What is the #1 most educated cities in new jersey?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Plainsboro Center	2,683	72.5%
2	Spring Lake	2,782	69.2%
3	Stonebridge	1,932	67.1%
4	Princeton Junction	1,842	64.7%
5	Hoboken	58,340	62.4%
6	Ocean Grove	2,916	61.9%
7	Weston	2,111	61.6%
8	Regency at Monroe	2,241	61.6%
9	Avalon	1,478	60.8%
10	Lambertville	4,141	60.4%
11	Edgewater	14,544	60.1%
12	Sea Girt	1,978	59.9%
13	Bay Head	1,201	59.6%
14	Cranbury	2,304	59.1%
15	Saddle River	3,358	58.7%
16	The Hills	10,732	58.4%
17	Avon-by-the-Sea	1,801	58.4%
18	Surf City	1,225	58.0%
19	Alpine	1,503	57.7%
20	Sea Bright	1,657	57.3%
21	Englewood Cliffs	5,330	56.8%
22	Franklin Center	5,770	56.3%
23	Beach Haven	1,096	55.9%
24	Little Silver	6,096	55.8%
25	Mendham	4,977	55.8%
26	Short Hills	14,398	55.2%
27	Gillette	2,739	55.1%
28	Ship Bottom	1,009	54.8%
29	Pennington	2,798	54.8%
30	Heathcote	6,689	54.6%
31	Woodcliff Lake	6,097	54.2%
32	Upper Montclair	12,279	54.0%
33	Franklin Lakes	11,011	53.9%
34	Forsgate	2,094	53.7%
35	North Caldwell	6,622	53.6%
36	Bradley Beach	4,264	53.5%
37	Monmouth Beach	3,201	53.4%
38	Springfield	1,338	53.4%
39	Liberty Corner	1,789	53.3%
40	Old Tappan	5,896	53.0%
41	Deans	1,166	52.8%
42	Princeton Meadows	15,382	52.6%
43	Six Mile Run	3,185	52.5%
44	Manasquan	5,915	52.5%
45	Chatham	9,219	52.2%
46	Lawrenceville	3,947	52.1%
47	Barclay	4,456	51.9%
48	Ridgewood	26,076	51.8%
49	Glen Ridge	7,827	51.8%
50	Neshanic Station	5,403	51.8%
51	Morris Plains	6,214	51.7%
52	Tenafly	15,252	51.6%
53	Essex Fells	2,320	51.5%
54	Mountain Lakes	4,535	51.1%
55	Towaco	5,627	50.9%
56	Greentree	11,024	50.9%
57	Monmouth Junction	9,457	50.9%
58	Hopewell	1,828	50.8%
59	Martinsville	12,016	50.7%
60	Springdale	15,672	50.6%
61	Fair Haven	6,182	50.6%
62	Ho-Ho-Kus	4,230	50.6%
63	Highland Park	14,981	50.6%
64	Fort Lee	39,818	50.5%
65	Westfield	30,760	50.3%
66	Demarest	4,916	50.1%
67	Roseland	6,211	49.9%
68	Kingston	1,557	49.8%
69	Vista Center	2,235	49.6%
70	Fanwood	7,714	49.4%
71	Blackwells Mills	10,220	49.3%
72	Rumson	7,265	49.3%
73	River Edge	12,024	49.1%
74	Green Village	1,040	49.1%
75	Cranford	1,783	49.1%
76	North Beach Haven	2,282	49.0%
77	Haddonfield	12,502	48.9%
78	Bernardsville	7,871	48.8%
79	Allendale	6,820	48.8%
80	Ten Mile Run	2,288	48.7%
81	Summit	22,512	48.7%
82	Upper Saddle River	8,354	48.6%
83	Seaside Park	1,804	48.6%
84	Peapack and Gladstone	2,547	48.5%
85	Basking Ridge	7,882	48.2%
86	Oradell	8,197	48.0%
87	Harrington Park	4,883	48.0%
88	Dayton	8,241	47.6%
89	Mountainside	6,967	47.6%
90	New Providence	13,577	47.2%
91	Strathmore	6,593	47.2%
92	Pines Lake	2,989	47.0%
93	Brookside	1,287	47.0%
94	Secaucus	21,437	46.8%
