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Most educated, Wisconsin cities

Wisconsin cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2024 ACS). This list covers the 159 cities in Wisconsin that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 159 is 35.0%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bristol, WI, up 39 places to #73.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 2000

01Whitefish Bay, WIWI14,48981.9%+10.9 pts

02Shorewood, WIWI13,47475.6%+12.7 pts

03▲3Elm Grove, WIWI6,35474.6%+9.4 pts

04Fox Point, WIWI6,58372.1%+4.8 pts

05▼2Mequon, WIWI25,12069.6%+10.1 pts

06▲5Verona, WIWI16,82164.3%+24.5 pts

07▼2Brookfield, WIWI41,44864.3%+15.3 pts

08▲1Wauwatosa, WIWI48,64964.0%+16.4 pts

09▲4Waunakee, WIWI16,41163.8%+31.5 pts

10▼3Middleton, WIWI23,11561.7%+11.3 pts

11▲6Cottage Grove, WIWI8,93060.4%+22.3 pts

12▲6Delafield, WIWI7,31460.3%+23.2 pts

13▼1Madison, WIWI286,23359.9%+11.7 pts

14▼6Glendale, WIWI14,79559.2%+16.4 pts

15▲1Monona, WIWI8,66458.3%+22.1 pts

16▼6Cedarburg, WIWI12,91657.7%+15.8 pts

17▼3Fitchburg, WIWI34,61557.7%+15.6 pts

18▼3Pewaukee, WIWI16,37557.3%+20.1 pts

19Summit, WIWI5,32354.3%–

20▲4Richfield, WIWI11,78552.3%–

21▲6Sussex, WIWI12,77951.2%+25.4 pts

22Sun Prairie, WIWI39,22750.9%+16.5 pts

23▲10Hobart, WIWI11,67450.6%–

24▼1Oregon, WIWI12,01550.3%+10.2 pts

25Waukesha, WIWI8,50749.4%–

26▼5Mount Horeb, WIWI7,72549.3%+21.8 pts

27▲8McFarland, WIWI9,14549.0%+13.3 pts

28▲2Oconomowoc, WIWI20,11948.4%+17.7 pts

29▼3Menomonee Falls, WIWI41,29148.2%+17.8 pts

30▲2Germantown, WIWI21,05047.4%+18.0 pts

31▼3New Berlin, WIWI39,95347.3%+10.6 pts

32▼3Grafton, WIWI13,38947.2%+18.1 pts

33▼2Hartland, WIWI10,74046.7%+14.7 pts

34▼9Greendale, WIWI14,42646.3%+10.7 pts

35▲7West Salem, WIWI5,28846.0%+24.1 pts

36▲3Harrison, WIWI14,49245.9%–

37▲18Muskego, WIWI25,60245.6%+20.6 pts

38▲25Suamico, WIWI13,15345.6%–

39▲14Lake Mills, WIWI6,65545.4%+18.6 pts

40▼3River Falls, WIWI17,91644.9%+6.8 pts

41▲5Tichigan, WIWI5,05244.5%–

42▼2Franklin, WIWI36,68744.3%+15.3 pts

43▲14Hales Corners, WIWI7,74044.1%+9.1 pts

44▼8Platteville, WIWI11,81543.7%+9.2 pts

45▼25Windsor, WIWI10,08543.5%+12.3 pts

46▼8Rib Mountain, WIWI7,28043.3%+11.8 pts

47Greenville, WIWI13,38843.2%–

48▼14Hudson, WIWI15,01943.1%+5.4 pts

49Vernon, WIWI7,46442.9%–

50▼9Lake Wisconsin, WIWI5,38442.6%+18.5 pts

51Lisbon, WIWI11,15042.3%–

52▲17Altoona, WIWI9,37642.2%+15.3 pts

53▼10Plover, WIWI14,27442.2%+11.6 pts

54▲8Somers, WIWI8,17142.0%–

55▲16Pewaukee, WIWI8,21642.0%+12.0 pts

56▼8Waukesha, WIWI70,87241.7%+11.1 pts

57▼7Onalaska, WIWI20,29741.7%+10.4 pts

58▼13DeForest, WIWI13,09441.7%+16.9 pts

59▼10Lake Geneva, WIWI8,81841.3%+16.3 pts

60▼13Brown Deer, WIWI12,82140.7%+9.4 pts

61▼7Pleasant Prairie, WIWI21,79840.6%+13.4 pts

62▲2Port Washington, WIWI12,65840.1%+13.6 pts

63▼4Oak Creek, WIWI38,29639.4%+14.9 pts

64▼6Stoughton, WIWI13,25639.3%+11.6 pts

65▼14Menomonie, WIWI16,66438.7%+9.6 pts

66▲4Appleton, WIWI75,45238.2%+8.5 pts

67Slinger, WIWI6,49538.0%+19.1 pts

68▼12Stevens Point, WIWI26,37737.9%+11.8 pts

69▲5Mount Pleasant, WIWI28,25337.7%–

70▼26De Pere, WIWI25,59037.7%+7.6 pts

71▼6Mukwonago, WIWI8,54437.4%+13.2 pts

72▼4Eau Claire, WIWI72,46536.7%+7.8 pts

73▲39Bristol, WIWI5,30036.4%–

74▼2Allouez, WIWI13,83836.3%+2.2 pts

75▼2Ashwaubenon, WIWI17,39836.2%+10.7 pts

76Howard, WIWI22,23335.8%+13.0 pts

