BEST PLACES TO RETIRE
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Best educated
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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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