Top 101 cities with the most people having professional degrees (population 50,000+)
1.
Palo Alto, CA
(
housing
, pop. 58,598): 8.3%
2.
Bethesda, MD
(
housing
, pop. 55,277): 7.7%
3.
Brookline, MA
(
housing
, pop. 57,107): 7.1%
4.
Cambridge, MA
(
housing
, pop. 101,355): 6.3%
5.
Davis, CA
(
housing
, pop. 60,308): 5.8%
6.
Ann Arbor, MI
(
housing
, pop. 114,024): 5.3%
7.
Berkeley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 102,743): 5.2%
8.
Newton, MA
(
housing
, pop. 83,829): 4.8%
9.
Ames, IA
(
housing
, pop. 50,731): 4.6%
10.
Cupertino, CA
(
housing
, pop. 50,546): 4.1%
11.
Boulder, CO
(
housing
, pop. 94,673): 4.0%
12.
College Station, TX
(
housing
, pop. 67,890): 4.0%
13.
Catalina Foothills, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 53,794): 4.0%
14.
Evanston, IL
(
housing
, pop. 74,239): 3.8%
15.
Mountain View, CA
(
housing
, pop. 70,708): 3.6%
16.
Iowa City, IA
(
housing
, pop. 62,220): 3.5%
17.
Bloomington, IN
(
housing
, pop. 69,291): 3.4%
18.
Athens, GA
(
housing
, pop. 76,500): 3.2%
19.
Columbia, MO
(
housing
, pop. 84,531): 3.2%
20.
Columbia, MD
(
housing
, pop. 88,254): 3.1%
21.
Oak Park, IL
(
housing
, pop. 52,524): 3.0%
22.
Athens-Clarke County, GA
(
housing
, pop. 100,266): 3.0%
23.
Gainesville, FL
(
housing
, pop. 95,447): 2.9%
24.
Champaign, IL
(
housing
, pop. 67,518): 2.9%
25.
Silver Spring, MD
(
housing
, pop. 76,540): 2.8%
26.
Madison, WI
(
housing
, pop. 208,054): 2.6%
27.
Durham, NC
(
housing
, pop. 187,035): 2.6%
28.
Cary, NC
(
housing
, pop. 94,536): 2.5%
29.
Irvine, CA
(
housing
, pop. 143,072): 2.5%
30.
Reston, VA
(
housing
, pop. 56,407): 2.5%
31.
Gaithersburg, MD
(
housing
, pop. 52,613): 2.5%
32.
Arlington, VA
(
housing
, pop. 189,453): 2.5%
33.
Sunnyvale, CA
(
housing
, pop. 131,760): 2.4%
34.
Pasadena, CA
(
housing
, pop. 133,936): 2.3%
35.
Santa Monica, CA
(
housing
, pop. 84,084): 2.3%
36.
Brandywine, DE
(
housing
, pop. 78,620): 2.3%
37.
Southeast Marin, CA
(
housing
, pop. 52,094): 2.2%
38.
Goleta, CA
(
housing
, pop. 55,204): 2.2%
39.
Fayetteville, AR
(
housing
, pop. 58,047): 2.2%
40.
Lawrence, KS
(
housing
, pop. 80,098): 2.2%
41.
Ellicott City, MD
(
housing
, pop. 56,397): 2.2%
42.
Somerville, MA
(
housing
, pop. 77,478): 2.2%
43.
Encinitas, CA
(
housing
, pop. 58,014): 2.1%
44.
Fort Collins, CO
(
housing
, pop. 118,652): 2.1%
45.
West Hartford, CT
(
housing
, pop. 63,589): 2.1%
46.
Santa Fe, NM
(
housing
, pop. 62,203): 2.1%
47.
Greater Newark, DE
(
housing
, pop. 67,114): 2.1%
48.
Santa Cruz, CA
(
housing
, pop. 54,593): 2.0%
49.
Norman, OK
(
housing
, pop. 95,694): 2.0%
50.
Amherst, NY
(
housing
, pop. 116,510): 2.0%
51.
