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Most Educated Cities in Maine

Cities ranked by percentage of adults (25+) with a bachelor's degree or higher.

#CityBachelor's+Graduate+Median IncomePopulation
1 Littlejohn Island CDP 88.4% 46.3% N/A 95
2 Castine CDP 86.2% 57.4% $143,229 926
3 Falmouth Foreside CDP 80.5% 36.3% $152,870 2,148
4 Orono CDP 68.0% 37.7% $56,890 10,699
5 Cumberland Center CDP 67.7% 30.9% $145,208 2,811
6 Camden CDP 66.5% 24.2% $80,897 3,665
7 Falmouth CDP 64.8% 34.7% $89,625 1,447
8 Yarmouth CDP 64.2% 30.4% $92,311 6,293
9 Kittery Point CDP 63.9% 49.8% $138,185 1,008
10 Northeast Harbor CDP 63.4% 21.2% $102,500 410
11 Cousins Island CDP 62.4% 38.6% $121,250 509
12 Lubec CDP 60.5% 42.6% $43,750 320
13 Portland city 59.2% 23.8% $76,174 68,505
14 Kennebunkport CDP 55.3% 24.1% $118,922 1,450
15 Freeport CDP 54.2% 10.3% $48,352 1,544
16 Kennebunk CDP 52.3% 27.6% $93,167 6,008
17 Cape Neddick CDP 52.1% 16.0% $98,113 2,578
18 Bowdoinham CDP 51.5% 22.5% N/A 768
19 Bar Harbor CDP 51.5% 17.2% $72,750 2,311
20 Hampden CDP 51.4% 20.2% $101,417 4,937
21 Gorham CDP 51.1% 18.8% $125,058 7,365
22 West Kennebunk CDP 50.7% 13.2% $101,761 1,367
23 Blue Hill CDP 50.2% 39.4% N/A 1,066
24 Veazie CDP 49.6% 18.3% $78,182 1,866
25 Brunswick CDP 49.6% 24.1% $68,190 16,928
26 Dunstan CDP 49.5% 18.3% $97,632 1,916
27 South Portland city 49.3% 18.1% $84,563 26,780
28 Belfast city 48.2% 25.2% $61,322 6,985
29 Oak Hill CDP 47.9% 12.4% $92,967 5,365
30 Farmingdale CDP 46.9% 18.2% $50,263 2,163
31 Winterport CDP 46.8% 21.1% $72,708 1,043
32 Bethel CDP 46.7% 34.8% N/A 546
33 Hallowell city 46.5% 21.2% $58,811 2,570
34 Topsham CDP 46.3% 22.0% $80,545 6,962
35 Kittery CDP 44.8% 14.3% $71,574 5,284
36 South Eliot CDP 44.8% 15.4% $96,705 4,021
37 Kingfield CDP 44.2% 11.6% $36,648 583
38 Damariscotta CDP 43.8% 23.3% $63,696 1,172
39 Bridgton CDP 43.4% 23.6% $58,992 1,666
40 Boothbay Harbor CDP 42.9% 14.0% $57,679 948
41 Old Orchard Beach CDP 42.4% 16.2% $65,842 9,150
42 Searsport CDP 42.1% 17.7% $62,159 1,264
43 Casco CDP 41.9% 9.0% N/A 573
44 Ellsworth city 41.1% 10.8% $70,990 8,550
45 Saco city 40.5% 15.4% $84,328 20,636
46 South Berwick CDP 40.3% 16.1% $77,493 3,441
47 Westbrook city 39.8% 12.1% $85,868 20,484
48 Bath city 39.6% 15.7% $65,565 8,801
49 Wiscasset CDP 39.2% 14.8% $91,477 1,273
50 Gray CDP 38.7% 19.9% $125,838 810
51 Old Town city 38.3% 19.8% $49,329 7,439
52 Eastport city 38.0% 17.5% $46,205 1,230
53 Farmington CDP 37.9% 11.3% $39,646 4,879
54 Newcastle CDP 37.0% 20.0% $76,389 621
55 Bangor city 36.3% 15.1% $58,096 31,663
56 York Harbor CDP 36.0% 10.7% $91,675 3,853
57 Rockland city 35.6% 9.3% $55,276 6,991
58 Berwick CDP 34.5% 16.4% $64,864 2,085
59 Winthrop CDP 34.4% 6.9% $54,612 2,666
60 Naples CDP 33.9% 10.8% $61,290 463
61 North Windham CDP 33.5% 5.9% $86,972 5,633
62 Fort Kent CDP 33.5% 12.4% $58,750 2,453
63 Milbridge CDP 33.2% 9.0% N/A 394
64 South Windham CDP 33.0% 6.2% $128,108 1,047
65 Waterville city 32.2% 14.5% $47,489 16,704
66 Richmond CDP 31.2% 12.9% $72,036 1,946
67 Dover-Foxcroft CDP 30.9% 8.6% $51,919 2,758
68 Brewer city 30.5% 12.6% $51,490 9,654
69 Biddeford city 30.4% 10.2% $69,794 22,463
70 Patten CDP 29.5% 1.5% $42,000 502
71 Gardiner city 29.0% 8.1% $58,152 6,047
72 Auburn city 28.9% 9.0% $66,552 24,294
73 Caribou city 28.6% 9.0% $54,271 7,427
74 Standish CDP 28.1% 0.0% N/A 344
