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Most educated towns in Colorado

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 160 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Colorado · Most educated

Denver ranks #50 of 160

56.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree · Visit Denver →

Denver ranks #50 of 160 for most educated in Colorado
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Map of Cherry Hills Village 1 Cherry Hills Village 83.4% Median income $250,001 2 Stepping Stone 82.1% Median income $223,839 Map of Castle Pines Village 3 Castle Pines Village 79.6% Median income $250,001
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 Map of Cherry Hills Village Cherry Hills Village6,354 people 83.4% $250,001 47.4
2 Stepping Stone3,137 people 82.1% $223,839 35.7
3 Map of Castle Pines Village Castle Pines Village4,436 people 79.6% $250,001 53.9
4 Meridian Village2,699 people 79% $190,833 42.3
5 Superior Superior13,305 people 78.8% $159,434 36.9
6 Greenwood Village15,420 people 78.6% $149,029 45.6
7 Boulder106,433 people 76.8% $87,493 28.8
8 Genesee3,778 people 76.7% $186,667 53.3
9 Cherry Creek10,721 people 76.1% $153,776 44.1
10 Timnath8,941 people 75.9% $178,257 35.9
11 Sterling Ranch4,213 people 75% $206,719 36.9
12 Inverness2,934 people 73.8% $109,135 32.4
13 Frisco Frisco2,825 people 71.4% $113,506 41.5
14 Lone Tree14,147 people 71.2% $123,741 41.5
15 Applewood8,350 people 71% $130,545 43.1
16 Gunbarrel10,051 people 70.4% $109,407 43.3
17 Louisville20,786 people 69.9% $147,319 42.6
18 Castle Pines13,388 people 69.7% $191,229 43.6
19 Erie33,808 people 69.6% $173,349 37.6
20 Aspen6,756 people 69.6% $74,033 43.7
21 Map of Vail Vail4,613 people 69.6% $98,893 49.8
22 Evergreen8,602 people 69.3% $150,417 45.6
23 Highlands Ranch102,257 people 67.8% $159,307 41.5
24 Holly Hills2,572 people 67.7% $122,391 43.3
25 Niwot3,447 people 67.4% $146,492 54.6
26 Fairmount9,902 people 65.2% $163,600 43.5
27 Stonegate8,906 people 65% $159,086 39.1
28 Leadville2,620 people 64.6% $86,350 38.4
29 Gleneagle6,440 people 64.2% $139,653 43.7
30 Map of Breckenridge Breckenridge4,959 people 63.6% $138,191 40.2
31 Lafayette30,602 people 63.5% $119,040 39.1
32 Woodmoor Woodmoor8,934 people 63% $171,875 49.5
33 Centennial108,201 people 62.6% $131,928 42.0
34 Steamboat Springs Steamboat Springs13,433 people 62.2% $104,964 43.9
35 Fort Collins170,229 people 60.7% $85,070 30.9
36 The Pinery11,871 people 60.6% $194,446 43.5
37 Durango19,411 people 60.4% $78,602 38.3
38 Roxborough Park9,085 people 60.4% $173,083 41.3
39 Broomfield76,304 people 60.3% $123,874 38.6
40 Gunnison6,766 people 60.3% $62,189 25.2
41 Edwards10,785 people 59.8% $81,909 39.8
42 Map of Golden Golden20,417 people 59.1% $98,582 34.6
43 Monument11,735 people 57.7% $128,816 38.3
44 Manitou Springs4,735 people 57.2% $85,000 47.3
45 Basalt4,335 people 57.2% $105,855 41.2
46 Estes Park5,844 people 57.1% $85,956 55.6