95	Lebanon	1,664	46.8%
96	Mount Hope	3,082	46.7%
97	Margate City	5,260	46.4%
98	Wanamassa	4,344	46.4%
99	Lavallette	1,836	46.2%
100	Millington	3,002	46.1%
101	Metuchen	14,982	46.0%
102	Dover Beaches South	1,520	45.9%
103	Packanack Lake	6,126	45.9%
104	Watchung	6,429	45.8%
105	Princeton	30,451	45.8%
106	Robbinsville Center	3,808	45.7%
107	Parsippany	21,869	45.7%
108	Great Notch	3,898	45.6%
109	Ramsey	14,722	45.6%
110	Far Hills	1,004	45.3%
111	Glen Rock	12,082	45.2%
112	Lyons	5,444	45.2%
113	Pine Brook	6,017	45.2%
114	Kinnelon	9,971	45.1%
115	Chester	1,359	45.0%
116	Highlands	4,575	45.0%
117	Belle Mead	6,772	44.9%
118	Madison	16,464	44.9%
119	Shrewsbury	4,162	44.6%
120	Haworth	3,321	44.5%
121	Moorestown-Lenola	14,523	44.1%
122	Brielle	4,960	44.1%
123	Ledgewood	5,150	44.0%
124	Whittingham	2,516	44.0%
125	Leonia	9,300	43.6%
126	Richwood	3,453	43.5%
127	Ocean City	11,260	43.3%
128	Troy Hills	5,183	43.3%
129	Robertsville	11,859	43.3%
130	Annandale	1,751	43.3%
131	Bradley Gardens	14,315	43.2%
132	Sea Isle City	2,079	43.1%
133	Fair Lawn	35,153	43.1%
134	Hillsdale	10,086	43.1%
135	Spring Lake Heights	4,866	43.0%
136	Closter	8,544	42.9%
137	Westmont	13,870	42.9%
138	Hillsborough	22,302	42.8%
139	Florham Park	13,134	42.7%
140	Somerset	23,851	42.7%
141	Panther Valley	4,622	42.6%
142	Medford Lakes	4,267	42.6%
143	Franklin Park	13,327	42.5%
144	White House Station	3,758	42.4%
145	Point Pleasant Beach	4,826	42.4%
146	Atlantic Highlands	4,409	42.3%
147	Lincroft	6,901	42.2%
148	Cologne	1,023	42.1%
149	Norwood	5,668	42.1%
150	Monroe Manor	2,308	42.1%
151	Lake Mohawk	9,116	42.0%
152	Morristown	20,256	42.0%
153	Palisades Park	20,192	42.0%
154	East Freehold	5,381	41.9%
155	Navesink	1,904	41.7%
156	Califon	1,065	41.6%
157	Caldwell	8,898	41.3%
158	Green Knoll	6,664	41.3%
159	Rutherford	18,748	41.2%
160	Beesleys Point	1,476	41.1%
161	Linwood	6,954	41.0%
162	Watsessing	7,944	41.0%
163	Lake Como	1,660	41.0%
164	Belmar	5,861	40.9%
165	Brookdale	10,044	40.8%
166	Morganville	5,544	40.8%
167	Beach Haven West	5,164	40.7%
168	Park Ridge	9,218	40.7%
169	Middlebush	2,017	40.6%
170	Mount Tabor	1,127	40.5%
171	Whippany	8,862	40.4%
172	Stirling	2,868	40.4%
173	Midland Park	6,996	40.4%
174	Pleasantdale	2,293	40.3%
175	Wildwood Crest	3,094	40.3%
176	Dover Beaches North	1,599	40.2%
177	Preakness	18,538	40.1%
178	Emerson	7,263	40.1%
179	Kendall Park	10,765	40.1%
180	Brass Castle	1,844	40.0%
181	Cresskill	9,101	40.0%
182	Auburn	1,209	40.0%
183	Montvale	8,625	39.9%
184	Clinton	2,784	39.9%
185	Tinton Falls	19,252	39.8%
186	Somerville	12,958	39.8%
187	Rainbow Lakes	1,376	39.8%
188	Mickleton	1,734	39.7%
189	Haddon Heights	7,488	39.6%
