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Most Educated Cities in Tennessee

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 Belle Meade 86.9% 46.3% $250,000+ 2,708
2 Lookout Mountain 86.8% 38.6% $201,000 2,111
3 Oak Hill 81.5% 36.8% $215,530 4,617
4 Berry Hill 80.7% 26.6% $79,591 1,980
5 Forest Hills 78.7% 37.8% $250,000+ 4,683
6 Sewanee 77.5% 45.7% $136,111 2,936
7 Brentwood 73.8% 32.5% $182,088 45,556
8 Signal Mountain 72.8% 32.6% $141,008 8,860
9 Germantown 71.9% 32.2% $149,920 40,673
10 Nolensville 66.6% 26.0% $177,148 15,074
11 Farragut 65.0% 28.8% $142,093 24,634
12 Walden 64.9% 26.4% $124,493 1,845
13 Franklin 64.5% 24.8% $119,528 87,133
14 Collierville 62.5% 26.9% $138,598 51,515
15 Thompson's Station 61.9% 26.8% $132,647 8,294
16 Tellico Village 56.7% 23.9% $106,875 7,414
17 Lakeland 53.1% 20.3% $116,250 14,192
18 Norris 51.6% 26.7% $75,515 1,485
19 Arlington 51.2% 16.5% $135,105 15,205
20 Collegedale 50.7% 23.5% $70,246 11,330
21 Spring Hill 50.3% 14.8% $112,013 55,765
22 Gladeville 50.0% 33.4% $97,148 2,199
23 Fairmount 49.6% 17.8% $137,317 2,110
24 Mount Juliet 49.5% 15.8% $107,068 42,073
25 Nashville-Davidson 48.0% 18.5% $77,371 690,130
26 Rockvale 46.2% 18.3% $86,404 1,611
27 Piperton 46.0% 20.5% $130,100 2,569
28 Red Bank 44.5% 17.8% $63,983 12,010
29 Hendersonville 43.9% 16.1% $97,200 63,091
30 Karns 43.5% 13.8% $100,043 4,115
31 Murfreesboro 43.0% 15.3% $80,108 161,445
32 Falling Water 43.0% 15.3% $111,842 2,315
33 Johnson City 42.5% 19.4% $57,254 72,222
34 Kingston Springs 42.3% 14.4% $103,250 2,791
35 Oak Ridge 40.2% 18.1% $72,311 32,693
36 Tusculum 39.3% 16.4% $70,694 3,337
37 Medina 39.1% 15.3% $107,807 5,407
38 Apison 39.0% 19.4% $129,307 4,271
39 Louisville 38.9% 19.9% $89,744 4,383
40 Three Way 38.6% 15.2% $88,125 2,008
41 Maryville 38.5% 16.1% $81,963 32,392
42 Harrison 38.4% 15.1% $89,395 8,011
43 Coalfield 37.0% 13.2% $90,104 2,754
44 Gray 36.8% 14.3% $69,947 2,237
45 Fairfield Glade 36.4% 15.6% $71,682 9,487
46 Chattanooga 36.0% 13.5% $64,523 185,783
47 Pegram 35.8% 12.8% $111,172 2,089
48 Bartlett 35.7% 13.2% $102,070 56,876
49 Halls 35.7% 9.0% $90,933 10,272
50 Oak Grove (Washington County) 35.5% 15.3% $72,143 4,626
51 Fairview 35.4% 12.1% $91,131 10,009
52 Atoka 35.2% 10.3% $89,663 10,385
53 Lakesite 35.0% 8.3% $96,250 2,168
54 Shackle Island 34.8% 13.2% $130,125 4,404
55 Cookeville 34.8% 15.4% $51,375 36,088
56 Knoxville 34.6% 13.8% $54,039 195,185