47 Sierra Ridge3,663 people 56.9% $158,183 33.6
48 Littleton44,710 people 56.8% $98,839 40.8
49 Snowmass Village Snowmass Village2,972 people 56.8% $102,959 59.0
50 Denver718,877 people 56.5% $94,718 35.3
51 Black Forest15,738 people 56.5% $145,460 48.4
52 Map of Silverthorne Silverthorne4,815 people 56.2% $125,478 41.4
53 Parker61,783 people 56% $133,369 36.2
54 Castle Rock79,123 people 55.9% $145,197 36.5
55 Windsor37,914 people 55.5% $127,028 40.9
56 Glendale Glendale4,531 people 54.6% $71,250 30.8
57 Salida5,861 people 53.5% $70,045 44.1
58 Buena Vista Buena Vista3,010 people 53.5% $78,323 36.0
59 Columbine25,478 people 53.2% $131,232 40.6
60 Map of Eagle Eagle7,442 people 53% $110,398 40.8
61 Carbondale6,637 people 53% $108,324 43.7
62 El Jebel2,941 people 53% $103,042 50.1
63 Arvada122,634 people 51.6% $117,348 40.0
64 Dakota Ridge33,753 people 51% $120,822 41.1
65 Ken Caryl Ken Caryl33,233 people 50.4% $118,269 41.8
66 Mead5,919 people 50.3% $125,357 36.8
67 Englewood34,129 people 49.3% $86,800 37.4
68 Map of Berthoud Berthoud12,411 people 48.1% $119,385 39.3
69 Wheat Ridge32,070 people 47.8% $90,564 41.9
70 Map of Severance Severance10,130 people 47.7% $124,572 32.4
71 Longmont99,406 people 47% $90,671 40.3
72 Four Square Mile Four Square Mile23,024 people 47% $80,903 31.2
73 Redlands8,868 people 46.9% $92,391 46.1
74 Edgewater4,932 people 46.6% $76,591 34.3
75 Wellington11,798 people 46.3% $107,017 35.0
76 Meridian5,634 people 46.1% $89,877 32.0
77 Lakewood156,583 people 45.3% $89,792 38.2
78 Westminster115,484 people 44.6% $100,272 37.4
79 Dove Valley4,806 people 44.4% $81,524 33.0
80 Woodland Park Woodland Park7,949 people 44% $99,238 40.1
81 Map of Palmer Lake Palmer Lake2,623 people 44% $125,357 51.9
82 Twin Lakes8,030 people 43.6% $95,583 36.7
83 Acres Green2,639 people 43.2% $142,361 42.2
84 Ponderosa Park3,453 people 43.1% $132,154 42.3
85 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs487,887 people 42.7% $84,818 35.7
86 Todd Creek5,379 people 42.3% $194,362 45.3
87 Map of Eaton Eaton5,867 people 41.5% $106,294 34.9
88 Loveland78,410 people 39% $84,604 40.7
89 Map of Avon Avon5,972 people 38.8% $89,027 35.6
90 Map of Johnstown Johnstown18,883 people 38.5% $128,995 34.9
91 Frederick16,651 people 38.5% $129,460 36.4
92 Grand Junction68,142 people 38.1% $70,080 40.4
93 Firestone18,049 people 37.8% $120,150 35.9
94 Monte Vista4,141 people 37.2% $61,684 36.9
95 Glenwood Springs10,241 people 36.3% $91,481 36.3
96 Map of Fountain Fountain29,300 people 34.8% $86,242 30.0
97 Meeker2,580 people 34.4% $66,548 37.8
98 Aurora Aurora394,432 people 33.6% $88,368 35.3
99 Fruita13,691 people 33.6% $87,184 41.5
100 Montrose21,044 people 33.5% $70,386 47.0
101 Map of Alamosa Alamosa9,879 people 33.3% $49,688 31.2
102 Thornton144,187 people 32.8% $103,088 34.7
103 Gypsum8,941 people 32.6% $115,564 33.7
104 Map of Palisade Palisade2,584 people 32.6% $80,587 51.8
105 Bayfield2,901 people 32.5% $93,125 32.3
