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For the third year in a row, D.C. tops a ranking of the most literate cities in the United States. Published annually by John W. Miller, the president of Central Connecticut State University, “America’s Most Literate Cities” concludes that when taking into account book consumption, newspaper and magazine readership, library system size, and the presence of publishers, no city is more erudite than our own.

D.C. has topped Miller’s list since 2010, buoyed largely by locals’ online book-buying habits and the number of magazines and scholarly journals based here. Washington ranked first in both categories. But in other criteria, D.C. finished outside the top 10. For the presence of booksellers, D.C. tied for 13th with Riverside, Calif. It also landed the same mark for strength of its library system, tying with Portland, Ore.

Washington also ranked sixth in education, measured by the percentages of the adult population with high-school or bachelor’s degrees. That category was led, surprisingly, by Plano, Texas. Meanwhile, for the strongest library system, Miller’s report recommends Cleveland, while Saint Paul, Minn. tops the list for book stores. As for where newspaper subscription rates are strongest, try Newark, N.J.

Miller used data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the American Booksellers Association, and other organizations.

Trailing Washington in the top 10 are Seattle, Minneapolis, Denver, Pittsburgh, St. Paul, Minn., Boston, Atlanta, and Portland. San Francisco is No. 11, New York placed No. 21, Chicago is No. 31, and Los Angeles is tied for 60th with Houston.