What is the #1 most educated cities in virginia?

#	City	Population	Bachelor's+
1	Great Falls Crossing	1,384	71.0%
2	Rivanna	2,258	61.8%
3	Tysons	28,022	60.0%
4	Great Falls	14,854	59.8%
5	Navy	3,787	59.1%
6	Nellysford	1,623	58.5%
7	Merrifield	20,549	57.5%
8	McLean	50,232	57.4%
9	Arlington	235,463	56.7%
10	Pantops	4,328	56.4%
11	Wolf Trap	16,020	56.3%
12	Difficult Run	10,202	55.6%
13	Wyndham	12,084	54.9%
14	Fort Hunt	16,519	54.2%
15	Sully Square	2,668	54.2%
16	Earlysville	1,217	54.0%
17	Dunn Loring	8,782	54.0%
18	Falls Church	14,593	53.8%
19	Floris	7,135	53.6%
20	Franklin Farm	18,509	53.4%
21	Dranesville	11,860	53.4%
22	Crosspointe	5,632	53.1%
23	Fairfax Station	12,298	52.9%
24	Reston	63,542	52.5%
25	South Run	6,714	52.4%
26	Oakton	36,776	51.6%
27	Mantua	7,447	51.5%
28	Loudoun Valley Estates	10,323	51.3%
29	Braddock	6,404	51.0%
30	Short Pump	28,177	51.0%
31	Union Mill	4,351	50.6%
32	Huntington	13,250	50.5%
33	Crozet	9,211	50.2%
34	Pimmit Hills	6,395	50.0%
35	Alexandria	156,788	49.9%
36	Franconia	18,141	49.8%
37	Goose Creek Village	2,519	49.5%
38	Fair Lakes	8,617	49.3%
39	Brambleton	23,999	49.3%
40	Vienna	16,369	49.0%
41	Oak Grove	2,452	48.9%
42	Hayfield	4,252	48.9%
43	Fair Oaks	35,472	48.7%
44	Wakefield	12,024	48.5%
45	Belmont	9,525	48.4%
46	Lowes Island	11,199	48.3%
47	Kingstowne	17,436	47.9%
48	Moorefield	5,598	47.6%
49	Long Branch	7,066	46.9%
50	Broadlands	14,673	46.9%
51	Cascades	12,489	46.9%
52	Occoquan	1,089	46.4%
53	Bull Run	7,513	45.9%
54	Lake Barcroft	10,678	45.4%
55	Ashburn	45,551	45.4%
56	Burke	43,336	45.4%
57	McNair	22,451	45.1%
58	One Loudoun	3,126	45.0%
59	Lansdowne	12,603	44.9%
60	Mount Vernon	13,120	44.7%
61	Innsbrook	8,559	44.7%
62	Kings Park West	13,281	44.3%
63	Burke Centre	17,447	44.2%
64	Newington Forest	12,434	44.0%
65	Kings Park	4,206	43.8%
66	Massanetta Springs	6,028	43.5%
67	Cape Charles	1,278	43.5%
68	South Riding	34,200	43.3%
69	Chamberlayne	5,000	43.0%
70	Massanutten	2,215	42.5%
71	West Springfield	22,905	42.5%
72	Stone Ridge	16,340	42.4%
73	Idylwood	17,469	42.0%
74	Newington	13,824	41.9%
75	Lincolnia	19,913	41.9%
76	Countryside	9,521	41.5%
77	Fairfax	24,478	41.3%
78	Woodburn	10,046	41.2%
79	New Baltimore	11,595	40.7%
80	Laurel Hill	7,551	40.7%
81	Hollymead	8,566	40.4%
82	Woodlake	7,373	40.4%
83	Union Hall	1,468	40.1%
84	Rose Hill	21,484	39.6%
85	Arcola	2,858	39.5%
86	Midlothian	18,702	39.5%
87	Greenbriar	7,989	39.4%
88	Tuckahoe	48,610	39.2%
89	Belmont Estates	1,037	39.1%
90	Dulles Town Center	5,541	39.0%
91	Centreville	71,885	39.0%
92	Bon Air	17,302	38.4%
93	Charlottesville	45,863	38.4%
94	Chantilly	23,744	37.7%
95	Leesburg	48,788	37.1%
96	University Center	4,107	37.1%
97	North Shore	3,708	36.9%
98	West Falls Church	30,660	36.7%
99	Mason Neck	2,059	36.4%
