St. Louis	MO	5.4
13	St. Paul	MN	5.1
14	Buffalo	NY	5.1
15	Portland	OR	4.8
16	Washington	DC	4.7
17	Cleveland	OH	4.6
18	Cincinnati	OH	4.6
19	Denver	CO	4.5
20	Newark	NJ	4.3
21	Philadelphia	PA	4.2
22	Oakland	CA	4.0
23	Baltimore	MD	4.0
24	Milwaukee	WI	3.8
25	New Orleans	LA	3.8
26	Los Angeles	CA	3.6
27	Kansas City	MO	3.6
28	Madison	WI	3.4
29	Lincoln	NE	3.3
30	Detroit	MI	3.2
31	San Jose	CA	3.2
32	San Diego	CA	3.1
33	Sacramento	CA	3.1
34	Santa Ana	CA	3.1
35	Omaha	NE	3.0
36	Louisville	KY	3.0
37	Las Vegas	NV	3.0
38	Long Beach	CA	3.0
39	Tampa	FL	3.0
40	Toledo	OH	3.0
41	Fort Worth	TX	3.0
42	Chesapeake	VA	2.9
43	Nashville	TN	2.7
44	Dallas	TX	2.7
45	Indianapolis	IN	2.7
46	Norfolk	VA	2.7
47	Columbus	OH	2.7
48	Orlando	FL	2.7
49	Irvine	CA	2.6
50	Boise	ID	2.6
51	Anaheim	CA	2.6
52	Austin	TX	2.5
53	Fort Wayne	IND	2.5
54	Hialeah	FL	2.5
55	Birmingham	AL	2.5
56	El Paso	TX	2.5
57	Tulsa	OK	2.5
58	Albuquerque	NM	2.5
59	Lexington	KY	2.5
60	Winston-Salem	NC	2.5
61	Charlotte	NC	2.4
62	Fresno	CA	2.4
63	San Antonio	TX	2.4
64	Houston	TX	2.4
65	Oklahoma City	OK	2.4
66	Stockton	CA	2.3
67	Wichita	KS	2.3
68	Bakersfield	CA	2.3
69	Colorado Springs	CO	2.2
70	Jacksonville	FL	2.2
71	Reno	NV	2.2
72	Plano	TX	2.2
73	San Bernardino	CA	2.1
74	Lubbock	TX	2.1
75	Corpus Christi	TX	2.1
76	Riverside	CA	2.1
77	Durham	NC	2.1
78	Laredo	TX	2.1
79	St. Petersburg	FL	2.1
80	Anchorage	AK	2.1
81	Raleigh	NC	2.1
82	Virginia Beach	VA	2.1
83	Baton Rouge	LA	2.0
84	Fremont	CA	2.0
85	Greensboro	NC	1.9
86	Memphis	TN	1.9
87	Gilbert	AZ	1.9
88	Irving	TX	1.9
89	Garland	TX	1.9
90	Chula Vista	CA	1.8
91	Aurora	CO	1.8
92	Phoenix	AZ	1.8
93	Tucson	AZ	1.7
94	Arlington	TX	1.6
95	Chandler	AZ	1.4
96	Glendale	AZ	1.3
97	Henderson	NV	1.2
98	North Las Vegas	NV	1.2
99	Mesa	AZ	1.1
100	Scottsdale	AZ	1.0