What is the #1 most educated cities in wisconsin?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Shorewood Hills	2,067	61.9%
2	Maple Bluff	1,319	57.5%
3	Shorewood	13,682	56.7%
4	Chain O' Lakes	1,006	55.0%
5	River Hills	1,639	53.9%
6	Wind Point	1,632	53.9%
7	Whitefish Bay	14,750	53.7%
8	Bayside	4,398	51.3%
9	Fox Point	6,746	50.0%
10	Mequon	25,259	47.2%
11	Kohler	2,136	47.0%
12	Fontana-on-Geneva Lake	1,633	46.0%
13	Elm Grove	6,428	45.5%
14	Wauwatosa	47,718	44.7%
15	Middleton	22,235	44.1%
16	Brookfield	41,592	44.1%
17	Glendale	13,134	43.9%
18	Thiensville	3,277	43.8%
19	Summit	4,997	43.4%
20	Monona	8,604	42.7%
21	Verona	14,499	42.5%
22	Nashotah	1,272	41.6%
23	Delafield	7,192	41.0%
24	Fitchburg	31,566	41.0%
25	North Hudson	3,848	40.9%
26	Pewaukee	16,002	40.9%
27	Waunakee	14,927	40.9%
28	Merton	3,495	39.3%
29	Sister Bay	1,016	38.6%
30	Cedarburg	12,317	38.3%
31	Lake Ripley	1,972	38.3%
32	Cottage Grove	7,906	37.6%
33	Madison	275,568	37.5%
34	Richfield	11,806	36.4%
35	Wales	2,915	36.0%
36	Elkhart Lake	1,097	36.0%
37	Okauchee Lake	4,827	35.8%
38	Menomonee Falls	38,963	34.9%
39	Germantown	20,940	34.6%
40	Sun Prairie	36,455	34.5%
41	New Berlin	40,384	34.2%
42	Greendale	14,656	33.8%
43	Hobart	10,418	33.6%
44	Sherwood	3,231	33.5%
45	Oconomowoc	18,385	33.4%
46	Lake Wisconsin	5,051	33.0%
47	Williams Bay	2,967	32.8%
48	Franklin	35,751	32.7%
49	Hudson	15,004	32.6%
50	Oregon	11,384	32.3%
51	Grafton	12,274	32.2%
52	Sussex	11,795	32.2%
53	Muskego	25,156	32.1%
54	Vernon	7,470	31.8%
55	Lake Mills	6,391	31.6%
56	North Prairie	2,514	31.5%
57	Lauderdale Lakes	1,337	31.3%
58	McFarland	9,230	31.3%
59	Lannon	1,475	31.3%
60	Lake Geneva	8,443	31.1%
61	Mount Horeb	7,719	30.9%
62	Lake Camelot	1,197	30.7%
63	Prairie du Sac	4,385	30.2%
64	Brown Deer	12,615	29.9%
65	Brice Prairie	1,858	29.6%
66	West Salem	5,268	29.4%
67	Harrison	13,345	29.3%
68	Hartland	9,716	29.3%
69	Hales Corners	7,627	29.1%
70	Greenville	12,911	29.1%
71	Pleasant Prairie	21,515	29.1%
72	Onalaska	18,909	29.1%
73	Allouez	14,023	28.9%
74	Wrightstown	3,330	28.4%
75	Windsor	8,992	28.3%
76	Spring Green	1,499	28.1%
77	Tichigan	5,173	28.1%
78	Port Washington	12,569	28.0%
79	Altoona	8,750	27.9%
80	Suamico	13,003	27.9%
81	Rib Mountain	6,134	27.9%
82	Waukesha	70,779	27.8%
83	Cambridge	1,507	27.8%
84	Washburn	1,858	27.7%
85	Oak Creek	36,473	27.5%
86	Stoughton	13,063	27.4%
87	DeForest	10,853	27.3%
88	Seymour	1,547	27.1%
89	Ashwaubenon	16,931	27.1%
90	Plover	13,713	27.1%
91	Deerfield	2,489	26.9%
92	Lake Wissota	3,103	26.8%
93	Tainter Lake	2,753	26.7%
94	New Glarus	2,276	26.7%
95	Eagle Lake	1,019	26.6%
96	St. Peter	1,403	26.5%
97	Cross Plains	4,059	26.5%
98	Lodi	3,206	26.2%
99	Mukwonago	8,411	25.9%
100	Somers	8,245	25.9%
