Different station have different levels of educational achievement .
TheAmerican Community Surveyis an annual survey escape by the Census Bureau to allow the government , corporate and donnish researchers , and anyone who is curious about demographic to advantageously understand the US population . Among many other subjects , the actinium include questions about respondents ' education levels .
Using the ACS estimates from 2013 to 2017 for places with an at least 1,000 - mortal population , Business Insider made a mathematical function showing the town in each state with the highest percentage of adults over 25 who have at least a unmarried man ’s degree .
Some of the berth were college and university campuses , and we exclude those from our analysis , instead focusing on incorporated towns and cities and unincorporated census - designated domain .
Several moneyed suburban and exurban enclaves look on the list , like Scarsdale , New York , and Chevy Chase , Maryland .
Here ’s a bit more about each of the towns , according to the American Community Survey results and their Wikipedia pages :
Mountain Brook , Alabama
Population:20,438
part of population over 25 year old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:85.4 %
Mountain Brookis an flush suburb of Birmingham .
Chena Ridge , Alaska
Population:6,155
Share of population over 25 days previous with at least a bachelor ’s degree:56.4 %
Chena Ridgeis a Census - designate place , and is locate outside Fairbanks .
Fort Valley , Arizona
Population:1,195
Share of population over 25 days old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:73.7 %
Fort Valleyis located just outside of Flagstaff .
Cave Springs , Arkansas
Population:3,320
Share of universe over 25 year old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:51.4 %
Cave Springs is a belittled townsfolk in Benton County .
Ladera , California
Population:1,553
plowshare of universe over 25 year old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:93.6 %
Laderais a belittled residential community in San Mateo County .
Cherry Hills Village , Colorado
Population:6,542
portion of population over 25 years previous with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:81.4 %
Cherry Hillsis an loaded town in Arapahoe County .
Darien , Connecticut
Population:21,742
portion of population over 25 year old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:81.0 %
Darienis a wealthy suburban area located between Stamford and Norwalk .
Greenville , Delaware
Population:2,305
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:75.1 %
Greenvilleis an affluent suburb of Philadelphia and Wilmington .
Key Biscayne , Florida
Population:13,074
Share of population over 25 years previous with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:74.4 %
Key Biscayneis an island outside Miami .
Druid Hills , Georgia
Population:13,895
percentage of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:83.9 %
Druid Hillsis rest home to the primary campus of Emory University .
Maunawili , Hawaii
Population:2,020
Share of population over 25 long time old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:61.3 %
Maunawiliis a residential area near Honolulu .
Hidden Springs , Idaho
Population:2,515
Share of universe over 25 year old with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:66.2 %
Hidden Springsis a biotic community in Ada County .
Kenilworth , Illinois
Population:2,547
parcel of universe over 25 long time old with at least a unmarried man ’s degree:91.0 %
Kenilworthis a suburban village north of Chicago .
Meridian Hills , Indiana
Population:1,813
portion of universe over 25 age old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:80.6 %
Meridian Hillsis a suburb of Indianapolis .
University Heights , Iowa
Population:1,242
Share of population over 25 years former with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:83.3 %
University Heightsis near the University of Iowa campus .
Mission Hills , Kansas
Population:3,578
Share of population over 25 years onetime with at least a bachelor ’s degree:88.8 %
Mission Hillsis base to the Kansas City Country Club .
Indian Hills , Kentucky
Population:2,958
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:84.5 %
Indian Hillsis an moneyed suburb of Louisville , and is the hometown of actress Jennifer Lawrence .
Oak Hills Place , Louisiana
Population:8,980
parcel of universe over 25 years sure-enough with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:63.6 %
Oak Hills Placeis a wealthy suburb of Baton Rouge .
Cumberland Center , Maine
Population:2,492
Cumberland Centeris a neighborhood in Cumberland , Maine .
Chevy Chase , Maryland
Population:2,960
Share of universe over 25 years old with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:93.0 %
Chevy Chaseis an wealthy suburban area of Washington , DC .
Brookline , Massachusetts
Population:59,246
parcel of population over 25 years older with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:83.0 %
Brooklineis part of the Greater Boston field , and several college are located in or near the town , including Newbury College and parts of Boston University .
Huntington Woods , Michigan
Population:6,347
portion of population over 25 years sure-enough with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:79.8 %
Huntington Woodsis a residential suburb of Detroit .
North Oaks , Minnesota
Population:4,961
Share of universe over 25 years onetime with at least a bachelor ’s degree:76.5 %
North Oaks ] is a suburb of Saint Paul .