Washington, DC
(
housing
, pop. 572,059): 2.0%
52.
Livermore, CA
(
housing
, pop. 73,345): 2.0%
53.
New Haven, CT
(
housing
, pop. 123,626): 2.0%
54.
Towson, MD
(
housing
, pop. 51,793): 2.0%
55.
Tallahassee, FL
(
housing
, pop. 150,624): 2.0%
56.
Greenburgh, NY
(
housing
, pop. 86,764): 2.0%
57.
Manhattan, NY
(
housing
, pop. 1,537,195): 2.0%
58.
Annandale, VA
(
housing
, pop. 54,994): 2.0%
59.
Aspen Hill, MD
(
housing
, pop. 50,228): 2.0%
60.
Hamden, CT
(
housing
, pop. 56,913): 1.9%
61.
Alexandria, VA
(
housing
, pop. 128,283): 1.9%
62.
Santa Barbara, CA
(
housing
, pop. 92,325): 1.9%
63.
Flagstaff, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 52,894): 1.9%
64.
Palos Verdes, CA
(
housing
, pop. 89,786): 1.9%
65.
Ross Valley, CA
(
housing
, pop. 59,662): 1.9%
66.
Skokie, IL
(
housing
, pop. 63,348): 1.8%
67.
Walnut Creek, CA
(
housing
, pop. 64,296): 1.8%
68.
Coconino, AZ
(
housing
, pop. 74,488): 1.8%
69.
Denton, TX
(
housing
, pop. 80,537): 1.7%
70.
Arcadia, CA
(
housing
, pop. 53,054): 1.7%
71.
Waltham, MA
(
housing
, pop. 59,226): 1.7%
72.
Bellevue, WA
(
housing
, pop. 109,569): 1.7%
73.
Eugene, OR
(
housing
, pop. 137,893): 1.7%
74.
Seattle, WA
(
housing
, pop. 563,374): 1.7%
75.
Newport Beach, CA
(
housing
, pop. 70,032): 1.7%
76.
Burke, VA
(
housing
, pop. 57,737): 1.7%
77.
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
(
housing
, pop. 57,694): 1.6%
78.
Naperville, IL
(
housing
, pop. 128,358): 1.6%
79.
White Plains, NY
(
housing
, pop. 53,077): 1.6%
80.
Central Coast, CA
(
housing
, pop. 230,250): 1.6%
81.
Carlsbad, CA
(
housing
, pop. 78,247): 1.6%
82.
Greenville, NC
(
housing
, pop. 60,476): 1.6%
83.
Salt Lake City, UT
(
housing
, pop. 181,743): 1.6%
84.
Thousand Oaks, CA
(
housing
, pop. 117,005): 1.6%
85.
South Bay Cities, CA
(
housing
, pop. 131,712): 1.6%
86.
Germantown, MD
(
housing
, pop. 55,419): 1.6%
87.
Bryan, TX
(
housing
, pop. 65,660): 1.5%
88.
Galveston, TX
(
housing
, pop. 57,247): 1.5%
89.
Pittsburgh, PA
(
housing
, pop. 334,563): 1.5%
90.
Frederick, MD
(
housing
, pop. 52,767): 1.5%
91.
Missoula, MT
(
housing
, pop. 57,053): 1.5%
92.
Lexington-Fayette, KY
(
housing
, pop. 260,512): 1.5%
93.
Fayette, KY
(
housing
, pop. 260,512): 1.5%
94.
Santa Clara, CA
(
housing
, pop. 102,361): 1.5%
95.
The Woodlands, TX
(
housing
, pop. 55,649): 1.4%
96.
Alameda, CA
(
housing
, pop. 72,259): 1.4%
97.
Tuscaloosa, AL
(
housing
, pop. 77,906): 1.4%
98.
San Diego, CA
(
housing
, pop. 1,223,400): 1.4%
99.
Pleasanton, CA
(
housing
, pop. 63,654): 1.4%
100.
Sugar Land, TX
(
housing
, pop. 63,328): 1.4%
101.
Edison, NJ
(
housing
, pop. 97,687): 1.4%
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