What is the #1 most educated cities in michigan?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Pleasant Ridge	2,607	61.7%
2	South Gull Lake	2,145	59.6%
3	Franklin	2,610	59.3%
4	Grosse Pointe Farms	9,957	58.9%
5	Huntington Woods	6,322	57.6%
6	Bingham Farms	1,652	55.3%
7	Bloomfield Hills	4,412	55.0%
8	Village of Grosse Pointe Shores	2,589	54.4%
9	Beverly Hills	10,507	53.6%
10	Birmingham	21,612	53.5%
11	East Grand Rapids	11,394	52.2%
12	Grosse Pointe	5,561	51.0%
13	Northville	6,080	50.4%
14	Grosse Pointe Park	11,394	49.8%
15	Orchard Lake Village	2,298	49.0%
16	Forest Hills	28,494	48.8%
17	Rochester	12,939	48.8%
18	Royal Oak	57,880	48.0%
19	Grosse Pointe Woods	16,177	47.5%
20	Ferndale	19,156	46.8%
21	Douglas	1,295	46.5%
22	Farmington	11,472	46.2%
23	Okemos	25,503	46.0%
24	Plymouth	9,234	45.3%
25	Greilickville	1,296	45.1%
26	Troy	87,307	44.7%
27	Berkley	15,084	44.2%
28	Dexter	4,495	43.9%
29	Sylvan Lake	1,672	43.5%
30	Haslett	19,025	43.2%
31	Ann Arbor	121,179	43.1%
32	Novi	66,224	42.8%
33	Farmington Hills	83,316	42.6%
34	Saline	8,976	42.1%
35	Rochester Hills	76,086	41.6%
36	Harbor Springs	1,015	41.4%
37	Ferrysburg	2,949	39.9%
38	Lake Victoria	1,002	39.8%
39	Chelsea	5,420	39.3%
40	Caledonia	1,936	39.2%
41	St. Joseph	7,805	39.1%
42	Petoskey	5,851	38.6%
43	Lake Fenton	6,168	38.5%
44	Lathrup Village	4,049	38.1%
45	Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert	1,468	37.7%
46	Elk Rapids	1,558	37.7%
47	Wacousta	1,686	37.4%
48	Manitou Beach-Devils Lake	2,062	37.3%
49	Frankenmuth	5,108	37.1%
50	Brighton	7,576	36.9%
51	Lake Orion	2,873	36.8%
52	Vineyard Lake	1,038	36.1%
53	Traverse City	15,491	35.4%
54	Milford	6,467	34.9%
55	Oxford	3,478	34.9%
56	Indian River	2,210	34.8%
57	Clawson	11,314	34.6%
58	Wixom	17,126	34.5%
59	New Buffalo	1,306	34.3%
60	Spring Lake	2,530	34.3%
61	Waverly	23,301	33.6%
62	Auburn Hills	24,911	33.5%
63	DeWitt	4,774	33.1%
64	Portage	49,015	32.9%
65	Westwood	8,968	32.8%
66	South Haven	3,994	32.6%
67	Berrien Springs	2,043	32.5%
68	Rockford	6,162	32.3%
69	Marshall	6,797	31.9%
70	Midland	42,461	31.7%
71	Lamont	1,078	31.6%
72	North Muskegon	4,089	31.4%
73	Frankfort	1,158	31.3%
74	Richland	1,014	31.1%
75	South Lyon	11,825	30.9%
76	Williamston	3,800	30.5%
77	Harvey	3,080	30.5%
78	Canadian Lakes	2,701	30.4%
79	Livonia	94,058	30.1%
80	Byron Center	6,817	29.8%
81	Manchester	2,375	29.7%
82	Auburn	2,045	29.6%
83	Keego Harbor	2,747	29.5%
84	Oak Park	29,370	29.1%
85	Southfield	76,025	28.4%
86	Holt	25,275	28.4%
87	Armada	1,876	28.0%
88	Grandville	16,135	28.0%
89	Marquette	20,691	27.9%
90	Hancock	4,510	27.6%
91	Northview	15,225	27.6%
92	Whitmore Lake	8,083	27.6%
93	Wolverine Lake	4,476	27.6%
94	Grand Blanc	7,995	27.5%
95	Comstock Northwest	5,190	27.4%
96	Grand Haven	10,966	27.2%
97	Boyne City	3,829	26.8%
98	Grand Ledge	7,797	26.6%
99	Grand Rapids	197,768	26.2%
100	Milan	6,070	25.4%
101	Walker	25,201	25.4%
102	Argentine	2,357	25.2%
103	Belleville	3,961	25.1%
104	Ypsilanti	19,937	25.0%
105	Mason	8,239	24.9%
106	Fenton	11,950	24.8%
107	Madison Heights	28,411	24.7%
