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Most Educated Cities in Arizona

Cities with at least 1,000 residents, ranked by percentage of adults (25+) with a bachelor's degree or higher.

#CityBachelor's+Graduate+Median IncomePopulation
1 Paradise Valley 74.3% 36.9% $247,159 12,611
2 Mountainaire 72.8% 40.4% $111,891 1,103
3 Catalina Foothills 71.4% 39.1% $115,304 52,593
4 Fort Valley 69.6% 37.1% $125,625 1,761
5 Rio Verde 63.9% 21.0% $131,723 2,261
6 Scottsdale 61.9% 24.4% $110,886 243,821
7 Carefree 61.0% 23.1% $147,165 3,683
8 Timberline-Fernwood 60.8% 30.0% $124,638 1,973
9 Tucson Mountains 59.0% 29.2% $134,474 11,353
10 Tanque Verde 58.9% 31.2% $121,599 15,866
11 Queen Valley 58.6% 17.1% N/A 1,118
12 Oro Valley 58.0% 26.0% $107,117 48,162
13 Saddlebrooke 52.6% 23.4% $88,686 13,085
14 Cave Creek 52.4% 22.4% $107,067 5,091
15 Flagstaff 52.3% 21.7% $71,512 76,445
16 Kachina Village 51.8% 24.9% $90,375 3,212
17 Village of Oak Creek (Big Park) 51.5% 21.9% $80,878 6,356
18 Anthem 50.8% 17.8% $120,613 22,584
19 Fountain Hills 50.4% 19.5% $112,654 23,789
20 Sedona 50.4% 23.2% $73,738 9,777
21 Pinetop Country Club 50.3% 22.8% $79,719 2,054
22 Tempe 50.0% 21.0% $79,663 188,065
23 Bellemont 50.0% 20.3% $119,722 1,701
24 Williamson 48.8% 17.1% $89,398 6,310
25 Rincon Valley 48.3% 23.0% $132,098 6,512
26 Gilbert 48.2% 17.7% $122,551 280,262
27 Marana 47.8% 18.2% $112,606 56,938
28 Chandler 47.8% 19.0% $108,095 280,136
29 Tubac 47.5% 24.3% $73,359 1,294
30 Parks 45.4% 18.4% $78,333 1,706
31 Litchfield Park 45.0% 20.4% $126,250 6,916
32 Queen Creek 45.0% 16.3% $141,978 71,867
33 Corona de Tucson 44.8% 17.0% $132,568 9,566
34 Green Valley 44.0% 20.1% $62,063 22,114
35 Sahuarita 44.0% 17.4% $104,680 35,862
36 Vail 42.9% 16.5% $130,904 16,315
37 Casas Adobes 42.5% 18.9% $83,683 72,059
38 Gold Canyon 40.2% 14.6% $93,377 13,107
39 Prescott 39.9% 16.5% $70,874 47,400
40 Sun Lakes 39.4% 16.2% $67,853 13,924
41 Morenci 39.2% 24.6% $69,583 1,673
42 Citrus Park 38.7% 12.8% $141,026 5,115
43 Cornville 38.2% 19.5% $72,596 3,618
44 Doney Park 36.4% 14.9% $104,967 6,253
45 Peoria 36.3% 14.1% $95,815 196,906
46 Red Rock (Pinal County) 36.0% 6.6% $80,357 3,277
47 Goodyear 35.5% 13.2% $103,319 107,645
48 Sierra Vista 35.0% 13.8% $70,291 45,155
49 Show Low 34.9% 10.4% $60,368 12,102
50 Sun City West 34.7% 14.8% $63,685 27,425
51 Wickenburg 34.1% 17.2% $67,600 8,059
52 St. Johns 33.7% 14.1% $131,968 3,395
53 Phoenix 33.6% 13.1% $81,332 1,642,323
54 Sierra Vista Southeast 32.6% 14.4% $75,417 14,330
55 Mesa 32.5% 11.1% $82,752 511,764
56 Clarkdale 32.2% 11.0% $46,563 4,758
57 Pinetop-Lakeside 32.1% 15.4% $60,694 4,101
58 New River 31.5% 10.4% $134,289 18,240
59 Catalina 31.4% 14.4% $78,207 6,489
60 Tucson 31.1% 12.9% $57,073 547,073
61 Bisbee 30.8% 12.2% $47,613 4,977
62 Surprise 30.5% 11.3% $96,711 154,948
63 Mescal 29.5% 11.1% $55,417 1,760