101	Mount Pleasant	27,694	25.6%
102	St. Francis	9,318	25.4%
103	Appleton	74,873	25.0%
104	Bristol	5,196	25.0%
105	Green Lake	1,054	24.8%
106	Jackson	7,882	24.8%
107	Fox Crossing	18,960	24.6%
108	Maine	2,608	24.6%
109	Dousman	2,043	24.5%
110	Powers Lake	1,378	24.5%
111	Ixonia	2,470	24.4%
112	Raymond	3,928	24.4%
113	Greenfield	37,361	24.4%
114	Belleville	2,628	24.4%
115	Howard	20,261	24.3%
116	Winneconne	2,519	24.2%
117	Slinger	6,173	24.2%
118	Neenah	27,409	24.2%
119	Rochester	3,780	24.0%
120	Viroqua	4,469	23.8%
121	Spring Valley	1,260	23.7%
122	Whiting	1,496	23.7%
123	De Pere	25,368	23.7%
124	Combined Locks	3,633	23.6%
125	Caledonia	25,292	23.4%
126	Oostburg	3,077	23.3%
127	Saukville	4,268	23.3%
128	Kronenwetter	8,420	23.3%
129	Evansville	5,771	23.2%
130	New Richmond	10,334	23.2%
131	River Falls	16,349	23.0%
132	Columbus	5,493	23.0%
133	Baldwin	4,313	22.8%
134	Edgerton	5,924	22.8%
135	Butler	2,003	22.6%
136	Yorkville	3,237	22.6%
137	Black Earth	1,724	22.5%
138	Barneveld	1,485	22.5%
139	Lake Hallie	7,245	22.2%
140	Dodgeville	5,013	22.2%
141	Lake Wazeecha	2,722	22.2%
142	New Holstein	3,104	22.1%
143	Union Grove	4,968	22.1%
144	Prescott	4,376	22.0%
145	Legend Lake	1,478	22.0%
146	Holmen	11,027	21.9%
147	Eau Claire	69,274	21.8%
148	West Allis	59,588	21.8%
149	Paddock Lake	2,965	21.7%
150	Stevens Point	25,497	21.7%
151	Mineral Point	2,575	21.7%
152	French Island	4,235	21.5%
153	Amery	2,959	21.5%
154	Marathon City	1,397	21.4%
155	Sturgeon Bay	9,702	21.4%
156	Milton	5,685	21.2%
157	East Troy	4,689	21.2%
158	Cudahy	17,964	21.0%
159	Elkhorn	10,259	21.0%
160	Waterford	5,627	20.9%
161	Wausau	39,893	20.9%
162	Wind Lake	5,028	20.8%
163	Delavan Lake	2,728	20.8%
164	Brooklyn	1,457	20.5%
165	Fall Creek	1,502	20.5%
166	West Bend	31,722	20.5%
167	South Milwaukee	20,547	20.4%
168	Salem Lakes	14,521	20.4%
169	La Crosse	51,791	20.3%
170	Luxemburg	2,722	20.2%
171	Superior	26,550	20.2%
172	Hartford	15,761	20.2%
173	Sauk City	3,500	20.1%
174	Browns Lake	1,766	20.1%
175	Bellevue	16,255	19.9%
176	Shell Lake	1,513	19.8%
177	Platteville	11,421	19.8%
178	Beaver Dam	16,629	19.7%
179	Big Bend	1,311	19.7%
180	Amherst	1,033	19.6%
181	Omro	3,639	19.6%
182	Butte des Morts	1,053	19.6%
183	Bloomer	3,691	19.5%
184	Cedar Grove	2,430	19.5%
185	St. Croix Falls	2,469	19.4%
186	Cleveland	1,655	19.4%
187	Eagle	2,016	19.4%
188	Fort Atkinson	12,490	19.4%
189	Menomonie	16,548	19.3%
190	Baraboo	12,506	19.3%
191	Hammond	2,071	19.3%
192	Howards Grove	3,245	19.3%
193	Marshfield	18,718	19.2%
194	Bangor	1,409	19.2%
195	Mosinee	4,492	19.2%
196	Johnson Creek	3,367	18.9%
197	Oakfield	1,219	18.9%
198	Kaukauna	17,237	18.9%
199	Mazomanie	1,705	18.9%
200	Janesville	65,813	18.9%
201	Kenosha	99,147	18.9%
202	Rothschild	5,532	18.8%
