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Most educated, Massachusetts cities · 2010

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2010 ACS). This list covers the 114 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

01Brookline, MAMA63,26679.6%+2.6 pts

02Wellesley, MAMA30,34777.9%+2.0 pts

03Lexington, MAMA34,29577.3%+8.2 pts

04Newton, MAMA90,74172.8%+4.7 pts

05Cambridge, MAMA122,58872.1%+7.0 pts

06Needham, MAMA32,45970.9%+6.0 pts

07Winchester, MAMA23,40670.3%+5.4 pts

08Cochituate, MAMA6,47170.3%+7.4 pts

09Belmont, MAMA27,17568.1%+5.0 pts

10Marblehead, MAMA20,41367.9%+6.4 pts

11Hingham, MAMA5,13067.4%+7.3 pts

12Longmeadow, MAMA15,69662.9%+2.2 pts

13Arlington, MAMA46,35062.3%+9.5 pts

14Medfield, MAMA6,84962.3%+3.9 pts

15The Pinehills, MAMA5,28262.2%–

16Williamstown, MAMA5,07061.2%+1.1 pts

17Sharon, MAMA6,23259.8%+2.2 pts

18Swampscott, MAMA15,27758.0%+7.8 pts

19Milton, MAMA28,58756.2%+4.0 pts

20Reading, MAMA25,61255.1%+7.2 pts

21Northborough, MAMA6,39254.5%+8.9 pts

22Andover, MAMA9,45153.7%−3.1 pts

23North Scituate, MAMA6,49252.9%+0.6 pts

24Newburyport, MAMA19,14852.4%+10.2 pts

25Somerville, MAMA84,21152.3%+11.7 pts

26Scituate, MAMA5,79651.9%+10.0 pts

27Northampton, MAMA31,04751.8%+5.7 pts

28Lynnfield, MAMA13,06449.7%+0.4 pts

29West Concord, MAMA5,87649.2%−4.5 pts

30Melrose, MAMA29,59748.6%+8.6 pts

31Wakefield, MAMA27,79347.6%+7.9 pts

32Burlington, MAMA26,27447.5%+4.8 pts

33Franklin, MAMA33,95546.9%–

34Waltham, MAMA65,03744.7%+6.3 pts

35Walpole, MAMA6,46144.4%+8.5 pts

36Maynard, MAMA10,71244.1%+5.9 pts

37Framingham, MAMA73,02143.8%+1.4 pts

38Boston, MAMA672,97342.5%+6.9 pts

39Dedham, MAMA25,23742.4%+9.4 pts

40Medford, MAMA59,83440.6%+8.9 pts

41Beverly, MAMA43,36340.5%+3.9 pts

42Danvers, MAMA28,09840.4%+7.3 pts

43Norwood, MAMA31,54239.7%+0.5 pts

44East Harwich, MAMA5,65439.2%+6.7 pts

45Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96139.1%+2.0 pts

46Stoneham, MAMA23,35538.9%+7.3 pts

47Marlborough, MAMA42,77238.9%+3.2 pts

48Bellingham, MAMA5,32538.3%+18.7 pts

49Quincy, MAMA103,17338.0%+6.3 pts

50Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22237.9%+8.0 pts

51Salem, MAMA45,38137.7%+6.6 pts

52Marshfield, MAMA5,16137.6%+6.7 pts

53Barnstable, MAMA50,10137.0%–

54Kingston, MAMA5,91037.0%+7.0 pts

55Braintree, MAMA38,95736.4%–

56Wilmington, MAMA23,33635.9%+4.5 pts

57Hull, MAMA10,13835.9%+5.8 pts

58Nantucket, MAMA10,01735.2%−0.9 pts

59Gloucester, MAMA30,62733.6%+6.1 pts

60West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19433.4%+10.7 pts

61East Falmouth, MAMA6,24532.6%+6.1 pts

62Winthrop, MAMA18,64732.3%–

63Woburn, MAMA43,96232.3%+2.8 pts

64Weymouth, MAMA59,75932.0%–

65Foxborough, MAMA6,25131.9%+2.5 pts

66Hudson, MAMA15,71931.9%+6.1 pts

67Malden, MAMA66,37030.5%+4.3 pts

68Haverhill, MAMA68,36129.7%+6.4 pts

69Worcester, MAMA213,86229.6%+6.3 pts

70Milford, MAMA27,73129.6%+4.7 pts

71Peabody, MAMA55,95329.5%+6.4 pts

72Attleboro, MAMA47,44728.3%+4.8 pts

73Plymouth, MAMA7,91828.3%+4.5 pts

74Salisbury, MAMA5,65628.0%+9.3 pts

75Whitinsville, MAMA7,11526.7%+2.9 pts

76Somerset, MAMA18,29826.4%+6.7 pts

77Westfield, MAMA40,54626.0%+1.8 pts

78West Springfield, MAMA28,82925.9%–

79Abington, MAMA17,05325.7%+3.7 pts

80Agawam, MAMA28,78325.6%–

81Pittsfield, MAMA42,90925.6%+5.1 pts

82South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55225.0%+2.1 pts

83Pinehurst, MAMA6,84524.5%+3.2 pts

84Clinton, MAMA7,65824.4%+4.1 pts

85Saugus, MAMA28,77323.7%+4.5 pts

86Leominster, MAMA44,19423.5%+1.6 pts

87Lowell, MAMA119,97122.7%+4.6 pts

88Holbrook, MAMA11,38021.0%+2.8 pts

89Adams, MAMA5,42721.0%+7.0 pts

90Taunton, MAMA62,52220.7%+5.6 pts

91Fitchburg, MAMA42,13620.7%+5.3 pts

92Oxford, MAMA5,67120.6%+5.1 pts

93Spencer, MAMA5,66120.2%+5.9 pts

94Holyoke, MAMA38,02319.8%+2.9 pts

95North Adams, MAMA12,36819.8%+5.8 pts

96Gardner, MAMA21,48319.5%+4.3 pts

97Palmer, MAMA12,36718.7%–

98Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40518.5%+2.7 pts

99North Westport, MAMA5,28918.3%+3.0 pts

100Revere, MAMA60,14118.1%+4.7 pts

101Lynn, MAMA104,23618.0%+1.6 pts

102Brockton, MAMA106,13417.5%+3.6 pts

103Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15517.4%+0.4 pts

104Springfield, MAMA154,70216.9%+1.6 pts

105Chicopee, MAMA55,31016.5%+4.2 pts

106Everett, MAMA53,57215.8%+1.1 pts

107Southbridge, MAMA18,10515.4%–

108Fall River, MAMA95,29814.1%+3.4 pts

109New Bedford, MAMA101,83413.7%+3.0 pts

110Chelsea, MAMA40,13013.6%+3.6 pts

111Ware, MAMA6,36913.3%+2.0 pts

112Lawrence, MAMA89,32011.6%+1.6 pts

113Athol, MAMA8,80111.5%+0.2 pts

114Webster, MAMA12,22811.0%−1.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS