What is the #1 most educated cities in missouri?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Ladue	8,948	62.6%
2	Warson Woods	2,312	58.6%
3	Richmond Heights	9,179	55.6%
4	Town and Country	11,605	55.3%
5	Des Peres	9,145	54.8%
6	Glendale	6,111	54.6%
7	Frontenac	3,669	54.1%
8	Brentwood	8,151	52.7%
9	Chesterfield	49,591	52.6%
10	Clarkson Valley	2,592	52.0%
11	Rock Hill	4,708	49.8%
12	Creve Coeur	18,643	49.6%
13	Wildwood	35,168	47.3%
14	Lake Winnebago	1,401	47.1%
15	Webster Groves	23,771	46.9%
16	Sunset Hills	9,113	46.2%
17	Ballwin	30,835	46.0%
18	Olivette	8,539	45.9%
19	Clayton	17,282	45.3%
20	Kirkwood	29,302	45.2%
21	Oakland	1,619	45.1%
22	Weatherby Lake	2,465	45.0%
23	University City	34,655	44.8%
24	Parkville	8,022	44.6%
25	Manchester	18,189	43.1%
26	Lake Lotawana	2,378	43.0%
27	Crestwood	12,298	42.5%
28	Bel-Nor	1,472	42.5%
29	Fremont Hills	1,326	41.6%
30	Shrewsbury	6,328	41.1%
31	Pasadena Hills	1,104	40.9%
32	Weldon Spring	5,291	40.5%
33	Maplewood	8,154	40.2%
34	Lake Waukomis	1,085	39.9%
35	Ellisville	9,908	39.8%
36	Sappington	6,882	37.8%
37	LaBarque Creek	1,292	37.5%
38	Maryland Heights	27,981	36.5%
39	Cottleville	5,750	35.5%
40	Dardenne Prairie	13,137	35.2%
41	Lake St. Louis	17,538	34.5%
42	Eureka	12,371	32.9%
43	Lee's Summit	102,583	32.7%
44	Columbia	127,200	32.1%
45	Valley Park	6,817	31.7%
46	Fenton	4,087	31.5%
47	Oakville	35,166	31.5%
48	Lake Ozark	2,451	31.1%
49	St. Charles	71,048	31.0%
50	Concord	18,028	30.2%
51	Ashland	4,811	29.5%
52	Village of Four Seasons	2,077	29.2%
53	St. Louis	293,109	29.2%
54	St. Paul	3,292	29.1%
55	O'Fallon	92,697	29.0%
56	Green Park	2,688	28.9%
57	St. Peters	58,200	28.2%
58	Battlefield	6,095	27.9%
59	Weston	1,852	27.6%
60	Loma Linda	1,070	27.2%
61	Riverside	4,153	26.6%
62	Liberty	30,446	26.3%
63	Bridgeton	11,372	26.1%
64	Waynesville	5,422	26.0%
65	Jefferson City	42,565	26.0%
66	Affton	20,035	25.9%
67	Kansas City	508,233	25.8%
68	Carl Junction	8,257	25.5%
69	Old Jamestown	21,121	25.2%
70	Raymore	23,849	24.9%
71	Greenwood	6,000	24.7%
72	Wentzville	45,734	24.6%
73	Raintree Plantation	2,006	24.3%
74	Kearney	10,696	24.0%
75	North Kansas City	4,758	23.8%
76	Marlborough	2,366	23.6%
77	Summer Set	1,222	23.6%
78	Centralia	4,615	23.2%
79	Mehlville	29,089	23.0%
80	Nixa	24,131	22.9%
81	Jackson	15,532	22.8%
82	Gladstone	27,069	22.8%
83	Blue Springs	59,416	22.7%
84	Higginsville	4,775	22.7%
85	Cape Girardeau	40,047	22.4%
86	St. Martins	1,195	22.4%
87	Forsyth	2,749	22.3%
88	Lakeshire	1,478	22.1%
89	Rock Port	1,207	22.0%
90	Osage Beach	4,715	21.7%
91	Washington	14,948	21.6%
92	Rogersville	4,496	21.4%
