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Most educated, New York cities · 2010

New York cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2023 ACS). This list covers the 347 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 2000

01University at Buffalo, NYNY7,02090.3%–

02Larchmont, NYNY6,75086.0%+17%

03Scarsdale, NYNY18,19485.1%+7%

04Bronxville, NYNY6,50483.7%+14%

05East Hills, NYNY7,32882.8%+13%

06Alfred, NYNY5,14780.2%+15%

07Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,28080.0%+17%

08Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,48175.9%+5%

09Old Westbury, NYNY5,07175.4%+18%

10Pelham Manor, NYNY5,63172.3%+15%

11Stony Brook University, NYNY9,53071.1%–

12Rye, NYNY16,61470.4%+3%

13Ardsley, NYNY5,00769.5%+18%

14West Point, NYNY6,34969.2%+11%

15Wesley Hills, NYNY6,47769.1%+23%

16Lawrence, NYNY6,84767.2%+5%

17Garden City, NYNY23,04366.2%+7%

18Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,44065.2%+4%

19Jericho, NYNY13,75964.3%+7%

20Woodmere, NYNY18,06163.6%+13%

21Pleasantville, NYNY7,39163.0%+11%

22Brighton, NYNY36,83462.2%+8%

23Ithaca, NYNY33,63262.1%+7%

24Syosset, NYNY18,43361.6%+15%

25Pelham, NYNY7,60861.2%+12%

26Irvington, NYNY6,53361.0%−2%

27New Paltz, NYNY8,68960.6%+12%

28Country Knolls, NYNY5,44560.0%+1%

29Port Jefferson, NYNY8,30659.9%+12%

30Manhasset, NYNY7,71659.8%+21%

31Kings Point, NYNY5,71059.5%−5%

32South Hill, NYNY6,95159.5%+25%

33Port Washington, NYNY18,00459.0%+10%

34Tarrytown, NYNY11,89058.3%+16%

35Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03158.1%+1%

36Old Bethpage, NYNY6,54658.1%+16%

37Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,88957.8%+2%

38Centerport, NYNY6,07257.7%+0%

39Huntington, NYNY19,94857.6%+1%

40Rockville Centre, NYNY25,77057.4%+15%

41Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,28257.1%+4%

42Dix Hills, NYNY24,77356.9%+8%

43Williamsville, NYNY5,47856.6%+25%

44Eastchester, NYNY20,49156.5%+11%

45Stony Brook, NYNY12,86856.2%+3%

46Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,20556.1%+12%

47Plainview, NYNY25,98256.0%+16%

48North Hills, NYNY5,48155.9%−9%

49Woodbury, NYNY9,34855.7%−4%

50East Greenbush, NYNY6,58155.5%+26%

51Great Neck, NYNY11,14155.4%+10%

52Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,64555.1%+9%

53Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,97555.1%+9%

54Merrick, NYNY21,74454.9%+16%

55New City, NYNY34,45854.6%+4%

56Northport, NYNY7,33654.4%+1%

57Fort Salonga, NYNY10,19953.6%+5%

58Melville, NYNY19,71453.0%+9%

59West Hills, NYNY5,36952.8%+1%

60Rye Brook, NYNY9,95552.1%−4%

61Harrison, NYNY32,27351.4%+13%

62Tappan, NYNY6,68751.2%+9%

63New Hempstead, NYNY5,65751.2%+3%

64Cedarhurst, NYNY7,33451.2%+14%

65Hewlett, NYNY7,57051.1%+29%

66East Aurora, NYNY5,94949.7%+30%

67Binghamton University, NYNY7,44949.3%–

68Airmont, NYNY10,63449.2%+19%

69Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,76848.8%+25%

70Harris Hill, NYNY6,06948.7%+17%

71Eggertsville, NYNY14,89448.4%–

72Mamaroneck, NYNY19,89648.3%+25%

73Oyster Bay, NYNY7,30848.1%+13%

74Fairport, NYNY5,32648.0%+3%

75Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,98747.7%+10%

76Woodbury, NYNY11,57147.1%–

77South Valley Stream, NYNY6,51247.0%−4%

78White Plains, NYNY62,87146.7%+13%

79East Shoreham, NYNY7,32146.6%+24%

80Valley Cottage, NYNY9,16546.6%+13%

