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2025 Rental Fee Schedule for Communications Uses, Listing of Cities by Population Strata


LISTING OF CITIES BY POPULATION STRATA (10-01-2024 Using 2010 Data)

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2025 Rental Fee Schedule for Communications Uses

 

Zone 1
5,000,000 plus
Zone 2
2,500,000 to 4,999,999
Zone 3
1,000,000 to  2,499,999
Zone 4
500,000 to 999,999
Zone 5
300,000 to 499,999
Chicago, IL-IN-WI
Dallas, TX
  (incl. Fort Worth)
Los Angeles, CA
  (incl. Lancaster)
Miami, FL
  (incl. Ft. Lauderdale
  and West Palm Beach)
New York, NY-NJ-CT
  (incl. Newark, NJ
  and Danbury, CT)
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-
  DE-MD
  (incl. Trenton, NJ;
  Wilmington, DE;
  Coatesville, PA)
San Francisco, CA
  (incl. Antioch,
  Oakland, and San
  Jose)
Washington, DC-MD-VA
  (incl. Frederick, MD)
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA-NH
  (incl. Brockton,
  Haverhill,
  Lawrence, Salem
  and Lowell, MA
  and Nashua, NH)
Detroit, MI-CAN
  (incl. Ann Arbor, MI
  and Windsor, CAN)
Houston, TX
Minneapolis, MN-WI
  (incl. St. Paul, MN)
Phoenix, AZ
San Diego, CA-MX
  (incl. Oceanside, CA;
  and Tijuana, MEX)
Seattle, WA
  (Tacoma)
Austin, TX
Baltimore, MD-PA
Buffalo, NY-CAN
  (incl. St. Catharines-
  Niagara Falls, CAN)
Charlotte, NC-SC
  (incl. Gastonia and
  Kannapolis, NC and
  Rockhill, SC)
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Cleveland, OH
Columbus, OH
Denver, CO
El Paso, TX-NM-MEX
  (incl. Ciudad Juarez,
  MEX)
Hartford, CT
  (incl. New Britain)
Indianapolis, IN
Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City, MO-KS
Las Vegas, NV
Louisville, KY-IN
Memphis, TN-AR-MS
Milwaukee, WI
  (incl. Racine, IL)
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
  (incl. Portsmouth,
  Va. Beach, and
  Chesapeake, VA)
Oklahoma City, OK
Orlando, FL
Pittsburgh, PA
Portland, OR-WA
Providence, RI-MA
  (incl. Warwick, RI)
Raleigh, NC
Richmond, VA
  (incl. Petersburg)
Riverside, CA
  (incl. San Bernardino)
Sacramento, CA
Salt Lake City, UT
St. Louis, MO-IL
St. Petersburg, FL
  (incl. Clearwater)
San Antonio, TX
Tampa, FL
Akron, OH
Albany, NY
  (incl. Schenectady,
  and Troy)
Albuquerque, NM
Allentown, PA-NJ
  (incl. Bethlehem, PA)
Bakersfield, CA
Baton Rouge, LA
Birmingham, AL
Brownsville, TX-MEX
  (incl. Matamoros, MEX
  and Harlinger, TX)
Calexico, CA-MEX
  (incl. Mexicali, MEX)
Charleston, SC
Colorado Springs, CO
Columbia, SC
Dayton, OH
El Paso, TX-NM
Fort Myers, FL
  (incl. Cape Coral)
Fresno, CA
Grand Rapids, MI
Greensboro, NC
  (incl. High Point)
Greenville, SC
Honolulu, HI
Knoxville, TN
Laredo, TX-MEX
  (incl. Nuevo Laredo, MEX)
McAllen, TX
  (incl. Reynosa, MEX
  and Edinburg, TX)
New Haven, CT
New Orleans, LA
Newport News, VA
  (incl. Hampton)
Omaha, NE-IA
Oxnard, CA
  (incl. Thousand Oaks
  and Ventura)
Provo, UT
  (incl. Orem, UT)
Rochester, NY
Sarasota, FL
  (incl. Bradenton)
Springfield, MA
Syracuse, NY
Toledo, OH-MI
Tucson, AZ
Tulsa, OK
Worcester, MA-CT
Anchorage, AK
Augusta, GA-SC
Beaumont, TX
  (incl. Port Arthur, TX)
Boise, ID
  (incl. Nampa, ID)
Brownsville, TX
Canton, OH
Chattanooga, TN-GA
Corpus Christi, TX
Davenport, IA-IL
  (incl. Moline & Rock
  Island)
Daytona Beach, FL
Des Moines, IA
Durham, NC
  (incl. Chapel Hill)
Eugene, OR
Fayetteville, NC
Flint, MI
Fort Wayne, IN
Harrisburg, PA
Huntsville, AL
Jackson, MS
Johnson City, TN-VA
  (incl. Kingsport and
  Bristol) 
Kalamazoo, MI
Killeen, TX
  (incl. Temple, TX)
Lancaster, PA
Lansing, MI
Lexington, KY
Little Rock, AR
Madison, WI
Melbourne, FL
  (incl. Cocoa
  and Palm Bay, FL)
Mobile, AL
Modesto, CA
New London, CT-RI
  (incl. Norwich, CT)
Ogden, UT
Pensacola, FL
Peoria, IL
Reading, PA
Reno, NV
Rockford, IL-WI
Saginaw, MI
  (incl. Bay City and
  Midland)
Salem, OR
Santa Rosa, CA
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Scranton, PA
  (incl. Wilkes-Barre)
Shreveport, LA-TX
Spokane, WA-ID
Springfield, MO
Stockton, CA
Wichita, KS
Winston-Salem, NC
Youngstown, OH-PA
  (incl. Warren, OH)

Cities in two RMA’s are listed with and without their international component. If the site or its facilities have international customers/tenants, programming, advertising and otherwise are serving the international city use the higher value RMA.