93	Wardsville	1,505	21.3%
94	Hermann	2,550	21.3%
95	Terre du Lac	2,460	21.2%
96	Kimberling City	2,559	21.1%
97	Ozark	21,953	21.1%
98	St. Robert	5,327	20.8%
99	Branson	12,760	20.5%
100	Country Club	3,171	20.4%
101	Plattsburg	2,437	20.3%
102	St. George	1,568	20.1%
103	Lone Jack	1,487	19.8%
104	Palmyra	3,620	19.5%
105	Vinita Park	1,978	19.5%
106	Springfield	169,432	19.4%
107	Gower	1,677	19.4%
108	Smithville	10,552	19.2%
109	Oronogo	2,685	19.2%
110	Rolla	20,144	19.1%
111	Willard	6,418	19.1%
112	Kirksville	17,493	19.0%
113	Hazelwood	25,214	18.8%
114	Pleasant Hill	8,853	18.6%
115	Taos	1,334	18.6%
116	Overland	15,762	18.3%
117	Republic	19,233	18.2%
118	Marshall	13,699	18.1%
119	Arnold	20,884	17.9%
120	Webb City	13,139	17.8%
121	Joplin	52,218	17.8%
122	Hallsville	2,049	17.8%
123	Warrensburg	19,437	17.7%
124	Glasgow	1,054	17.6%
125	Belton	24,618	17.6%
126	Calverton Park	1,280	17.6%
127	New Haven	3,389	17.6%
128	Holts Summit	4,572	17.5%
129	Grain Valley	15,967	17.2%
130	Ironton	1,755	17.2%
131	Concordia	2,184	17.2%
132	Odessa	5,589	17.0%
133	Fayette	2,800	17.0%
134	Knob Noster	2,824	16.9%
135	Union	12,560	16.7%
136	Bloomsdale	1,123	16.7%
137	Byrnes Mill	3,168	16.7%
138	Sikeston	16,231	16.6%
139	Shell Knob	1,445	16.6%
140	Auxvasse	1,385	16.6%
141	Clever	2,977	16.6%
142	Raytown	29,593	16.4%
143	Grandview	25,821	16.3%
144	Pleasant Valley	2,744	16.3%
145	New Franklin	1,015	16.3%
146	Savannah	5,062	16.3%
147	Black Jack	6,606	16.2%
148	Albany	1,855	16.1%
149	Dellwood	4,869	16.1%
150	Boonville	7,682	16.0%
151	Mound City	1,103	15.9%
152	Buffalo	3,358	15.8%
153	Thayer	2,288	15.8%
154	Highlandville	1,049	15.8%
155	Herculaneum	4,925	15.7%
156	Lexington	4,602	15.7%
157	Florissant	51,915	15.6%
158	Carrollton	3,335	15.5%
159	Maryville	10,556	15.4%
160	Macon	5,457	15.4%
161	Fulton	12,611	15.4%
162	Linn	1,302	15.4%
163	St. Joseph	71,542	15.4%
164	Duquesne	2,216	15.3%
165	Montgomery City	2,810	15.2%
166	Bethany	3,164	15.2%
167	Bolivar	10,996	15.1%
168	Neosho	12,857	15.1%
169	Tarkio	1,478	14.9%
170	Paris	1,326	14.9%
171	Fair Grove	1,551	14.9%
172	Platte City	4,793	14.9%
173	Barnhart	6,036	14.9%
174	Ferguson	18,350	14.9%
175	Hannibal	16,825	14.7%
176	Stanberry	1,190	14.6%
177	Whiteman AFB	3,713	14.6%
178	Winchester	1,914	14.4%
179	Cole Camp	1,327	14.4%
180	Sugar Creek	3,261	14.4%
181	Independence	121,944	14.3%
182	Chaffee	3,039	14.3%
183	Normandy	4,263	14.3%
184	Holden	1,936	14.3%
185	Buckner	2,917	14.2%
186	Pacific	7,299	14.1%
187	Hamilton	1,909	14.1%
188	Murphy	8,566	13.9%
189	Festus	12,965	13.8%
190	Perryville	8,530	13.8%
191	Stockton	2,018	13.7%
