The Bay State’s most educated place

Recreation in Boston’s Seaport District.

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center’s entry canopy. The center brings throngs to the Seaport District.

—Photo by Generaltso

Looking north up the Fort Point Channel in the Seaport District. The channel, once infamous for its pollution, in recent decades has been much cleaned up. You’ll often see kayakers on it.

— Photo by Shorelander

Edited from a Boston Guardian article.

(New England Diary’s editor, Robert Whitcomb, is chairman of The Boston Guardian)

Not only is the Seaport District the wealthiest neighborhood in Boston and the most expensive place in the city in which to buy or rent, it’s also the most highly educated community in the entire state.

According to data compiled by The Boston Business Journal, 93.1 percent of adult residents have a college degree or higher.

The only other city neighborhood in the top 20 statewide is the Fenway, with 83.7 percent of adult inhabitants with at least a college degree. The Fenway ranks number 13.

The top 10 smartest areas are:

Seaport 93.1%
Waban 90.1%
Wellesley Hills 89.7%
Dover 87.7%
Lincoln 87.3%
Newton Highlands 86.8%
Harvard Square (Cambridge) 86.7%
Newton Centre 86.2%
Needham 84.9%
Coolidge Corner (Brookline) 84.6%