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Urban Planning & Development (Social Sciences, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Urban Planning & Development (Social Sciences, Books), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $19.99, median 62 reviews, average rating 4.6 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 33/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $15.25 – $29.95 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.6 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 2% of the parent category Social Sciences (3,820), one of the easier corners under it.
Top 10 Urban Planning & Development best sellers
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
- List rank#1
- Price$47.46
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,218
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
by Richard Rothstein
- List rank#2
- Price$10.48
- Rating4.8
- Reviews18,612
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How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between
by Bent Flyvbjerg
- List rank#3
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,191
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities: 50th Anniversary Edition
by Jane Jacobs
- List rank#4
- Price$21.59
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,709
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Discrimination and Disparities
- List rank#5
- Price$14
- Rating4.8
- Reviews4,363
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
by Jeff Speck
- List rank#6
- Price$11.18
- Rating4.7
- Reviews1,053
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Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life
by Eric Klinenberg
- List rank#7
- Price$11.43
- Rating4.5
- Reviews410
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Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns
by Gregg Colburn
- List rank#8
- Price$18.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews154
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This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
by J.C. Bradbury
- List rank#9
- Price$39.99
- Rating5.0
- Reviews1
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
by Mike Davis
- List rank#10
- Price$19.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews359
FAQ
Is Urban Planning & Development a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 33/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 62 reviews and sells for $19.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Urban Planning & Development?
The median best seller has 62 reviews, and 57% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Urban Planning & Development best sellers cost?
The median price is $19.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $15.25 and $29.95.
Can new books break into Urban Planning & Development?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.