108	Lake LeAnn	1,522	24.6%
109	Lexington	1,119	24.4%
110	Walled Lake	7,275	24.3%
111	Shields	7,276	24.1%
112	Lambertville	9,708	23.9%
113	Houghton	8,341	23.9%
114	Kentwood	54,114	23.6%
115	Dundee	5,584	23.6%
116	Norton Shores	25,000	23.5%
117	Bath	2,938	23.3%
118	Charlevoix	2,420	23.2%
119	Hudsonville	7,711	23.2%
120	Negaunee	4,641	23.1%
121	Goodrich	2,024	23.1%
122	Dimondale	1,582	23.0%
123	Stockbridge	1,235	22.9%
124	Stevensville	1,126	22.7%
125	St. Clair Shores	58,287	22.7%
126	Laurium	1,486	22.5%
127	Sterling Heights	133,473	22.4%
128	Twin Lake	1,997	22.4%
129	Jenison	17,334	22.1%
130	Chums Corner	1,012	22.0%
131	Munising	1,907	21.8%
132	Bridgman	2,383	21.7%
133	Allen Park	28,128	21.7%
134	Freeland	7,562	21.7%
135	Utica	5,184	21.7%
136	Zeeland	5,691	21.6%
137	East Lansing	45,394	21.5%
138	Spring Arbor	2,385	21.5%
139	Temperance	8,495	21.4%
140	Holland	34,266	21.4%
141	Grass Lake	1,235	21.1%
142	Reese	1,303	21.0%
143	Romeo	3,654	21.0%
144	Dearborn	107,846	21.0%
145	Lakes of the North	1,076	21.0%
146	Edgemont Park	2,367	20.6%
147	Flushing	8,323	20.4%
148	Lake Isabella	1,931	20.4%
149	Mount Pleasant	21,420	20.2%
150	Trenton	18,242	20.1%
151	Pinckney	1,920	20.1%
152	Trowbridge Park	2,271	20.0%
153	Hemlock	1,323	19.9%
154	Kalamazoo	73,132	19.8%
155	Portland	3,821	19.8%
156	Howell	10,074	19.7%
157	St. Clair	5,581	19.6%
158	Lansing	112,546	19.6%
159	Ludington	7,664	19.6%
160	Fremont	4,532	19.5%
161	Ithaca	2,831	19.5%
162	New Baltimore	12,060	19.4%
163	Woodhaven	12,761	19.1%
164	Pigeon	1,093	19.1%
165	Hastings	7,515	19.1%
166	Paw Paw Lake	3,794	19.0%
167	Hazel Park	14,945	18.7%
168	Fair Plain	6,992	18.5%
169	Clinton	2,795	18.5%
170	Pinconning	1,384	18.4%
171	Ortonville	1,353	18.3%
172	Schoolcraft	1,268	18.2%
173	Davison	5,082	18.1%
174	Linden	4,150	18.0%
175	Mattawan	2,615	17.9%
176	Lowell	4,133	17.7%
177	Beechwood	2,736	17.5%
178	Riverview	12,269	17.4%
179	Lake Linden	1,042	17.4%
180	Brooklyn	1,047	17.3%
181	Kingsford	5,138	17.3%
182	Gibraltar	4,937	17.2%
183	Whitehall	2,974	17.2%
184	Marysville	9,942	17.2%
185	Shepherd	1,438	17.2%
186	Alma	9,421	17.2%
187	Ishpeming	6,173	17.0%
188	Essexville	3,344	17.0%
189	West Ishpeming	2,714	17.0%
190	Ravenna	1,472	17.0%
191	Iron Mountain	7,508	16.9%
192	Comstock Park	10,306	16.7%
193	Holly	5,971	16.7%
194	St. Johns	7,712	16.6%
195	Almont	2,830	16.6%
196	Rogers City	2,873	16.5%
197	Tecumseh	8,655	16.5%
198	Laingsburg	1,640	16.5%
199	Harper Woods	15,205	16.4%
200	Fruitport	1,269	16.4%
201	Plainwell	3,764	16.4%
202	East Tawas	2,686	16.3%
203	Wyoming	76,865	16.1%
204	Dearborn Heights	62,099	16.1%
205	Wayland	4,430	16.0%
206	Bad Axe	3,010	15.9%
207	Pearl Beach	4,846	15.8%
208	Ironwood	5,004	15.7%
209	Cadillac	10,404	15.7%
210	Middleville	4,327	15.6%
211	Sault Ste. Marie	13,373	15.6%
212	Wyandotte	24,593	15.6%
213	Westland	84,155	15.5%
214	Luna Pier	1,204	15.4%
215	Swartz Creek	5,856	15.4%
216	Fowler	1,446	15.4%
217	Southgate	29,551	15.4%
218	Manistee	6,275	15.3%
219	Parchment	2,012	15.3%
220	Gwinn	1,268	15.2%
221	Tawas City	1,654	15.1%