190	Waldwick	10,090	39.5%
191	Highland Lakes	3,941	39.5%
192	Shark River Hills	3,035	39.4%
193	Bridgewater Center	6,198	39.3%
194	Westwood	11,221	39.3%
195	Hamilton Square	11,643	39.2%
196	Ashland	9,437	39.1%
197	Brigantine	7,702	39.0%
198	Iselin	19,151	38.8%
199	Wood-Ridge	10,094	38.8%
200	Pine Beach	2,378	38.7%
201	Red Bank	12,864	38.7%
202	Cedar Knolls	4,754	38.7%
203	Jersey City	289,691	38.6%
204	Island Heights	1,691	38.6%
205	Collingswood	14,163	38.4%
206	Oakland	12,700	38.3%
207	White Meadow Lake	8,706	38.2%
208	Northvale	4,782	37.8%
209	Harrison	19,599	37.8%
210	Cape May	2,789	37.7%
211	Bedminster	1,463	37.6%
212	Wenonah	2,248	37.2%
213	Lake Hiawatha	10,406	37.1%
214	Pompton Plains	10,766	36.8%
215	Ringwood	11,600	36.6%
216	Mount Arlington	5,901	36.6%
217	Paramus	26,500	36.6%
218	Echelon	13,577	36.5%
219	Flanders	8,949	36.5%
220	Point Pleasant	19,158	36.4%
221	Rossmoor	3,136	36.4%
222	Long Valley	2,107	36.4%
223	West Freehold	14,233	36.4%
224	Riverdale	4,084	36.2%
225	Seaville	2,678	36.1%
226	Succasunna	9,866	36.1%
227	Marlton	10,473	36.1%
228	Oceanport	6,130	36.0%
229	Allentown	1,926	35.3%
230	Bordentown	4,006	35.2%
231	Asbury Park	15,239	34.9%
232	Lincoln Park	10,901	34.9%
233	Beattystown	4,479	34.9%
234	Riverton	2,771	34.8%
235	Marmora	2,011	34.8%
236	West Belmar	2,682	34.8%
237	Ridgefield	11,439	34.7%
238	Frenchtown	1,609	34.7%
239	Mullica Hill	4,561	34.4%
240	Finderne	5,968	34.4%
241	Hawthorne	19,472	34.3%
242	High Bridge	3,584	34.2%
243	Palermo	2,667	34.2%
244	Concordia	2,724	34.0%
245	Colonia	18,294	34.0%
246	Barrington	7,047	33.8%
247	Northfield	8,427	33.7%
248	Bargaintown	5,231	33.6%
249	Turnersville	3,071	33.6%
250	Dumont	18,072	33.5%
251	New Milford	16,882	33.4%
252	Audubon	8,699	33.2%
253	Butler	8,072	33.1%
254	Boonton	8,803	33.1%
255	Garwood	4,688	33.1%
256	Helmetta	2,317	33.0%
257	Bergenfield	28,269	32.9%
258	Hackensack	45,768	32.9%
259	East Rutherford	10,154	32.8%
260	Maywood	10,042	32.7%
261	Englewood	29,342	32.7%
262	Yorketown	7,265	32.6%
263	Sewell	3,065	32.6%
264	Cherry Hill Mall	14,827	32.5%
265	Budd Lake	10,106	32.5%
266	Pitman	8,834	32.1%
267	Glen Gardner	1,702	32.0%
268	Golden Triangle	4,893	32.0%
269	English Creek	2,275	31.9%
270	Byram Center	2,018	31.7%
271	Beckett	5,072	31.7%
272	Matawan	9,636	31.6%
273	Barnegat	3,367	31.6%
274	Hamburg	3,293	31.5%
275	Oakhurst	3,811	31.5%
276	Lake Hopatcong	10,383	31.4%
277	Oak Ridge	10,860	31.4%
278	Cliffside Park	25,580	31.3%
279	South Dennis	1,579	31.2%
280	Mercerville	13,693	31.1%
281	Lake Telemark	1,519	31.1%
282	Ramblewood	6,542	31.1%
283	Singac	3,987	30.9%
284	Guttenberg	11,638	30.9%
285	Rockaway	6,589	30.8%