100	Montclair	22,295	36.3%
101	Innovation	1,139	36.3%
102	Purcellville	8,974	36.1%
103	Fairlawn	2,555	36.1%
104	Cave Spring	26,014	36.0%
105	Lake Monticello	10,820	35.7%
106	Lorton	21,961	35.7%
107	Buckhall	20,447	35.7%
108	Ravensworth	2,566	35.7%
109	Gainesville	18,036	35.3%
110	Lake of the Woods	8,165	34.8%
111	Independent Hill	10,217	34.6%
112	Leesylvania	22,848	34.6%
113	Haymarket	1,591	34.5%
114	Herndon	24,529	34.1%
115	Merrimac	2,955	34.0%
116	Forest	12,476	33.9%
117	Rockwood	8,834	33.7%
118	Linton Hall	42,077	33.7%
119	Lake Ridge	45,007	33.6%
120	Brandermill	13,938	33.5%
121	Nokesville	1,179	33.4%
122	Bull Run Mountain Estates	1,582	33.3%
123	Captains Cove	1,676	33.2%
124	County Center	4,233	33.1%
125	Bracey	1,243	32.9%
126	Christiansburg	22,820	32.4%
127	Rustburg	1,276	32.0%
128	Springfield	30,894	31.9%
129	Annandale	41,982	31.8%
130	Richmond	227,595	31.2%
131	Groveton	13,563	31.2%
132	Sugarland Run	12,920	30.7%
133	Aquia Harbour	6,917	30.4%
134	Daleville	3,166	30.4%
135	Warrenton	10,151	30.4%
136	Bailey's Crossroads	25,458	30.3%
137	Falmouth	5,036	30.0%
138	Dayton	2,023	30.0%
139	Glen Allen	16,630	29.7%
140	Ruckersville	1,314	29.7%
141	Piney Mountain	2,478	29.4%
142	Chincoteague	3,300	29.3%
143	Camp Barrett	1,569	29.2%
144	North Springfield	7,511	29.1%
145	Abingdon	8,332	28.8%
146	Onancock	1,323	28.5%
147	Poquoson	12,556	28.1%
148	Virginia Beach	457,066	28.1%
149	Fredericksburg	28,383	27.8%
150	Triangle	11,265	27.5%
151	Hutchison	6,936	27.5%
152	Lovettsville	2,697	27.5%
153	Carrollton	7,903	27.1%
154	Penhook	1,253	27.1%
155	Bridgewater	6,650	27.0%
156	Halifax	1,348	26.9%
157	Cherry Hill	23,443	26.7%
158	Manchester	12,347	26.5%
159	Basye	1,416	26.3%
160	Passapatanzy	1,015	26.1%
161	Mechanicsville	38,437	25.9%
162	Smithfield	8,729	25.7%
163	Riner	1,037	25.6%
164	Blacksburg	45,288	25.6%
165	Apple Mountain Lake	1,801	25.4%
166	Lakeside	12,845	25.3%
167	Claypool Hill	1,332	25.3%
168	Staunton	25,765	25.1%
169	Lexington	7,420	25.1%
170	Sterling	31,251	24.6%
171	Chesapeake	251,153	24.6%
172	Westlake Corner	1,824	24.6%
173	Fishersville	9,546	24.4%
174	Arrington	1,084	24.2%
175	Chatham	1,535	24.1%
176	Gate City	1,939	24.1%
177	Rio	1,213	24.0%
178	Potomac Mills	6,122	23.9%
179	Laymantown	1,843	23.9%
180	Berryville	4,667	23.9%
181	Stafford Courthouse	5,780	23.8%
182	Rushmere	1,087	23.8%
183	Cloverdale	3,095	23.8%
184	George Mason	9,954	23.8%
185	Williamsburg	15,564	23.7%
186	Chatmoss	1,503	23.3%
187	Seven Corners	9,171	23.2%
188	Dahlgren	3,417	23.1%
189	Louisa	2,249	23.0%
190	Chester	23,519	22.6%
191	Timberlake	12,833	22.5%
192	Mount Hermon	4,326	22.5%
193	Dumbarton	8,407	22.4%
194	Suffolk	96,638	22.2%
195	Enon	4,035	22.1%
196	Cana	1,164	22.1%
197	West Point	3,439	22.0%
198	Weyers Cave	2,243	21.7%
