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.
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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%
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.
8. Newark
Leah Dodd
Designation: City, Population: 32,278, Higher Education Rating: 53.8%
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!
Leah is a web, multimedia and social media professional by day and a writer for Only In Your State at night. She enjoys photography, kayaking, and wildlife.
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