2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005   State City % of residents with master's 1. MD Chevy Chase 48% 2. MD Bethesda 47% 3. MA Brookline 45% 3. MD Potomac 45% 5. MA Newton Center 43% 6. NY Larchmont 42% 6. MA Lexington 42% 8. VA McLean 41% 8. NY Scarsdale 41% 8. NJ Princeton 41% 8. MA Cambridge 41% Source: OnBoard Based on data for more than 1,300 places in the Best Places database. Included are cities with population of more than 14,000 with above-average income, population growth and real estate appreciation during the past five years. More Real Estate Should I get a fixed- or adjustable-rate mortgage? Toll Brothers' record shows the housing boom has no end in sight What will your monthly mortgage payment be?

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