203	Cumberland	2,389	18.8%
204	Random Lake	1,494	18.7%
205	Cuba City	2,094	18.7%
206	Burlington	11,021	18.6%
207	Durand	1,735	18.5%
208	Kimberly	7,432	18.4%
209	Glenwood City	1,218	18.1%
210	Orfordville	1,567	18.1%
211	Delavan	8,531	18.1%
212	Hortonville	3,180	18.1%
213	Twin Lakes	6,351	18.0%
214	Lancaster	3,916	18.0%
215	Sheboygan Falls	8,190	18.0%
216	Mishicot	1,470	17.9%
217	Westby	2,380	17.9%
218	Monroe	10,568	17.8%
219	Ashland	7,884	17.7%
220	Waupaca	6,314	17.7%
221	Oshkosh	66,247	17.5%
222	Belgium	2,648	17.5%
223	Dane	1,039	17.4%
224	Eagle River	1,508	17.4%
225	Marshall	3,806	17.3%
226	Rice Lake	9,030	17.1%
227	Sturtevant	6,787	17.1%
228	Hayward	2,549	17.1%
229	Fredonia	2,382	17.1%
230	Ripon	7,803	17.1%
231	Reedsburg	10,060	17.1%
232	Wisconsin Dells	2,763	17.1%
233	Manitowoc	34,553	17.0%
234	Weston	15,784	16.9%
235	Schofield	2,020	16.9%
236	Little Chute	11,930	16.8%
237	Green Bay	106,585	16.8%
238	Walworth	2,786	16.8%
239	Peshtigo	3,404	16.8%
240	Waterloo	3,542	16.7%
241	Galesville	1,740	16.7%
242	Milwaukee	569,756	16.7%
243	Menasha	18,130	16.6%
244	Medford	4,331	16.5%
245	Lyons	1,206	16.5%
246	Kewaskum	4,367	16.4%
247	Stratford	1,439	16.4%
248	Jefferson	7,722	16.4%
249	Tomah	9,505	16.3%
250	Marinette	11,060	16.3%
251	Osseo	1,736	16.1%
252	Fennimore	2,762	16.1%
253	Chippewa Falls	14,643	16.1%
254	Port Edwards	1,776	16.0%
255	Two Rivers	11,224	16.0%
256	Hurley	1,438	15.8%
257	Luck	1,185	15.8%
258	Plymouth	8,913	15.6%
259	Sheboygan	49,812	15.6%
260	Denmark	2,472	15.5%
261	Fall River	1,739	15.5%
262	West Baraboo	1,493	15.4%
263	Kewaunee	2,824	15.2%
264	Rhinelander	8,248	15.2%
265	Roberts	1,981	15.2%
266	Ellsworth	3,323	15.1%
267	Poynette	2,583	15.1%
268	Genoa City	2,967	15.1%
269	Osceola	2,818	15.0%
270	Black River Falls	3,514	15.0%
271	Trempealeau	1,737	15.0%
272	Oconto Falls	2,979	14.8%
273	Monticello	1,186	14.8%
274	Fond du Lac	44,491	14.6%
275	Darlington	2,473	14.5%
276	Hillsboro	1,324	14.5%
277	Grantsburg	1,359	14.4%
278	Brillion	3,307	14.4%
279	Shawano	9,236	14.2%
280	Ladysmith	3,152	13.8%
281	Dresser	1,037	13.8%
282	Markesan	1,276	13.8%
283	Newburg	1,285	13.8%
284	Strum	1,119	13.8%
285	Racine	77,155	13.8%
286	Theresa	1,320	13.7%
287	Mauston	4,280	13.7%
288	West Milwaukee	4,064	13.6%
289	Como	2,368	13.6%
290	Fox Lake	1,765	13.4%
291	Bohners Lake	2,138	13.4%
292	Richland Center	5,030	13.4%
293	Mondovi	2,843	13.4%
294	Rio	1,068	13.4%
295	Campbellsport	2,053	13.3%
296	Chetek	2,017	13.3%
297	Whitewater	15,705	13.3%
298	Somerset	3,084	13.2%
299	Crandon	1,499	13.1%
300	Spooner	2,203	13.1%
301	Clinton	2,034	13.0%
302	Clintonville	4,553	13.0%
303	Algoma	3,219	12.9%
304	Elk Mound	1,103	12.8%
305	Neillsville	2,314	12.8%
306	Chilton	3,987	12.7%
307	Kiel	3,919	12.7%