222	Michigan Center	4,623	15.1%
223	Fraser	14,604	15.1%
224	Kingsley	1,783	15.0%
225	Montague	2,630	15.0%
226	Cutlerville	19,465	15.0%
227	Monroe	20,330	14.9%
228	Richmond	5,839	14.9%
229	Mio	1,504	14.9%
230	Clio	2,165	14.7%
231	Woodland Beach	2,509	14.7%
232	Battle Creek	52,392	14.7%
233	Flat Rock	10,418	14.7%
234	West Branch	2,177	14.6%
235	Allendale	25,741	14.6%
236	Bessemer	1,778	14.6%
237	Prudenville	1,286	14.5%
238	Sandusky	2,692	14.4%
239	Warren	138,128	14.4%
240	Hart	1,931	14.2%
241	Adrian	20,493	14.2%
242	Zilwaukee	1,696	14.2%
243	Gaylord	4,307	14.2%
244	Gladstone	5,240	14.1%
245	Colon	1,432	14.1%
246	Hillsdale	8,013	14.1%
247	Sand Lake	1,214	14.0%
248	Cass City	2,189	13.9%
249	Clare	3,341	13.9%
250	Mount Clemens	15,567	13.9%
251	Sparta	4,260	13.8%
252	Onsted	1,283	13.8%
253	Houghton Lake	5,761	13.7%
254	St. Ignace	2,409	13.7%
255	Norway	2,835	13.7%
256	Saranac	1,973	13.6%
257	Owosso	14,658	13.6%
258	Escanaba	12,374	13.5%
259	Lawton	2,056	13.5%
260	Ontonagon	1,266	13.4%
261	South Rockwood	1,891	13.4%
262	Perry	2,198	13.4%
263	Lake Odessa	2,174	13.3%
264	Roosevelt Park	4,148	13.3%
265	Kincheloe	2,875	13.3%
266	Center Line	8,448	13.3%
267	Three Oaks	1,322	13.2%
268	Chesaning	2,411	13.2%
269	Potterville	3,065	13.2%
270	Marine City	4,047	13.2%
271	Rockwood	3,189	13.0%
272	Dorr	3,952	13.0%
273	Kalkaska	2,370	12.9%
274	Menominee	8,370	12.9%
275	Bay City	32,445	12.8%
276	Port Huron	28,724	12.7%
277	Harbor Beach	1,576	12.7%
278	Cheboygan	4,801	12.7%
279	Coopersville	4,841	12.6%
280	Coloma	1,051	12.6%
281	Level Park-Oak Park	3,367	12.6%
282	Eastwood	6,704	12.5%
283	St. Charles	1,857	12.4%
284	Dollar Bay	1,070	12.4%
285	South Monroe	6,771	12.4%
286	Newberry	1,453	12.3%
287	Vandercook Lake	4,434	12.3%
288	Iron River	3,009	12.2%
289	Highland Park	8,798	12.0%
290	Petersburg	1,261	12.0%
291	Manistique	2,844	11.9%
292	Algonac	4,152	11.8%
293	Concord	1,156	11.8%
294	Litchfield	1,391	11.7%
295	Niles	11,838	11.7%
296	New Haven	6,341	11.6%
297	Eaton Rapids	5,197	11.6%
298	Big Rapids	7,847	11.6%
299	Grayling	1,638	11.6%
300	Detroit	636,644	11.6%
301	Vicksburg	3,824	11.6%
302	Burton	29,529	11.6%
303	Alpena	10,178	11.5%
304	Birch Run	1,236	11.5%
305	Wakefield	1,789	11.5%
306	Charlotte	9,269	11.4%
307	L'Anse	1,916	11.4%
308	Greenville	8,897	11.3%
309	Romulus	24,951	11.3%
310	Edwardsburg	1,244	11.2%
311	Roseville	47,240	11.1%
312	Crystal Falls	1,734	11.0%
313	Taylor	62,405	10.9%
314	Reed City	2,505	10.8%
315	Wayne	17,413	10.8%
316	Caro	4,284	10.8%
317	Pontiac	61,914	10.7%
318	Breckenridge	1,411	10.7%
319	Lapeer	9,053	10.7%
320	Leslie	2,167	10.6%
321	Bellevue	1,333	10.6%
322	Memphis	1,107	10.6%
323	K. I. Sawyer	2,791	10.5%
324	Garden City	26,910	10.5%
325	Muskegon	37,203	10.4%
326	Sturgis	11,077	10.4%
327	White Cloud	1,297	10.3%
328	East Jordan	1,776	10.3%
329	Rapid City	1,315	10.3%
330	Belding	5,949	10.2%
331	Eastpointe	34,003	10.1%
332	Blissfield	3,236	10.1%
333	Durand	3,485	10.1%
334	Corunna	3,054	10.0%
335	Jackson	31,206	10.0%
336	Carson City	1,161	10.0%
337	Coldwater	13,847	9.9%
