Mountain Brook is part of the Birmingham metropolitan area, just southeast of downtown. With a median household income of $129,777, the area is solidly upper middle class and the home of the first "office park" in the country, a novel concept in 1955 when it was built.
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At the turn of the 20th Century, Sunrise was briefly the most populous community of the Alaska Territory thanks to the gold rush at the time. Now, however, the population is only 53. Though unlikely, we like to think the median household income of $170,263 is in gold.
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The small, affluent town of Paradise Valley is sandwiched in between Phoenix and Scottsdale. With a median household income of $173,487, it seems most residents spend their time at one of the eight full-service resorts within the community getting spa treatments or playing golf.
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Cave Springs sits just the to west the I-49 quartet of larger cities making up the Northwest Arkansas metro area. The city has grown 110% since the last census in 2010. The population of 3,634 now has a median household income of $89,231.
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If you guessed the wealthiest city in California was in the Silicon Valley area, then you guessed correctly! Lying at the midway point between San Francisco and San Jose, the city is one of the wealthiest in the entire country (not just the state!) with a median household income of $250,001. The US Census Bureau doesn't spend time calculating exact numbers higher than that amount.
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Cherry Hills Village is one of Denver's southern suburbs. Not only is Cherry Hills Village a leader in median household income ($224,125), it's also a leader in city regulations on drone piloting and usage.
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Weston may be a town in Connecticut, but the Connecticut Economic Resource Center estimates that a full one-fifth of the town commutes to and works in New York City. Though it has a high median household income, there is a distinct gender gap. For men, median income is just over $220,000. For women, median income is only $95,500.
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Henlopen Acres only has about 138 residents, but, as part of the Rehoboth Beach area, the community swells in the summer months thanks to its Atlantic Beach location. In fact, only about a third of Henlopen Acres homes are lived in year-round. The area's location probably increases home values which might have something to do with the median household income being $158,750.
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About 45 minutes north of West Palm Beach, Jupiter Island occupies a skinny strip of barrier island on Florida's Atlantic Coast. It seems to be a golfer's paradise, with homeowners including Tiger Woods, Greg Norman, and Rickie Fowler. Maybe that's why the median household income is $248,750.
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Berkeley Lake is one of the far northeastern suburbs of the Atlanta metro area. Founded as a summer retreat, that "getaway" feel ups home values and contributes to a median household income of $120,795.
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Maunawili is just on the other side of the mountains from Honolulu, up the Pali Highway. Hawai'i has a high cost of living, so things inevitably skew upward. That being said, the median household income in Maunawili is $134,792.
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Idaho was the fastest-growing state in 2017. Eagle has helped that trend by growing 24.5% since 2010. It's suburban location only 30 minutes from downtown Boise is key to its appeal. The median household income here is $82,577.
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Kenilworth is an exclusive North Shore planned community north of Chicago's downtown. With a median household income of $211,023, it is one of the most affluent areas in the entire country and contains the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Hiram Baldwin House.
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North Crows Nest is all residential and all big houses. Located within the I-465 beltway circling Indianapolis, North Crows Nest has only 50 residents (19 households and 15 families). The median household income is $226,250.
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If you guessed the most affluent city in Iowa was around the capital Des Moines, you'd be wrong. Robins is just north of Cedar Rapids. The quaint community of 3,434 has a median household income of $119,583.
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Mission Hills abuts the Kansas-Missouri border and is just south of the Kansas City metro area. It was planned by J.C. Nichols who was one of the pioneers of the modern "suburban" planning development in the early 1900s. Today Mission Hills has a median household income of $246,528.
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Northwest of downtown Louisville, Glenview is just outside of the I-264 circle. With a median age of 53.6, it's well on its way to becoming a Boomer retirement community. It makes sense, then, that its median household income is $223,438.
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Shenandoah is just outside the city boundaries of Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana. The area is right at 20,000 residents and has a median household income of $86,511.
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Cumberland Foreside (the coastal portion of the Cumberland community) is just north of Portland, Maine's most populous city. It's home to one of the state's largest agricultural fairs, as well as apple orchards. Median household income in the zip code is $157,607.
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Chevy Chase Village is technically a part of the D.C. metro area, but the municipality lines are technically on the Maryland side of the D.C.-Maryland border. If it isn't the wealthiest community in the country, it's definitely rivaling for the top spot. Median household income according to the US Census Bureau is $250,001 (the threshold at which they stop calculating definitive numbers).
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Just outside the Yankee Division Highway that circles Boston, Weston is among the most expensive areas in the country. The town had just under 11,300 residents while its similarly-sized neighbor of Newtown had over 89,000. The houses here take up much more room. Median household income was over $230,000.
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Bloomfield Hills is located in Detroit's extreme northern suburbs. The city's boundary lines also make a perfect rectangle in an almost too-perfectly-planned fashion. The median household income here is $169,265. Compared that to Detroit's $28,099.
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Minnetonka Beach is a small peninsula splitting up Crystal Bay, Lower Lake, and Browns Bay. Even with a population of only 586, the median household income was an impressive $197,031.
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Madison is only about a 20-minute drive north of Mississippi's capital, Jackson. The median household income is $100,978, and the city has the building codes to go along with it. All businesses are required to meet street guidelines using bricks and Greco-Roman column designs. These are probably the fanciest-looking Taco Bells and gas stations in the country!
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Country Life Acres is about as far as you can get outside of St. Louis proper while still being in the St. Louis metro area. With a population of only 74 and 27 households, those families have a lot of wealth. The median household income is $250,001.
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No offense to West Havre, but it's kind of in the middle of nowhere (only 38 miles from the Canadian border). With a population of only 200, it still manages a median household income of $128,864.
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Papillion is a southwestern suburb of Omaha. French inspiration was a trend in the late 1800s for Midwestern towns, and Papillion was the last of the bunch. Today it has a median household income of $77,339.
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Crystal Bay occupies the northern tip of a peninsula jutting out into Lake Tahoe (Nevada's shared border lake with California). The popular getaway destination has a median household income of $165,268.
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A suburb of the state's largest city, Manchester, the town of Bedford was incorporated way back in 1750 (before the United States was even a country)! In the present, the town has a median household income of $130,000.
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Similar to Florida's Jupiter Island earlier on the list, Strathmere sits on a skinny barrier island. With only 181 year-round residents, the town is an otherwise popular summer beach getaway. Median household income is $212,188.
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White Rock is within an hour's drive of Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico. Most residents are affiliated with the nearby Los Alamos National Laboratory, home to the famed Manhattan Project. That is probably why median household income is $109,412.
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Hewlett Bay Park is a small area along the Macy Channel, just east of JFK Airport. With only 437 residents within the community, the median household income is an impressive $205,001. Those lucky enough to back up to Macy Channel enjoy boat access that feeds into the New York-New Jersey Bight.
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Marvin is a far southern suburb of Charlotte that straddles the border with South Carolina. The median household income is $185,862, and the median property value has soared to over half a million dollars!
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Briarwood occupies a bend in the Red River south of Fargo along the border with Minnesota. There are only about 75 residents, comprised of 25 households. Yet, the median household income is over $250,000.
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A 30-minute drive east of Cleveland will land you in the wealthiest community in Ohio. Hunting Valley has a median household income of over $250,000. The median property value of the 277 households is over one million dollars.
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Nichols Hills is a northern suburb of Oklahoma City near Lake Hefner. OKC might be kicking itself for not accepting the city's petition for annexation back in the 1930s. It would make a killing off the tax revenues in a community where the median household income is $123,098.
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Surrounding its namesake body of water, the city of Lake Oswego is a suburb of Portland—just follow the Willamette River south! As Portland has boomed, so has Lake Oswego. The city has grown 6.5% since the last census and has a median household income of $89,979.
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Do you find it surprising that the most affluent community in Pennsylvania is home to the Philadelphia Country Club? We didn't think so either. Located northwest of downtown Philly along the historic Main Line, the Gladwyne suburb has a median household income of over $200,000.
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Barrington comprised two separate peninsulas jutting into the mouth of the Providence River southeast of the state capital. American history is strong here, as the city was incorporated way back in 1717 before the country was founded. Today the median household income is $111,528.
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Kiawah comprises an entire barrier island south of Charleston along the Atlantic coast. Its acclaimed beaches and golf courses raise property values, and the median household income is $137,250.
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Just 20 years ago, Harrisburg had only 958 residents. By 2016, that had ballooned to 5,129 people! Located south of Sioux Falls, the most populous city in the state, Harrisburg has a median household income of $77,151.
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Bell Meade sits southwest of Nashville and is home to famous residents like Vince Gill, Amy Grant, and Al Gore. With just under 3,000 residents, the area has a median household income of $195,208.
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Piney Point Village is nestled within Houston's sprawling suburbs, just west of downtown. While there are schools within the city limits, there aren't actually any businesses—it's all residential. That being said, the median household income is over $250,000.
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Maybe somewhat surprisingly, Pine Valley is in southeastern Utah, a 45-minute drive from St. George up into the Red Cliffs National Conservation Area. With a population of only 118, the median household income is a substantial $127,847.
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Charlotte is about 20 minutes south of Burlington, Vermont's most populous city. The town has ample outdoor activities due to its location on Lake Champlain and as the home of Mount Philo State Park. Its median household income was $89,984.
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Great Falls may be located in Virginia, but it's technically a suburb of Washington, D.C. Located right alongside the Potomac River, Great Falls has a median household income of $230,304. That's way above D.C.'s $75,500 median.
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Yarrow Point occupies a small peninsula north of Bellevue across Lake Washington from Seattle proper. The population has risen nearly 10% since the last census, and with it, the median household income has risen to an impressive $213,750.
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North Hills is near the West-Virginia-Ohio border just east of Ohio Valley University. The population is only 820 and, like the rest of the state, has seen a steady decline of residents since the 1980s (13% in fact). Even so, the median household income is a state-leading $98,625.
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River Hills is north of Milwaukee and separated from the Lake Michigan coast by Bayside and Fox Point. With a median household income of $151,111, it's no surprise that the Milwaukee Country Club is located within its jurisdiction.
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Wilson is a gateway to Teton National Park and its awe-inspiring views. Located within the Jackson Hole Valley, the area is a popular tourist destination. As such, the median household income in Wilson is $99,792.
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