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California Cities by Bachelor's Degree or Higher

Share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher. Educational attainment is strongly correlated with income levels and economic growth.

All 1,057 cities ranked by Bachelor's Degree or Higher, from highest to lowest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Cities Bachelor's Degree or Higher ↓
1 Pepperdine University CDP, California 91.9%
2 Stanford CDP, California 91.1%
3 Loyola CDP, California 88.4%
4 Ladera CDP, California 87.4%
5 Los Altos city, California 87.2%
6 Monte Sereno city, California 87.1%
7 Piedmont city, California 86.8%
8 La Honda CDP, California 86.0%
9 Atherton town, California 85.9%
10 Los Altos Hills town, California 85.6%
11 Belvedere city, California 85.6%
12 Orinda city, California 85.4%
13 Del Mar city, California 84.7%
14 West Menlo Park CDP, California 84.6%
15 Diablo CDP, California 84.1%
16 Cupertino city, California 83.1%
17 Ross town, California 83.0%
18 Portola Valley town, California 82.8%
19 Hillsborough town, California 82.7%
20 Palo Alto city, California 82.4%
21 Fairbanks Ranch CDP, California 82.2%
22 Kensington CDP, California 81.4%
23 Saratoga city, California 81.2%
24 Moraga town, California 81.0%
25 Sleepy Hollow CDP, California 80.8%
26 San Marino city, California 80.2%
27 Avila Beach CDP, California 79.7%
28 Castle Hill CDP, California 79.2%
29 Tamalpais-Homestead Valley CDP, California 79.1%
30 Manhattan Beach city, California 79.0%
31 Tiburon town, California 78.7%
32 Palos Verdes Estates city, California 78.5%
33 Reliez Valley CDP, California 78.3%
34 Kentfield CDP, California 77.2%
35 Mill Valley city, California 77.1%
36 Lafayette city, California 77.0%
37 Corte Madera town, California 76.8%
38 Marina del Rey CDP, California 76.7%
39 University of California-Santa Barbara CDP, California 76.5%
40 Hermosa Beach city, California 76.5%
41 Albany city, California 76.4%
42 Alamo CDP, California 76.3%
43 Woodlands CDP, California 76.1%
44 Carmel-by-the-Sea city, California 76.0%
45 Rolling Hills city, California 75.9%
46 Woodside town, California 75.9%
47 Highlands CDP, California 75.8%
48 Emerald Lake Hills CDP, California 75.6%
49 La Cañada Flintridge city, California 75.5%
50 Davis city, California 75.1%
51 Berkeley city, California 75.1%
52 Montecito CDP, California 74.9%
53 Emeryville city, California 74.9%
54 Los Gatos town, California 74.9%
55 Sausalito city, California 74.5%
56 Strawberry CDP (Marin County), California 74.5%
57 Mountain View city, California 74.3%
58 Foster City city, California 74.1%
59 Glen Ellen CDP, California 74.1%
60 Acalanes Ridge CDP, California 73.9%
61 California Polytechnic State University CDP, California 73.8%
62 Mission Canyon CDP, California 73.7%
63 El Macero CDP, California 73.6%
64 Mount Hermon CDP, California 73.5%
65 Hidden Hills city, California 73.0%
66 South Pasadena city, California 72.7%
67 Saranap CDP, California 72.7%
68 Menlo Park city, California 72.7%
69 Danville town, California 72.5%
70 Rolling Hills Estates city, California 72.2%
71 Sea Ranch CDP, California 72.1%
72 Solana Beach city, California 71.8%
73 Rancho Santa Fe CDP, California 71.8%
74 Malibu city, California 71.6%
75 Contra Costa Centre CDP, California 71.5%
76 Harmony Grove CDP, California 71.3%
77 Calabasas city, California 71.3%
78 San Ramon city, California 71.2%
79 San Pasqual CDP, California 71.0%
80 San Anselmo town, California 70.8%
81 Lexington Hills CDP, California 70.6%
82 Irvine city, California 70.6%
83 Blackhawk CDP, California 70.5%
84 Del Monte Forest CDP, California 70.5%
85 Lake Sherwood CDP, California 70.1%
86 Camino Tassajara CDP, California 70.0%
87 Newport Beach city, California 69.6%
88 Dublin city, California 69.5%
89 Walnut Creek city, California 69.4%
90 Larkspur city, California 69.4%
91 Lucas Valley-Marinwood CDP, California 69.4%
92 Beverly Hills city, California 69.4%
93 Sunnyvale city, California 69.2%
94 Rancho Palos Verdes city, California 69.1%
95 Santa Monica city, California 68.9%
96 Belmont city, California 68.9%
97 Pleasanton city, California 68.7%
98 Los Ranchos CDP, California 68.7%
99 San Carlos city, California 68.1%
100 Toro Canyon CDP, California 68.1%