286	Wanaque	11,162	30.7%
287	Ventnor City	9,220	30.6%
288	Milltown	6,994	30.5%
289	Oaklyn	3,934	30.4%
290	Smithville	9,260	30.4%
291	South Plainfield	24,231	30.4%
292	Kingston Estates	6,250	30.2%
293	Hasbrouck Heights	12,067	30.0%
294	Netcong	3,543	30.0%
295	Eatontown	13,537	29.8%
296	Raritan	8,192	29.5%
297	Roselle Park	13,965	29.2%
298	Ellisburg	5,021	29.1%
299	Ramtown	6,410	29.1%
300	Milford	1,306	29.1%
301	Pompton Lakes	11,010	29.1%
302	Union	3,284	29.0%
303	North Haledon	8,757	28.9%
304	North Arlington	16,368	28.8%
305	Bloomingdale	7,686	28.7%
306	Upper Greenwood Lake	3,621	28.6%
307	Roosevelt	1,059	28.3%
308	Landing	4,499	28.2%
309	Hightstown	5,869	28.0%
310	Bayonne	70,468	28.0%
311	Leonardo	2,342	28.0%
312	Manahawkin	2,359	27.9%
313	Fords	13,052	27.5%
314	Newfoundland	1,281	27.3%
315	Woodstown	3,690	27.2%
316	Wallington	11,825	27.0%
317	West Long Branch	8,576	27.0%
318	Hampton	1,127	27.0%
319	Totowa	10,919	26.7%
320	Tuckerton	3,616	26.6%
321	Menlo Park Terrace	2,952	26.6%
322	Old Bridge	28,015	26.5%
323	Laurence Harbor	6,130	26.4%
324	Hewitt	2,797	26.4%
325	Brownville	2,267	26.4%
326	Stanhope	3,551	26.4%
327	Sayreville	45,237	26.2%
328	Mays Landing	6,178	26.0%
329	Mount Royal	1,077	26.0%
330	Crandon Lakes	1,258	26.0%
331	Port Republic	1,047	26.0%
332	Woodland Park	13,284	25.9%
333	Keyport	7,159	25.8%
334	North Wildwood	3,620	25.7%
335	Hopatcong	14,470	25.6%
336	Spotswood	8,112	25.6%
337	Elmwood Park	21,287	25.6%
338	Newfield	1,811	25.6%
339	Macopin	2,305	25.5%
340	Englishtown	2,075	25.5%
341	Middlesex	14,518	25.5%
342	Little Ferry	10,942	25.5%
343	Rahway	29,748	25.3%
344	Erma	2,039	25.3%
345	Laurel Springs	2,025	25.2%
346	Clifton	89,247	25.2%
347	Clearbrook	2,477	25.1%
348	Ridgefield Park	13,167	25.1%
349	Union Beach	5,722	24.9%
350	Belford	2,039	24.9%
351	Toms River	93,915	24.8%
352	Vernon Center	1,490	24.7%
353	Merchantville	3,815	24.6%
354	Bogota	9,110	24.6%
355	Woodbridge	20,086	24.5%
356	Centre Grove	1,371	24.5%
357	Seaside Heights	1,992	24.5%
358	Ocean Acres	18,689	24.5%
359	Magnolia	4,360	24.3%
360	West New York	51,683	24.2%
361	Farmingdale	1,399	24.0%
362	Estell Manor	1,612	24.0%
363	Ocean Gate	1,768	23.9%
364	North Cape May	3,577	23.7%
365	Yardville	6,266	23.7%
366	Flemington	4,887	23.5%
367	Stratford	6,965	23.4%
368	Gibbstown	3,494	23.3%
369	Leisure Knoll	2,725	23.3%
370	White Horse	10,040	23.3%
371	Sewaren	3,196	23.3%
372	Carlstadt	6,343	23.2%
373	Woodbury Heights	3,116	23.2%
374	Hammonton	14,746	23.1%
375	Cape May Court House	5,375	23.1%
376	Leisure Village East	4,309	23.0%
377	Twin Rivers	8,315	23.0%
378	Kenilworth	8,339	22.9%
379	Glassboro	23,375	22.9%
380	Pomona	8,141	22.8%
