Monday, September 04, 2006

The Smartest & Most Literate City In America?

According to a couple of measures, the smartest city in the United States is Seattle - 52.7 percent of its residents age 25 or older have completed a bachelor's degree or higher, according to the the U.S. Census Bureau. In fact, New York City would beat Seattle. . .if you only included Manhattan. The number of degree holders in Manhattan is 57%., but when you toss in Brooklyn, Queen, Richmond, and The Bronx, the number slides down to 32%--still high enough to make the top 25 list.

The education rankings were released this month by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Seattle has also been ranked as the most literate city in the United States by Central Connecticut State University, beating out Minneapolis, Washington and Atlanta

In the United States, the five most-educated major municipalities are also among the 25 cities with the highest median household income. Seattle for example, is the eighth and San Francisco is the fourth. So, there is something to the phrase "don't be a fool; go to school."
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