308	Watertown	22,873	12.7%
309	Lake Delton	3,522	12.6%
310	Cashton	1,243	12.6%
311	Tomahawk	3,416	12.5%
312	Phillips	1,546	12.5%
313	Portage	10,374	12.4%
314	Lomira	2,681	12.4%
315	Wautoma	1,882	12.3%
316	Prairie du Chien	5,471	12.3%
317	Edgar	1,366	12.2%
318	Pulaski	3,892	12.1%
319	Manawa	1,317	12.1%
320	Sparta	9,921	12.0%
321	Hazel Green	1,070	11.8%
322	Muscoda	1,119	11.7%
323	Wisconsin Rapids	18,756	11.5%
324	Pardeeville	1,804	11.4%
325	Iola	1,230	11.4%
326	Shullsburg	1,310	11.4%
327	Beloit	36,554	11.1%
328	Berlin	5,523	11.0%
329	Niagara	1,386	11.0%
330	New London	7,492	11.0%
331	Weyauwega	1,760	11.0%
332	Barron	3,689	10.9%
333	Albany	1,065	10.9%
334	Merrill	9,224	10.8%
335	Mayville	5,169	10.8%
336	Princeton	1,167	10.7%
337	Horicon	3,797	10.7%
338	North Fond du Lac	5,373	10.7%
339	Elroy	1,529	10.6%
340	Woodville	1,497	10.5%
341	Frederic	1,148	10.4%
342	Thorp	1,696	10.4%
343	Crivitz	1,026	10.4%
344	Waupun	11,244	10.4%
345	Brodhead	3,205	10.4%
346	Spencer	1,621	10.4%
347	Augusta	1,381	10.2%
348	Boscobel	3,263	10.1%
349	Antigo	8,058	10.0%
350	Hustisford	1,062	10.0%
351	Oconto	4,623	9.9%
352	Cameron	1,763	9.9%
353	Colby	2,118	9.9%
354	Palmyra	2,042	9.8%
355	Adams	2,144	9.8%
356	Colfax	1,344	9.8%
357	Darien	1,175	9.7%
358	Randolph	1,574	9.5%
359	Bonduel	1,492	9.5%
360	Blair	1,169	9.4%
361	Reedsville	1,195	9.4%
362	Loyal	1,361	9.3%
363	King	1,474	9.3%
364	Montello	1,411	9.3%
365	Cadott	1,495	9.2%
366	Abbotsford	2,100	9.2%
367	Clear Lake	1,050	9.1%
368	Sharon	1,567	9.0%
369	Greenwood	1,163	8.9%
370	Whitehall	1,651	8.9%
371	New Lisbon	2,549	8.9%
372	Cornell	1,331	8.9%
373	Westfield	1,272	8.5%
374	Stanley	3,774	8.4%
375	Bloomfield	4,815	8.4%
376	Hilbert	1,117	8.3%
377	Lac du Flambeau	1,619	8.3%
378	Black Creek	1,263	8.2%
379	Athens	1,005	8.1%
380	Juneau	2,600	8.0%
381	Independence	1,477	7.7%
382	Marion	1,167	7.5%
383	Necedah	1,122	7.5%
384	Park Falls	2,308	7.5%
385	Boyceville	1,200	7.2%
386	Arcadia	3,720	6.7%
387	Gillett	1,333	5.7%
388	Nekoosa	2,439	5.4%
389	Redgranite	1,977	5.3%
390	Little Round Lake	1,233	4.5%
391	Plainfield	1,057	3.8%
392	Keshena	1,487	2.4%

Methodology

Cities in Wisconsin are ranked by bachelor's+. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from U.S. Census Bureau ACS. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 most educated cities in wisconsin?: Shorewood Hills ranks #1 with 61.9% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in wisconsin?: 1. Shorewood Hills (61.9%), 2. Maple Bluff (57.5%), 3. Shorewood (56.7%), 4. Chain O' Lakes (55.0%), 5. River Hills (53.9%)
How many cities in Wisconsin are ranked?: This ranking includes 392 cities in Wisconsin with available data.

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