57 Alcoa 34.1% 11.3% $65,714 12,222
58 Gallatin 33.5% 11.9% $77,518 48,532
59 Pleasant View 33.4% 10.3% $109,213 5,276
60 Monteagle 33.2% 20.7% $63,438 1,926
61 Oakland 33.1% 6.5% $97,798 9,979
62 Goodlettsville 33.1% 13.6% $70,758 17,597
63 Coopertown 32.5% 14.3% $118,241 4,640
64 Rossville 32.1% 13.1% $120,357 1,142
65 Gatlinburg 31.8% 11.8% $53,475 3,663
66 Kingsport 31.5% 12.0% $52,490 56,262
67 Lebanon 30.8% 10.6% $72,848 44,788
68 Middle Valley 30.8% 11.6% $95,000 12,187
69 Powell 30.6% 7.7% $82,434 13,739
70 Bristol 30.6% 10.1% $58,162 27,636
71 Martin 30.4% 13.6% $43,381 10,915
72 Cleveland 30.2% 12.5% $58,559 48,829
73 Christiana 30.1% 7.7% $100,683 4,777
74 Clarksville 29.9% 11.1% $69,303 176,456
75 Fall Branch 29.8% 5.5% $50,208 1,160
76 Green Hill 29.7% 8.5% $91,818 6,866
77 Mowbray Mountain 29.0% 8.1% $93,293 1,721
78 Rural Hill 28.2% 7.0% $108,250 2,075
79 Ashland City 28.2% 11.7% $79,231 5,424
80 Memphis 28.0% 11.3% $51,736 618,980
81 Ridgetop 28.0% 14.0% $85,063 1,995
82 Smyrna 27.8% 7.8% $81,926 56,692
83 Jackson 27.8% 11.5% $53,032 68,435
84 Embreeville 27.6% 15.4% N/A 1,062
85 New Market 27.5% 4.5% $72,321 1,619
86 Huntingdon 27.1% 10.2% $51,969 4,441
87 Greeneville 26.8% 11.2% $49,889 15,646
88 White House 26.8% 7.2% $90,019 14,631
89 Tullahoma 26.7% 12.7% $60,979 21,103
90 Elizabethton 26.4% 8.1% $46,975 14,374
91 Harrogate 26.4% 12.8% $65,586 4,368
92 Jonesborough 26.3% 12.3% $74,015 6,232
93 Colonial Heights 26.1% 7.6% $80,148 3,258
94 Walnut Hill 26.0% 3.2% $51,742 2,415
95 Jasper 25.7% 5.9% $73,013 3,612
96 Winchester 25.6% 9.9% $62,782 9,799
97 Columbia 25.4% 7.7% $63,719 45,441
98 Cornersville 25.3% 4.4% $64,375 1,847
99 Dover 25.0% 8.9% $75,190 1,956
100 Newbern 24.9% 6.5% $58,455 3,289
101 Unicoi 24.9% 8.9% $42,424 3,806
102 Sevierville 24.6% 6.2% $52,421 18,397
103 Byrdstown 24.3% 12.0% $27,000 1,141
104 Hopewell 24.3% 9.3% $87,842 2,634
105 East Ridge 24.2% 8.5% $62,247 22,070
106 Lynchburg 24.1% 10.0% $66,469 6,674
107 Kingston 24.0% 13.9% $71,675 6,224
108 Seymour 23.9% 5.8% $82,855 16,216
109 Soddy-Daisy 23.9% 7.1% $75,113 13,231
110 La Vergne 23.7% 6.7% $81,313 40,243
111 New Union 23.6% 12.1% $81,367 2,160
112 Algood 23.6% 7.9% $42,359 4,036
113 Athens 23.2% 8.6% $53,929 14,471
114 Allardt 23.1% 5.2% $70,114 1,076
115 Pine Crest 23.1% 6.2% $53,537 2,029
116 Manchester 22.9% 10.2% $57,500 12,944
117 Henderson 22.7% 8.7% $45,938 6,411
118 Dayton 22.6% 7.0% $49,719 7,625