Zone 6
100,000 to 299,999
Zone 6
100,000 to 299,999
-- Continued
Zone 6
100,000 to 299,999
-- Continued
Zone 6
100,000 to 299,999
-- Continued
Abilene, TX
Albany, GA
Altoona, PA
Amarillo, TX
Anderson, IN
Anderson, SC
Annapolis, MD
Appleton, WI
Asheville, NC
Athens, GA
Atlantic City, NJ
Barnstable, MA
Battlecreek, MI
Bellingham, WA
Billings, MT
Biloxi, MS
  (incl. Gulfport)
Binghamton, NY-PA
Bloomington, IL
  (incl. Normal)
Bloomington, IN
Boulder, CO
  (incl. Longmont)
Bremerton, WA
Bryan, TX
  (incl. College Station)
Burlington, NC
Burlington, VT   
Carbondale, IL
  (incl. Marion, IL)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Champaign, IL
  (incl. Urbana)
Charleston, WV
Charlottesville, VA
Chico, CA
Clarksville, TN-KY
Columbia, MO
Columbus, GA-AL
Corvallis, OR
(incl. Albany)
Denton, TX
Dover, DE
Duluth, MN-WI
Eau Claire, WI
Elkhart, IN-MI
Erie, PA
Eureka, CA
  (incl. Arcata, CA)
Evansville, IN-KY
Fairfield, CA
  (incl. Vacaville)
Fall River, MA-RI
Fargo ND
  (incl. Moorehead, MN)
Fayetville, AR
  (incl. Springdale)
Florence, AL
Florence, SC
Fort Collins, CO
  (incl. Loveland)
Fort Pierce, FL
Fort Smith, AR-OK
Fort Walton Bch, FL
Fredericksburg, VA
Freeport, TX
  (incl. Lake Jackson)
Gainesville, FL
Galveston, TX
  (incl. Texas City)
Glen Falls, NY
Goldsboro, NC
Grand Junction, CO
Greeley, CO
Green Bay, WI
Greenville, NC
Hagerstown, MD-PA-WV
Hemet, CA
Hesperia, CA
  (incl. Apple Valley,
  Victorville)
Hickory, NC
Holland, MI
Houma, LA
  (incl. Thivodaux) 
Huntington, WV-KY-OH
Idaho Falls, ID
Indio, CA
  (incl. Coachella)
Iowa City, IA
Jackson, MI
Jacksonville, NC
Johnstown, PA
Joplin, MO-KS
Kenosha, WI  
Kingston, NY
Kissimmee, FL
La Crosse, WI-MN
Lafayette, IN
  (incl. W. Lafayette)
Lafayette, LA
  (incl. New Iberia)
Lake Charles, LA
Lakeland, FL
Laredo, TX
Las Cruces, NM
Lawton, OK
Lima, OH
Lincoln, NE
Logan, UT
Longview, TX
Lubbock, TX
Lynchburg, VA
Macon, GA
Manchester, NH
Mansfield, OH
Medford, OR
Merced, CA
Middletown, OH
Midland, TX
  (incl. Odessa)
Monroe, LA
Monterey, CA
  (incl. Seaside and
  Marina)
Montgomery, AL
Morristown, TN
Muncie, IN
Murfreesboro, TN
Muskegon, MI
Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
  (incl. Conway)
Naples, FL
Newark, OH  
New Bedford, MA
Newburgh, NY
Nogales, AZ-MEX
  (incl. Nogales, MEX)
Ocala, FL
Olympia, WA
Palm Springs, CA
  (incl. Cathedral City
  and Palm Desert)
Panama City, FL
Port Huron, MI-CAN)
  (incl. Sarnia CAN)  
Portland, ME
Portsmouth, NH-ME
  (incl. Dover and
  Rochester, NH)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Pueblo, CO
 