75 Augusta city 28.0% 10.0% $48,756 18,999
76 Southwest Harbor CDP 27.9% 8.9% $31,518 563
77 Thomaston CDP 27.2% 17.0% $48,563 2,021
78 Sabattus CDP 26.9% 5.3% $79,125 497
79 Presque Isle city 26.8% 10.6% $57,396 8,736
80 Winslow CDP 26.5% 10.0% $56,506 5,701
81 Calais city 26.1% 10.4% $48,654 3,087
82 Dixfield CDP 25.9% 8.3% $56,250 1,770
83 Winter Harbor CDP 25.6% 6.6% $54,063 321
84 Oxford CDP 25.6% 13.2% $73,088 1,135
85 Houlton CDP 25.4% 7.8% $52,227 4,958
86 Wilton CDP 24.6% 11.6% $55,721 1,822
87 Lisbon CDP 24.6% 9.8% $72,066 3,453
88 Chisholm CDP 24.4% 5.2% $59,524 1,115
89 Greenville CDP 24.2% 16.5% $52,991 883
90 Lisbon Falls CDP 24.0% 6.6% $71,513 4,185
91 North Berwick CDP 23.7% 8.7% $54,612 1,811
92 Washburn CDP 23.7% 4.9% $39,688 958
93 Sanford city 23.6% 7.2% $70,570 22,095
94 Mapleton CDP 23.5% 10.8% $67,900 582
95 Milo CDP 23.4% 8.6% $52,660 1,445
96 Fort Fairfield CDP 23.2% 5.2% $46,654 1,632
97 Norridgewock CDP 23.2% 10.1% N/A 1,155
98 Waldoboro CDP 23.2% 5.0% $66,290 1,487
99 East Millinocket CDP 22.5% 5.4% $44,306 1,545
100 Bucksport CDP 22.4% 3.8% $58,644 3,140
101 Pittsfield CDP 22.3% 6.7% $57,292 3,078
102 Bradley CDP 22.0% 8.2% $61,625 872
103 Newport CDP 21.9% 4.8% $42,740 1,469
104 Madawaska CDP 21.8% 8.5% $42,708 2,960
105 Lewiston city 21.7% 8.1% $56,558 37,886
106 Kezar Falls CDP 21.6% 6.0% $46,250 834
107 Skowhegan CDP 21.4% 3.7% $46,625 6,638
108 Dexter CDP 21.0% 8.1% $51,667 1,840
109 Lake Arrowhead CDP 20.6% 8.0% $84,221 3,273
110 Machias CDP 20.4% 7.6% $28,047 1,395
111 Little Falls CDP 19.8% 3.3% $129,911 735
112 Millinocket CDP 19.8% 6.2% $42,936 4,111
113 Fryeburg CDP 19.3% 6.8% $61,944 1,665
114 Eagle Lake CDP 19.0% 4.4% $36,806 378
115 Bingham CDP 18.7% 5.2% $53,750 613
116 Lincoln CDP 18.6% 6.2% $33,750 2,576
117 Ashland CDP 18.2% 6.6% N/A 676
118 Cornish CDP 17.7% 5.6% $68,561 1,080
119 South Paris CDP 17.4% 3.6% $56,823 2,570
120 Livermore Falls CDP 17.3% 3.9% $34,091 1,250
121 Oakland CDP 17.0% 6.7% $44,846 2,714
122 Alfred CDP 16.9% 10.8% $32,476 696
123 Island Falls CDP 16.8% 7.8% $53,523 343
124 Randolph CDP 16.8% 4.8% $52,917 1,479
125 Limestone CDP 16.4% 4.6% $39,667 1,120
126 Rumford CDP 16.0% 4.9% $32,240 4,017
127 Blaine CDP 15.7% 15.7% N/A 225
128 Norway CDP 15.3% 5.5% $41,370 3,145
129 Mexico CDP 14.1% 2.5% $46,625 2,026
130 Jonesport CDP 14.0% 5.5% $65,938 634
131 Clinton CDP 13.5% 0.0% $74,706 1,043
132 Grand Isle CDP 13.4% 0.0% $36,000 244
133 Mars Hill CDP 13.2% 6.6% $46,667 934
134 Rangeley CDP 12.9% 5.8% $29,231 532
135 Milford CDP 12.4% 3.0% $63,864 2,312
136 Mechanic Falls CDP 12.3% 2.9% $50,169 2,300
137 Brownville Junction CDP 12.0% 4.1% $41,250 559
138 Howland CDP 12.0% 2.3% $48,021 1,208
139 Madison CDP 11.6% 2.4% $43,095 2,552
140 Turner CDP 11.6% 8.6% $67,065 543
141 Oakfield CDP 10.7% 0.8% $46,719 464
142 Fairfield CDP 9.7% 1.7% $50,718 2,432
143 Van Buren CDP 9.3% 6.3% $35,200 1,614
144 Steep Falls CDP 7.4% 4.0% $68,125 1,720
145 Anson CDP 7.2% 3.0% $52,083 687
146 Corinna CDP 6.6% 1.6% $48,393 636
147 Guilford CDP 6.6% 0.6% $41,250 630
148 Unity CDP 6.5% 1.8% $25,795 320
149 Mattawamkeag CDP 6.3% 0.8% $36,042 428
150 Danforth CDP 5.8% 0.0% $40,662 507
151 Woodland CDP 4.9% 0.8% $46,346 1,059
152 Greene CDP 4.2% 0.0% $110,417 882
153 Hartland CDP 4.0% 2.7% $61,917 572
154 Vanceboro CDP 3.6% 3.6% $53,500 158
155 North Anson CDP 2.9% 0.0% $39,125 420