Most Educated Cities in Massachusetts
Cities with at least 1,000 residents, ranked by percentage of adults (25+) with a bachelor's degree or higher.
| # | City | Bachelor's+ | Graduate+ | Median Income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellesley | 89.0% | 56.7% | $250,000+ | 30,347 |
| 2 | Brookline | 85.4% | 57.9% | $142,101 | 63,266 |
| 3 | Lexington | 84.3% | 58.6% | $238,444 | 34,295 |
| 4 | Dover | 83.4% | 44.4% | $250,000+ | 2,308 |
| 5 | Needham | 81.9% | 49.3% | $214,308 | 32,459 |
| 6 | Sharon | 81.3% | 46.2% | $183,808 | 6,232 |
| 7 | Newton | 81.1% | 53.0% | $190,304 | 89,044 |
| 8 | Belmont | 80.9% | 51.6% | $183,137 | 27,175 |
| 9 | Cambridge | 80.8% | 51.2% | $130,748 | 118,796 |
| 10 | Winchester | 79.5% | 50.8% | $230,198 | 23,406 |
| 11 | Hingham | 79.1% | 39.8% | $205,769 | 5,130 |
| 12 | Marblehead | 78.3% | 36.8% | $182,132 | 20,413 |
| 13 | Cochituate | 77.0% | 47.5% | $192,361 | 6,471 |
| 14 | South Duxbury | 77.0% | 33.0% | $212,734 | 3,252 |
| 15 | Cordaville | 77.0% | 45.1% | $165,375 | 2,989 |
| 16 | Arlington | 76.1% | 46.5% | $150,701 | 46,350 |
| 17 | Amherst Town | 75.6% | 53.0% | $66,968 | 38,182 |
| 18 | Williamstown | 75.4% | 54.3% | $97,917 | 5,070 |
| 19 | West Chatham | 73.8% | 35.3% | N/A | 1,258 |
| 20 | North Scituate | 73.3% | 27.5% | $140,329 | 6,492 |
| 21 | Medfield | 72.9% | 34.7% | $218,946 | 6,849 |
| 22 | Duxbury | 72.1% | 28.3% | $126,694 | 1,994 |
| 23 | Milton | 72.0% | 39.0% | $188,529 | 28,587 |
| 24 | Mattapoisett Center | 71.6% | 37.3% | $105,500 | 2,669 |
| 25 | Somerville | 69.4% | 33.4% | $132,572 | 81,036 |
| 26 | West Concord | 68.7% | 41.4% | $183,228 | 5,876 |
| 27 | Harwich Port | 68.7% | 29.8% | $70,761 | 2,238 |
| 28 | Andover | 68.1% | 39.7% | $126,563 | 9,451 |
| 29 | Hopkinton | 67.5% | 29.9% | $201,094 | 3,426 |
| 30 | Boxford | 67.4% | 28.9% | $188,482 | 2,284 |
| 31 | Longmeadow | 67.1% | 33.7% | $149,601 | 15,696 |
| 32 | Newburyport | 67.0% | 30.1% | $139,625 | 18,652 |
| 33 | Topsfield | 66.8% | 36.5% | $191,146 | 2,624 |
| 34 | Watertown | 66.5% | 35.8% | $126,265 | 35,543 |
| 35 | Reading | 66.3% | 32.9% | $165,912 | 25,612 |
| 36 | North Falmouth | 66.1% | 28.7% | $121,509 | 2,838 |
| 37 | Walpole | 65.6% | 26.2% | $154,263 | 6,461 |
| 38 | The Pinehills | 65.2% | 29.7% | $122,798 | 5,282 |
| 39 | Scituate | 64.7% | 30.8% | $124,549 | 5,796 |
| 40 | Northborough | 64.5% | 31.6% | $133,839 | 6,392 |
| 41 | Maynard | 64.2% | 29.6% | $124,067 | 10,712 |
| 42 | Essex | 63.8% | 25.9% | $161,250 | 1,688 |
