Most Educated Cities in New York

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 New York City
64.2%
2 Upper West Side
64.2%
3 Washington Heights
64.2%
4 Harlem
64.2%
5 East Harlem
64.2%
6 Chinatown
64.2%
7 East Village
64.2%
8 Financial District
64.2%
9 Morningside Heights
64.2%
10 Hell's Kitchen
64.2%
11 Manhattan Valley
64.2%
12 Gramercy Park
64.2%
13 Times Square
64.2%
14 Inwood
64.2%
15 Ithaca
58.8%
16 Yonkers
53.1%
17 Greenburgh
53.1%
18 New Rochelle
53.1%
19 Mount Vernon
53.1%
20 White Plains
53.1%
21 Port Chester
53.1%
22 Harrison
53.1%
23 Ossining
53.1%
24 Peekskill
53.1%
25 Cortlandt Manor
53.1%
26 Eastchester
53.1%
27 Mamaroneck
53.1%
28 Scarsdale
53.1%
29 Rye
53.1%
30 Wykagyl
53.1%
31 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown
53.1%
32 North Castle
53.1%
33 Tarrytown
53.1%
34 Mount Kisco
53.1%
35 Dobbs Ferry
53.1%
36 Sleepy Hollow
53.1%
37 Hempstead
49.7%
38 Levittown
49.7%
39 Freeport
49.7%
40 Hicksville
49.7%
41 East Meadow
49.7%
42 Valley Stream
49.7%
43 Long Beach
49.7%
44 Elmont
49.7%
45 Oceanside
49.7%
46 Franklin Square
49.7%
47 Glen Cove
49.7%
48 Plainview
49.7%
49 Uniondale
49.7%
50 Rockville Centre
49.7%

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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).