Education, Frontpage FeaturedJune 27, 2013<July 8, 2013 Palo Alto is the second ‘most educated’ place in U.S. by Kathryn Roethel While 30.9% of Americans have completed at least a bachelor’s degree, almost 80% of Palo Alto residents have an undergraduate degree, according to U.S. Census data compiled by NerdWallet.