Punta Gorda, FL
  (incl. Port Charlette, FL)
Redding, CA
Richland, WA
  (incl. Kennewick and
  Pasco)
Roanoke, VA
Rochester, MN
Salinas, CA
Salisbury, NC
San Angelo, TX
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Santa Fe, NM
Santa Maria, CA
Sault Ste. Marie, MI-CAN
  (incl. Sault Ste. Marie,
  CAN)
Savannah, GA
Sheboygan, WI
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD
Sioux Falls, SD
South Bend, IN
Spartanburg, SC
Springfield, IL
Springfield, OH
Springhill, FL
St. Cloud, MN
State College, PA
Stuart, FL
Tallahassee, FL
Terre Haute, IN
Topeka, KS
Tuscaloosa, AL
Tyler, TX
Utica, NY
  (incl. Rome)
Venice, FL
Vero Beach, FL
Vineland, NJ
Visalia, CA
Waco, TX
Waterbury, CT
Waterloo, IA
Wheeling, WV-OH
Wichita Falls, TX
Williamsport, PA
Wilmington, NC
Winter Haven, FL
Yakima, WA
York, PA
Yuba City, CA
  (incl. Marysville)
Yuma, AZ-CA
 

Cities in two RMA’s are listed with and without their international component. If the site or its facilities have international customers/tenants, programming, advertising and otherwise are serving the international city use the higher value RMA.

Zone 7
50,000 to 99,999
 
Zone 7
50,000 to 99,999
-- Continued
Zone 7
50,000 to 99,999
-- Continued
Zone 7
50,000 to 99,999
-- Continued
Alexandria, LA
Ames, IA
Anniston, AL
Auburn, AL
 (incl. Opelika)
Augusta, ME
Bangor, ME
Beckley, WV
Benton Harbor, MI
  (incl. St. Joseph)
Bismarck, ND
Bowling Green, KY
Brunswick, GA
Brunswick, ME
  (incl. Bath)
Butler, PA
Cape Girardeau, MO
Carlisle, PA
Casper, WY
Cheyenne, WY
Clarksburg, WV
Cleveland, TN
Columbus, IN
Columbus, MS
Concord, NH
Cumberland, MD-WV
Danville, IL
Danville, VA-NC
Davis, CA
Decatur, AL
Decatur, IL
De Kalb, IL
De Land, FL
Dothan, AL
Dubuque, IA-WI-IL
Elmira, NY
Fairbanks, AK
Fairmont, WV
Farmington, NM
Findley, OH
Fond du Lac, WI
Gadsden, AL
Grand Forks, ND-MN
Great Falls, MT
Greenwood, SC
Hanover, PA
Hattiesburg, MS
Hazleton, PA
Hilo, HI
Hopkinsville, KY
Hot Springs, AR
Ithaca, NY
Jackson, TN
Jamestown, NY
Janesville, WI
Jefferson City, MO
Jonesboro, AR
Kankakee, IL
Kokomo, IN
Lancaster, OH
Latrobe, PA
Laurel, MS
Lawrence, KS
Lebanon, PA
Lewiston, ID-WA
Lewiston, ME
  (incl. Auburn)
Lockport, NY
Lompoc, CA
Longview, WA-OR
Lufkin, TX
Manhattan, KS
Manitowoc, WI
Mankato, MN
Marion, IN
Marion, OH
Martinsville, VA-NC
Meridian, MS
Michigan City, IN
Middletown, NY
Missoula, MT
Monroe, MI
Morgantown, WV-PA
Muskogee, OK
Napa, CA
New Castle, PA
Newport, RI
Oshkosh, WI
Owensboro, KY
Paducah, KY-IL
Parkersburg, WV-OH
Pascagoula, MS
Pine Bluff, AR
Pittsfield, MA
Plattsburgh, NY
Pocatello, ID
Port Huron, MI
Porterville, CA
Portsmouth, OH-KY
Pottstown, PA
Pottsville, PA
Quincy, IL
Rapid City, SD
Richmond, IN-OH
Rocky Mount, NC
Rome, GA  
Roswell, NM
St. Joseph, MO-KS
Salisbury, MD-DE
San Luis Obispo. CA
Sandusky, OH
Sharon, PA-OH
Sherman, TX
  (incl. Denison)
Steubenville, OH-WV
  (incl. Weirton, WV)
Sumter, SC
Texarkana, TX-AR
Titusville, FL
Uniontown, PA
Valdosta, GA
Victoria, TX
Walla Walla, WA-OR
Washington, PA
Watertown, NY
Waterville, ME
Watsonville, CA
Wausau, WI
Zanesville, OH

Cities in two RMA’s are listed with and without their international component. If the site or its facilities have international customers/tenants, programming, advertising and otherwise are serving the international city use the higher value RMA.

Zone 8
25,000 to 49,999
Zone 9
Less than 25,000
Alliance, OH
Ashtabula, OH
Bartlesville, OK
Burlington, IA
Butte, MT
Calexico, CA
Clinton, IA-IL
Clovis, NM
E. Liverpool, OH-WV
Enid, OK
Galesburg, IL
Grand Island, NE
Greenville, MS
Hutchinson, KS
Leavenworth, KS
Marshall, TX
Natchez, MS-LA
Nogalas, AZ
Oil City, PA
  (incl. Franklin)
Salina, KS
Torrington, CT
Vicksburg, MS-LA
Sault Ste. Marie, MI

No other RMAs are listed for cities below 25,000. If the population is not a listed RMA, utilize the population of the largest community served from the most current Rand McNally Road Atlas.

Cities in two RMA’s are listed with and without their international component. If the site or its facilities have international customers/tenants, programming, advertising and otherwise are serving the international city use the higher value RMA.