106 New Castle4,880 people 32.1% $80,084 38.7
107 Pueblo West35,681 people 31.7% $96,810 40.9
108 Map of Penrose Penrose4,087 people 31.4% $88,109 43.7
109 Map of Berkley Berkley10,789 people 30.3% $84,637 36.0
110 Battlement Mesa5,755 people 29.6% $76,152 33.6
111 Map of West Pleasant View West Pleasant View5,051 people 29.2% $95,817 34.7
112 Air Force Academy6,727 people 28% $69,474 21.0
113 Map of Security-Widefield Security-Widefield37,345 people 27.9% $91,142 35.9
114 Dacono6,530 people 27.9% $104,559 33.8
115 Map of Greeley Greeley110,806 people 27.8% $69,881 32.5
116 Fruitvale8,019 people 27.8% $77,887 43.1
117 Northglenn38,014 people 27.7% $84,030 34.8
118 Cañon City17,122 people 27.2% $64,787 46.2
119 Cimarron Hills19,817 people 26.9% $80,808 31.7
120 Cortez Cortez8,976 people 26.6% $54,247 36.4
121 Shaw Heights5,565 people 25.9% $86,250 33.9
122 Commerce City66,445 people 25.8% $111,972 35.0
123 Bennett3,663 people 25.7% $107,736 34.1
124 Fort Carson18,019 people 25.6% $66,237 22.3
125 Milliken8,871 people 24.5% $107,500 32.4
126 Map of Delta Delta9,421 people 24.4% $45,250 40.3
127 Pueblo Pueblo111,561 people 23.7% $56,664 38.4
128 Lincoln Park3,986 people 23.6% $60,036 59.1
129 Brighton42,059 people 23.5% $107,679 34.0
130 Sheridan6,005 people 22.6% $60,608 36.4
131 Orchard Mesa6,945 people 21.7% $80,359 41.2
132 Map of Silt Silt3,642 people 21.7% $93,690 35.3
133 Evans22,396 people 21.2% $75,563 30.8
134 Lamar Lamar7,611 people 20.6% $53,188 33.4
135 Sherrelwood18,692 people 20% $75,327 32.4
136 Lochbuie8,609 people 20% $97,009 34.9
137 Park Center2,588 people 19.6% $72,212 43.2
138 Rifle10,570 people 19.4% $80,000 32.4
139 Orchard City3,221 people 19.2% $55,960 50.9
140 Trinidad8,286 people 18.8% $52,273 41.9
141 Fort Morgan Fort Morgan11,605 people 18.2% $64,158 33.5
142 Craig8,991 people 18.2% $72,636 40.2
143 Strasburg3,455 people 18.1% $117,845 37.1
144 Map of La Junta La Junta7,140 people 18% $52,315 38.2
145 La Salle3,061 people 17.9% $95,833 35.3
146 Yuma3,459 people 17.5% $48,338 42.5
147 Burlington3,152 people 17.5% $74,308 38.1
148 Walsenburg3,072 people 17.4% $51,474 41.8
149 Florence3,885 people 17.1% $50,262 37.4
150 Stratmoor5,412 people 17% $65,000 31.1
151 Brush5,306 people 16.5% $73,382 38.6
152 Sterling13,172 people 15.7% $43,283 37.7
153 Map of Derby Derby8,453 people 15.5% $82,138 33.1
154 Welby16,197 people 14.8% $80,026 35.0
155 Platteville2,928 people 14.6% $74,500 39.9
156 Federal Heights14,125 people 14.2% $56,597 32.8
157 Las Animas2,540 people 13.9% $51,875 38.3
158 Rocky Ford3,815 people 13% $40,655 42.3
159 Clifton19,518 people 12.7% $52,100 36.3
160 Fort Lupton8,897 people 12.3% $80,889 32.9

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. The town with the highest figure ranks #1. For comparison, the figure for Colorado as a whole is 45.7%.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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