| 43 | Lenox | 63.6% | 30.0% | $61,335 | 1,866 |
| 44 | Lynnfield | 62.7% | 30.4% | $175,265 | 13,064 |
| 45 | Northampton | 62.7% | 35.8% | $80,288 | 30,962 |
| 46 | Sandwich | 62.6% | 28.9% | $117,321 | 2,890 |
| 47 | Swampscott | 62.2% | 31.1% | $134,386 | 15,277 |
| 48 | Melrose | 62.0% | 28.2% | $133,953 | 29,650 |
| 49 | Provincetown | 61.6% | 34.5% | $158,125 | 3,452 |
| 50 | Nahant | 61.6% | 33.5% | $112,762 | 3,325 |
| 51 | Cedar Crest | 61.1% | 39.8% | $168,721 | 1,730 |
| 52 | Chatham | 60.7% | 31.0% | $83,750 | 1,600 |
| 53 | Groton | 59.9% | 27.2% | $135,714 | 1,232 |
| 54 | Medford | 59.8% | 27.6% | $129,540 | 59,354 |
| 55 | Brewster | 59.7% | 24.6% | $113,214 | 1,994 |
| 56 | Wakefield | 59.7% | 24.8% | $134,306 | 27,793 |
| 57 | Falmouth | 58.9% | 29.4% | $68,227 | 3,954 |
| 58 | Bourne | 58.5% | 15.7% | $97,847 | 1,806 |
| 59 | Burlington | 58.4% | 25.5% | $146,436 | 26,274 |
| 60 | Franklin Town | 58.1% | 24.3% | $145,773 | 33,154 |
| 61 | Rowley | 57.3% | 34.8% | $109,622 | 1,708 |
| 62 | Waltham | 57.3% | 27.9% | $120,216 | 64,902 |
| 63 | Rockport | 57.1% | 30.4% | $86,250 | 4,704 |
| 64 | Dennis | 56.5% | 29.5% | $109,882 | 2,424 |
| 65 | Marshfield Hills | 56.5% | 27.8% | $216,250 | 1,978 |
| 66 | Stoneham | 55.9% | 23.5% | $113,964 | 23,355 |
| 67 | Sturbridge | 55.8% | 23.2% | $131,568 | 2,443 |
| 68 | Norwood | 55.4% | 23.8% | $107,030 | 31,542 |
| 69 | Ipswich | 55.2% | 19.9% | $104,102 | 4,924 |
| 70 | Dedham | 55.0% | 25.4% | $128,955 | 25,237 |
| 71 | Westborough | 54.9% | 24.5% | $106,200 | 4,699 |
| 72 | Boston | 54.9% | 26.2% | $97,344 | 666,442 |
| 73 | West Falmouth | 54.9% | 28.8% | $77,292 | 1,325 |
| 74 | Yarmouth Port | 54.8% | 24.6% | $110,304 | 5,961 |
| 75 | Littleton Common | 54.6% | 32.8% | $135,074 | 3,289 |
| 76 | East Sandwich | 54.4% | 25.1% | $115,000 | 3,864 |
| 77 | Beverly | 53.4% | 19.5% | $106,044 | 42,665 |
| 78 | Belchertown | 53.2% | 29.8% | $77,428 | 2,355 |
| 79 | Millis-Clicquot | 53.1% | 20.1% | $146,853 | 4,437 |
| 80 | Nantucket | 52.8% | 18.4% | $148,017 | 10,017 |
| 81 | South Lancaster | 52.3% | 9.7% | $109,173 | 2,177 |
| 82 | Housatonic | 52.3% | 25.6% | N/A | 1,113 |
| 83 | Foxborough | 51.3% | 19.8% | $86,871 | 6,251 |
| 84 | Orleans | 51.0% | 21.2% | $78,359 | 1,480 |
| 85 | Fiskdale | 50.8% | 19.9% | $112,400 | 2,311 |
| 86 | Salisbury | 50.6% | 17.5% | $92,469 | 5,656 |
| 87 | Hull | 50.4% | 22.1% | $115,485 | 10,138 |
| 88 | Wilmington | 50.4% | 18.9% | $168,152 | 23,336 |
| 89 | Marion Center | 50.3% | 29.4% | $150,700 | 1,335 |
