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Most educated, New York cities · 2000

New York cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 341 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Scarsdale, NYNY18,19479.8%+7%

02Larchmont, NYNY6,75073.7%+10%

03Bronxville, NYNY6,50473.6%+6%

04East Hills, NYNY7,32873.3%+12%

05Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48172.2%+15%

06Alfred, NYNY5,14769.6%+2%

07Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28068.4%+6%

08Rye, NYNY16,61468.3%+33%

09Lawrence, NYNY6,84764.3%+14%

10Old Westbury, NYNY5,07163.9%+20%

11Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63163.0%+14%

12Kings Point, NYNY5,71062.9%+4%

13Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44062.7%+32%

14West Point, NYNY6,34962.3%–

15Irvington, NYNY6,53361.9%+7%

16Garden City, NYNY23,04361.8%+13%

17North Hills, NYNY5,48161.3%+21%

18Jericho, NYNY13,75959.9%+24%

19Country Knolls, NYNY5,44559.3%+8%

20Ardsley, NYNY5,00758.7%+19%

21Woodbury, NYNY9,34858.1%+26%

22Ithaca, NYNY33,63257.9%+15%

23Centerport, NYNY6,07257.5%+23%

24Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03157.4%+35%

25Brighton, NYNY36,83457.4%+11%

26Huntington, NYNY19,94857.2%+21%

27Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88956.7%+6%

28Pleasantville, NYNY7,39156.5%+24%

29Woodmere, NYNY18,06156.2%+12%

30Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47756.0%+19%

31Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28255.1%+19%

32Pelham, NYNY7,60854.9%+29%

33Stony Brook, NYNY12,86854.5%+6%

34New Paltz, NYNY8,68954.3%+13%

35Rye Brook, NYNY9,95554.3%+23%

36Port Washington, NYNY18,00453.9%+22%

37Northport, NYNY7,33653.8%+24%

38Syosset, NYNY18,43353.7%+25%

39Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30653.4%+29%

40Dix Hills, NYNY24,77352.9%+14%

41West Hills, NYNY5,36952.4%+18%

42New City, NYNY34,45852.3%+13%

43Viola, NYNY8,46152.2%+18%

44Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19951.2%+20%

45Eastchester, NYNY20,49150.8%+16%

46Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64550.6%+11%

47Great Neck, NYNY11,14150.6%+5%

48Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97550.6%+11%

49Tarrytown, NYNY11,89050.3%+17%

50Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77050.1%+14%

51Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20549.9%+10%

52Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54649.9%+38%

53New Hempstead, NYNY5,65749.9%+38%

54Manhasset, NYNY7,71649.5%+1%

55South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51249.2%+17%

56Melville, NYNY19,71448.8%+11%

57Plainview, NYNY25,98248.3%+25%

58South Hill, NYNY6,95147.5%+8%

59Merrick, NYNY21,74447.5%+23%

60Tappan, NYNY6,68746.9%+19%

61Fairport, NYNY5,32646.5%+34%

62Geneseo, NYNY7,75945.5%+12%

63Harrison, NYNY32,27345.4%+22%

64Williamsville, NYNY5,47845.2%+22%

65Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33445.0%+22%

66Canton, NYNY6,89444.6%−3%

67East Greenbush, NYNY6,58143.9%+29%

68Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98743.3%−6%

69Westmere, NYNY8,33443.3%+15%

70Nyack, NYNY7,51143.2%+34%

71Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30842.6%+31%

72Harris Hill, NYNY6,06941.8%+27%

73Potsdam, NYNY8,01941.4%−4%

74Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16541.4%+4%

75Airmont, NYNY10,63441.2%+2%

76Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15441.1%+23%

77White Plains, NYNY62,87141.1%+10%

78Manorhaven, NYNY7,13540.8%+48%