Madison , Mississippi
Population:25,350
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a unmarried man ’s degree:64.6 %
Madisonis a city in the Jackson metropolitan area .
Ladue , Missouri
Population:8,591
Share of population over 25 years previous with at least a unmarried man ’s degree:83.1 %
Ladueis an affluent suburb of St. Louis .
Bozeman , Montana
Population:43,132
Share of universe over 25 years former with at least a bachelor ’s degree:56.9 %
Montana State University is place inBozeman .
Chadron , Nebraska
Population:5,704
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:42.9 %
Chadronis home to Chadron State College .
Incline Village , Nevada
Population:8,795
parcel of universe over 25 years older with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:54.9 %
Incline Villageis a community on Lake Tahoe , and is home plate to Sierra Nevada College .
Hanover , New Hampshire
Population:8,495
part of population over 25 old age old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:81.7 %
Hanoveris home to Dartmouth College .
Short Hills , New Jersey
Population:13,092
Share of universe over 25 years quondam with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:88.9 %
Short Hillsis an affluent suburban town in Essex County , near New York City .
San Antonito , New Mexico
Population:1,141
parcel of universe over 25 years honest-to-god with at least a bachelor ’s degree:77.1 %
San Antonitois a small township in Bernalillo County .
Scarsdale , NY
Population:17,856
plowshare of universe over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:89.0 %
Scarsdaleis an affluent suburb of New York City located in Westchester County .
Biltmore Forest , North Carolina
Population:1,517
Share of population over 25 years previous with at least a bachelor ’s degree:83.5 %
Biltmore Forestis adjacent to the Biltmore Estate , a sprawling mansion and basis build by the descendants of the 19th century railway magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt .
Horace , North Dakota
Population:2,603
Share of population over 25 days older with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:43.1 %
Horaceis a suburb of Fargo , and the city is named after nineteenth one C newspaper publisher Horace Greeley .
The Village of Indian Hill , Ohio
Population:5,853
contribution of universe over 25 years sure-enough with at least a bachelor ’s degree:86.7 %
Indian Hillis an affluent suburban area of Cincinnati .
Nichols Hills , Oklahoma
Population:3,866
Nichols Hillsis a wealthy suburb of Oklahoma City .
Bethany , Oregon
Population:23,177
Share of population over 25 geezerhood honest-to-god with at least a bachelor-at-arms ’s degree:68.6 %
Bethanyis an unincorporated town outside Portland .
Devon , Pennsylvania
Population:1,749
Devonis an affluent Philadelphia suburb , and host an annual sawhorse show .
Kingston , Rhode Island
Population:6,983
Share of universe over 25 years quondam with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:65.9 %
Kingstonis home to the University of Rhode Island ’s independent campus .
Sullivan ’s Island , South Carolina
Population:2,050
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:79.3 %
Sullivan ’s Islandis an loaded Charleston suburb .
Vermillion , South Dakota
Population:10,687
plowshare of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:57.9 %
The University of South Dakota is locate inVermillion .
Belle Meade , Tennessee
Population:2,584
Belle Meadeis a wealthy suburb of Nashville .
University Park , Texas
Population:24,692
Share of universe over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:87.2 %
University Park , located outside Dallas , is home to Southern Methodist University .
Emigration Canyon , Utah
Population:1,931
Share of universe over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:78.0 %
Emigration Canyonis a small town east of Salt Lake City .
Woodstock , Vermont
Population:1,156
ploughshare of population over 25 year old with at least a unmarried man ’s degree:64.3 %
Woodstockis a diminished , tourism - centered townsfolk in Windsor County .
Wolf Trap , Virginia
Population:17,086
Share of population over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:84.3 %
Wolf Trapis site in Fairfax County , outside Washington , DC .
Yarrow Point , Washington
Population:1,184
Share of population over 25 years sometime with at least a bachelor ’s degree:83.2
Yarrow Pointis an moneyed suburban area of Seattle .
Cheat Lake , West Virginia
Population:9,540
Share of universe over 25 years old with at least a knight bachelor ’s degree:53.4 %
chisel Lakeis a community outside Morgantown , WV , near the Pennsylvania borderline . Shorewood Hills , Wisconsin
Population:2,105
plowshare of universe over 25 years old with at least a bachelor ’s degree:88.5 %
Shorewood Hillsis a suburb of Madison , and is close to the University of Wisconsin ’s campus .
Wilson , Wyoming
Population:1,991
Share of population over 25 old age former with at least a bachelor ’s degree:70.6 %
Wilsonis a small town in Teton County , outside Jackson , WY .
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