| 90 | Quincy | 50.3% | 21.6% | $98,882 | 102,114 |
| 91 | Granby | 50.2% | 15.6% | $135,750 | 1,152 |
| 92 | Lunenburg | 50.0% | 23.7% | $109,662 | 2,057 |
| 93 | Marshfield | 49.9% | 16.2% | $97,105 | 5,161 |
| 94 | Hatfield | 49.7% | 28.1% | $110,972 | 1,449 |
| 95 | East Falmouth | 49.5% | 28.6% | $81,464 | 6,245 |
| 96 | Norton Center | 49.2% | 20.5% | $119,949 | 2,663 |
| 97 | North Eastham | 49.1% | 28.9% | $77,442 | 2,085 |
| 98 | Sagamore | 48.9% | 18.4% | $108,315 | 4,072 |
| 99 | Framingham | 48.7% | 20.2% | $107,419 | 72,399 |
| 100 | Danvers | 48.4% | 17.7% | $125,395 | 28,098 |
| 101 | Salem | 47.8% | 20.5% | $85,153 | 44,795 |
| 102 | Braintree Town | 47.5% | 19.1% | $122,214 | 38,899 |
| 103 | East Harwich | 47.5% | 23.5% | $111,508 | 5,654 |
| 104 | Shirley | 47.4% | 15.0% | $108,494 | 1,146 |
| 105 | North Pembroke | 46.9% | 28.7% | $194,309 | 3,393 |
| 106 | Northwest Harwich | 46.6% | 23.7% | $107,730 | 3,932 |
| 107 | Harwich Center | 46.6% | 25.4% | $85,057 | 1,774 |
| 108 | Woburn | 46.5% | 19.1% | $111,185 | 41,939 |
| 109 | North Attleborough Town | 46.4% | 18.0% | $112,665 | 30,984 |
| 110 | Wilbraham | 45.8% | 24.5% | $92,188 | 3,679 |
| 111 | Monument Beach | 45.7% | 18.9% | $77,167 | 3,277 |
| 112 | Great Barrington | 45.7% | 23.4% | $64,506 | 2,331 |
| 113 | Mansfield Center | 45.7% | 20.6% | $97,798 | 7,222 |
| 114 | Winthrop Town | 45.6% | 17.0% | $116,167 | 18,759 |
| 115 | Vineyard Haven | 45.3% | 23.1% | $77,665 | 2,469 |
| 116 | Malden | 45.1% | 18.9% | $100,606 | 65,906 |
| 117 | Kingston | 44.8% | 20.2% | $150,886 | 5,910 |
| 118 | Amesbury | 44.8% | 17.5% | $103,554 | 17,403 |
| 119 | Pocasset | 44.1% | 25.6% | $84,583 | 2,247 |
| 120 | Rutland | 44.0% | 16.9% | $95,724 | 2,019 |
| 121 | Hudson | 43.5% | 16.7% | $90,524 | 15,719 |
| 122 | Northfield | 43.5% | 20.4% | $68,333 | 1,070 |
| 123 | West Dennis | 43.4% | 23.1% | $95,758 | 2,556 |
| 124 | South Dennis | 43.3% | 14.3% | $88,411 | 3,135 |
| 125 | East Dennis | 43.2% | 16.3% | $103,654 | 3,062 |
| 126 | Weymouth Town | 42.8% | 15.3% | $102,714 | 58,505 |
| 127 | Teaticket | 42.8% | 25.9% | $84,837 | 1,759 |
| 128 | Shelburne Falls | 42.6% | 25.2% | $76,536 | 1,845 |
| 129 | Hopedale | 42.4% | 22.7% | $107,909 | 4,360 |
| 130 | Barnstable Town | 42.1% | 18.2% | $91,982 | 49,568 |
| 131 | North Lakeville | 41.0% | 12.3% | $106,713 | 3,624 |
| 132 | North Seekonk | 40.7% | 17.2% | $114,712 | 2,974 |
| 133 | Marlborough | 40.5% | 16.2% | $91,968 | 41,647 |
| 134 | East Douglas | 40.4% | 17.2% | $138,309 | 2,987 |
