Census ACS 2023 · 89 cities

Most Educated Cities in Massachusetts

Educational attainment is one of the strongest predictors of income and economic opportunity. In Massachusetts, Wellesley Cdp has the highest bachelor's degree rate at 87.1%. Cities with more educated populations tend to attract knowledge-economy employers, have higher incomes, and offer more cultural amenities. Compare education levels across all 89 major cities in Massachusetts.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	City	Bachelor's+	Median Income	Population
1	Worcester city	34.1%	$67,544	205,501
2	Woburn city	47.3%	$107,754	41,205
3	Winthrop Town city	42.9%	$106,357	18,807
4	Winchester Cdp	78.4%	$218,176	22,862
5	Wilmington Cdp	49.2%	$161,473	23,195
6	Weymouth Town city	43.0%	$100,077	57,786
7	Westfield city	32.6%	$82,847	40,673
8	West Springfield Town city	34.9%	$70,401	28,635
9	Wellesley Cdp	87.1%	$250,001	29,906
10	Webster Cdp	18.8%	$60,384	12,300
11	Watertown Town city	67.2%	$123,422	35,270
12	Waltham city	56.4%	$116,560	64,723
13	Wakefield Cdp	57.0%	$130,320	27,284
14	Taunton city	24.4%	$79,715	59,719
15	Swampscott Cdp	61.7%	$128,964	15,209
16	Stoneham Cdp	54.0%	$112,635	22,986
17	Springfield city	19.7%	$51,339	154,751
18	Southbridge Town city	17.7%	$59,397	17,806
19	South Yarmouth Cdp	33.1%	$79,638	11,642
20	Somerville city	68.0%	$127,056	80,549
21	Somerset Cdp	37.0%	$111,720	18,246
22	Saugus Cdp	31.4%	$100,819	28,599
23	Salem city	49.6%	$85,137	44,241
24	Revere city	24.7%	$81,121	59,933
25	Reading Cdp	65.1%	$163,725	25,448
26	Randolph Town city	34.7%	$103,129	34,683
27	Quincy city	48.6%	$95,711	101,361
28	Pittsfield city	34.2%	$68,386	43,559
29	Peabody city	33.9%	$95,278	54,180
30	Palmer Town city	24.0%	$78,789	12,372
31	Norwood Cdp	53.1%	$97,110	31,380
32	Northampton city	61.3%	$78,467	28,640
33	North Attleborough Town city	46.8%	$109,426	30,842
34	North Adams city	27.0%	$48,521	12,660
35	Newton city	80.7%	$184,989	88,504
36	Newburyport city	65.9%	$144,259	18,444
37	New Bedford city	16.8%	$56,025	100,731
38	Needham Cdp	80.8%	$212,241	32,059
39	Nantucket Cdp	57.0%	$109,988	10,837
40	Milton Cdp	70.4%	$178,053	28,481
41	Milford Cdp	31.6%	$88,992	27,919
42	Methuen Town city	30.5%	$103,270	53,043
43	Melrose city	62.0%	$126,854	29,488
44	Medford city	57.6%	$118,089	59,062
45	Maynard Cdp	64.2%	$119,549	10,663
46	Marlborough city	40.6%	$95,047	41,398
47	Marblehead Cdp	76.9%	$165,859	20,334
48	Malden city	44.9%	$95,298	65,509
49	Lynnfield Cdp	61.1%	$172,484	12,964
50	Lynn city	23.3%	$74,715	100,905
51	Lowell city	29.9%	$76,205	114,799
52	Longmeadow Cdp	66.1%	$144,639	15,724
53	Lexington Cdp	85.0%	$219,402	34,085
54	Leominster city	32.3%	$81,556	43,697
55	Lawrence city	16.4%	$57,903	88,297
56	Hull Cdp	51.7%	$127,112	10,098
57	Hudson Cdp	44.9%	$96,149	15,610
58	Holyoke city	24.3%	$51,892	37,949
59	Holbrook Cdp	36.9%	$107,768	11,320
60	Haverhill city	31.6%	$87,675	67,387
61	Greenfield city	37.8%	$53,961	17,662
62	Gloucester city	38.8%	$87,898	29,862
63	Gardner city	22.8%	$62,948	21,075
64	Franklin Town city	56.4%	$142,788	33,067
65	Framingham city	49.4%	$98,179	72,013
66	Fitchburg city	24.5%	$70,659	41,633
67	Fall River city	16.8%	$53,933	93,764
68	Everett city	23.5%	$79,658	49,236
69	Easthampton Town city	41.0%	$72,925	16,103
70	Dedham Cdp	55.1%	$124,375	25,109
71	Danvers Cdp	46.8%	$117,072	27,924
72	Chicopee city	23.2%	$66,927	55,213
73	Chelsea city	22.0%	$72,220	39,460
74	Cambridge city	80.2%	$126,469	117,794
75	Burlington Cdp	58.2%	$142,207	26,223
76	Brookline Cdp	85.0%	$140,631	62,822
77	Brockton city	21.3%	$77,089	105,080
78	Bridgewater Town city	39.7%	$112,482	28,669
79	Braintree Town city	47.1%	$125,305	38,762
80	Boston city	54.1%	$94,755	663,972
81	Beverly city	52.3%	$103,739	42,408
82	Belmont Cdp	80.2%	$178,188	27,009
83	Barnstable Town city	42.3%	$97,348	49,232
84	Attleboro city	33.7%	$93,266	46,499
85	Arlington Cdp	74.4%	$141,440	46,015
86	Amherst Town city	73.8%	$65,938	35,472
87	Amesbury Town city	42.5%	$100,599	17,277
88	Agawam Town city	34.9%	$82,359	28,510
89	Abington Cdp	39.8%	$119,787	17,008

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Frequently Asked Questions

Wellesley Cdp is the #1 ranked city in Massachusetts by bachelor's degree rate, with a value of 87.1% according to Census ACS 2023 data.

Massachusetts has 89 cities with 10,000+ population tracked in Census ACS 2023 data.

All data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year estimates by the US Census Bureau.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

Data from the American Community Survey 2023 5-Year estimates. Covers cities with populations of 10,000 or more in Massachusetts.