338	Three Rivers	7,936	9.9%
339	Fowlerville	2,950	9.8%
340	Cedar Springs	3,661	9.8%
341	Olivet	1,633	9.7%
342	Deckerville	1,057	9.7%
343	Hamtramck	27,830	9.7%
344	Vassar	2,704	9.6%
345	Roscommon	1,029	9.6%
346	Union City	1,814	9.6%
347	Jonesville	2,257	9.6%
348	Edmore	1,417	9.4%
349	Scottville	1,359	9.3%
350	Buchanan	4,259	9.3%
351	Allegan	5,182	9.3%
352	Millington	1,151	9.3%
353	Sebewaing	1,921	9.3%
354	Capac	1,903	9.3%
355	Dryden	1,125	9.2%
356	Decatur	1,814	9.2%
357	Ionia	12,950	9.1%
358	Otsego	4,079	8.9%
359	Hudson	2,385	8.9%
360	Albion	7,608	8.8%
361	Flint	80,835	8.6%
362	Melvindale	12,605	8.6%
363	Shelby	2,571	8.6%
364	Standish	1,616	8.5%
365	Bangor	2,113	8.5%
366	Dowagiac	5,677	8.4%
367	Beaverton	1,036	8.3%
368	Evart	1,764	8.3%
369	Harrison	2,275	8.2%
370	Centreville	1,591	8.1%
371	Brown City	1,211	8.0%
372	Lakewood Club	1,315	8.0%
373	Marlette	1,771	7.9%
374	Lawrence	1,186	7.8%
375	Au Sable	1,780	7.8%
376	Inkster	25,602	7.8%
377	Nashville	1,371	7.8%
378	Saginaw	43,879	7.8%
379	St. Helen	2,841	7.8%
380	Imlay City	3,706	7.7%
381	Coleman	1,147	7.7%
382	Constantine	2,196	7.7%
383	Baldwin	1,161	7.6%
384	Farwell	1,086	7.5%
385	Gladwin	3,081	7.5%
386	Lincoln Park	39,511	7.4%
387	Paw Paw	3,277	7.4%
388	Newaygo	2,486	7.2%
389	Kent City	1,218	7.2%
390	Bronson	2,183	7.2%
391	Marcellus	1,113	7.2%
392	Lakeview	1,049	7.0%
393	Webberville	1,339	7.0%
394	Benton Heights	3,572	6.9%
395	Bridgeport	6,841	6.9%
396	Weidman	1,217	6.9%
397	Stony Point	1,999	6.9%
398	White Pigeon	1,637	6.8%
399	Springfield	5,295	6.7%
400	Quinnesec	1,150	6.6%
401	Carleton	2,635	6.5%
402	Grant	1,146	6.5%
403	Homer	1,584	6.4%
404	Watervliet	1,879	6.3%
405	Quincy	1,487	6.3%
406	Yale	2,157	6.3%
407	Montrose	2,057	6.3%
408	Athens	1,149	6.0%
409	Morenci	2,149	6.0%
410	Morrice	1,647	6.0%
411	Ecorse	9,170	5.9%
412	Reading	1,241	5.9%
413	Croswell	2,667	5.8%
414	Galesburg	2,122	5.7%
415	Baraga	1,948	5.7%
416	Howard City	1,683	5.5%
417	Cassopolis	1,763	5.5%
418	Fostoria	1,081	5.5%
419	Brownlee Park	2,037	5.5%
420	St. Louis	6,926	5.4%
421	Burt	1,430	5.2%
422	Ovid	1,331	5.1%
423	North Branch	1,199	5.0%
424	Hesperia	1,007	5.0%
425	River Rouge	7,092	4.9%
426	Benton Harbor	9,023	4.8%
427	Mancelona	1,496	4.7%
428	Buena Vista	5,904	4.7%
429	Stanton	1,292	4.4%
430	Muskegon Heights	9,902	4.3%
431	Hartford	2,312	4.3%
432	Skidway Lake	2,800	4.2%
433	Manton	1,347	3.9%
434	Fennville	1,880	3.9%
435	West Monroe	2,753	3.8%
436	Wolf Lake	4,802	3.8%
437	Beecher	8,507	3.7%
438	Detroit Beach	2,231	3.5%
439	Mount Morris	3,130	3.2%

Methodology

Cities in Michigan 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 michigan?: Pleasant Ridge ranks #1 with 61.7% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in michigan?: 1. Pleasant Ridge (61.7%), 2. South Gull Lake (59.6%), 3. Franklin (59.3%), 4. Grosse Pointe Farms (58.9%), 5. Huntington Woods (57.6%)
How many cities in Michigan are ranked?: This ranking includes 439 cities in Michigan with available data.

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