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Most educated, Massachusetts cities · 2020

Massachusetts cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2020 ACS). This list covers the 119 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

01Lexington, MAMA34,29584.9%+15.8 pts

02Wellesley, MAMA30,34784.0%+8.2 pts

03Brookline, MAMA63,26683.6%+6.6 pts

04Cambridge, MAMA122,58879.1%+13.9 pts

05Newton, MAMA90,74178.7%+10.7 pts

06Needham, MAMA32,45978.1%+13.2 pts

07Hingham, MAMA5,13076.6%+16.5 pts

08Belmont, MAMA27,17576.4%+13.3 pts

09Cochituate, MAMA6,47176.1%+13.2 pts

10Winchester, MAMA23,40675.3%+10.4 pts

11Sharon, MAMA6,23275.2%+17.6 pts

12Williamstown, MAMA5,07075.0%+14.9 pts

13Marblehead, MAMA20,41373.4%+11.9 pts

14North Scituate, MAMA6,49273.4%+21.1 pts

15Arlington, MAMA46,35072.5%+19.7 pts

16Andover, MAMA9,45171.2%+14.4 pts

17Medfield, MAMA6,84971.1%+12.7 pts

18Amherst, MAMA40,92071.0%–

19Somerville, MAMA84,21165.7%+25.1 pts

20Northborough, MAMA6,39263.8%+18.3 pts

21West Concord, MAMA5,87663.5%+9.7 pts

22Reading, MAMA25,61263.4%+15.6 pts

23The Pinehills, MAMA5,28263.2%–

24Milton, MAMA28,58762.5%+10.3 pts

25Newburyport, MAMA19,14862.3%+20.1 pts

26Melrose, MAMA29,59761.1%+21.1 pts

27Longmeadow, MAMA15,69660.8%+0.1 pts

28Northampton, MAMA31,04760.8%+14.7 pts

29Lynnfield, MAMA13,06459.5%+10.1 pts

30Swampscott, MAMA15,27759.2%+8.9 pts

31Burlington, MAMA26,27458.5%+15.9 pts

32Marshfield, MAMA5,16157.6%+26.6 pts

33Maynard, MAMA10,71256.7%+18.5 pts

34Dedham, MAMA25,23755.4%+22.4 pts

35Franklin, MAMA33,95555.3%–

36Medford, MAMA59,83454.7%+23.0 pts

37Wakefield, MAMA27,79353.6%+13.9 pts

38Yarmouth Port, MAMA5,96153.0%+16.0 pts

39Waltham, MAMA65,03752.5%+14.1 pts

40Mansfield Center, MAMA7,22251.7%+21.9 pts

41Boston, MAMA672,97351.3%+15.8 pts

42Walpole, MAMA6,46150.6%+14.6 pts

43Hull, MAMA10,13850.2%+20.1 pts

44Norwood, MAMA31,54250.1%+10.9 pts

45Framingham, MAMA73,02149.8%+7.4 pts

46Beverly, MAMA43,36349.4%+12.9 pts

47Scituate, MAMA5,79649.1%+7.3 pts

48Stoneham, MAMA23,35549.0%+17.4 pts

49Wilmington, MAMA23,33648.3%+16.9 pts

50Foxborough, MAMA6,25147.1%+17.7 pts

51Woburn, MAMA43,96247.1%+17.6 pts

52Salisbury, MAMA5,65646.5%+27.9 pts

53Quincy, MAMA103,17345.6%+13.9 pts

54Nantucket, MAMA10,01745.3%+9.2 pts

55Salem, MAMA45,38145.1%+14.0 pts

56Danvers, MAMA28,09844.7%+11.7 pts

57Braintree, MAMA38,95744.4%–

58Hudson, MAMA15,71943.1%+17.3 pts

59Kingston, MAMA5,91042.4%+12.4 pts

60North Attleborough, MAMA31,50641.7%–

61Barnstable, MAMA50,10140.9%–

62Malden, MAMA66,37040.6%+14.5 pts

63Winthrop, MAMA18,64740.5%–

64Marlborough, MAMA42,77240.4%+4.8 pts

65Weymouth, MAMA59,75940.0%–

66Gloucester, MAMA30,62739.2%+11.7 pts

67East Falmouth, MAMA6,24538.6%+12.0 pts

68Bridgewater, MAMA29,30938.6%–

69Abington, MAMA17,05338.2%+16.2 pts

70West Yarmouth, MAMA6,19437.9%+15.2 pts

71East Harwich, MAMA5,65437.2%+4.7 pts

72Agawam, MAMA28,78335.3%–

73Peabody, MAMA55,95334.6%+11.5 pts

74Bellingham, MAMA5,32534.0%+14.5 pts

75Plymouth, MAMA7,91833.3%+9.5 pts

76Greenfield, MAMA17,69133.2%+9.9 pts

77West Springfield, MAMA28,82932.4%–

78Milford, MAMA27,73132.3%+7.3 pts

79Westfield, MAMA40,54632.2%+8.0 pts

80Pinehurst, MAMA6,84531.8%+10.5 pts

81Attleboro, MAMA47,44731.7%+8.2 pts

82Pittsfield, MAMA42,90931.2%+10.7 pts

83Worcester, MAMA213,86231.2%+7.8 pts

84Somerset, MAMA18,29830.4%+10.7 pts

85Bliss Corner, MAMA5,40530.2%+14.4 pts

86Leominster, MAMA44,19429.8%+7.8 pts

87Holbrook, MAMA11,38029.6%+11.3 pts

88Haverhill, MAMA68,36129.4%+6.0 pts

89Oxford, MAMA5,67129.4%+13.8 pts

90South Yarmouth, MAMA11,55228.9%+6.0 pts

91Saugus, MAMA28,77328.7%+9.5 pts

92Whitinsville, MAMA7,11528.6%+4.8 pts

93Clinton, MAMA7,65828.5%+8.2 pts

94Randolph, MAMA34,94827.6%–

95Lowell, MAMA119,97127.3%+9.2 pts

96Palmer, MAMA12,36726.3%–

97North Westport, MAMA5,28926.0%+10.7 pts

98Adams, MAMA5,42724.1%+10.2 pts

99Revere, MAMA60,14124.1%+10.6 pts

100Middleborough Center, MAMA8,15524.0%+7.0 pts

101Everett, MAMA53,57223.7%+9.0 pts

102Taunton, MAMA62,52222.7%+7.5 pts

103North Adams, MAMA12,36822.6%+8.6 pts

104Holyoke, MAMA38,02322.0%+5.1 pts

105Fitchburg, MAMA42,13621.4%+6.0 pts

106Chicopee, MAMA55,31020.8%+8.5 pts

107Chelsea, MAMA40,13019.9%+9.8 pts

108Webster, MAMA12,22819.7%+6.9 pts

109Lynn, MAMA104,23619.5%+3.1 pts

110Springfield, MAMA154,70219.0%+3.6 pts

111Gardner, MAMA21,48318.9%+3.6 pts

112Athol, MAMA8,80118.8%+7.4 pts

113Brockton, MAMA106,13418.4%+4.4 pts

114Ware, MAMA6,36917.7%+6.4 pts

115New Bedford, MAMA101,83416.9%+6.2 pts

116Southbridge, MAMA18,10516.6%–

117Fall River, MAMA95,29815.9%+5.2 pts

118Lawrence, MAMA89,32012.5%+2.5 pts

119Spencer, MAMA5,6616.4%−7.9 pts

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