64 Pine 29.2% 3.3% $59,432 1,740
65 Eagar 29.2% 13.8% $82,839 4,416
66 Whetstone 29.0% 8.5% $51,625 2,971
67 Snowflake 28.7% 13.2% $76,174 6,444
68 Centennial Park 28.6% 6.6% $167,872 1,839
69 Taylor 28.6% 9.1% $90,275 4,183
70 Chinle 28.5% 12.6% $53,239 4,147
71 Page 28.2% 5.0% $88,826 7,345
72 Cottonwood 27.5% 9.4% $48,448 12,580
73 Verde Village 27.4% 13.1% $69,331 11,930
74 Grand Canyon Village 27.2% 8.8% $73,418 1,599
75 St. Michaels 27.2% 11.4% $65,556 1,142
76 Ajo 26.1% 8.8% $53,958 3,107
77 Sun City 26.0% 11.1% $54,586 37,486
78 Desert Hills 25.9% 7.8% $62,361 2,944
79 Window Rock 25.4% 7.5% $55,694 2,477
80 Benson 25.2% 4.9% $49,346 5,417
81 Buckeye 24.9% 8.8% $99,486 104,923
82 Williams 24.8% 7.1% $76,136 3,369
83 Wagon Wheel 24.6% 9.7% $68,495 1,716
84 Payson 24.4% 9.4% $67,710 16,622
85 Prescott Valley 24.4% 10.4% $74,569 49,179
86 Tucson Estates 24.4% 10.9% $66,582 12,136
87 Glendale 24.3% 8.6% $73,530 252,833
88 Chino Valley 24.1% 8.1% $61,237 13,602
89 San Tan Valley 23.9% 6.5% $96,713 109,189
90 Wellton 23.8% 10.0% $58,470 2,527
91 Maricopa 23.6% 7.2% $96,391 67,163
92 Quartzsite 23.5% 1.6% N/A 1,877
93 Springerville 23.4% 8.8% $49,051 2,008
94 Oracle 22.8% 9.4% $63,774 3,146
95 Parker 22.7% 5.5% $66,273 3,388
96 Lake of the Woods 22.5% 5.9% $55,987 3,250
97 Rio Rico 22.1% 7.1% $61,348 22,017
98 Tonto Basin 21.7% 7.0% $50,762 1,750
99 Casa Grande 21.7% 7.7% $69,983 60,905
100 Dewey-Humboldt 21.5% 5.1% $66,535 4,501
101 Avondale 21.3% 6.8% $86,123 92,477
102 Fort Defiance 21.3% 8.7% $56,045 3,351
103 Valencia West 21.1% 8.3% $99,884 14,728
104 Tuba City 21.1% 12.0% $61,338 7,960
105 St. David 20.9% 8.7% $53,188 1,098
106 Yuma 20.8% 7.9% $65,482 100,139
107 Thatcher 20.7% 9.1% $82,917 5,439
108 Tsaile 20.4% 15.7% $48,819 1,696
109 Camp Verde 20.2% 10.4% $69,203 12,521
110 Kingman 20.0% 8.8% $61,792 34,375
111 Globe 19.2% 8.3% $69,170 7,195
112 Superior 19.2% 5.7% $45,030 2,535
113 Mountain View Ranches 18.9% 10.8% $116,290 1,984
114 Strawberry 18.9% 2.8% $60,492 1,094
115 Lake Havasu City 18.5% 7.0% $70,148 58,359
116 Kayenta 18.4% 4.9% $58,423 4,927
117 Congress 18.3% 3.8% $57,159 1,491
118 Linden 18.3% 5.6% $98,038 2,502
119 Apache Junction 18.1% 6.5% $60,975 41,058
120 Miami 18.1% 4.8% $40,875 1,405
121 Safford 18.1% 5.3% $65,647 10,239
122 Clifton 17.8% 1.7% $78,480 3,822
123 Cordes Lakes 17.8% 1.3% $61,708 3,808
124 Circle City 17.7% 1.3% $41,875 1,089
125 Drexel Heights 17.6% 5.3% $73,508 27,675
126 Nogales 17.6% 6.5% $43,214 19,841
127 Florence 17.3% 4.7% $79,644 25,570
128 Beaver Dam 16.9% 5.7% $72,650 1,624
129 Tombstone 16.9% 5.4% $34,901 1,026
130 Fortuna Foothills 16.5% 6.9% $60,474 28,896
131 Lake Montezuma 16.4% 5.3% $64,455 4,929
132 El Mirage 15.8% 5.4% $78,050 36,088
133 Star Valley 15.5% 9.1% $65,426 2,525
134 Black Canyon City 15.3% 7.6% $47,465 2,181
135 Pima 15.3% 2.4% $97,960 2,995
