40. Lincoln, NE
> Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.7%
> Adults with a high school diploma: 93.9% — 53rd highest of 382 metros
> Median household income: $65,229 — 153rd highest of 382 metros
> July 2022 unemployment rate: 2.0% — 9th lowest of 381 metros (tied)
> Total population: 343,035 — 153rd highest of 382 metros
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39. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
> Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.8%
> Adults with a high school diploma: 88.4% — 96th lowest of 382 metros
> Median household income: $93,933 — 11th highest of 382 metros
> July 2022 unemployment rate: 4.1% — 91st highest of 381 metros (tied)
> Total population: 267,792 — 186th highest of 382 metros
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38. Huntsville, AL
> Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.8%
> Adults with a high school diploma: 91.4% — 178th highest of 382 metros
> Median household income: $76,963 — 60th highest of 382 metros
> July 2022 unemployment rate: 2.2% — 19th lowest of 381 metros (tied)
> Total population: 502,728 — 113th highest of 382 metros
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37. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
> Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 42.9%
> Adults with a high school diploma: 92.3% — 120th highest of 382 metros
> Median household income: $86,302 — 24th highest of 382 metros
> July 2022 unemployment rate: 3.9% — 119th highest of 381 metros (tied)
> Total population: 2,838,327 — 20th highest of 382 metros
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36. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
> Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher: 43.3%
> Adults with a high school diploma: 94.3% — 43rd highest of 382 metros
> Median household income: $67,779 — 119th highest of 382 metros
> July 2022 unemployment rate: 3.0% — 121st lowest of 381 metros (tied)
> Total population: 222,072 — 175th lowest of 382 metros
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