Is your city’s population and housing stock concentrated in dense clusters or spread out over a vast area? Does your city have a balanced mix of houses, townhomes, and apartments? Are new neighborhoods in your city designed and built in a way that contributes to urban vitality?
Top 10 Cities With the Most Urban Neighborhoods (2014)
- San Francisco, CA
- Washington, DC
- New York, NY
- Jersey City, NJ
- Boston, MA
- Miami, FL
- Seattle, WA
- Newark, NJ
- Minneapolis, MN
- Baltimore, MD
The full list of urbanSCALE ratings for Neighborhoods for all 100 cities (10 being the most urban Neighborhoods and 1 being the least urban Neighborhoods):
Rank | City | State | Neighborhoods urbanSCALE Score |
1 | San Francisco | CA | 10.0 |
2 | Washington | DC | 9.1 |
3 | New York | NY | 8.9 |
4 | Jersey City | NJ | 8.6 |
5 | Boston | MA | 7.6 |
6 | Miami | FL | 7.4 |
7 | Seattle | WA | 6.4 |
8 | Newark | NJ | 6.2 |
9 | Minneapolis | MN | 5.8 |
10 | Baltimore | MD | 5.6 |
11 | Philadelphia | PA | 5.6 |
12 | Chicago | IL | 5.6 |
13 | Oakland | CA | 5.2 |
14 | Atlanta | GA | 5.0 |
15 | Denver | CO | 5.0 |
16 | Los Angeles | CA | 4.8 |
17 | St. Louis | MO | 4.8 |
18 | Honolulu | HI | 4.7 |
19 | Portland | OR | 4.4 |
20 | Buffalo | NY | 4.3 |
21 | Santa Ana | CA | 4.3 |
22 | Long Beach | CA | 4.2 |
23 | Milwaukee | WI | 4.1 |
24 | Irvine | CA | 4.1 |
25 | Winston-Salem | NC | 4.1 |
26 | San Diego | CA | 4.0 |
27 | Cincinnati | OH | 3.9 |
28 | Austin | TX | 3.9 |
29 | St. Paul | MN | 3.9 |
30 | Dallas | TX | 3.9 |
31 | Cleveland | OH | 3.8 |
32 | Columbus | OH | 3.8 |
33 | San Jose | CA | 3.8 |
34 | St. Petersburg | FL | 3.6 |
35 | Pittsburgh | PA | 3.5 |
36 | Madison | WI | 3.5 |
37 | Houston | TX | 3.4 |
38 | Orlando | FL | 3.4 |
39 | Detroit | MI | 3.4 |
40 | Anaheim | CA | 3.4 |
41 | Raleigh | NC | 3.3 |
42 | Charlotte | NC | 3.3 |
43 | Irving | TX | 3.2 |
44 | Chula Vista | CA | 3.2 |
45 | Sacramento | CA | 3.1 |
46 | Nashville | TN | 3.0 |
47 | Hialeah | FL | 3.0 |
48 | Norfolk | VA | 3.0 |
49 | Tampa | FL | 2.9 |
50 | Boise | ID | 2.9 |
51 | Durham | NC | 2.7 |
52 | Birmingham | AL | 2.7 |
53 | Greensboro | NC | 2.7 |
54 | Tucson | AZ | 2.6 |
55 | San Antonio | TX | 2.6 |
56 | Indianapolis | IN | 2.5 |
57 | Fremont | CA | 2.5 |
58 | Louisville | KY | 2.5 |
59 | New Orleans | LA | 2.5 |
60 | Plano | TX | 2.5 |
61 | Omaha | NE | 2.5 |
62 | Riverside | CA | 2.4 |
63 | Baton Rouge | LA | 2.4 |
64 | Aurora | CO | 2.4 |
65 | Phoenix | AZ | 2.4 |
66 | Virginia Beach | VA | 2.3 |
67 | Memphis | TN | 2.3 |
68 | Toledo | OH | 2.3 |
69 | Tulsa | OK | 2.3 |
70 | Lubbock | TX | 2.1 |
71 | Scottsdale | AZ | 2.1 |
72 | Chandler | AZ | 2.1 |
73 | Albuquerque | NM | 2.1 |
74 | Lincoln | NE | 2.1 |
75 | Fort Worth | TX | 2.1 |
76 | Garland | TX | 2.0 |
77 | Jacksonville | FL | 2.0 |
78 | Laredo | TX | 1.9 |
79 | Reno | NV | 1.9 |
80 | Kansas City | MO | 1.8 |
81 | Fresno | CA | 1.8 |
82 | Las Vegas | NV | 1.7 |
83 | Stockton | CA | 1.7 |
84 | Lexington | KY | 1.7 |
85 | El Paso | TX | 1.7 |
86 | Arlington | TX | 1.6 |
87 | Wichita | KS | 1.6 |
88 | Colorado Springs | CO | 1.6 |
89 | Henderson | NV | 1.6 |
90 | Fort Wayne | IND | 1.6 |
91 | Chesapeake | VA | 1.5 |
92 | Corpus Christi | TX | 1.3 |
93 | Bakersfield | CA | 1.3 |
94 | Anchorage | AK | 1.3 |
95 | Glendale | AZ | 1.3 |
96 | Mesa | AZ | 1.2 |
97 | North Las Vegas | NV | 1.2 |
98 | San Bernardino | CA | 1.1 |
99 | Oklahoma City | OK | 1.0 |
100 | Gilbert | AZ | 0.8 |