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Most educated towns in Washington

Ranked by the share of adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. 284 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

Washington · Most educated

Burien ranks #126 of 284

33.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree · Visit Burien →

Burien ranks #126 of 284 for most educated in Washington
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Medina 1 Medina 87.6% Median income $250,001 Map of Mercer Island 2 Mercer Island 81.4% Median income $219,069 Clyde Hill 3 Clyde Hill 79.6% Median income $250,001
#TownBachelor's or higherMedian incomeMedian age
1 Medina Medina2,928 people 87.6% $250,001 47.4
2 Map of Mercer Island Mercer Island25,307 people 81.4% $219,069 46.4
3 Clyde Hill Clyde Hill3,119 people 79.6% $250,001 48.6
4 Sammamish Sammamish66,463 people 77.1% $239,690 39.9
5 Bainbridge Island Bainbridge Island24,631 people 76.4% $172,188 49.0
6 Map of Redmond Redmond77,353 people 75.3% $162,560 35.0
7 Map of Bellevue Bellevue151,847 people 72.1% $165,576 38.5
8 Map of Union Hill-Novelty Hill Union Hill-Novelty Hill23,047 people 71.7% $185,369 43.9
9 Snoqualmie Snoqualmie13,798 people 71% $214,107 38.9
10 Issaquah39,591 people 70.5% $154,669 37.5
11 Woodinville Woodinville13,438 people 70.4% $164,398 40.8
12 Newcastle12,989 people 68.5% $160,278 37.5
13 Seattle Seattle754,195 people 68.4% $123,860 35.6
14 Cottage Lake Cottage Lake22,518 people 67.8% $213,106 44.2
15 Mill Creek East25,453 people 67.6% $192,937 35.2
16 Kirkland92,621 people 66.3% $150,414 38.3
17 Lake Forest Park Lake Forest Park13,335 people 66% $159,904 42.1
18 Bothell East14,578 people 65.9% $198,882 34.5
19 North Bend7,953 people 63.3% $175,109 39.4
20 Mirrormont4,019 people 61.9% $181,842 42.8
21 Map of Kenmore Kenmore23,741 people 61.8% $139,764 39.1
22 Pullman32,229 people 61.4% $46,812 23.2
23 Normandy Park6,659 people 60% $162,476 43.4
24 Bothell Bothell49,610 people 59.8% $140,427 38.6
25 Duvall8,526 people 59.3% $197,361 36.0
26 Tehaleh9,561 people 56.8% $155,646 34.0
27 Mukilteo21,323 people 56.3% $132,861 42.8
28 Bothell West22,029 people 56.2% $153,449 38.0
29 Map of Mill Creek Mill Creek20,956 people 56% $124,364 39.3
30 Wollochet6,689 people 55.8% $149,271 44.6
31 Artondale14,073 people 55.4% $149,302 41.3
32 Fox Island Fox Island3,414 people 55.1% $172,292 53.1
33 Camas27,007 people 54.8% $141,126 40.7
34 Black Diamond5,961 people 54.7% $141,383 38.1
35 Map of Edmonds Edmonds42,735 people 54% $122,449 46.9
36 Map of Felida Felida10,841 people 54% $165,208 45.9
37 DuPont9,931 people 53.6% $120,781 34.3
38 Maplewood5,803 people 53.6% $135,943 48.1
39 Map of Port Townsend Port Townsend10,438 people 53.2% $62,606 60.8
40 Chico3,336 people 52.9% $140,500 44.5
41 Map of Shoreline Shoreline61,431 people 52.8% $112,751 42.9
42 Map of Port Ludlow Port Ludlow2,891 people 52.6% $96,103 65.1
43 Lake Holm3,555 people 52.5% $177,371 49.4
44 Gig Harbor Gig Harbor12,424 people 52.1% $118,395 46.6
45 Canterwood2,971 people 52% $159,808 44.1
46 Silver Firs22,306 people 51.9% $163,418 38.5
47 Olympia55,951 people 51.8% $81,302 40.5
48 Map of Sunnyslope Sunnyslope3,706 people 51.7% $135,769 44.8
49 Map of White Salmon White Salmon2,548 people 51% $72,923 51.9
50 Map of Fircrest Fircrest7,069 people 50.8% $113,926 44.5
51 Brier Brier6,545 people 50.6% $132,045 47.4
52 Martha Lake22,634 people 50.3% $124,494 34.7
53 Fairwood17,856 people 50.3% $122,134 38.5
54 Maple Valley Maple Valley28,287 people 50.2% $152,885 36.7
55 Vashon Vashon9,934 people 50.1% $120,571 52.4
56 Map of Poulsbo Poulsbo12,165 people 49.2% $116,250 43.3
57 Map of Sudden Valley Sudden Valley6,084 people 49.1% $100,930 48.6
58 Meadowdale3,009 people 48.8% $173,902 44.7
59 Liberty Lake Liberty Lake12,737 people 48.7% $118,723 37.1
60 Map of Esperance Esperance4,189 people 48.6% $148,640 36.4
61 Bellingham Bellingham93,438 people 48.5% $66,755 34.1
62 High Bridge3,196 people 48% $167,337 46.5
63 Hobart6,552 people 47.9% $160,536 47.1
64 Steilacoom6,686 people 47.8% $100,851 39.8
65 Maple Heights-Lake Desire4,113 people 47.4% $143,148 45.7
66 Map of Maltby Maltby10,910 people 47.3% $185,457 46.4
67 Map of Anacortes Anacortes17,966 people 47.2% $91,951 50.5
68 Hansville Hansville3,384 people 46.8% $92,426 64.8
69 Richland Richland62,753 people 46.6% $95,813 36.4
70 Map of Fairwood Fairwood10,674 people 46.5% $91,988 41.6
71 Larch Way4,424 people 46% $160,040 38.1
72 Fobes Hill2,569 people 45.8% $133,553 42.2
73 Leavenworth2,569 people 45.8% $69,943 41.8
74 Clearview3,254 people 45.7% $192,540 43.9
75 Rosedale4,208 people 45.5% $158,800 44.8
76 North Lynnwood23,339 people 43.8% $101,088 33.9
77 Map of East Renton Highlands East Renton Highlands12,582 people 43.3% $142,500 40.7
78 Mountlake Terrace Mountlake Terrace23,104 people 43% $107,687 38.3
79 Map of Tumwater Tumwater26,956 people 42.9% $95,212 37.1
80 Picnic Point10,261 people 42.5% $129,734 41.7
81 Map of University Place University Place34,911 people 42.1% $99,031 40.1
82 Lake Tapps12,798 people 42.1% $148,005 42.2
83 Map of Ellensburg Ellensburg20,874 people 41.4% $55,438 25.0
84 Chain Lake4,950 people 41.2% $161,286 43.3
85 Map of Three Lakes Three Lakes4,055 people 40.8% $172,879 41.9
86 Map of Indianola Indianola3,468 people 40.7% $98,684 45.7
87 Eastmont23,721 people 40.5% $138,912 40.5
88 Fairchild AFB2,931 people 39.8% $69,917 22.6
89 Alderwood Manor10,266 people 39.7% $105,181 39.6
90 Renton105,317 people 39.5% $100,432 36.5
91 Map of West Richland West Richland17,586 people 39.4% $119,892 35.5
92 Hockinson6,150 people 39.4% $113,295 45.0
93 Lake Shore6,978 people 39.2% $130,729 45.7
94 Ridgefield13,408 people 38.9% $116,389 35.7
95 Map of Mount Vista Mount Vista10,764 people 38.7% $100,293 41.2
96 Cheney Cheney12,804 people 38% $54,503 24.4
97 Bryn Mawr-Skyway17,638 people 37.6% $90,969 39.0
98 Covington Covington21,233 people 37.3% $134,502 36.4
99 Map of Lake Stickney Lake Stickney15,890 people 37.3% $94,020 34.8
100 Map of Barberton Barberton8,668 people 37.3% $133,990 44.9
101 Map of Ferndale Ferndale15,999 people 36.9% $87,579 35.1
102 Salmon Creek20,017 people 36.4% $111,631 43.6
103 Map of Silverdale Silverdale20,685 people 36.3% $105,483 40.3
104 Map of Woods Creek Woods Creek6,943 people 36% $156,950 39.6
105 White Center14,886 people 35.9% $87,189 37.6
106 Map of Clarkston Heights-Vineland Clarkston Heights-Vineland7,884 people 35.7% $101,286 53.9
107 College Place9,854 people 35.4% $61,914 32.3
108 Map of Sultan Sultan6,116 people 35.4% $94,730 36.7
109 Camano17,303 people 35.3% $105,231 56.8
110 Map of Friday Harbor Friday Harbor2,728 people 35.3% $80,378 42.6
111 Lake Stevens40,253 people 35% $122,336 34.7
112 Lynnwood Lynnwood40,110 people 34.9% $77,704 37.5
113 Port Orchard Port Orchard17,149 people 34.9% $89,795 35.0
114 Map of Lake Morton-Berrydale Lake Morton-Berrydale11,183 people 34.6% $129,833 41.9
115 Map of Tacoma Tacoma222,758 people 34.5% $85,884 37.2
116 Suquamish4,084 people 34.5% $86,224 45.0
117 Map of Snohomish Snohomish10,239 people 34.4% $87,250 42.5
118 Map of Sequim Sequim8,161 people 34.2% $59,707 62.6
119 Lacey57,737 people 34.1% $90,625 37.3
120 Map of Spokane Spokane230,293 people 33.9% $70,064 37.2
121 Marietta-Alderwood3,754 people 33.9% $76,019 38.3
122 Map of Edgewood Edgewood13,032 people 33.6% $116,132 38.8
123 Map of Tracyton Tracyton6,137 people 33.6% $103,935 38.7
124 Des Moines32,823 people 33.4% $92,483 38.0
125 Medical Lake4,950 people 33.3% $79,989 41.1
126 Burien51,513 people 33.2% $91,318 40.4
127 Lynden Lynden16,234 people 33.1% $103,233 35.2
128 South Hill South Hill68,025 people 32.9% $113,130 35.3
129 Bunk Foss3,627 people 32.8% $155,201 42.7
130 Manchester5,956 people 32.4% $126,371 39.7
131 Vancouver195,300 people 32.3% $81,338 37.9
132 Map of Colfax Colfax2,708 people 32.3% $61,914 39.4
133 Birch Bay10,837 people 32% $86,854 44.6
134 Venersborg4,262 people 32% $118,344 49.4
135 Blaine Blaine6,100 people 31.9% $84,030 43.4
136 Map of Port Angeles East Port Angeles East3,137 people 31.5% $68,241 48.6
137 Map of Forks Forks3,400 people 31.3% $60,481 38.3
138 Federal Way99,493 people 30.8% $86,909 37.4
139 Country Homes Country Homes6,198 people 30.7% $84,653 33.2
140 Minnehaha11,482 people 30.6% $100,668 39.0
141 Port Angeles20,118 people 30.3% $62,606 42.6
142 Key Center3,544 people 30.3% $105,781 45.9
143 Map of Bonney Lake Bonney Lake22,090 people 30.2% $136,845 36.9
144 Map of Monroe Monroe19,755 people 30% $110,461 35.7
145 Map of La Center La Center3,883 people 30% $101,708 37.2
146 Map of Kent Kent135,603 people 29.8% $92,302 35.5
147 Wauna4,805 people 29.7% $103,250 45.2
148 Puyallup42,746 people 29.4% $97,826 36.5
149 Map of Zillah Zillah3,140 people 29.2% $75,000 35.7
150 Oak Harbor24,362 people 28.9% $76,084 31.5
151 Washougal Washougal17,490 people 28.9% $106,368 38.4
152 Mead Mead6,893 people 28.9% $77,045 42.2
153 Everett Everett111,845 people 28.8% $83,512 37.2
154 Wenatchee35,484 people 28.8% $73,040 35.9
155 Brush Prairie2,526 people 28.6% $122,827 49.6
156 Bremerton Bremerton44,830 people 28.5% $74,940 33.2
157 Lake Goodwin5,536 people 28.5% $105,437 52.7
158 Waller7,683 people 28.4% $101,490 40.8
159 Chelan Chelan4,350 people 28.3% $82,637 46.4
160 Lakeland South13,100 people 28.2% $110,735 37.4
161 Terrace Heights10,041 people 28.2% $83,016 35.4
162 McChord AFB2,999 people 28.2% $54,808 23.4
163 Mount Vernon Mount Vernon35,377 people 27.9% $75,777 36.0
164 Fife10,949 people 27.9% $90,532 31.3
165 Walla Walla33,925 people 27.6% $66,748 37.4
166 Sisco Heights3,015 people 27.6% $119,158 47.3
167 Yelm11,102 people 27.4% $90,750 31.0