81Canton, NYNY6,89445.7%+3%

82Long Beach, NYNY34,91845.7%+24%

83Pearl River, NYNY16,15545.4%+18%

84Elwood, NYNY11,76245.4%+14%

85Commack, NYNY36,55845.3%+22%

86Westmere, NYNY8,33445.2%+4%

87Geneseo, NYNY7,75944.9%−1%

88Baldwin, NYNY34,99444.6%+27%

89Hamburg, NYNY9,84044.4%+17%

90Manorhaven, NYNY7,13544.1%+8%

91Nanuet, NYNY19,79944.0%+15%

92Suffern, NYNY11,79643.8%+17%

93Massapequa, NYNY21,38943.7%+29%

94Viola, NYNY8,46143.6%−16%

95Congers, NYNY8,27543.5%+21%

96Tuckahoe, NYNY7,02943.4%+19%

97North Sea, NYNY6,45843.1%+22%

98North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,15943.1%+28%

99Floral Park, NYNY16,10543.0%+17%

100Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,15442.8%+4%

101Wading River, NYNY8,35942.8%+30%

102Potsdam, NYNY8,01942.8%+3%

103Mahopac, NYNY9,03942.7%+44%

104Garden City Park, NYNY7,91442.5%+16%

105Bellmore, NYNY15,95442.1%+11%

106Miller Place, NYNY11,73642.1%+12%

107Oceanside, NYNY31,63942.0%+16%

108West Hempstead, NYNY20,64842.0%+21%

109Smithtown, NYNY24,37541.9%+13%

110Williston Park, NYNY7,52441.8%+27%

111Big Flats, NYNY5,65141.7%+8%

112Malverne, NYNY8,47641.5%+13%

113Westvale, NYNY5,21241.2%+9%

114St. James, NYNY13,24441.0%+32%

115Oneonta, NYNY15,66541.0%+26%

116Southold, NYNY6,39740.8%+34%

117Blauvelt, NYNY5,40640.8%+2%

118Nesconset, NYNY13,83340.8%+7%

119Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75740.7%+9%

120Mount Sinai, NYNY11,09340.6%+20%

121Greenlawn, NYNY15,21040.5%+24%

122Nyack, NYNY7,51140.3%−7%

123Springs, NYNY9,16340.1%+15%

124South Huntington, NYNY9,77940.1%+1%

125Bayville, NYNY6,78039.9%+17%

126East Quogue, NYNY5,40639.9%+38%

127Hauppauge, NYNY20,79339.9%+5%

128East Northport, NYNY19,70039.8%+9%

129North Merrick, NYNY12,36639.7%+18%

130New Rochelle, NYNY85,86439.7%+4%

131Endwell, NYNY11,54639.7%+27%

132Babylon, NYNY12,28139.6%+18%

133Warwick, NYNY6,53439.5%+38%

134Fredonia, NYNY9,28339.4%+19%

135Wantagh, NYNY18,36539.1%+2%

136Monroe, NYNY9,46238.4%+19%

137Oakdale, NYNY7,11538.3%+14%

138Salisbury, NYNY12,41238.3%+9%

139Manorville, NYNY14,23338.3%+49%

140Glen Cove, NYNY28,19038.2%+37%

141Carle Place, NYNY5,18838.2%+11%

142East Glenville, NYNY11,91438.1%+7%

143Elmsford, NYNY5,20337.7%+19%

144Glens Falls North, NYNY9,15437.7%+6%

145Westbury, NYNY15,98137.2%+19%

146Albany, NYNY101,69837.2%+14%

147Massapequa Park, NYNY16,99737.2%+18%

148Mount Ivy, NYNY8,12137.1%+23%

149Myers Corner, NYNY10,87737.0%+2%

150Seaford, NYNY15,54936.9%+19%

151Sayville, NYNY15,40836.9%+6%

152Firthcliffe, NYNY5,43236.9%+18%

153Bayport, NYNY8,92136.9%+10%

154North Bellmore, NYNY20,68936.7%+19%

155North Valley Stream, NYNY17,82536.5%+30%

156Sound Beach, NYNY7,21036.5%+47%

157Brockport, NYNY7,73636.4%−0%

158Kings Park, NYNY16,51636.3%+28%

159Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,47436.0%+7%

160East Moriches, NYNY6,26035.9%+34%

161Ossining, NYNY27,57935.7%+23%

162Highland, NYNY6,36735.5%+50%

163East Massapequa, NYNY20,37735.4%+7%

164Mineola, NYNY21,37635.4%+18%

165North Wantagh, NYNY11,94035.0%+4%

166East Hampton North, NYNY6,00634.5%+23%

167Lake Grove, NYNY11,16834.4%+22%

168Canandaigua, NYNY10,34734.4%+39%

169Lynbrook, NYNY20,85533.8%+14%

170Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70633.8%+30%

171East Rockaway, NYNY10,09633.6%−4%

172Kenmore, NYNY14,80833.5%+16%

173Hicksville, NYNY43,78033.5%+30%

174Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,46833.5%−13%

175West Islip, NYNY26,86533.3%+27%

176New York, NYNY8,584,62933.3%+21%

177East Meadow, NYNY36,82133.3%+15%

178New Hyde Park, NYNY10,22633.2%+22%

179Valley Stream, NYNY40,37933.0%+33%

180Fairmount, NYNY9,72432.8%+32%

181Bethpage, NYNY17,12332.8%+25%

182Stony Point, NYNY12,72832.0%+31%

183Hillcrest, NYNY9,07131.9%+13%

184Irondequoit, NYNY50,65731.9%+14%

185Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74431.5%+16%

186Colonie, NYNY7,67931.3%+20%

187Coram, NYNY39,53931.2%+19%

188Goshen, NYNY5,74430.7%+3%

189Amityville, NYNY9,79930.7%+16%

190South Farmingdale, NYNY14,67630.5%+35%

191Plainedge, NYNY8,62430.1%+28%

192Farmingdale, NYNY8,58430.1%+4%

193East Islip, NYNY13,57329.8%+9%

194Baldwinsville, NYNY7,58229.6%+2%

195Huntington Station, NYNY32,60129.5%+6%

196Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,67629.4%+19%

197Islip, NYNY17,36229.3%+24%

198Yonkers, NYNY212,60329.1%+17%

199Elmont, NYNY36,51829.0%+36%

200Scotia, NYNY7,29529.0%+20%

201Holbrook, NYNY26,44928.9%+28%

202Terryville, NYNY10,79428.9%+27%

203Levittown, NYNY51,90428.7%+28%

204Webster, NYNY5,76128.7%+4%

205Bohemia, NYNY9,18128.7%+39%

206Orange Lake, NYNY9,78428.6%+17%

207North Massapequa, NYNY17,87728.5%+22%

208Franklin Square, NYNY30,89728.5%+28%

209Center Moriches, NYNY9,12727.9%+17%

210Centereach, NYNY31,83927.4%+26%

211Rocky Point, NYNY13,35627.2%+32%

212Cortland, NYNY17,39426.9%+41%

213Corning, NYNY10,51426.8%−11%

214Holtsville, NYNY19,34426.2%+33%

215Patchogue, NYNY12,48625.9%+12%

216Island Park, NYNY5,06925.7%+63%

217Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,22125.6%+16%

218Syracuse, NYNY144,89625.6%+10%

219Middle Island, NYNY11,02725.5%+34%

220New Windsor, NYNY8,91925.5%+19%

221Norwich, NYNY6,53825.2%+21%

222Lakeview, NYNY5,82525.1%−2%

223Freeport, NYNY44,17425.1%+22%

224Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30424.8%+3%

225Geneva, NYNY12,55224.8%+14%

226Lake Carmel, NYNY7,85424.6%+5%

227Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80824.5%+77%

228Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,70924.5%+22%

229Olean, NYNY13,50824.4%+15%

230Hilton, NYNY5,87324.3%+19%

231Peekskill, NYNY25,89124.3%+11%

232Rochester, NYNY206,10824.1%+20%

233Horseheads, NYNY6,27523.8%+21%

234Hudson, NYNY5,72123.7%+167%

235Beacon, NYNY14,93123.7%+26%

236West Seneca, NYNY45,30323.6%+16%

237Deer Park, NYNY27,99023.5%+20%

238Glens Falls, NYNY14,38323.3%+35%

239Bay Shore, NYNY31,68323.2%+14%

240Port Chester, NYNY32,30323.2%+12%

241Calverton, NYNY5,61823.1%+46%

242Ridge, NYNY12,50323.1%+20%

243Binghamton, NYNY46,41823.0%+8%

244East Patchogue, NYNY21,67323.0%+21%

245Kingston, NYNY23,94222.8%+11%

246Monsey, NYNY28,16022.8%−11%

247Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95622.7%+1%

248Yaphank, NYNY6,93422.6%+7%

249West Babylon, NYNY43,57022.6%+32%

250Rensselaer, NYNY9,42122.6%+47%

251Oswego, NYNY17,02422.3%+6%

252Spring Valley, NYNY34,48222.3%+12%

253East Rochester, NYNY6,13222.1%−3%

254Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,21322.1%+45%

255Lancaster, NYNY9,99522.0%+24%

256Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49921.9%+13%

257Scotchtown, NYNY10,25221.8%+7%

258Johnson City, NYNY14,58021.8%+8%

259Buffalo, NYNY274,61321.7%+19%

