If you’re thinking about moving to a new home, you will likely consider neighborhood, proximity to work, house layout, yard space and amenities. You may also want to seek out neighborhoods with highly educated residents.
Based on rankings from findthehome.com, these are the ‘smartest’ communities in Delaware. In this case, “smartest” is defined by the number of people in the community with bachelor’s degrees or higher. The “Higher Education Ranking” listed under each photo refers to the percentage of the community’s population that has a bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Henlopen Acres
Susan Smith / flickr Designation: Town, Population: 133, Higher Education Ranking: 71.5%
- Rehoboth Beach
Jason Pier in DC / flickr Designation: City, Population: 1,082, Higher Education Rating: 68.8%
- North Star
Eric B. / Yelp What’s North Star? It’s a community in New Castle County which includes Woodside Farm Creamery! Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 7,655, Higher Education Rating: 68.6%
- Greenville
Wikipedia Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 7,655, Higher Education Rating: 68.6%
- Hockessin
Wikipedia Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 2,286, Higher Education Rating: 65.4
- Pike Creek
Goldey Beacom / Facebook Designation: Village, Population: 8,142, Higher Education Rating: 59.5
- Ardentown
Wikipedia Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft make the top 20 most highly educated communities in the state. Arden’s score is 51.1, Ardentown is 56.7, and Ardencroft is 41.2. These quaint villages populations combined is just over 1,000 residents.
- Newark
Leah Dodd Designation: City, Population: 32,278, Higher Education Rating: 53.8%
- Dewey Beach
iDewey.com / Facebook Designation: Town, Population: 254, Higher Education Rating: 52.9
We all know that some of the smartest people don’t necessarily have higher education degrees. I hope you’ll take this at face value and ask yourself what characteristics, amenities and qualities do you look for in your ideal community? Tell us in the comments!
Susan Smith / flickr
Designation: Town, Population: 133, Higher Education Ranking: 71.5%
Jason Pier in DC / flickr
Designation: City, Population: 1,082, Higher Education Rating: 68.8%
Eric B. / Yelp
What’s North Star? It’s a community in New Castle County which includes Woodside Farm Creamery! Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 7,655, Higher Education Rating: 68.6%
Wikipedia
Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 7,655, Higher Education Rating: 68.6%
Wikipedia
Designation: Census-Designated Place, Population: 2,286, Higher Education Rating: 65.4
Goldey Beacom / Facebook
Designation: Village, Population: 8,142, Higher Education Rating: 59.5
Arden, Ardentown and Ardencroft make the top 20 most highly educated communities in the state. Arden’s score is 51.1, Ardentown is 56.7, and Ardencroft is 41.2. These quaint villages populations combined is just over 1,000 residents.
Leah Dodd
Designation: City, Population: 32,278, Higher Education Rating: 53.8%
iDewey.com / Facebook
Designation: Town, Population: 254, Higher Education Rating: 52.9
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