Top Ten Wealthiest Towns in America
The annual median household income in the wealthiest towns in America can be as high as three or four times the national median income, and as much as five or six times the income in nearby impoverished communities.
Moreover, in 19 of the 25 richest towns in America, at least 75% of adults have at least a bachelor’s degree. In Short Hills, New Jersey, the second wealthiest community, 88.7% of adults have at least a bachelor’s degree — the highest percentage in the nation. Meanwhile, fewer than 20% of adults in all of the 25 poorest towns have at ...
Among the top 10 wealthiest zip codes, Great Falls’ 22066 has the second highest percentage of homeowners (94.3% of residents own a house), as well as the second highest average number of cars (nearly 60% own at least three cars).
Forget what you've heard about the tech boom on the West Coast – the country's richest families are shacking up in the suburbs of the Northeast. For its annual roundup, 24/7 Wall St. looked at median household income levels in U.S. towns with populations under 25,000 to determine the wealthiest town in every state.
In Winnetka, Illinois, the second wealthiest community, 88% of adults had at least a bachelor's degree. To determine the richest towns in the country, 24/7 Wall St. considered median household incomes from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2013 American Community Survey (ACS). Because many towns in the country are small, data can be unreliable.
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.
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