C: ompactness

How much of your region’s population lives in your city’s downtown and close-in neighborhoods?  How much of your region’s total employment is in your city’s downtown and close-in neighborhoods?  Are most of your city’s major destinations located in the central part of your city?  And are these destinations easily accessible?

Top 10 Cities With the Highest Level of Compactness (2014)

1. Honolulu, HI
2. Reno, NV
3. Anchorage, AK
4. Madison, WI
5. Laredo, TX
6. Lincoln, NE
7. Lexington, KY
8. Boise, ID
9. Lubbock, TX
10. Birmingham, AL

The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Compactness for all 100 cities (10 being the highest level of Compactness and 1 being the lowest level of Compactness):

Rank	City	State	Compactness urbanSCALE Score
1	Honolulu	HI	10.0
2	Reno	NV	9.7
3	Anchorage	AK	9.0
4	Madison	WI	8.2
5	Laredo	TX	8.0
6	Lincoln	NE	6.7
7	Lexington	KY	6.5
8	Boise	ID	6.4
9	Lubbock	TX	6.3
10	Birmingham	AL	6.3
11	New Orleans	LA	6.3
12	Boston	MA	6.3
13	Chicago	IL	6.2
14	Milwaukee	WI	6.2
15	Washington	DC	6.2
16	Austin	TX	6.0
17	Stockton	CA	6.0
18	Fort Wayne	IND	5.9
19	Denver	CO	5.9
20	Wichita	KS	5.9
21	Seattle	WA	5.8
22	Fresno	CA	5.7
23	Colorado Springs	CO	5.6
24	Minneapolis	MN	5.6
25	San Francisco	CA	5.5
26	Philadelphia	PA	5.4
27	Albuquerque	NM	5.4
28	Corpus Christi	TX	5.4
29	Jacksonville	FL	5.4
30	Baltimore	MD	5.3
31	Bakersfield	CA	5.3
32	Indianapolis	IN	5.2
33	New York	NY	5.2
34	Omaha	NE	5.2
35	Sacramento	CA	5.2
36	Winston-Salem	NC	5.1
37	Jersey City	NJ	4.8
38	Cleveland	OH	4.7
39	Orlando	FL	4.6
40	Nashville	TN	4.5
41	Charlotte	NC	4.4
42	Baton Rouge	LA	4.4
43	Kansas City	MO	4.4
44	Miami	FL	4.3
45	Portland	OR	4.2
46	Pittsburgh	PA	4.1
47	Greensboro	NC	4.1
48	Columbus	OH	4.1
49	Louisville	KY	4.1
50	Toledo	OH	3.9
51	Buffalo	NY	3.9
52	Oklahoma City	OK	3.7
53	Cincinnati	OH	3.7
54	Durham	NC	3.7
55	San Jose	CA	3.6
56	Atlanta	GA	3.6
57	Tucson	AZ	3.5
58	Memphis	TN	3.5
59	Tulsa	OK	3.4
60	San Diego	CA	3.4
61	Norfolk	VA	3.2
62	Las Vegas	NV	3.2
63	St. Louis	MO	3.1
64	Raleigh	NC	3.1
65	Oakland	CA	3.1
66	Los Angeles	CA	2.9
67	Dallas	TX	2.8
68	San Antonio	TX	2.8
69	Tampa	FL	2.6
70	El Paso	TX	2.5
71	Detroit	MI	2.4
72	St. Petersburg	FL	2.3
73	Newark	NJ	2.2
74	St. Paul	MN	2.2
75	Houston	TX	2.0
76	Phoenix	AZ	1.9
77	San Bernardino	CA	1.7
78	Glendale	AZ	1.6
79	Riverside	CA	1.6
80	Scottsdale	AZ	1.6
81	Long Beach	CA	1.5
82	Plano	TX	1.5
83	Mesa	AZ	1.4
84	Chandler	AZ	1.3
85	Gilbert	AZ	1.3
86	Santa Ana	CA	1.3
87	Fort Worth	TX	1.2
88	Henderson	NV	1.1
89	Fremont	CA	1.1
90	Hialeah	FL	1.1
91	Chula Vista	CA	0.8
92	Arlington	TX	0.8
93	Anaheim	CA	0.8
94	Irving	TX	0.6
95	Garland	TX	0.5
96	Virginia Beach	VA	0.0
97	Aurora	CO	0.0
98	Irvine	CA	0.0
99	Chesapeake	VA	0.0
100	North Las Vegas	NV	0.0