260Farmingville, NYNY16,16021.7%+3%

261North Babylon, NYNY17,96321.6%+2%

262Solvay, NYNY6,42721.6%+15%

263Troy, NYNY50,91221.5%+11%

264Selden, NYNY21,60421.4%+53%

265Medford, NYNY24,79621.4%+28%

266Riverhead, NYNY14,93621.4%+52%

267Lindenhurst, NYNY27,25821.2%+29%

268Penn Yan, NYNY5,27221.1%+44%

269Watertown, NYNY23,51721.1%+21%

270Roosevelt, NYNY18,88521.0%+47%

271Flanders, NYNY6,60921.0%+62%

272Batavia, NYNY15,16820.9%+13%

273East Farmingdale, NYNY5,66620.7%−5%

274South Lockport, NYNY9,14420.6%+26%

275Greece, NYNY13,94320.6%−0%

276Malone, NYNY5,31520.4%+23%

277Islip Terrace, NYNY5,16820.1%+34%

278North Tonawanda, NYNY29,80620.0%+2%

279Washingtonville, NYNY5,64019.9%−21%

280Oneida, NYNY10,00919.7%+9%

281Newark, NYNY8,91919.6%+27%

282North Patchogue, NYNY6,98419.5%+7%

283Copiague, NYNY23,42419.5%+40%

284West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02519.0%+15%

285West Glens Falls, NYNY10,05018.9%+13%

286Cheektowaga, NYNY76,05618.7%+17%

287Depew, NYNY14,80118.7%+47%

288Rotterdam, NYNY22,69518.5%+34%

289Walden, NYNY6,93518.5%+40%

290Johnstown, NYNY8,02118.3%+1%

291Schenectady, NYNY69,47118.3%−4%

292Uniondale, NYNY33,14818.3%−6%

293Cohoes, NYNY18,51818.1%+16%

294Auburn, NYNY25,94717.9%+31%

295Hornell, NYNY8,02417.8%+35%

296Watervliet, NYNY10,24217.8%+18%

297Baywood, NYNY8,17617.7%+45%

298Endicott, NYNY13,06817.6%+4%

299Amsterdam, NYNY18,09317.5%+18%

300Dunkirk, NYNY12,32617.5%+37%

301Fort Drum, NYNY16,06517.3%−14%

302Haverstraw, NYNY12,79117.2%+53%

303Hampton Manor, NYNY5,33417.1%−23%

304North Syracuse, NYNY6,77317.1%+21%

305Middletown, NYNY30,09817.1%+0%

306Lockport, NYNY20,24817.0%−4%

307Shirley, NYNY28,37516.9%+54%

308Rome, NYNY31,68216.9%+7%

309North Bellport, NYNY11,08716.8%+19%

310Hempstead, NYNY59,81916.7%+4%

311Jamestown, NYNY27,66316.7%+13%

312North Gates, NYNY9,90416.5%–

313Central Islip, NYNY38,37316.5%+11%

314Utica, NYNY62,97816.4%+8%

315North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,95216.2%+17%

316Tonawanda, NYNY14,84816.2%+18%

317Inwood, NYNY12,23516.1%+54%

318Ilion, NYNY7,48816.0%−12%

319Bath, NYNY5,54515.8%−5%

320Lackawanna, NYNY19,45215.8%+35%

321Medina, NYNY5,85515.7%+13%

322Massena, NYNY9,89815.4%−12%

323Southport, NYNY6,45015.3%+25%

324Liberty, NYNY5,09715.2%−20%

325New Cassel, NYNY14,55115.2%+37%

326Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04815.1%−20%

327Herkimer, NYNY7,19514.9%−1%

328Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12314.6%+42%

329Port Jervis, NYNY8,51814.6%+69%

330Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33314.3%+19%

331North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28213.9%+46%

332Salamanca, NYNY5,71913.8%+29%

333Elmira, NYNY26,08913.3%−9%

334Mastic, NYNY15,70813.3%+53%

335Fulton, NYNY11,18813.2%+13%

336Albion, NYNY5,84312.9%+40%

337Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25512.9%+3%

338North Amityville, NYNY21,13812.7%−10%

339Mattydale, NYNY5,97112.6%+36%

340Mechanicville, NYNY5,02112.5%−12%

341Newburgh, NYNY28,05912.3%+10%

342Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73511.3%+13%

343Monticello, NYNY7,19511.2%−18%

344Gloversville, NYNY14,78210.9%−9%

345Kaser, NYNY6,1217.4%−35%

346New Square, NYNY10,2146.1%−12%

347Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,1475.9%+109%

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