79Blauvelt, NYNY5,40639.9%+37%

80South Huntington, NYNY9,77939.9%+32%

81Elwood, NYNY11,76239.8%+15%

82Hewlett, NYNY7,57039.8%+14%

83Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76838.9%+26%

84Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89638.7%+19%

85Big Flats, NYNY5,65138.7%+13%

86Pearl River, NYNY16,15538.6%+28%

87Nanuet, NYNY19,79938.4%+17%

88Wantagh, NYNY18,36538.4%+30%

89Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46838.4%–

90New Rochelle, NYNY85,86438.3%+15%

91East Aurora, NYNY5,94938.3%+20%

92Nesconset, NYNY13,83338.3%+28%

93Westvale, NYNY5,21237.9%+54%

94Hamburg, NYNY9,84037.9%+9%

95Hauppauge, NYNY20,79337.9%+24%

96Bellmore, NYNY15,95437.9%+32%

97Miller Place, NYNY11,73637.8%+15%

98East Shoreham, NYNY7,32137.7%+10%

99Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75737.5%+13%

100Suffern, NYNY11,79637.3%+4%

101Commack, NYNY36,55837.3%+21%

102Smithtown, NYNY24,37537.0%+15%

103Long Beach, NYNY34,91837.0%+29%

104Floral Park, NYNY16,10536.9%+29%

105Malverne, NYNY8,47636.7%+8%

106East Northport, NYNY19,70036.7%+27%

107Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02936.5%+16%

108Garden City Park, NYNY7,91436.5%+47%

109Brockport, NYNY7,73636.5%+24%

110Myers Corner, NYNY10,87736.4%−0%

111Oceanside, NYNY31,63936.2%+16%

112Congers, NYNY8,27536.1%+19%

113East Glenville, NYNY11,91435.7%+17%

114Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15435.5%+28%

115North Sea, NYNY6,45835.3%+14%

116Salisbury, NYNY12,41235.2%+17%

117Baldwin, NYNY34,99435.2%+14%

118East Rockaway, NYNY10,09634.9%+12%

119Springs, NYNY9,16334.8%+28%

120Sayville, NYNY15,40834.7%+31%

121West Hempstead, NYNY20,64834.6%+14%

122Carle Place, NYNY5,18834.5%+50%

123Bayville, NYNY6,78034.2%+13%

124Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09333.9%+24%

125Massapequa, NYNY21,38933.8%+28%

126North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15933.7%+33%

127North Merrick, NYNY12,36633.7%+24%

128North Wantagh, NYNY11,94033.6%+16%

129Babylon, NYNY12,28133.6%+22%

130Oakdale, NYNY7,11533.5%+19%

131Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47433.5%–

132Bayport, NYNY8,92133.4%+24%

133Fredonia, NYNY9,28333.2%+7%

134East Massapequa, NYNY20,37733.1%+32%

135Williston Park, NYNY7,52432.9%+34%

136Wading River, NYNY8,35932.8%+17%

137Greenlawn, NYNY15,21032.7%+21%

138Oneonta, NYNY15,66532.6%+6%

139Albany, NYNY101,69832.5%+10%

140Monroe, NYNY9,46232.2%+29%

141Elmsford, NYNY5,20331.6%+69%

142Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99731.5%+33%

143Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43231.4%+23%

144Endwell, NYNY11,54631.2%+6%

145Westbury, NYNY15,98131.2%+3%

146Seaford, NYNY15,54931.1%+33%

147St. James, NYNY13,24431.1%+16%

148North Bellmore, NYNY20,68930.7%+22%

149Southold, NYNY6,39730.4%+18%

150Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12130.2%−5%

151Corning, NYNY10,51430.1%+43%

152Goshen, NYNY5,74429.9%+10%

153Mineola, NYNY21,37629.9%+15%

154Lynbrook, NYNY20,85529.7%+22%

155Mahopac, NYNY9,03929.6%−6%

156Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58229.1%+41%

157East Meadow, NYNY36,82129.0%+15%

158East Quogue, NYNY5,40629.0%+33%

159Ossining, NYNY27,57929.0%+11%

160Farmingdale, NYNY8,58429.0%+11%

161Kenmore, NYNY14,80828.9%+9%

162Warwick, NYNY6,53428.6%−0%

163Kings Park, NYNY16,51628.4%+14%

164Hillcrest, NYNY9,07128.3%−2%

165Lake Grove, NYNY11,16828.3%+36%

166North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82528.1%+27%

