Bloomberg recently released its Richest Places Annual Index. This year’s entry-level annual income for America’s 100 richest places topped $200,000.
More than 50% of the country’s richest towns were in either California or New York State. Take a look:
California – 23 richest towns
New York – 18 richest towns
New Jersey – 13 richest towns
Illinois – 10 richest towns
Texas – 6 richest towns
Maryland and Connecticut – 5 richest towns
Florida – 4 richest towns
Ohio and Virginia – 3 richest towns
Minnesota, Maryland, Massachusetts and Colorado – 2 richest towns
Kansas and Arizona – I richest towns
Bloomberg’s Top 10 Richest Towns
- Atherton CA ranked #1 for the third consecutive year. According to Atherton’s Mayor, Bill Widmer, “We value a semi-rural environment. There are few sidewalks and many places don’t have street lights.” Atherton boasts privacy, one-acre minimum lot sizes, and tree-lined streets all within short drives to Google, Facebook and Stanford University. Annual income of $450,494
- Scarsdale NY experienced an annual income increase of $30,000 on average during this last year. Scarsdale’s Mayor Dan Hochberg said, “We moved here, as many did, because of the outstanding school district.” Annual income of $417,335
- Cherry Hills Village CO boasts its accessibility to city center as one of its key characteristics. Cherry Hills Village is a 15-20 minute drive to Denver’s downtown and city’s tech center. Annual income of $394,259
- Los Altos Hills CA – annual income of $386,174
- Hillsborough CA – annual income of $373,128
- Short Hills NJ – annual income $367,491
- Highland Park TX – annual income of $358,994
- Darian CT – annual income of $341,090
- Bronxville NY – annual income of $340,448
- Glencoe IL – annual income of $339,883
4 Places Making Their Debut This Year
Tamalpais – Homestead Valley in Marin County CA
Del Mar CA
Jericho on NY’s Long Island
Medina MN