Most Educated Cities in Illinois

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 Naperville
51.8%
2 Wheaton
51.8%
3 Downers Grove
51.8%
4 Elmhurst
51.8%
5 Lombard
51.8%
6 Carol Stream
51.8%
7 Addison
51.8%
8 Glendale Heights
51.8%
9 Woodridge
51.8%
10 Glen Ellyn
51.8%
11 West Chicago
51.8%
12 Westmont
51.8%
13 Roselle
51.8%
14 Lisle
51.8%
15 Darien
51.8%
16 Bloomingdale
51.8%
17 Villa Park
51.8%
18 Bensenville
51.8%
19 Hinsdale
51.8%
20 Wood Dale
51.8%
21 Warrenville
51.8%
22 Burr Ridge
51.8%
23 Waukegan
47.7%
24 Mundelein
47.7%
25 Gurnee
47.7%
26 Highland Park
47.7%
27 North Chicago
47.7%
28 Round Lake Beach
47.7%
29 Vernon Hills
47.7%
30 Zion
47.7%
31 Grayslake
47.7%
32 Libertyville
47.7%
33 Lake Zurich
47.7%
34 Lake Forest
47.7%
35 Deerfield
47.7%
36 Round Lake
47.7%
37 Lindenhurst
47.7%
38 Antioch
47.7%
39 Beach Park
47.7%
40 Wauconda
47.7%
41 Fox Lake
47.7%
42 Gages Lake
47.7%
43 Bloomington
47.2%
44 Normal
47.2%
45 Champaign
46.2%
46 Urbana
46.2%
47 Rantoul
46.2%
48 Chicago
42.7%
49 West Town
42.7%
50 Near North Side
42.7%

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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).