199	Lynchburg	79,255	21.6%
200	Fort Belvoir	8,107	21.6%
201	Gloucester Courthouse	3,509	21.5%
202	Manassas	42,674	21.5%
203	Buchanan	1,271	21.5%
204	Goochland	1,301	21.4%
205	Norfolk	235,037	21.1%
206	Salem	25,477	21.1%
207	Dale City	72,793	21.1%
208	Lake Caroline	2,708	21.0%
209	Winchester	27,981	21.0%
210	Hybla Valley	17,877	20.9%
211	Clarksville	1,723	20.8%
212	Ashland	7,667	20.6%
213	Colonial Heights	18,210	20.5%
214	Woodbridge	43,443	20.3%
215	Roanoke	98,677	20.2%
216	Bluefield	5,016	20.0%
217	King George	4,833	19.9%
218	Altavista	3,356	19.9%
219	Stephens City	2,338	19.5%
220	Laurel	18,180	19.4%
221	Chilhowie	2,462	19.3%
222	Southern Gateway	2,224	19.2%
223	Newport News	184,774	18.9%
224	Wise	2,940	18.9%
225	Lake Land'Or	3,581	18.9%
226	Lake Holiday	2,059	18.8%
227	Harrisonburg	51,492	18.7%
228	Waynesboro	22,574	18.6%
229	Hampton	137,334	18.6%
230	Matoaca	2,448	18.6%
231	Sudley	18,420	18.5%
232	Culpeper	20,437	18.5%
233	St. Paul	1,046	18.4%
234	Lake Wilderness	3,255	18.3%
235	Amherst	2,124	18.2%
236	Gloucester Point	11,159	18.1%
237	Collinsville	7,645	18.1%
238	Franklin	8,212	18.0%
239	South Hill	4,737	18.0%
240	Wytheville	8,224	17.9%
241	Radford	16,505	17.8%
242	East Highland Park	16,071	17.8%
243	Hollins	17,005	17.5%
244	Shenandoah Farms	3,956	17.3%
245	Petersburg	33,365	17.2%
246	Bristol	17,024	17.2%
247	Manassas Park	16,923	16.8%
248	Broadway	4,221	16.7%
249	Colonial Beach	3,930	16.6%
250	Rural Retreat	1,614	16.6%
251	Kilmarnock	1,361	16.5%
252	McGaheysville	1,155	16.4%
253	Quantico Base	5,491	16.3%
254	Marion	5,694	16.1%
255	Luray	4,836	16.1%
256	Edinburg	1,544	16.1%
257	Woodstock	5,851	16.0%
258	Glade Spring	2,224	15.7%
259	Spotsylvania Courthouse	6,793	15.7%
260	Portsmouth	97,299	15.7%
261	New Market	2,159	15.7%
262	Gordonsville	1,527	15.7%
263	East Lexington	2,020	15.6%
264	Grottoes	2,926	15.6%
265	Tappahannock	1,865	15.6%
266	Blue Ridge	3,112	15.5%
267	Central Garage	1,364	15.5%
268	Brightwood	1,436	15.4%
269	Buena Vista	6,612	15.3%
270	Verona	4,274	15.2%
271	Meadowbrook	20,383	15.1%
272	Warsaw	2,324	15.0%
273	Stuarts Draft	11,920	15.0%
274	Farmville	7,613	14.9%
275	Middletown	1,634	14.6%
276	Rocky Mount	4,926	14.6%
277	Cedar Bluff	1,156	14.4%
278	Yorkshire	10,678	14.3%
279	Bedford	6,703	14.1%
280	Bethel Manor	4,512	14.1%
281	South Boston	7,896	14.1%
282	Waverly	2,629	14.0%
283	Big Stone Gap	5,193	13.9%
284	Stanleytown	1,323	13.8%
285	Orange	5,000	13.8%
286	Martinsville	13,584	13.7%
287	Lebanon	3,133	13.7%
288	Independence	1,144	13.6%
289	Stuart	1,681	13.6%
290	Clifton Forge	3,483	13.6%
291	Twin Lakes	1,794	13.6%
292	Castlewood	1,120	13.5%
293	Bowling Green	1,455	13.4%
294	Concord	1,367	13.4%
295	Ettrick	5,760	13.4%
296	Riverdale	1,129	13.4%
297	Bassett	1,020	13.3%