| 135 | Gloucester | 40.3% | 16.6% | $83,883 | 30,075 |
| 136 | Raynham Center | 40.3% | 16.7% | $132,382 | 4,841 |
| 137 | Abington | 40.0% | 13.2% | $125,400 | 17,053 |
| 138 | Bridgewater Town | 39.6% | 14.9% | $112,651 | 28,471 |
| 139 | Upton | 39.4% | 13.7% | $110,900 | 3,234 |
| 140 | Greenfield | 39.1% | 17.0% | $55,614 | 17,664 |
| 141 | West Yarmouth | 39.1% | 19.3% | $65,841 | 6,194 |
| 142 | Plymouth | 39.0% | 15.7% | $81,703 | 7,918 |
| 143 | Pepperell | 38.8% | 18.4% | $76,726 | 1,971 |
| 144 | Dennis Port | 38.6% | 15.6% | $70,094 | 3,691 |
| 145 | Lee | 38.4% | 19.9% | $70,724 | 1,511 |
| 146 | Easthampton | 38.0% | 17.6% | $71,673 | 16,086 |
| 147 | Ayer | 37.7% | 14.6% | $74,878 | 3,098 |
| 148 | Somerset | 37.6% | 15.4% | $112,677 | 18,298 |
| 149 | Forestdale | 36.8% | 13.1% | $108,158 | 3,801 |
| 150 | Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock | 36.4% | 17.4% | $119,310 | 4,540 |
| 151 | Oak Bluffs | 35.8% | 28.7% | N/A | 1,184 |
| 152 | Smith Mills | 35.8% | 17.6% | $64,818 | 4,612 |
| 153 | East Pepperell | 35.8% | 13.7% | $96,198 | 1,949 |
| 154 | South Deerfield | 35.6% | 13.1% | $103,056 | 1,882 |
| 155 | Randolph Town | 35.5% | 12.4% | $109,573 | 34,878 |
| 156 | Bellingham | 35.3% | 8.2% | $96,763 | 5,325 |
| 157 | North Plymouth | 35.2% | 14.1% | $80,745 | 4,337 |
| 158 | Worcester | 35.2% | 14.8% | $70,102 | 207,055 |
| 159 | Hanson | 35.1% | 12.8% | $119,211 | 1,927 |
| 160 | Peabody | 35.0% | 12.4% | $96,657 | 54,695 |
| 161 | Hanscom AFB | 34.7% | 23.2% | $104,688 | 2,110 |
| 162 | Holbrook | 34.6% | 12.9% | $115,210 | 11,380 |
| 163 | South Yarmouth | 34.4% | 14.4% | $82,188 | 11,552 |
| 164 | Pittsfield | 34.2% | 13.4% | $70,582 | 43,457 |
| 165 | Pinehurst | 34.2% | 9.3% | $146,250 | 6,845 |
| 166 | Turners Falls | 34.2% | 18.1% | $54,772 | 4,124 |
| 167 | Attleboro | 34.0% | 11.7% | $98,954 | 46,762 |
| 168 | West Springfield Town | 34.0% | 14.3% | $69,371 | 28,772 |
| 169 | Agawam Town | 34.0% | 14.1% | $85,421 | 28,539 |
| 170 | Leominster | 33.5% | 12.6% | $83,816 | 43,909 |
| 171 | Westfield | 33.2% | 12.4% | $87,753 | 40,378 |
| 172 | Green Harbor | 32.8% | 5.1% | $203,159 | 1,314 |
| 173 | Milford | 32.6% | 11.6% | $93,310 | 27,731 |
| 174 | Haverhill | 32.6% | 11.4% | $88,326 | 67,698 |
| 175 | Middleborough Center | 32.2% | 9.7% | $97,616 | 8,155 |
| 176 | Whitinsville | 32.0% | 11.7% | $96,145 | 7,115 |
| 177 | Saugus | 31.4% | 11.9% | $101,539 | 28,773 |
| 178 | Oxford | 31.2% | 11.3% | $89,623 | 5,671 |
