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Most educated, Massachusetts cities

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 123 cities in Massachusetts that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Wellesley, MAMA30,34789.0%+17%

02Brookline, MAMA63,26685.4%+11%

03Lexington, MAMA34,29584.3%+22%

04Needham, MAMA32,45981.9%+26%

05Sharon, MAMA6,23281.3%+41%

06Newton, MAMA90,74181.1%+19%

07Belmont, MAMA27,17580.9%+28%

08Cambridge, MAMA122,58880.8%+24%

09Winchester, MAMA23,40679.5%+22%

10Hingham, MAMA5,13079.1%+32%

11Marblehead, MAMA20,41378.3%+27%

12Cochituate, MAMA6,47177.0%+23%

13Arlington, MAMA46,35076.1%+44%

14Amherst, MAMA40,92075.6%–

15Williamstown, MAMA5,07075.4%+25%

16North Scituate, MAMA6,49273.3%+40%

17Medfield, MAMA6,84972.9%+25%

18Milton, MAMA28,58771.9%+38%

19Somerville, MAMA84,21169.4%+71%

20West Concord, MAMA5,87668.7%+28%

21Andover, MAMA9,45168.1%+20%

22Longmeadow, MAMA15,69667.1%+11%

23Newburyport, MAMA19,14867.0%+58%

24Watertown, MAMA35,71066.5%–

25Reading, MAMA25,61266.3%+39%

26Walpole, MAMA6,46165.6%+82%

27The Pinehills, MAMA5,28265.2%–

28Scituate, MAMA5,79664.7%+55%

29Northborough, MAMA6,39264.5%+42%

30Maynard, MAMA10,71264.2%+68%

31Lynnfield, MAMA13,06462.7%+27%

32Northampton, MAMA31,04762.7%+36%

33Swampscott, MAMA15,27762.2%+24%

34Melrose, MAMA29,59762.0%+55%

35Medford, MAMA59,83459.8%+89%

36Wakefield, MAMA27,79359.7%+50%

37Burlington, MAMA26,27458.4%+37%

38Franklin, MAMA33,95558.1%–

39Waltham, MAMA65,03757.3%+49%

40Stoneham, MAMA23,35555.9%+77%

41Norwood, MAMA31,54255.4%+41%

42Dedham, MAMA25,23755.0%+67%

43Boston, MAMA672,97354.9%+54%

44Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96154.8%+48%

45Beverly, MAMA43,36353.4%+46%

46Nantucket, MAMA10,01752.8%+46%

47Foxborough, MAMA6,25151.3%+74%

48Salisbury, MAMA5,65650.6%+171%

49Hull, MAMA10,13850.4%+67%

50Wilmington, MAMA23,33650.4%+60%

51Quincy, MAMA103,17350.3%+58%

52Marshfield, MAMA5,16149.9%+61%

53East Falmouth, MAMA6,24549.5%+86%

54Framingham, MAMA73,02148.7%+15%

55Danvers, MAMA28,09848.4%+46%

56Salem, MAMA45,38147.8%+53%

57Braintree, MAMA38,95747.5%–

58East Harwich, MAMA5,65447.5%+46%

59Woburn, MAMA43,96246.5%+58%

60North Attleborough, MAMA31,50646.4%–

61Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22245.7%+53%

62Winthrop, MAMA18,64745.6%–

63Malden, MAMA66,37045.1%+72%

64Kingston, MAMA5,91044.8%+49%

65Amesbury, MAMA17,58844.8%–

66Hudson, MAMA15,71943.5%+69%

67Weymouth, MAMA59,75942.8%–

68Barnstable, MAMA50,10142.1%–

69Marlborough, MAMA42,77240.5%+14%

70Gloucester, MAMA30,62740.3%+46%

71Abington, MAMA17,05340.0%+82%

72Bridgewater, MAMA29,30939.5%–

73Greenfield, MAMA17,69139.1%+68%

74West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19439.1%+72%

75Plymouth, MAMA7,91839.0%+64%

76Easthampton, MAMA15,85138.0%–

77Somerset, MAMA18,29837.6%+91%

78Randolph, MAMA34,94835.5%–

79Bellingham, MAMA5,32535.3%+81%

80Worcester, MAMA213,86235.2%+51%

81Peabody, MAMA55,95335.0%+52%

82Holbrook, MAMA11,38034.6%+90%

83South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55234.4%+50%

84Pinehurst, MAMA6,84534.2%+61%

85Pittsfield, MAMA42,90934.2%+67%

86Attleboro, MAMA47,44734.0%+45%

87West Springfield, MAMA28,82934.0%–

88Agawam, MAMA28,78334.0%–

89Leominster, MAMA44,19433.5%+53%

90Westfield, MAMA40,54633.2%+37%

91Milford, MAMA27,73132.6%+31%

92Haverhill, MAMA68,36132.6%+39%

93Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15532.2%+90%

94Whitinsville, MAMA7,11532.0%+34%

95Saugus, MAMA28,77331.4%+63%

96Oxford, MAMA5,67131.2%+100%

97Methuen, MAMA54,58431.0%–

98Lowell, MAMA119,97130.0%+65%

99North Adams, MAMA12,36828.4%+103%

100Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40527.1%+72%

101Holyoke, MAMA38,02325.9%+53%

102Adams, MAMA5,42725.4%+82%

103Fitchburg, MAMA42,13625.1%+63%

104Everett, MAMA53,57224.9%+70%

105Revere, MAMA60,14124.6%+82%

106Lynn, MAMA104,23624.1%+47%

107Clinton, MAMA7,65824.1%+18%

108Taunton, MAMA62,52223.9%+58%

109Gardner, MAMA21,48323.8%+56%

110Palmer, MAMA12,36723.5%–

111Chicopee, MAMA55,31022.9%+86%

112Brockton, MAMA106,13422.3%+60%

113Chelsea, MAMA40,13022.2%+121%

114Athol, MAMA8,80121.9%+93%

115Springfield, MAMA154,70220.5%+33%

116Southbridge, MAMA18,10519.4%–

117Webster, MAMA12,22818.8%+46%

118New Bedford, MAMA101,83417.0%+59%

119North Westport, MAMA5,28917.0%+11%

120Lawrence, MAMA89,32016.8%+69%

121Spencer, MAMA5,66116.8%+18%

122Fall River, MAMA95,29816.4%+54%

123Ware, MAMA6,36915.4%+37%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES