10 Brainiest and least brainy US cities

For what purposes it may serve, Portfolio evaluated which of the 200 cities in America are the most and least cerebral.

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10 Brainiest US cities (Brainpower index)

1. Boulder, Colorado (3.941)

2. Ann Arbor, Michigan (3.228)

3. Washington, D.C. (2.573)

4. Durham, North Carolina (2.164)

5. Fort, Collins, Colorado (1.961)

6. Bridgeport-Stamford, Connecticut (1.913)

7. San Jose, California (1.856)

8. Boston, Massachusetts (1.854)

9. Madison, Wisconsin (1.816)

10. San Francisco-Oakland, California (1.803)

10 Least brainy US cities (Brainpower index)

1. Merced, California (-2.558)

2. McAllen-Edinburg, Texas (-2.512)

3. Brownsville, Texas (-2.456)

4. Visalia, California (-2.372)

5. Bakersfield, California (-2.110)

6. Yakima, Washington (-2.049)

7. Laredo, Texas (-1.998)

8. Hickory, North Carolina (-1.878)

9. Fort Smith, Arkansas (-1.756)

10. Modesto, California (-1.717)

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