Which city has the most educated population

[kyle19125]

Originally Posted by backdrifter

The state's voters just chose to enshrine discrimination against a minority group of people into the state constitution. Doesn't strike me as being very liberal. I don't dispute the fact that there ARE people in NC who are very liberal and who are left-leaning politically, but that doesn't change the fact the state, as a whole, is really more conservative with a legislature that votes routinely for conservative issues that still have an effect on you even if you live in, say, Asheville. Compared to much (but obviously not all) of Europe, where the OP is coming from, somewhere like Massachusetts or California might be more fitting.

The point is that the liberal cities in North Carolina are every bit as liberal as what you would find in comparable Massachusetts or California cities at a fraction of the cost of living....despite "how it strikes you". Durham, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Asheville and Boone politically match Berkeley or Cambridge pretty evenly. California as a state by the way isn't all that liberal if one looks at "state politics". It's foolish in my opinion to look at state politics when it so rarely affects life at the city level. When one lives in a city/area one is hard pressed to become influenced by other cities in the state unless one spends considerable time travelling.

[tmac9wr]

Here's the metro rankings. You can tailor the details to graduate degrees, bachelors, etc.

Brookings - Quality. Independence. Impact.

[Latina7]

Originally Posted by TAM88

Cities with a large number of educated people would be Boston, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco and Minneapolis/St. Paul. Austin and Raleigh are both smart cities but are in the south.

You have left out NYC........the rivalry between Boston and NYC is showing!!!!!!

[Sound of Reason]

Originally Posted by sosta76

You consider Raleigh as south? I thought NC has mild climate!? If Washington is Africa hot in the summer, Raligh is more south apropos hotter. Just thinking out loud, I should do more research

Raleigh is usually hotter than Atlanta given the lower elevation. Washington D.C. during the summer isn't much cooler than Atlanta.

[tonygeorgia]

Atlanta….43% of the population have college degrees

[seattlecoming]

Seattle would be the perfect place for the OP- not hot like the south, not too big or crowded like New York. Seattle ranks 4th in the nation for the # of people with bachelor degrees and 5th for graduate degree attainment. COL isn't as high as in places like San Francisco but earning potential is higher than many other cities.

[fltonc12]

I do agree with Raleigh. Not too large, but large enough. 3 great Universities, 1 ranked in the Top 10. Very large, growing area in a large, growing state.