10 Smartest Cities in America DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 05, 2014 Nerds, rejoice! The glasses-wearing, book-carrying library cardholder may get laughed at in popular culture for embodying the virtues of geekdom — but in these 10 cities, hes the cream of the crop. CreditDonkey conducted a study identifying the top 10 smartest cities in America, and the results may surprise you. (Los Angeles may seem like a vapid Hollywood shrine, but the city has an above-average rate of residents with a bachelors degree.) To determine the results, Credit Donkey used U.S. Census data to find the statistical average of residents with bachelors degrees in each metropolitan area (its 26% nationally). Then, the site counted how many Mensa chapters there are in the citys state and took a look at the citys rate of property crimes — which Credit Donkey deems generally unintelligent behavior. These are the top 10 smartest cities in America: 1. San Jose, Calif. Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 45.7% Mensa chapters in state: 10 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,603 2. Boston Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 43% Mensa chapters in state: 5 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 1,984 3. San Diego Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.1% Mensa chapters in state: 10 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,197 4. Raleigh, N.C. Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.2% Mensa chapters in state: 4 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,471 5. Los Angeles Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.30% Mensa chapters in state: 10 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,297 6. Denver Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 38.9% Mensa chapters in state: 4 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,747 7. Chicago Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 34.4% Mensa chapters in state: 5 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,677 8. Rochester, N.Y. Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.3% Mensa chapters in state: 7 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,645 9. Philadelphia Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 33.3% Mensa chapters in state: 5 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,666 10. Richmond, Va. Population with bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.1% Mensa chapters in state: 5 Property crimes per 100,000 people: 2,563
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 01:43:32 +0000
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