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These 5 Bergen County Towns Are In Top 20 'Most Educated' In NJ, Report Says
Ridgewood and four other towns topped a list of "most educated zip codes" this week.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — There are many ways to get an education. But if you're curious to know which New Jersey towns have the highest percentage of college degree-holders, you won't have to look far.
Five out of the 20 towns with the highest percentage of degree-holders are in Bergen County, says a recent report in NJ.com, using Census figures.
In Ridgewood, which came eighth on the list, 85.2 percent of adults hold degrees.
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Other Bergen County towns in the top 20 are Tenafly at 13, Ho-Ho-Kus at 15, Franklin Lakes at 17, and Englewood Cliffs at 20. First on the list was an Essex County zip code — Short Hills, with 93.5 percent. See the full list here.
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