381	Hackettstown	10,143	22.8%
382	South Amboy	9,714	22.8%
383	Rio Grande	3,285	22.7%
384	Long Branch	32,184	22.6%
385	Sicklerville	44,500	22.6%
386	Waretown	1,894	22.5%
387	Berlin	7,503	22.4%
388	Somers Point	10,461	22.4%
389	Avenel	17,143	22.3%
390	Newton	8,336	22.3%
391	Absecon	9,099	22.0%
392	Port Reading	3,775	21.9%
393	Jamesburg	5,763	21.9%
394	Folsom	1,732	21.8%
395	Wharton	7,254	21.7%
396	Palmyra	7,447	21.6%
397	Absecon Highlands	1,512	21.6%
398	Kearny	40,570	21.3%
399	South River	16,007	21.2%
400	McKee City	10,843	21.2%
401	Ogdensburg	2,231	21.2%
402	Neptune City	4,607	20.9%
403	Vauxhall	5,875	20.8%
404	Dorothy	1,255	20.7%
405	Manville	10,870	20.7%
406	Leisure Village West	4,070	20.6%
407	Thorofare	2,419	20.5%
408	Belvidere	2,526	20.4%
409	Dunellen	7,711	20.1%
410	Mystic Island	7,616	20.1%
411	Beachwood	11,002	19.9%
412	Washington	7,287	19.8%
413	Lodi	25,946	19.6%
414	Woodbury	9,992	19.6%
415	Williamstown	14,855	19.5%
416	West Berlin	2,533	19.5%
417	New Egypt	1,949	19.5%
418	Bound Brook	12,023	19.5%
419	Ampere North	4,968	19.4%
420	Union City	66,375	19.4%
421	North Middletown	3,081	19.1%
422	Alloway	1,473	19.1%
423	Madison Park	8,798	19.0%
424	Kenvil	1,719	19.0%
425	McGuire AFB	4,491	18.9%
426	Port Monmouth	3,285	18.8%
427	Burlington	9,904	18.8%
428	Elmer	1,152	18.8%
429	Atco	8,037	18.6%
430	Pemberton Heights	2,643	18.6%
431	Victory Lakes	1,403	18.6%
432	Gibbsboro	2,337	18.6%
433	Carteret	25,187	18.5%
434	Crestwood Village	7,951	18.5%
435	East Newark	2,529	18.5%
436	Roebling	3,591	18.4%
437	Cliffwood Beach	3,044	18.4%
438	Roselle	22,455	18.3%
439	Moonachie	3,106	18.1%
440	Freehold	12,504	18.1%
441	Sussex	2,004	18.0%
442	Villas	9,897	18.0%
443	Holiday City South	4,294	17.9%
444	Leisure Village	6,307	17.8%
445	Holiday City-Berkeley	12,896	17.8%
446	Hopelawn	2,986	17.8%
447	Glendora	5,367	17.7%
448	Olivet	1,647	17.7%
449	Forked River	4,988	17.7%
450	Lawnside	3,124	17.4%
451	Runnemede	8,310	17.3%
452	Haledon	8,936	17.2%
453	Garfield	32,502	17.2%
454	Fairview	14,920	17.0%
455	Mount Ephraim	4,648	17.0%
456	Alpha	2,249	17.0%
457	Leisuretowne	3,244	16.8%
458	Swedesboro	2,720	16.8%
459	Beverly	2,489	16.8%
460	Silver Lake	1,447	16.7%
461	North Plainfield	22,667	16.7%
462	Rosenhayn	1,066	16.6%
463	South Bound Brook	4,833	16.6%
464	Linden	43,614	16.5%
465	Clementon	5,351	16.5%
466	Cedar Glen Lakes	1,509	16.4%
467	Bellmawr	11,678	16.3%
468	Pine Lake Park	9,251	16.3%
469	East Orange	69,183	16.1%
470	Groveville	3,007	16.1%
471	Phillipsburg	15,251	15.8%
472	Franklinville	1,999	15.8%
473	Cedar Glen West	1,654	15.7%
474	Upper Pohatcong	1,851	15.7%
475	West Park	1,521	15.7%
476	Vineland	60,692	15.6%