298	Bealeton	5,193	13.2%
299	Lyndhurst	1,401	13.2%
300	Horse Pasture	2,193	13.0%
301	Strasburg	7,162	12.9%
302	Coeburn	1,606	12.9%
303	Prince George	2,066	12.9%
304	Highland Springs	15,091	12.8%
305	Tazewell	4,419	12.8%
306	Front Royal	15,152	12.8%
307	Montrose	8,624	12.8%
308	Pembroke	1,130	12.7%
309	Danville	42,239	12.7%
310	Blackstone	3,341	12.7%
311	Kenbridge	1,348	12.5%
312	University of Virginia	9,159	12.5%
313	Shawneeland	2,653	12.5%
314	Patrick Springs	2,094	12.4%
315	Ridgeway	1,082	12.2%
316	Galax	6,698	12.2%
317	Madison Heights	10,398	12.1%
318	Fort Lee	8,318	12.1%
319	Clintwood	1,478	11.9%
320	Norton	3,620	11.9%
321	Blairs	1,001	11.9%
322	Narrows	2,064	11.8%
323	Hurt	1,382	11.6%
324	Raven	1,826	11.6%
325	Pulaski	8,937	11.5%
326	Vinton	8,038	11.5%
327	Lawrenceville	1,149	11.5%
328	Crewe	2,795	11.4%
329	Emory	1,135	11.3%
330	Courtland	1,784	11.3%
331	Hillsville	2,869	11.1%
332	Wattsville	1,425	11.0%
333	Elkton	2,973	10.8%
334	Woodlawn	2,461	10.7%
335	Pearisburg	2,864	10.7%
336	Cluster Springs	1,038	10.7%
337	Glasgow	1,253	10.5%
338	Dumfries	5,749	10.4%
339	Richlands	5,188	10.4%
340	Marshall	3,213	10.4%
341	Adwolf	1,001	10.3%
342	Elliston	1,041	10.3%
343	Windsor	2,808	10.1%
344	Exmore	1,742	10.1%
345	Gretna	1,275	10.0%
346	Chase City	2,530	10.0%
347	Emporia	5,633	9.8%
348	Appalachia	1,612	9.8%
349	Benns Church	1,443	9.8%
350	Bensley	5,819	9.7%
351	Greenville	1,187	9.5%
352	Bellwood	8,489	9.3%
353	Jolivue	1,135	8.9%
354	Ferrum	1,622	8.9%
355	Mount Jackson	2,048	8.7%
356	Sandston	7,011	8.7%
357	Victoria	1,844	8.6%
358	Hampden-Sydney	1,942	8.5%
359	Appomattox	2,085	8.3%
360	Shawsville	1,725	8.3%
361	Hopewell	22,944	8.1%
362	Mathews	1,145	8.1%
363	Saltville	2,056	8.1%
364	Jonesville	1,290	8.1%
365	Stanley	1,976	7.7%
366	Dooms	1,360	7.7%
367	Timberville	2,998	7.6%
368	Weber City	1,478	7.2%
369	Brookneal	1,275	7.1%
370	Maurertown	1,138	7.0%
371	Amelia Court House	1,192	6.9%
372	Atkins	1,026	6.7%
373	Dublin	2,671	6.7%
374	Loch Lomond	4,460	6.5%
375	Covington	5,671	6.5%
376	Boswell's Corner	1,459	6.1%
377	Pennington Gap	2,020	5.7%
378	Craigsville	1,052	4.8%
379	Harriston	1,252	4.6%
380	Shenandoah	3,131	4.5%
381	Crimora	1,823	4.2%
382	Honaker	1,218	3.9%
383	Plum Creek	1,067	3.0%
384	Mountain Road	1,517	1.0%

Methodology

Cities in Virginia 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 virginia?: Great Falls Crossing ranks #1 with 71.0% (bachelor's+).
What are the top 5 most educated cities in virginia?: 1. Great Falls Crossing (71.0%), 2. Rivanna (61.8%), 3. Tysons (60.0%), 4. Great Falls (59.8%), 5. Navy (59.1%)
How many cities in Virginia are ranked?: This ranking includes 384 cities in Virginia with available data.

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