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Most Educated Cities in Maine

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 Falmouth Foreside 79.8% 36.4% $177,411 2,051
2 Cumberland Center 75.3% 33.3% $170,125 2,790
3 Orono 69.8% 41.0% $59,784 11,151
4 Falmouth 69.3% 44.0% $101,484 1,585
5 Bar Harbor 63.4% 17.8% $67,701 2,296
6 Yarmouth 62.8% 30.4% $93,575 6,289
7 Portland 59.7% 24.0% $79,540 68,854
8 Camden 58.0% 21.7% $78,788 3,682
9 Kennebunkport 54.6% 25.7% $121,189 1,276
10 Cape Neddick 53.2% 17.6% $108,412 2,453
11 Freeport 52.8% 6.8% $59,455 1,441
12 Hallowell 52.5% 25.0% $68,398 2,592
13 Kennebunk 52.0% 28.9% $95,169 6,221
14 Topsham 51.9% 25.6% $100,024 7,271
15 South Portland 51.7% 19.0% $86,838 26,930
16 Gorham 51.5% 19.0% $128,190 7,593
17 Brunswick 51.3% 25.5% $70,722 17,652
18 West Kennebunk 51.2% 17.8% $124,167 1,395
19 Oak Hill 51.0% 15.6% $97,610 5,631
20 Farmingdale 50.4% 19.0% $62,006 2,064
21 South Eliot 49.9% 18.4% $99,299 4,203
22 Damariscotta 49.2% 25.4% $67,647 1,100
23 Dunstan 48.7% 19.1% $91,067 2,363
24 Hampden 47.9% 18.3% $112,228 5,161
25 Kittery 47.3% 13.6% $84,730 5,110
26 South Berwick 47.2% 17.3% $90,972 3,381
27 Veazie 46.9% 16.2% $78,229 1,847
28 Winterport 45.2% 23.4% $75,694 1,057
29 Bridgton 44.8% 23.5% $55,428 1,756
30 York Harbor 44.0% 17.2% $100,625 4,240
31 Saco 43.5% 14.9% $92,241 20,819
32 Belfast 42.9% 21.4% $67,679 6,986
33 Old Orchard Beach 42.8% 18.7% $60,050 9,244
34 Boothbay Harbor 42.8% 17.7% $49,861 1,047
35 Bath 42.5% 15.8% $69,390 8,815
36 Searsport 42.4% 17.7% $92,578 1,218
37 Westbrook 41.3% 11.9% $85,038 20,775
38 Farmington 41.3% 22.2% $41,033 4,705
39 Winthrop 40.8% 10.9% $61,058 3,108
40 Ellsworth 39.3% 13.5% $77,375 8,657
41 North Windham 37.0% 6.8% $88,522 5,417
42 Old Town 36.8% 20.7% $51,585 7,470
43 Eastport 36.2% 14.4% $45,573 1,263
44 Rockland 35.6% 9.5% $56,533 7,035
45 South Windham 35.6% 7.9% $133,223 1,212
46 Berwick 35.4% 14.5% $81,406 1,998
47 Bangor 35.1% 14.8% $59,942 31,938
48 Brewer 35.0% 13.8% $66,613 9,652
49 Richmond 34.8% 12.9% $73,014 2,089
50 Fort Kent 34.0% 7.9% $50,513 2,398
51 Biddeford 32.1% 9.4% $72,333 22,498
52 Wilton 31.7% 15.6% $48,177 1,687
53 Waterville 30.8% 14.3% $53,580 17,077
54 Fort Fairfield 30.5% 8.7% $56,452 1,533
55 Gardiner 29.8% 7.5% $71,782 6,088
56 Norridgewock 29.3% 9.1% $66,761 1,378
57 Bucksport 29.1% 5.6% $62,011 3,105
58 Augusta 28.9% 10.1% $47,979 19,077
59 Caribou 28.8% 10.5% $53,709 7,382
60 Thomaston 28.7% 16.5% $52,133 2,055
61 Dover-Foxcroft 28.6% 8.3% $56,250 2,745
62 Dixfield 28.3% 10.7% $70,608 1,738
63 Auburn 27.9% 8.8% $66,647 24,602
64 Winslow 27.6% 9.3% $59,547 5,873
65 Lisbon 27.1% 8.6% $86,221 3,612
66 Lake Arrowhead 27.0% 8.5% $98,654 3,322
67 Oxford 26.8% 14.4% $56,111 1,106
68 Pittsfield 26.5% 7.1% $61,458 3,084
69 Presque Isle 26.2% 9.7% $55,768 8,736
70 Houlton 26.0% 7.7% $59,236 5,082
71 Calais 25.3% 12.3% $64,096 3,097
72 Dexter 25.1% 12.3% $53,654 1,852
73 Waldoboro 25.1% 3.4% $68,895 1,459
74 Sanford 24.8% 7.0% $72,524 22,247
75 Lisbon Falls 24.1% 4.1% $72,344 4,267
76 Madawaska 23.9% 8.6% $55,666 3,022
77 Milo 23.6% 10.9% $39,904 1,347
78 North Berwick 23.3% 7.9% $98,317 1,702
79 Lewiston 22.6% 8.2% $55,393 38,324
80 Livermore Falls 21.9% 0.0% $45,326 1,409
81 Oakland 20.9% 3.3% $44,848 2,710
82 East Millinocket 20.9% 3.8% $42,011 1,495
83 Lincoln 20.5% 7.4% $49,097 2,954
84 Skowhegan 20.1% 3.5% $45,388 6,662
85 Norway 19.9% 7.8% $43,432 3,173
86 Millinocket 19.4% 5.9% $50,445 3,779
87 Fryeburg 18.9% 5.5% $57,083 1,484
88 South Paris 18.7% 4.0% $55,074 2,210
89 Madison 18.6% 4.2% $61,698 2,676
90 Limestone 18.6% 5.9% $52,607 1,079
91 Randolph 16.9% 6.8% $66,574 1,610
92 Machias 16.6% 4.1% $27,926 1,316
93 Cornish 16.1% 5.3% $68,686 1,024
94 Mechanic Falls 15.3% 5.3% $46,384 1,991
95 Newport 14.9% 3.4% $45,127 1,730
96 Milford 14.6% 3.3% $85,052 2,269
97 Steep Falls 14.5% 6.0% $80,280 1,861
98 Rumford 14.4% 5.9% $29,230 4,067
99 Mexico 13.8% 2.2% $50,972 2,142
100 Fairfield 13.5% 2.6% $52,409 2,356
101 Howland 12.9% 4.2% $53,250 1,235
102 Van Buren 10.3% 4.5% $38,851 1,634
103 Clinton 8.8% 0.0% $70,625 1,381
104 Greene 4.5% 0.0% $112,580 1,004