477	Somerdale	5,535	15.6%
478	Sunset Lake	1,341	15.3%
479	Voorhees	1,775	15.2%
480	Westville	4,285	15.2%
481	Clayton	8,867	15.1%
482	Keansburg	9,729	15.0%
483	Franklin	4,938	14.9%
484	Prospect Park	6,286	14.9%
485	Oxford	1,140	14.8%
486	Country Lake Estates	4,700	14.8%
487	East Franklin	10,281	14.7%
488	Pennsville	12,238	14.7%
489	Paulsboro	6,213	14.6%
490	Plainfield	54,515	14.2%
491	Blackwood	4,615	14.1%
492	Lindenwold	21,534	14.0%
493	Carneys Point	7,945	13.9%
494	Pine Hill	10,762	13.8%
495	Holiday Heights	2,118	13.7%
496	Gloucester City	11,465	13.6%
497	Florence	5,027	13.3%
498	Atlantic City	38,486	13.3%
499	Buena	4,500	13.1%
500	Millville	27,432	13.0%
501	Whitesboro	2,946	12.9%
502	Egg Harbor City	4,378	12.6%
503	Dover	18,420	12.2%
504	Browns Mills	9,561	12.2%
505	National Park	3,043	12.2%
506	Pemberton	1,373	12.1%
507	Lakehurst	2,666	11.9%
508	Chesilhurst	1,340	11.8%
509	New Brunswick	55,744	11.8%
510	Fort Dix	8,034	11.6%
511	Lakewood	69,884	11.6%
512	Oak Valley	4,374	11.5%
513	Newark	307,188	11.3%
514	Wildwood	5,140	11.2%
515	Silver Ridge	1,176	11.2%
516	Trenton	89,966	10.9%
517	Port Morris	1,141	10.9%
518	Woodlynne	2,899	10.7%
519	South Toms River	3,701	10.0%
520	Perth Amboy	55,278	10.0%
521	Passaic	69,651	9.7%
522	Collings Lakes	1,489	9.3%
523	Elizabeth	135,887	9.2%
524	Pine Ridge at Crestwood	2,756	8.9%
525	Brooklawn	1,788	8.8%
526	Malaga	1,612	8.8%
527	Victory Gardens	1,891	8.7%
528	East Vineland	1,475	8.5%
529	Salem	5,315	8.2%
530	Rutgers University-Busch Campus	5,747	8.0%
531	Presidential Lakes Estates	1,927	7.9%
532	Paterson	157,660	7.8%
533	Pleasantville	20,604	7.7%
534	Penns Grove	4,860	7.5%
535	Gouldtown	1,555	7.3%
536	Woodbine	2,083	7.1%
537	Laurel Lake	2,514	7.1%
538	Camden	71,471	5.8%
539	Seabrook Farms	1,469	5.5%
540	Keasbey	2,793	5.4%
541	Montclair State University	2,177	4.0%
542	Bridgeton	26,836	3.3%
543	Port Norris	1,702	3.2%
544	Stockton University	2,801	2.5%
545	Rutgers University-Livingston Campus	3,041	1.8%
546	Kean University	1,359	1.6%
547	The College of New Jersey	4,103	1.5%
548	William Paterson University of New Jersey	1,240	1.4%
549	Ramapo College of New Jersey	2,163	0.4%

Methodology

Cities in New Jersey 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 new jersey?: Plainsboro Center ranks #1 with 72.5% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in new jersey?: 1. Plainsboro Center (72.5%), 2. Spring Lake (69.2%), 3. Stonebridge (67.1%), 4. Princeton Junction (64.7%), 5. Hoboken (62.4%)
How many cities in New Jersey are ranked?: This ranking includes 549 cities in New Jersey with available data.

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