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Most Educated Cities in Rhode Island

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

#CityBachelor's+Graduate+Median IncomePopulation
1 Kingston CDP 82.0% 47.7% $82,143 6,953
2 Watch Hill CDP 69.3% 37.3% N/A 224
3 Quonochontaug CDP 66.7% 42.0% $106,058 577
4 Melville CDP 63.0% 36.7% $103,393 1,840
5 Misquamicut CDP 62.7% 31.0% $105,250 355
6 Wakefield-Peace Dale CDP 59.8% 26.9% $111,200 9,812
7 Weekapaug CDP 57.5% 25.6% $121,111 471
8 Narragansett Pier CDP 57.5% 31.9% $79,683 3,080
9 Charlestown CDP 56.7% 20.4% $113,281 1,648
10 Newport city 55.5% 23.5% $83,562 25,029
11 Wyoming CDP 50.5% 44.3% N/A 351
12 Cumberland Hill CDP 46.8% 13.2% $131,006 8,638
13 Clayville CDP 45.1% 0.0% $128,264 184
14 Harmony CDP 44.7% 9.0% $108,971 1,094
15 Newport East CDP 44.3% 19.1% $86,310 11,262
16 Bradford CDP 41.2% 4.7% $108,295 1,437
17 Greene CDP 40.4% 6.9% $102,000 1,009
18 Tiverton CDP 39.5% 10.4% $91,493 8,151
19 Westerly CDP 38.0% 16.3% $82,333 18,528
20 Greenville CDP 38.0% 13.9% $94,567 8,586
21 Carolina CDP 35.9% 12.4% $123,063 1,238
22 Cranston city 35.8% 14.2% $87,716 82,632
23 Providence city 34.7% 16.4% $66,772 190,214
24 Warwick city 33.2% 12.4% $87,536 82,871
25 East Providence city 32.3% 12.8% $79,660 46,970
26 Valley Falls CDP 27.7% 5.4% $93,653 12,370
27 Hope Valley CDP 26.1% 1.6% $98,481 2,147
28 Pascoag CDP 25.3% 6.4% $101,359 4,081
29 Chepachet CDP 24.9% 4.6% $95,423 1,819
30 Ashaway CDP 24.2% 6.7% $101,165 1,682
31 Pawtucket city 23.5% 8.4% $67,436 75,280
32 Harrisville CDP 19.0% 4.3% $66,016 1,816
33 Woonsocket city 18.6% 5.9% $58,614 43,074
34 Foster Center CDP 17.1% 0.0% $56,027 328
35 Central Falls city 11.5% 1.7% $45,921 22,481
36 Hopkinton CDP 6.6% 6.6% N/A 402