| 179 | Methuen | 31.0% | 11.0% | $113,310 | 53,475 |
| 180 | Weweantic | 30.6% | 2.5% | $62,481 | 1,452 |
| 181 | Holland | 30.6% | 9.1% | $86,615 | 1,301 |
| 182 | Lowell | 30.0% | 11.4% | $78,658 | 118,368 |
| 183 | Buzzards Bay | 29.6% | 8.9% | $94,388 | 2,909 |
| 184 | Ocean Grove | 29.2% | 9.5% | $118,696 | 3,453 |
| 185 | West Brookfield | 28.8% | 4.7% | $76,625 | 1,563 |
| 186 | Onset | 28.6% | 8.5% | $137,997 | 1,380 |
| 187 | North Adams | 28.3% | 11.6% | $47,500 | 12,606 |
| 188 | White Island Shores | 27.5% | 8.8% | $106,667 | 1,620 |
| 189 | South Ashburnham | 27.3% | 1.3% | $126,071 | 1,500 |
| 190 | Bliss Corner | 27.1% | 9.0% | $75,420 | 5,405 |
| 191 | East Brookfield | 26.4% | 6.6% | $69,837 | 1,445 |
| 192 | Holyoke | 25.9% | 10.1% | $53,605 | 37,813 |
| 193 | Monson Center | 25.7% | 8.0% | $64,563 | 1,613 |
| 194 | Adams | 25.4% | 6.4% | $48,775 | 5,427 |
| 195 | Fitchburg | 25.1% | 7.8% | $73,040 | 41,798 |
| 196 | Everett | 24.9% | 8.5% | $85,218 | 50,045 |
| 197 | Revere | 24.6% | 7.2% | $86,969 | 60,012 |
| 198 | Baldwinville | 24.5% | 5.5% | $51,917 | 2,528 |
| 199 | Lynn | 24.1% | 8.2% | $75,043 | 101,709 |
| 200 | Clinton | 24.1% | 8.0% | $79,516 | 7,658 |
| 201 | Taunton | 23.9% | 7.6% | $79,283 | 60,433 |
| 202 | Gardner | 23.8% | 8.0% | $67,518 | 21,148 |
| 203 | Palmer Town | 23.5% | 8.9% | $78,480 | 12,381 |
| 204 | Chicopee | 22.9% | 8.9% | $62,615 | 55,295 |
| 205 | Brockton | 22.3% | 7.3% | $80,115 | 105,386 |
| 206 | Chelsea | 22.2% | 7.9% | $72,179 | 39,908 |
| 207 | Athol | 21.9% | 6.6% | $67,394 | 8,801 |
| 208 | Devens | 21.9% | 9.3% | $189,250 | 1,723 |
| 209 | Wareham Center | 20.8% | 7.1% | $91,936 | 3,635 |
| 210 | Springfield | 20.5% | 8.7% | $52,656 | 154,749 |
| 211 | Winchendon | 20.1% | 6.8% | $55,809 | 4,331 |
| 212 | Southbridge Town | 19.4% | 5.4% | $66,287 | 17,928 |
| 213 | Millers Falls | 19.0% | 8.5% | $68,750 | 1,054 |
| 214 | Webster | 18.8% | 5.7% | $63,837 | 12,228 |
| 215 | Warren | 18.6% | 5.1% | $40,365 | 1,426 |
| 216 | West Wareham | 18.4% | 4.2% | $58,560 | 2,257 |
| 217 | New Bedford | 17.0% | 5.2% | $56,981 | 100,998 |
| 218 | North Westport | 17.0% | 6.0% | $87,582 | 5,289 |
| 219 | Lawrence | 16.8% | 5.1% | $60,433 | 88,736 |
| 220 | Spencer | 16.8% | 5.3% | $59,931 | 5,661 |
| 221 | Fall River | 16.4% | 5.5% | $56,673 | 94,082 |
| 222 | Ware | 15.4% | 5.4% | $45,158 | 6,369 |
| 223 | Acushnet Center | 15.3% | 4.2% | $71,864 | 2,810 |
| 224 | North Brookfield | 15.1% | 3.0% | $77,740 | 2,659 |
| 225 | Orange | 12.8% | 5.5% | $48,115 | 3,737 |