Your Metros Trophy Suburbs (house, income, places to live)

[David_J]

Bethesda, Potomac, Arlington, Fairfax, Alexandria, Chevy Chase.

[Duderino]

For Philadelphia

Lots of towns along the "Main Line," which is really a string of villages: Bala Cynwyd, Merion, Ardmore, Wynnewood, Gladwyne, Villanova, Bryn Mawr, Wayne, Devon, Haverford, Berywn, and Malvern

Others:

- Swarthmore
- Chadds Ford
- West Chester
- Glen Mills
- Blue Bell
- New Hope
- Newtown
- Doylestown
- Rydal


NJ side:

- Collingswood
- Haddonfield
- Cherry Hill

[Katarina Witt]

Valmont, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paragon Estates, Colorado - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
*Welcome to the PBH Homeowners Association Website

The starred are subdivisions around Boulder. One of them, Valmont has a population of all of 59. Maybe 15-20 houses? Paragon Estates has a pop of 928. I can't even find a population for Pine Brook Hill(s). The link says 400 homes, pop. ~ 1000?

Denver: 7
Cherry Hills Village, CO $361,057
Castle Pines, CO $312,337
*Pine Brook Hill, CO $265,657
*Valmont, CO $258,050
Greenwood Village, CO $241,655
*Paragon Estates, CO $222,699
Bow Mar, CO $216,151

[UrbanQuest]

I meant name brand suburbs but if you want the richest by metro, I
go by per-capita; the most accurate measure imo (I also consolidated areas; all the Great Neck villages for example)

New York
1. Bronxville, NY...............$135,860
2. New Canaan, CT..........$121,358
3. Scarsdale, NY...............$120,927
4. Bedford, NY..................$111,065
5. New Vernon, NJ............$109,409
6. Greenwich, CT..............$109,000
7. Far Hills, NJ...................$107,085
8. Saddle River, NJ............$104,780
9. Rye, NY.........................$104,772
10. Pound Ridge, NY.........$101,519
11. Darien, CT..................$100,562
12. Chappaqua, NY..........$100,109

Los Angeles
1. Malibu...........................$118,020
2. Pacific Palisades............$113,645
2. Beverly Hills...................$111,553 (combined with Holmby Hills and Bel Air)
3. Brentwood Village.........$104,226
4. Palos Verdes.................$100,937
5. