| # | City | Bachelor's degree or higher |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodstock | 74.5% |
| 2 | Cold Spring | 69.3% |
| 3 | Ithaca | 67.7% |
| 4 | Tarrytown | 65.1% |
| 5 | Sag Harbor | 64.5% |
| 6 | Cooperstown | 61.1% |
| 7 | Saratoga Springs | 59.9% |
| 8 | Long Beach | 55.8% |
| 9 | White Plains | 53.9% |
| 10 | Montauk | 53.1% |
| 11 | New Rochelle | 51.6% |
| 12 | Rhinebeck | 50.2% |
| 13 | Beacon | 48.9% |
| 14 | Oneonta | 47.4% |
| 15 | Saranac Lake | 46.8% |
| 16 | Albany | 45.3% |
| 17 | Hudson | 43.3% |
| 18 | Lake Placid | 42.8% |
| 19 | Glen Cove | 42.2% |
| 20 | New York City | 41.6% |
| 21 | Corning | 40.5% |
| 22 | Plattsburgh | 40.4% |
| 23 | Geneva | 38.6% |
| 24 | Canandaigua | 37.6% |
| 25 | Troy | 37.3% |
Top New York Counties
Counties ranked by the share of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.
Citing this page: GIS Map, “Most Educated Cities in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/most-educated-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.
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