136 Bullhead City 15.2% 5.2% $50,556 42,496
137 North Fork 15.2% 3.7% $123,313 1,463
138 Red Lake 14.8% 4.3% $100,988 1,676
139 Valle Vista 14.7% 4.1% $46,161 2,369
140 Holbrook 14.6% 6.5% $56,502 4,858
141 Colorado City 14.5% 1.9% $64,167 2,702
142 Youngtown 14.4% 5.0% $68,321 7,015
143 Heber-Overgaard 14.4% 3.3% $58,542 3,621
144 Huachuca City 14.0% 5.8% $50,625 1,614
145 Coolidge 14.0% 5.0% $67,023 16,636
146 White Mountain Lake 13.8% 2.6% $50,263 2,910
147 Cienega Springs 13.6% 4.5% $46,575 1,958
148 Flowing Wells 13.4% 5.1% $39,774 16,559
149 Picture Rocks 13.3% 3.8% $61,634 9,448
150 Avra Valley 13.0% 5.0% $54,132 6,277
151 South Tucson 13.0% 5.1% $33,598 4,550
152 Paulden 12.9% 5.1% $91,741 4,795
153 Eloy 12.9% 3.4% $55,736 17,433
154 Golden Shores 12.7% 3.8% $44,077 1,555
155 Lukachukai 12.5% 3.9% $37,011 1,969
156 Bagdad 12.4% 7.6% $107,885 2,814
157 Somerton 12.4% 4.4% $74,015 14,574
158 Douglas 12.4% 4.9% $42,019 15,981
159 Willcox 12.3% 4.0% $43,929 3,222
160 Tolleson 12.1% 0.5% $59,626 7,668
161 Arizona City 12.0% 3.2% $66,420 9,543
162 Meadview 11.9% 2.3% $26,490 1,517
163 Guadalupe 11.1% 5.9% $51,354 5,272
164 Fort Mohave 10.8% 4.2% $64,815 15,715
165 First Mesa 10.5% 5.2% $57,889 1,459
166 Winslow 10.5% 4.9% $58,346 8,773
167 Canyon Day 10.1% 4.9% $36,207 1,182
168 Three Points 10.0% 2.8% $56,898 5,254
169 Kearny 9.8% 5.2% $47,031 2,109
170 Dolan Springs 9.6% 2.9% $25,996 1,341
171 Wilhoit 9.6% 3.5% $57,708 1,101
172 Claypool 9.4% 0.9% $57,900 1,259
173 Scenic 9.4% 5.7% $29,063 1,379
174 Mammoth 9.3% 4.5% $47,266 1,191
175 San Luis 9.3% 1.7% $59,400 37,337
176 LeChee 9.0% 2.6% $61,731 1,307
177 Joseph City 9.0% 7.2% $75,227 2,153
178 Kaibab Estates West 8.9% 5.1% $38,512 1,403
179 Gila Bend 8.7% 2.1% $52,254 1,363
180 Ak-Chin Village 8.3% 3.0% $47,344 1,132
181 New Kingman-Butler 8.3% 3.2% $40,949 13,993
182 Peach Springs 8.3% 4.0% $60,054 1,234
183 Spring Valley 8.2% 1.6% $42,817 1,673
184 Pinon 8.1% 3.8% $45,563 1,159
185 Sells 8.1% 4.0% N/A 1,935
186 San Manuel 8.0% 2.9% $48,314 3,491
187 Dilkon 7.7% 2.7% $37,656 1,270
188 Kaibito 7.2% 3.1% $46,932 1,661
189 Naco 6.9% 1.3% $57,540 1,060
190 Mohave Valley 6.8% 4.3% $60,134 2,555
191 Fredonia 6.5% 2.0% $62,887 1,061
192 Pirtleville 6.1% 0.0% $48,589 1,939
193 Swift Trail Junction 6.0% 0.0% $63,074 2,859
194 Summit 5.5% 3.2% $47,064 4,896
195 Golden Valley 4.9% 2.8% $42,585 8,567
196 Bouse 4.7% 4.7% $47,691 1,203
197 Cactus Flats 4.1% 1.5% $58,021 1,508
198 Whiteriver 4.1% 0.7% $37,440 4,545
199 Blackwater 3.9% 2.5% N/A 1,958
200 Sacaton 3.8% 1.7% $49,327 3,429
201 Casa Blanca 3.8% 0.0% $30,282 1,697
202 Bylas 3.4% 0.0% $29,318 1,551
203 Avenue B and C 3.3% 1.9% $44,240 4,001
204 San Carlos 2.3% 1.9% $56,302 4,973
205 Central Heights-Midland City 2.2% 0.0% $61,400 2,909
206 Cibecue 1.9% 0.0% $25,791 2,228
207 Shongopovi 0.0% 0.0% N/A 1,084