Most Educated Cities in California
Cities ranked by percentage of residents with a bachelor's degree or higher. 50 cities ranked from official U.S. government data.
Most Educated Cities 50
1 San Rafael
61.1%
2 Novato
61.1%
3 Mill Valley
61.1%
4 San Anselmo
61.1%
5 Larkspur
61.1%
6 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley
61.1%
7 San Francisco
60.3%
8 Chinatown
60.3%
9 Mission District
60.3%
10 Bayview-Hunters Point
60.3%
11 Noe Valley
60.3%
12 Visitacion Valley
60.3%
13 Parkside
60.3%
14 San Jose
56.5%
15 Sunnyvale
56.5%
16 Santa Clara
56.5%
17 Mountain View
56.5%
18 Milpitas
56.5%
19 Palo Alto
56.5%
20 Cupertino
56.5%
21 Gilroy
56.5%
22 Morgan Hill
56.5%
23 Campbell
56.5%
24 Saratoga
56.5%
25 Los Gatos
56.5%
26 Los Altos
56.5%
27 Alum Rock
56.5%
28 Stanford
56.5%
29 Communications Hill
56.5%
30 Daly City
53.7%
31 San Mateo
53.7%
32 Redwood City
53.7%
33 South San Francisco
53.7%
34 San Bruno
53.7%
35 Pacifica
53.7%
36 Foster City
53.7%
37 Menlo Park
53.7%
38 Burlingame
53.7%
39 San Carlos
53.7%
40 East Palo Alto
53.7%
41 Belmont
53.7%
42 Millbrae
53.7%
43 North Fair Oaks
53.7%
44 Half Moon Bay
53.7%
45 Hillsborough
53.7%
46 Redwood Shores
53.7%
47 Oakland
52.2%
48 Fremont
52.2%
49 Hayward
52.2%
50 Berkeley
52.2%
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Data Sources
Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2022 5-year estimates). Health data from the CDC PLACES (2023).