119 Carthage 22.3% 6.7% $67,006 2,327
120 Sullivan Gardens 22.3% 12.8% $46,754 1,267
121 Dyersburg 21.9% 7.2% $52,064 15,979
122 Etowah 21.9% 7.1% $39,291 3,658
123 Burns 21.8% 5.3% $69,167 1,884
124 Gordonsville 21.8% 8.4% $57,688 1,299
125 Spurgeon 21.6% 7.8% $64,250 4,071
126 Surgoinsville 21.5% 10.2% $53,854 1,911
127 Waynesboro 21.5% 5.2% $40,977 2,296
128 Munford 21.2% 7.2% $89,531 6,588
129 Greenbrier 21.2% 6.5% $85,174 6,971
130 Paris 21.1% 7.5% $41,012 10,338
131 Kimball 21.0% 10.8% $60,543 1,639
132 Loretto 21.0% 7.2% $55,592 1,731
133 Trenton 20.9% 8.3% $58,750 4,151
134 Pulaski 20.8% 5.4% $48,538 8,285
135 Union City 20.8% 8.6% $50,870 10,982
136 Rogersville 20.5% 4.9% $47,500 4,647
137 Brighton 20.4% 4.8% $80,882 2,889
138 Troy 20.3% 7.2% $51,711 1,827
139 Greenfield 20.3% 5.6% $47,368 2,264
140 Chapel Hill 20.2% 5.2% $75,441 1,712
141 Rutherford 20.1% 4.4% $50,667 1,119
142 Flat Top Mountain 20.1% 2.8% $121,131 1,004
143 McKenzie 20.0% 12.4% $37,236 5,631
144 Clinton 20.0% 6.1% $68,882 10,239
145 Sharon 19.9% 2.3% $33,906 1,036
146 Millersville 19.9% 3.7% $71,789 5,836
147 Ardmore 19.8% 7.2% $47,188 1,073
148 Eagleton Village 19.6% 4.1% $71,875 5,598
149 Jefferson City 19.6% 5.9% $60,638 8,579
150 Erin 19.4% 9.2% $36,488 1,058
151 Tazewell 19.4% 9.7% $41,836 2,902
152 Fayetteville 19.4% 6.3% $49,223 7,057
153 Lenoir City 19.3% 6.4% $67,259 11,110
154 Sparta 19.1% 4.8% $50,080 4,939
155 Lone Oak 19.0% 9.9% $40,781 1,422
156 Cross Plains 18.9% 7.6% $76,319 1,922
157 Millington 18.8% 8.7% $49,979 11,289
158 Sweetwater 18.8% 5.6% $45,451 6,532
159 South Carthage 18.5% 3.8% $55,662 2,364
160 Church Hill 18.4% 6.5% $65,526 7,139
161 Estill Springs 18.3% 4.2% $59,205 2,695
162 Erwin 18.1% 4.3% $47,487 5,988
163 Vonore 18.0% 6.0% $58,317 2,191
164 Jacksboro 18.0% 7.5% $68,750 2,650
165 Tellico Plains 18.0% 5.5% $45,625 1,146
166 Dresden 17.8% 4.8% $51,000 2,943
167 Lake Tansi 17.8% 5.9% $57,991 4,437
168 Dickson 17.8% 6.1% $69,678 16,424
169 White Pine 17.7% 6.0% $55,313 2,565
170 Crossville 17.6% 6.2% $48,802 12,428
171 South Fulton 17.4% 5.9% $43,942 2,379
172 Lewisburg 17.3% 5.5% $48,341 12,861
173 Gainesboro 17.2% 6.4% $51,923 1,064
174 Smithville 17.0% 6.4% $33,192 5,288
175 Blaine 17.0% 6.2% $77,092 3,213
176 Baxter 16.9% 5.0% $58,750 1,361
177 Springfield 16.6% 4.7% $59,465 19,255
178 Humboldt 16.6% 7.6% $52,917 7,787
179 Hunter 16.6% 3.9% $51,815 1,918
180 Lexington 16.5% 4.1% $49,057 7,962
