I did always think it was weird that the snooty Starbucks baristas had bachelors degrees (albeit English, History, or Gen Studies). Now I know why: we are an over-educated people here in Ann Arbor (I do love that about it!) . According to a study in Bizjournals.com, Ann Arbor has the highest percetage of bachelor degrees (69.2%) amoung 233 small communities. Cambridge, Berkeley, and Boulder also made the top Ten. Only 13% in our small town didn't go beyond high school. Go Tree Town!
(Thanks to Kyle for the heads up here.)
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