Most educated
Here are cities from the Best Places to Live database with the highest percentage of residents with graduate degrees. Williamsburg, Va., is also on the Best Places to Retire list this year.
Rank City % residents with
graduate degree
1 Arlington, VA 35.7
2 Davis, CA 34.6
3 Brookline, MA 32.5
4 Evanston, IL 31.2
4 Bloomington, IN 31.2
4 Towson, MD 31.2
7 Oak Park, IL 29.1
7 Bethesda, MD 29.1
9 Alexandria, VA 29.0
10 West Hartford, CT 28.9
11 College Station, TX 27.7
12 Ames, IA 27.5
12 Columbia, MO 27.5
14 Iowa City, IA 27.4
15 Newton, MA 26.9
16 Cambridge, MA 26.3
17 Corvallis, OR 25.7
18 Palo Alto, CA 25.4
18 Williamsburg, VA 25.4
20 Berkeley, CA 24.5
21 Lawrence, KS 24.3
22 Champaign, IL 24.1
23 Irvine, CA 24.0
24 Santa Monica, CA 23.8
25 Catalina Foothills, AZ 23.7
Source: Census data, Onboard 2005 projection
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Affordable homes
  Median home
sale price 2005
Reading, PA $42,850
Buffalo, NY $45,000
Niagara Falls, NY $47,000
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Most golf played
  Golf activity index
(100=national avg.,
200=twice national avg.)
Coconut Creek, FL 141
Palm Harbor, FL 139
Palm Desert, CA 134
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Tennis
  Tennis activity index
(100=national avg.,
200=twice national avg.)
Bethesda, MD 163
Greenwich, CT 161
Davis, CA 161
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Most country club members
  Percentage of
households
Palm Desert, CA 2.0
Bethesda, MD 2.0
Greenwich, CT 1.8
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Most educated
  % residents with
graduate degree
Arlington, VA 35.7
Davis, CA 34.6
Brookline, MA 32.5
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Oldest
  Median age
Tamarac, FL 49.69
Lake Havasu City, AZ 46.71
St. Simons Island, GA 46.66
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