181 Ripley 16.3% 5.1% $37,432 7,658
182 Waverly 16.3% 4.7% $43,773 4,302
183 Dandridge 16.3% 5.0% $53,507 3,538
184 Dunlap 16.2% 5.5% $45,589 5,678
185 Westmoreland 16.0% 3.0% $59,405 2,845
186 Watertown 16.0% 4.2% $68,148 1,463
187 Wildwood Lake 16.0% 3.4% $62,722 3,495
188 Sale Creek 16.0% 5.1% $53,932 2,955
189 Somerville 15.9% 1.0% $44,310 3,466
190 Dyer 15.9% 7.4% $54,766 2,217
191 Jellico 15.9% 4.9% $41,467 1,855
192 Loudon 15.8% 6.2% $53,650 6,432
193 Alexandria 15.8% 3.7% $50,116 1,136
194 Spring City 15.7% 2.8% $38,975 2,358
195 Central 15.6% 2.6% $37,444 1,938
196 Milan 15.6% 4.5% $43,886 8,244
197 Madisonville 15.4% 5.6% $39,878 5,241
198 Blountville 15.4% 3.9% $54,754 3,309
199 Lawrenceburg 15.2% 8.0% $42,343 11,844
200 Oneida 15.2% 8.1% $48,622 3,819
201 Selmer 15.2% 5.1% $51,591 4,488
202 McEwen 15.2% 1.5% $60,781 1,806
203 Bolivar 15.1% 3.5% $39,028 5,144
204 Portland 15.1% 5.1% $72,647 13,449
205 Bells 15.0% 5.9% $56,027 2,373
206 Tennessee Ridge 15.0% 3.8% $74,271 1,726
207 Fincastle 15.0% 6.0% $51,591 1,374
208 Morristown 15.0% 6.8% $47,917 31,527
209 Bluff City 15.0% 5.8% $61,059 2,225
210 Charlotte 15.0% 6.8% $58,750 2,164
211 Park City 14.9% 7.6% $95,417 2,813
212 Wartburg 14.8% 3.9% $30,625 1,191
213 Brownsville 14.7% 3.9% $43,494 9,622
214 Harriman 14.6% 4.5% $44,653 6,090
215 Mascot 14.6% 1.6% $60,250 3,277
216 Pigeon Forge 14.5% 3.3% $53,261 6,375
217 Bean Station 14.4% 3.4% $44,785 3,016
218 Huntland 14.3% 3.9% $66,308 1,532
219 Hartsville/Trousdale County 14.3% 7.0% $72,747 11,957
220 Red Boiling Springs 14.2% 2.2% $40,221 1,262
221 Gleason 14.2% 2.0% $57,917 1,159
222 Alamo 14.2% 5.3% $54,063 2,311
223 Lobelville 14.0% 4.6% $48,750 1,007
224 Powells Crossroads 14.0% 3.1% $67,549 1,498
225 Mount Carmel 13.9% 4.0% $68,866 5,472
226 Huntsville 13.9% 5.8% $31,313 1,814
227 Adamsville 13.9% 3.7% $51,422 2,278
228 White Bluff 13.7% 2.7% $69,483 4,080
229 Covington 13.7% 9.2% $42,254 8,587
230 Orlinda 13.6% 3.9% $84,250 1,214
231 Rutledge 13.6% 6.1% $50,045 1,676
232 Bradford 13.5% 6.5% $47,361 1,385
233 Cowan 13.3% 3.5% $46,406 1,934
234 Banner Hill 13.2% 11.7% $59,784 1,211
235 Shelbyville 13.1% 4.1% $55,073 24,661
236 Grimsley 13.1% 3.7% $57,212 1,171
237 Strawberry Plains 13.0% 0.0% $75,027 2,669
238 John Sevier 12.7% 0.0% $46,776 1,177
239 Savannah 12.6% 6.3% $39,712 7,412
240 Camden 12.5% 5.1% $55,029 3,678
241 Plainview 12.2% 5.2% $63,965 2,458
242 Altamont 12.1% 2.5% $41,373 1,322