192	Ash Grove	1,336	13.6%
193	Warsaw	2,064	13.6%
194	Peculiar	5,815	13.5%
195	Carthage	15,513	13.5%
196	Lemay	16,431	13.4%
197	Slater	2,144	13.4%
198	Edina	1,420	13.4%
199	Archie	1,340	13.4%
200	Charlack	1,775	13.2%
201	Sullivan	6,355	13.1%
202	St. Ann	12,865	13.0%
203	St. James	3,922	13.0%
204	Gallatin	1,722	12.8%
205	Woodson Terrace	3,935	12.8%
206	Bellefontaine Neighbors	10,562	12.7%
207	Lincoln	1,795	12.7%
208	Wright City	5,025	12.6%
209	Monroe City	3,162	12.6%
210	Unionville	1,725	12.5%
211	Hanley Hills	1,727	12.5%
212	Nevada	7,998	12.3%
213	Goodman	1,081	12.3%
214	Eldon	4,486	12.3%
215	Doniphan	2,220	12.2%
216	Marshfield	7,599	12.2%
217	Fredericktown	4,464	12.2%
218	Chillicothe	9,129	12.2%
219	Moscow Mills	3,647	12.2%
220	Salisbury	1,629	12.2%
221	Mount Vernon	4,532	12.0%
222	Lebanon	15,157	11.9%
223	Mountain Grove	4,494	11.9%
224	Sturgeon	1,143	11.8%
225	Appleton City	1,187	11.8%
226	Desloge	4,870	11.8%
227	Hollister	4,608	11.7%
228	Imperial	5,617	11.6%
229	Cabool	2,460	11.6%
230	Salem	4,673	11.6%
231	West Plains	12,341	11.5%
232	Gerald	1,264	11.5%
233	Pevely	6,037	11.4%
234	Bernie	1,772	11.4%
235	Villa Ridge	2,994	11.4%
236	Trenton	5,542	11.4%
237	Northwoods	3,654	11.4%
238	Ste. Genevieve	4,996	11.4%
239	New Madrid	2,720	11.3%
240	Marthasville	2,587	11.3%
241	Memphis	1,860	11.2%
242	Dexter	7,906	11.2%
243	Portageville	2,869	11.2%
244	Lamar	4,290	11.1%
245	Sedalia	21,869	11.1%
246	Harrisonville	10,002	11.1%
247	Moberly	13,634	11.0%
248	Clinton	9,047	11.0%
249	Mexico	11,487	10.9%
250	Steele	1,449	10.8%
251	Oak Grove	8,477	10.8%
252	Excelsior Springs	10,502	10.8%
253	Farmington	17,999	10.8%
254	Poplar Bluff	16,243	10.7%
255	Marceline	2,269	10.6%
256	Princeton	1,434	10.6%
257	Cedar Hill	1,568	10.6%
258	Advance	1,549	10.5%
259	Milan	1,883	10.4%
260	Gray Summit	2,847	10.4%
261	Lathrop	2,646	10.4%
262	Brookfield	4,128	10.4%
263	Willow Springs	2,015	10.4%
264	La Plata	1,401	10.2%
265	Crystal City	4,721	10.2%
266	Dixon	1,267	10.2%
267	Canton	2,741	10.1%
268	Scott City	4,354	10.1%
269	Noel	1,679	10.1%
270	Hillsboro	3,483	10.1%
271	St. John	6,562	10.0%
272	Duenweg	1,707	10.0%
273	Ava	2,978	9.9%
274	Belle	1,476	9.9%
275	Shelbina	2,108	9.9%
276	Winfield	1,726	9.8%
277	Kennett	10,236	9.8%
278	Adrian	2,006	9.8%
279	Park Hills	8,667	9.7%
280	Granby	2,345	9.7%
281	California	4,523	9.7%
282	Oran	1,137	9.6%
283	Moline Acres	2,806	9.6%
284	Windsor	3,038	9.6%
285	High Ridge	4,209	9.6%
286	Mountain View	2,648	9.6%
287	Greenfield	1,276	9.5%
288	Louisiana	3,231	9.4%
289	Warrenton	8,870	9.4%
290	Cameron	8,721	9.3%
291	Potosi	2,542	9.2%