168 North Fort Lewis6,337 people 27.4% $70,114 23.8
169 Enumclaw Enumclaw12,798 people 27.3% $121,250 42.1
170 Map of Chehalis Chehalis7,587 people 27.3% $73,702 34.7
171 Hazel Dell23,237 people 27.2% $86,305 37.7
172 Map of Town and Country Town and Country4,890 people 26.9% $92,652 41.6
173 Map of Warm Beach Warm Beach3,442 people 26.8% $99,940 48.7
174 Map of Central Park Central Park3,206 people 26.8% $99,127 47.6
175 Map of Lochsloy Lochsloy3,029 people 26.8% $106,484 49.6
176 Battle Ground21,886 people 26.7% $104,977 33.9
177 Suncrest Suncrest5,345 people 26.6% $100,952 48.0
178 Map of Moxee Moxee4,625 people 26.6% $100,512 33.2
179 Spokane Valley Spokane Valley106,365 people 26.5% $74,042 38.3
180 SeaTac32,414 people 26.4% $81,104 36.8
181 Map of Lakeland North Lakeland North15,950 people 26.4% $105,216 40.1
182 Map of Sumner Sumner10,733 people 26.3% $98,191 37.6
183 Kennewick Kennewick85,295 people 26.2% $73,576 35.7
184 Cashmere3,304 people 25.9% $64,053 45.1
185 Bangor Base6,112 people 25.8% $79,918 22.0
186 Map of Five Corners Five Corners21,194 people 25.7% $106,192 37.9
187 Auburn85,676 people 25.6% $97,884 36.0
188 Tanglewilde6,314 people 25.6% $100,714 38.9
189 Map of Selah Selah8,437 people 25.5% $74,783 33.0
190 Granite Falls4,659 people 25.5% $105,136 36.6
191 Tukwila21,451 people 25.3% $78,381 35.4
192 Desert Aire2,788 people 25.3% $85,960 31.5
193 Colville4,998 people 25.1% $56,558 44.1
194 Lake Cassidy3,292 people 25% $113,403 50.7
195 Bryant2,648 people 25% $121,669 40.4
196 Map of Everson Everson3,040 people 24.9% $80,250 30.8
197 Orchards Orchards29,438 people 24.7% $100,146 35.3
198 Port Hadlock-Irondale3,884 people 24.7% $83,548 43.9
199 Fort Lewis15,167 people 24.4% $58,796 22.9
200 Map of Marysville Marysville73,002 people 24.3% $103,974 38.0
201 Stanwood8,373 people 24.3% $90,242 36.3
202 Montesano Montesano4,183 people 24.3% $67,540 38.9
203 Map of Dayton Dayton2,774 people 24.3% $70,625 45.3
204 Map of Orting Orting8,978 people 24% $132,877 34.1
205 Graham35,079 people 23.8% $116,862 35.6
206 Map of Ocean Shores Ocean Shores7,302 people 23.4% $58,202 63.9
207 Prosser Prosser6,305 people 23.3% $76,985 33.1
208 East Port Orchard4,725 people 23.3% $75,320 36.3
209 Map of Lakewood Lakewood62,937 people 23.2% $74,720 37.4
210 Navy Yard City Navy Yard City2,672 people 23.2% $69,852 34.3
211 Buckley5,371 people 23.1% $124,583 42.6
212 Lexington4,413 people 23.1% $101,389 41.8
213 Parkwood6,873 people 22.7% $88,625 37.3
214 Map of Omak Omak5,036 people 22.7% $76,544 39.7
215 Map of Pacific Pacific7,066 people 22.6% $115,625 38.0
216 Map of Ahtanum Ahtanum3,777 people 22.4% $96,149 33.4
217 Clover Creek7,345 people 22.3% $95,061 40.5
218 Longbranch4,638 people 22.2% $95,768 50.3
219 Milton Milton8,894 people 22.1% $96,540 37.9
220 Bethel4,394 people 21.7% $79,583 42.1
221 Grand Mound Grand Mound3,287 people 21.6% $72,426 35.1
222 Map of Pasco Pasco79,575 people 21.4% $85,586 30.3
223 Moses Lake Moses Lake26,083 people 21.4% $74,752 32.3
224 Elma Elma3,483 people 21.3% $78,086 42.6
225 Summit View8,480 people 21.1% $108,806 36.0
226 Longview Heights4,357 people 21.1% $74,570 38.7
227 Map of Burbank Burbank3,589 people 21.1% $93,158 31.8
228 Map of Finley Finley5,634 people 20.9% $92,231 44.9
229 Yakima Yakima96,961 people 20.8% $62,815 34.3
230 Arlington Arlington21,095 people 20.8% $88,231 36.6
231 Map of Summit Summit8,791 people 20.6% $106,736 43.7
232 Burlington10,003 people 20.5% $80,475 35.7
233 Raymond Raymond3,210 people 20.3% $48,516 44.9
234 Sedro-Woolley Sedro-Woolley12,831 people 20.1% $80,885 34.0
235 Map of Frederickson Frederickson25,383 people 20% $109,500 33.4
236 East Wenatchee East Wenatchee14,199 people 19.8% $77,558 35.4
237 Eatonville2,850 people 19.5% $114,688 30.5
238 Centralia Centralia18,830 people 19.4% $56,219 39.0
239 Kalama Kalama3,050 people 19.3% $102,026 50.6
240 Chewelah Chewelah2,606 people 19.3% $54,167 48.0
241 Midland9,050 people 19.1% $84,700 36.9
242 Map of Canyon Creek Canyon Creek3,910 people 18.9% $77,604 36.9
243 Hoquiam8,800 people 18.6% $49,795 40.2
244 Quincy7,998 people 18.5% $87,902 32.6
245 Boulevard Park4,575 people 18.5% $78,954 33.9
246 Shelton Shelton10,612 people 18.1% $69,598 32.5
247 Map of Parkland Parkland38,742 people 17.5% $72,239 34.2
248 Elk Plain14,276 people 17.5% $107,313 38.0
249 Map of Rochester Rochester5,834 people 17.5% $99,286 42.7
250 Map of Otis Orchards-East Farms Otis Orchards-East Farms5,454 people 17.3% $97,500 45.6
251 Airway Heights Airway Heights11,245 people 17% $62,874 33.1
252 Clarkston7,191 people 16.9% $54,152 37.0
253 Longview38,069 people 16.8% $61,747 40.1
254 Ephrata Ephrata8,560 people 16.8% $69,551 31.9
255 Map of Spanaway Spanaway34,019 people 16.6% $98,251 33.7
256 Map of Gleed Gleed2,844 people 16.6% $78,529 37.3
257 Map of West Clarkston-Highland West Clarkston-Highland5,444 people 16.2% $51,860 46.5
258 Map of Algona Algona3,247 people 16.1% $85,332 34.5
259 Prairie Heights4,998 people 15.6% $130,640 41.1
260 Aberdeen Aberdeen17,088 people 15.2% $52,195 37.7
261 Belfair4,557 people 15% $88,150 33.1
262 Alderton2,706 people 15% $97,446 43.4
263 Deer Park Deer Park4,791 people 14.6% $54,391 35.6
264 Prairie Ridge12,074 people 14.3% $114,356 36.3
265 Map of Peaceful Valley Peaceful Valley2,858 people 14.2% $59,625 40.9
266 Woodland6,487 people 13.6% $81,193 42.1
267 Map of Arlington Heights Arlington Heights2,727 people 12.8% $127,244 46.8
268 Kelso12,684 people 12.5% $66,751 39.9
269 Cascade Valley4,609 people 11.9% $60,715 43.0
270 Othello8,795 people 11.8% $65,849 23.2
271 Granger3,705 people 11.1% $66,250 22.0
272 Benton City3,695 people 10.5% $63,542 29.6
273 Connell5,054 people 10.1% $77,721 39.6
274 Sunnyside16,277 people 9.8% $60,923 27.1
275 Toppenish8,723 people 9.5% $67,854 27.6
276 Map of Warden Warden2,581 people 9.2% $57,743 34.6
277 Map of Moses Lake North Moses Lake North4,517 people 8.9% $57,602 29.5
278 Goldendale3,483 people 8.1% $39,783 39.6
279 Grandview Grandview11,187 people 7.3% $61,106 29.1
280 Map of North Yelm North Yelm2,522 people 6.9% $73,725 40.0
281 Map of Wapato Wapato4,538 people 6% $52,019 26.9
282 Union Gap6,584 people 4.4% $59,651 34.5
283 Mabton Mabton2,536 people 3.1% $56,875 23.3
284 Mattawa Mattawa3,616 people 0.2% $38,388 21.7

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 Washington as a whole is 39.6%.

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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