243 Ridgely 12.1% 4.0% $24,390 1,796
244 Benton 12.0% 2.5% $29,414 1,560
245 Mountain City 12.0% 3.8% $38,818 2,542
246 Linden 12.0% 4.8% $47,689 1,122
247 Unionville 11.9% 1.8% $70,541 1,275
248 Lafayette 11.8% 1.9% $51,736 5,727
249 Woodbury 11.7% 2.5% $58,466 2,774
250 McMinnville 11.7% 4.0% $47,179 13,844
251 Tracy City 11.6% 6.0% $39,479 1,682
252 Oliver Springs 11.5% 5.1% $51,183 3,281
253 New Johnsonville 11.4% 4.3% $78,661 2,060
254 New Tazewell 11.3% 6.2% $53,567 2,799
255 Spencer 11.3% 4.7% $46,705 1,511
256 Pikeville 11.2% 5.5% $37,688 2,319
257 Decatur 11.2% 3.7% $42,578 1,898
258 South Cleveland 11.1% 4.4% $66,601 7,452
259 Biltmore 11.1% 4.0% $52,917 1,846
260 Bloomingdale 11.0% 2.8% $52,317 9,292
261 Caryville 10.9% 4.3% $56,394 2,073
262 Mason 10.9% 5.7% $47,794 1,039
263 Atwood 10.9% 3.8% $35,446 1,108
264 Lakewood Park 10.7% 0.9% $42,576 1,140
265 Hampton 10.7% 2.9% $39,028 1,883
266 Decherd 10.6% 2.0% $37,575 2,976
267 Bruceton 10.5% 2.0% $45,469 1,431
268 Celina 10.2% 3.5% $32,220 1,941
269 Mount Pleasant 10.1% 1.5% $50,108 4,837
270 Midtown 10.0% 2.5% $61,154 1,369
271 Valley Forge 10.0% 3.2% $54,631 2,136
272 Winfield 10.0% 5.2% $34,205 1,153
273 Gruetli-Laager 9.6% 2.1% $47,313 1,480
274 Monterey 9.6% 4.3% $45,922 2,768
275 Centerville 9.5% 3.8% $59,167 3,535
276 South Pittsburg 9.4% 2.5% $57,865 3,013
277 Newport 9.1% 2.5% $31,250 6,881
278 Halls 9.0% 1.2% $43,750 2,034
279 Hohenwald 8.9% 0.7% $51,440 3,884
280 Rockwood 8.8% 5.4% $47,791 5,566
281 Bon Aqua Junction 8.7% 2.8% $43,586 1,586
282 Livingston 8.6% 3.4% $39,567 3,999
283 Scotts Hill 8.6% 4.0% $37,809 1,083
284 Greenback 8.5% 3.7% $72,961 1,378
285 Obion 8.5% 3.9% $38,167 1,087
286 Whitwell 8.4% 3.2% $67,774 2,052
287 Crump 8.4% 1.4% $43,750 1,231
288 Parsons 8.3% 2.1% $36,154 2,686
289 Mosheim 7.9% 4.1% $48,986 2,511
290 Graysville 7.8% 0.5% $40,000 1,304
291 Luttrell 7.8% 5.4% $41,742 1,158
292 Sneedville 7.0% 3.6% $24,500 1,364
293 La Follette 7.0% 2.8% $37,581 7,273
294 Maynardville 6.8% 2.0% $46,106 2,528
295 Englewood 6.8% 0.8% $51,094 1,818
296 Tiptonville 6.7% 3.0% $23,027 3,572
297 Lyles 6.6% 0.0% $68,036 1,385
298 Jamestown 6.2% 2.7% $30,685 2,230
299 Rocky Top 6.2% 4.3% $32,868 1,607
300 Kenton 5.9% 2.1% $41,525 1,513
301 Olivet 5.7% 3.1% $66,635 1,377
302 Clifton 4.6% 1.7% $43,571 2,660
303 Dodson Branch 3.6% 0.0% $74,375 1,425
304 Whiteville 2.7% 1.0% $42,105 4,530
305 East Cleveland 0.0% 0.0% $48,878 1,934