Top Ten Wealthiest Cities in the us
Historic Short Hills – one of the sites of the Revolutionary War — is popular with commuters to New York City. It was named "The Richest Town In America" by Time Magazine in 2014.
To live in Cherry Hills Village you’ll need at least $1.5 million to buy your house — and most of the high-end ones go for between $5 and $7 million. The 6,000-person enclave of Cherry Hills, 10 miles south of Denver, has an average annual income of nearly $400,000, according to Bloomberg, and has a phone book that reads like Rolodex of who’s who of Denver celebrities.
The city is also one of two high-income areas within commuting distance of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area, where residents have access to higher numbers of higher-paying jobs. 24/7 WALL ST.: The rest of the Top 10 richest towns in America. 24/7 Wall St. is a USA TODAY content partner offering financial news and commentary.
Many Los Altos homes fetch $2 million and higher, putting the city (along with neighboring Los Altos Hills, with which it shares ZIP codes) at numbers 24 and 28 on Forbes' "Most Expensive ZIP Codes in America" list in 2007.
Where do the richest Americans live? Short answer: the Northeast. Six out of 10 of the nation’s wealthiest zip codes come from Connecticut, Maryland, New York and New Jersey, while three more lie just to the south, in Virginia. Only one zip code west of the Mississippi—76092 in Southlake, Texas—cracks the top 10.
Atherton, California, in the technology corridor between San Francisco and San Jose, topped the list as America’s wealthiest town, while more than one-third of the nation’s 100 richest households were located within 50 miles of New York City.
Greenwich is the wealthiest town in Connecticut with an Adjusted Equalized Net Grand List per Capita (AENGLC)of $679,857.09. The AENGLC is a combination of both the property tax base per person and income per person.
The richest communities in the country are all quiet suburbs located within commuting distance of a major city, which also offer the most high-paying job opportunities. Four of the 10 wealthiest towns are within commuting distance of New York City, two are close to Dallas, and two are outside of San Francisco.
Load More Cities. There You Have It – The Wealthiest Places In Illinois For 2018. Like we said earlier, when we set out to identify the richest places in Illinois, we weren’t sure what we’d encounter, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in Illinois.