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As far as I know, Portland, OR, comes the closest in the US to fitting this pattern. West Hills, which are very close to downtown, is the wealthiest area of the entire metro.
I think that in general suburban areas remain more prosperous than most inner city areas, but there are some notable exceptions in both cases. I do think if energy prices rise quickly that cities will grow more prosperous and suburban locations will become poorer. I believe that this is already starting to happen.
The only one I can think of is San Francisco. But as the other poster said, there are rich suburbs and poor suburbs in the bay area. The city, however, is overall considerably rich, unlike most other US cities.
Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Marin are wealthier (median income) than San Francisco.
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