77▼2Neenah, WIWI27,63835.8%+9.5 pts

78▲14Jackson, WIWI8,32235.7%+12.6 pts

79▼27Whitewater, WIWI16,03835.2%+3.5 pts

80▲7Evansville, WIWI5,83735.0%+12.5 pts

81▼21La Crosse, WIWI50,78434.9%+10.9 pts

82▼2Kronenwetter, WIWI8,41334.3%–

83▲8New Richmond, WIWI10,98834.2%+16.7 pts

84▼7Rothschild, WIWI5,62733.6%+9.8 pts

85Greenfield, WIWI37,15933.5%+13.3 pts

86▼8Holmen, WIWI12,10533.3%+12.4 pts

87▼5Fox Crossing, WIWI19,32033.3%–

88▼9Caledonia, WIWI25,22932.2%–

89▲37Dodgeville, WIWI5,07631.8%+9.8 pts

90▼24Union Grove, WIWI5,37031.7%+12.2 pts

91▲36Lake Hallie, WIWI7,39631.4%–

92▲8Kimberly, WIWI7,55631.1%+14.7 pts

93▼5Wausau, WIWI40,18830.9%+9.3 pts

94Edgerton, WIWI6,12130.8%+11.9 pts

95▼12St. Francis, WIWI8,95530.7%+17.1 pts

96▼6Bellevue, WIWI16,77630.4%–

97▲14Elkhorn, WIWI10,04530.1%+10.7 pts

98▲17South Milwaukee, WIWI20,19129.9%+14.2 pts

99▲10West Allis, WIWI60,11929.6%+13.2 pts

100▲33Ashland, WIWI7,92729.5%+9.0 pts

101▲5Cudahy, WIWI17,65529.1%+15.5 pts

102▼1Superior, WIWI26,39729.1%+9.9 pts

103▼4Kenosha, WIWI99,23929.0%+10.8 pts

104▼6Burlington, WIWI10,95128.8%+7.6 pts

105▼12Hartford, WIWI16,00528.8%+13.4 pts

106▼25West Bend, WIWI32,26828.6%+6.6 pts

107▼5Milton, WIWI6,02428.3%+9.7 pts

108▼22Waterford, WIWI6,02528.2%+6.6 pts

109▼14Little Chute, WIWI11,80028.2%+12.4 pts

110▼49Columbus, WIWI5,40027.6%+7.9 pts

111▼4Milwaukee, WIWI562,40727.4%+9.1 pts

112▲31Monroe, WIWI10,58127.3%+9.7 pts

113▼16Oshkosh, WIWI67,46027.3%+4.3 pts

114▼9Janesville, WIWI66,92927.3%+8.4 pts

115▼11Salem Lakes, WIWI14,27127.1%–

116▼6Green Bay, WIWI106,67526.7%+7.4 pts

117▲17Reedsburg, WIWI10,64126.6%+13.0 pts

118▲6Fort Atkinson, WIWI12,38826.2%+6.3 pts

119▼6Baraboo, WIWI13,22425.9%+5.1 pts

120▼6Rice Lake, WIWI8,88225.8%+9.1 pts

121▼3Menasha, WIWI18,38525.8%+8.2 pts

122▲1Weston, WIWI15,93125.7%+7.0 pts

123▼39Marshfield, WIWI18,98025.6%+4.5 pts

124▼7Sheboygan Falls, WIWI8,68725.2%+10.2 pts

125▼17Kaukauna, WIWI18,51725.1%+10.9 pts

126▲4Beaver Dam, WIWI16,54225.1%+9.2 pts

127▼31Sturgeon Bay, WIWI9,91725.0%+7.9 pts

128▲7Sturtevant, WIWI6,85224.8%+14.6 pts

129▼10Plymouth, WIWI8,82124.7%+5.3 pts

130▼9Manitowoc, WIWI34,67124.6%+7.4 pts

131▼42Ripon, WIWI7,73824.4%+4.8 pts

132▼12Tomah, WIWI9,60024.2%+11.0 pts

133▲3Delavan, WIWI9,22823.9%+5.1 pts

134▼18Waupaca, WIWI6,35223.9%+1.9 pts

135▼32Twin Lakes, WIWI6,33823.4%+3.8 pts

136▼8Sheboygan, WIWI49,37623.4%+7.5 pts

137▼5Jefferson, WIWI7,81422.6%+9.7 pts

138▲1Rhinelander, WIWI8,24222.4%+2.5 pts

139▲3Marinette, WIWI11,16821.5%+7.7 pts

140▲4Racine, WIWI77,90821.4%+5.8 pts

141▼4Two Rivers, WIWI11,22221.4%+7.7 pts

142▼20Fond du Lac, WIWI44,54121.3%+2.3 pts

143▼14Chippewa Falls, WIWI15,29320.9%+4.5 pts

144▲8Shawano, WIWI9,69320.4%+1.9 pts

145▲3Portage, WIWI9,95619.9%+5.1 pts

146▼21Sparta, WIWI9,97419.7%+3.9 pts

147▲8Mayville, WIWI5,18419.3%+6.9 pts

148▼17Richland Center, WIWI5,02018.6%+2.4 pts

149▼11Watertown, WIWI22,70418.2%+2.0 pts

150▲1Wisconsin Rapids, WIWI18,65418.1%+3.1 pts

151▼10Beloit, WIWI36,64917.9%+4.4 pts

152▼2New London, WIWI7,72617.3%+2.9 pts

153▼13Berlin, WIWI5,58816.2%+0.4 pts

154▼5Prairie du Chien, WIWI5,40816.1%+1.4 pts

155▼9Waupun, WIWI11,15015.7%+2.9 pts

156▼9Merrill, WIWI9,38915.0%+0.8 pts

157▼4North Fond du Lac, WIWI5,42514.9%+3.4 pts

158▼13Antigo, WIWI8,06014.2%−0.2 pts

159▼5Bloomfield, WIWI6,36913.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES