Krissy sent me a link to the article below which states that Seattle is the brainiest city in the United States! Whoo-hoo! Of course since Matt and I moved up here, that probably helped the rankings a bit…or not, seeing how we both only have bachelor’s degrees from state universities (not that there’s anything wrong with state universities, and I will fight you if you say I didn’t get a great education that prepared me for a career in the field relevant to my major–something I can’t say for a lot of people who graduated from UCs. And YES I’m tired of people turning down state universities because they’re not prestigious, so don’t get me started. Then again, I think I got myself started…)

Total tangent.

As I was saying, Seattle is the brainiest city in the United States! The California cities on the list are: San Francisco (#2), San Diego (#9), San Jose (#15), and Oakland (#18). I think Oakland is really just a spillover from SF and possibly San Jose.

I liked this quote in the article: “Simply put, smart people like to live in cool places, and cities are trying to oblige.”

We sure do, and that’s why we are in Seattle! Hhmm…Seattle and SF are two of my favorite cities now…does that mean I’m really smart because I’m attracted to cities with other smart people? Or maybe it just means I like cool temperatures, hills, diverse and colorful cities, and water?

Here’s the intro to the article, and you can check out the rest and the list of top 25 brainiest U.S. cities here.

“Seattle’s also been ranked as the most literate city in the United States by Central Connecticut State University, beating out Minneapolis, Washington and Atlanta. That rating was based on such things as the number of booksellers, libraries and newspaper circulation - as well as educational attainment.

Many brainy people have flocked to the Seattle area to work in what’s called the “knowledge economy.”

Companies headquartered there and in surrounding towns, including Microsoft, Amazon, Cray, Washington Mutual and Costco, all use heavy doses of information technology. Even another of the area’s biggest employers, old-line Boeing, is also a glutton for technological solutions.

Seattle also has more than its share of residents with advanced degrees: 20.5 percent. Only Washington, D.C., has more holders of advanced degrees. Many there work for the federal government, as well as for the think tanks and other nongovernmental organizations that form the heart of capital’s working culture.”