167East Hampton North, NYNY6,00628.1%–

168Irondequoit, NYNY50,65727.9%+23%

169Glen Cove, NYNY28,19027.9%−0%

170Huntington Station, NYNY32,60127.9%+12%

171Webster, NYNY5,76127.6%+16%

172New York, NYNY8,584,62927.4%+19%

173East Islip, NYNY13,57327.4%+27%

174New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22627.2%+38%

175Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74427.1%−1%

176East Moriches, NYNY6,26026.9%+34%

177Amityville, NYNY9,79926.5%+13%

178Coram, NYNY39,53926.3%+2%

179West Islip, NYNY26,86526.3%+23%

180Bethpage, NYNY17,12326.2%+22%

181Colonie, NYNY7,67926.1%+36%

182Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70625.9%+28%

183Hicksville, NYNY43,78025.7%+26%

184Monsey, NYNY28,16025.6%−7%

185Manorville, NYNY14,23325.6%+51%

186Lakeview, NYNY5,82525.5%+2%

187Washingtonville, NYNY5,64025.1%−6%

188Fairmount, NYNY9,72424.9%+14%

189Valley Stream, NYNY40,37924.9%+30%

190Yonkers, NYNY212,60324.8%+13%

191Canandaigua, NYNY10,34724.8%+14%

192Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67624.8%−2%

193Sound Beach, NYNY7,21024.8%+4%

194Stony Point, NYNY12,72824.5%+21%

195Orange Lake, NYNY9,78424.4%+22%

196Scotia, NYNY7,29524.2%+6%

197Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30424.2%+19%

198Center Moriches, NYNY9,12723.8%+27%

199Highland, NYNY6,36723.7%+23%

200Plainedge, NYNY8,62423.6%+29%

201Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85423.6%+25%

202Islip, NYNY17,36223.6%+24%

203North Massapequa, NYNY17,87723.5%+27%

204Syracuse, NYNY144,89623.2%+6%

205Patchogue, NYNY12,48623.1%+34%

206Terryville, NYNY10,79422.8%+5%

207East Rochester, NYNY6,13222.7%+24%

208South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67622.6%+12%

209Holbrook, NYNY26,44922.5%+31%

210Levittown, NYNY51,90422.5%+29%

211Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95622.4%+27%

212Franklin Square, NYNY30,89722.3%+43%

213Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33422.2%+56%

214Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22122.1%+47%

215East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66621.8%+24%

216Peekskill, NYNY25,89121.8%−3%

217Geneva, NYNY12,55221.8%+25%

218Centereach, NYNY31,83921.8%+24%

219New Windsor, NYNY8,91921.4%+12%

220Elmont, NYNY36,51821.3%+26%

221Binghamton, NYNY46,41821.3%+7%

222Olean, NYNY13,50821.2%+19%

223North Babylon, NYNY17,96321.2%+13%

224Oswego, NYNY17,02421.2%+8%

225Yaphank, NYNY6,93421.2%+7%

226Farmingville, NYNY16,16021.0%+52%

227Norwich, NYNY6,53820.9%+2%

228Rocky Point, NYNY13,35620.7%+1%

229Bohemia, NYNY9,18120.7%+24%

230Greece, NYNY13,94320.6%+0%

231Port Chester, NYNY32,30320.6%+11%

232Freeport, NYNY44,17420.5%−4%

233Kingston, NYNY23,94220.5%+10%

234Scotchtown, NYNY10,25220.4%+16%

235Hilton, NYNY5,87320.4%+32%

236Bay Shore, NYNY31,68320.4%+34%

237West Seneca, NYNY45,30320.3%+32%

238Rochester, NYNY206,10820.1%+6%

239Johnson City, NYNY14,58020.1%+19%

240Fort Drum, NYNY16,06520.1%+19%

241Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70920.0%+56%

242Spring Valley, NYNY34,48219.9%+8%

243Holtsville, NYNY19,34419.7%+34%

244Deer Park, NYNY27,99019.6%+33%

245Horseheads, NYNY6,27519.6%−1%

246North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80619.5%+29%

247Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49919.5%−11%

248Uniondale, NYNY33,14819.4%+27%

249Troy, NYNY50,91219.4%+5%

250Ridge, NYNY12,50319.3%+38%

251East Patchogue, NYNY21,67319.0%+17%

252Liberty, NYNY5,09719.0%+3%

253Middle Island, NYNY11,02719.0%+8%

254Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04819.0%+6%

255Schenectady, NYNY69,47119.0%+10%

256Cortland, NYNY17,39419.0%−13%

257Beacon, NYNY14,93118.8%+19%

258Solvay, NYNY6,42718.8%+57%

259Batavia, NYNY15,16818.5%+17%

260North Patchogue, NYNY6,98418.3%+31%

261Buffalo, NYNY274,61318.3%+14%

262Oneida, NYNY10,00918.2%+16%

263Ilion, NYNY7,48818.2%+22%

264Johnstown, NYNY8,02118.1%+19%

265Lancaster, NYNY9,99517.8%+11%

266Lockport, NYNY20,24817.6%+24%

267Massena, NYNY9,89817.6%+25%

268Watertown, NYNY23,51717.3%+7%

269Glens Falls, NYNY14,38317.2%−16%

270West Babylon, NYNY43,57017.2%+29%

271Middletown, NYNY30,09817.0%+6%

272Endicott, NYNY13,06816.9%−1%

273West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05016.8%+11%

274Medford, NYNY24,79616.7%+3%

275Bath, NYNY5,54516.6%−12%

276Malone, NYNY5,31516.5%+13%

277West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02516.5%+22%

278South Lockport, NYNY9,14416.4%+22%

279Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25816.4%+36%

280Hempstead, NYNY59,81916.0%+0%

281Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05616.0%+45%

282Calverton, NYNY5,61815.9%+34%

283Rome, NYNY31,68215.7%+2%

284Island Park, NYNY5,06915.7%+19%

285Cohoes, NYNY18,51815.6%+54%

286Newark, NYNY8,91915.4%−11%

287Rensselaer, NYNY9,42115.4%+36%

288Utica, NYNY62,97815.2%+24%

289Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,21315.2%+18%

290Watervliet, NYNY10,24215.0%+43%

291Herkimer, NYNY7,19515.0%+9%

292Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16815.0%+15%

293Central Islip, NYNY38,37314.9%+35%

294Amsterdam, NYNY18,09314.9%+21%

295Jamestown, NYNY27,66314.8%+10%

296Penn Yan, NYNY5,27214.7%+3%

297Elmira, NYNY26,08914.6%+32%

298Roosevelt, NYNY18,88514.3%+11%

299Mechanicville, NYNY5,02114.2%+79%

300North Bellport, NYNY11,08714.2%+57%

301Riverhead, NYNY14,93614.1%+7%

302North Syracuse, NYNY6,77314.1%−6%

303Selden, NYNY21,60414.1%+11%

304North Amityville, NYNY21,13814.0%+44%

305Medina, NYNY5,85514.0%+45%

306North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95213.9%+34%

307Copiague, NYNY23,42413.9%+4%

308Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80813.8%–

309Rotterdam, NYNY22,69513.8%+13%

310Monticello, NYNY7,19513.8%−8%

311Tonawanda, NYNY14,84813.7%+21%

312Auburn, NYNY25,94713.6%+14%

313Hornell, NYNY8,02413.3%+20%

314Walden, NYNY6,93513.2%+39%

315Flanders, NYNY6,60912.9%−23%

316Dunkirk, NYNY12,32612.8%+26%

317Depew, NYNY14,80112.7%+12%

318Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25512.5%+29%

319Southport, NYNY6,45012.3%+67%

320Baywood, NYNY8,17612.2%+38%

321Gloversville, NYNY14,78212.0%+11%

322Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33312.0%−4%

323Fulton, NYNY11,18811.7%−6%

324Lackawanna, NYNY19,45211.7%+22%

325Kaser, NYNY6,12111.5%–

326Newburgh, NYNY28,05911.2%−2%

327Haverstraw, NYNY12,79111.2%+15%

328New Cassel, NYNY14,55111.1%−21%

329Shirley, NYNY28,37510.9%+18%

330Salamanca, NYNY5,71910.7%+15%

331Inwood, NYNY12,23510.4%+26%

332Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12310.3%−13%

333Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73510.1%+13%

334North Bay Shore, NYNY20,2829.5%+49%

335Mattydale, NYNY5,9719.2%+56%

336Albion, NYNY5,8439.2%−11%

337Hudson, NYNY5,7218.9%+10%

338Mastic, NYNY15,7088.7%+24%

339Port Jervis, NYNY8,5188.6%−11%

340New Square, NYNY10,2146.9%−11%

341Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1472.8%−50%

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