292	Claycomo	1,994	9.2%
293	Drexel	1,039	9.1%
294	Richland	2,256	9.1%
295	Lawson	2,742	9.1%
296	Houston	2,407	9.0%
297	Strafford	2,609	9.0%
298	Mansfield	1,375	8.9%
299	Steelville	1,410	8.9%
300	Troy	13,467	8.7%
301	Edmundson	1,153	8.6%
302	Aurora	7,331	8.6%
303	Spanish Lake	18,183	8.6%
304	Caruthersville	5,426	8.6%
305	Velda City	1,231	8.5%
306	Berkeley	8,149	8.5%
307	Bowling Green	4,130	8.4%
308	Piedmont	2,857	8.4%
309	Fort Leonard Wood	15,317	8.3%
310	Butler	4,594	8.3%
311	Elsberry	2,010	8.2%
312	Bourbon	1,694	8.2%
313	Bismarck	1,560	8.1%
314	Anderson	2,415	8.1%
315	Owensville	2,798	8.1%
316	Kissee Mills	1,182	8.0%
317	Indian Lake	1,075	7.9%
318	Ellington	1,104	7.9%
319	Huntsville	1,806	7.8%
320	El Dorado Springs	3,545	7.7%
321	Monett	9,734	7.7%
322	Sparta	2,378	7.7%
323	Charleston	4,565	7.6%
324	Country Club Hills	1,017	7.6%
325	Richmond	5,979	7.5%
326	Pagedale	2,547	7.5%
327	Bloomfield	2,011	7.4%
328	Camdenton	4,017	7.4%
329	Versailles	2,580	7.3%
330	Marionville	2,701	7.3%
331	Maysville	1,106	7.3%
332	Seymour	2,081	7.3%
333	Leadwood	1,524	7.3%
334	Wellston	1,690	7.1%
335	Van Buren	1,146	7.1%
336	Crane	1,545	7.1%
337	Cool Valley	1,319	7.0%
338	Riverview	2,688	7.0%
339	De Soto	6,452	6.9%
340	Wellsville	1,197	6.8%
341	Jennings	12,900	6.8%
342	Cassville	3,208	6.7%
343	Vandalia	3,260	6.6%
344	Seneca	1,938	6.4%
345	Sweet Springs	1,299	6.4%
346	Lilbourn	1,021	6.4%
347	Bonne Terre	6,773	6.3%
348	East Prairie	2,930	6.3%
349	Merriam Woods	2,203	6.2%
350	Flordell Hills	1,300	6.1%
351	Tipton	2,680	5.9%
352	Senath	1,578	5.8%
353	Kahoka	2,083	5.7%
354	St. Clair	4,767	5.7%
355	New London	1,118	5.6%
356	Cuba	3,172	5.6%
357	Malden	3,818	5.5%
358	Bel-Ridge	2,714	5.5%
359	Garden City	1,539	5.3%
360	Carterville	1,978	5.3%
361	Glasgow Village	5,491	5.2%
362	Humansville	1,190	5.0%
363	Licking	2,816	5.0%
364	Castle Point	2,792	4.6%
365	Blue Summit	1,145	4.5%
366	Rich Hill	1,412	4.2%
367	Pine Lawn	2,738	4.0%
368	Breckenridge Hills	4,413	3.9%
369	Sarcoxie	1,344	3.6%
370	Campbell	1,719	3.6%
371	Pierce City	1,472	3.4%
372	Purdy	1,308	3.4%
373	Hayti	2,145	2.9%
374	Marble Hill	1,781	2.6%

Methodology

Cities in Missouri 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 missouri?: Ladue ranks #1 with 62.6% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in missouri?: 1. Ladue (62.6%), 2. Warson Woods (58.6%), 3. Richmond Heights (55.6%), 4. Town and Country (55.3%), 5. Des Peres (54.8%)
How many cities in Missouri are ranked?: This ranking includes 374 cities in Missouri with available data.

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