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BEST PLACES TO RETIRE 

Best educated
Rank City % residents with bachelor's degree or higher
1 San Francisco, CA 54.4%
2 Seattle, WA 53.9%
3 Washington, DC 51.5%
4 Austin, TX 46.9%
5 Boston, MA 43.3%
6 Atlanta, GA 42.2%
7 San Diego, CA 40.2%
8 Portland, OR 40.1%
9 Charlotte, NC 39.8%
10 San Jose, CA 39.8%
11 Nashville-Davidson, TN 37.9%
12 Denver, CO 35.9%
13 Columbus, OH 35.9%
14 New York, NY 34.0%
15 Chicago, IL 31.9%
16 Dallas, TX 30.7%
17 Los Angeles, CA 30.4%
18 Indianapolis, IN 29.8%
19 Houston, TX 28.9%
20 Fort Worth, TX 27.6%
21 Baltimore, MD 27.6%
22 Memphis, TN 26.9%
23 Louisville, KY 26.1%
24 San Antonio, TX 25.8%
25 Jacksonville, FL 25.6%
26 Phoenix, AZ 25.4%
27 Philadelphia, PA 22.3%
28 Milwaukee, WI 21.9%
29 Las Vegas, NV 19.2%
30 Detroit, MI 16.8%
Source: Census data, Onboard 2006 projection
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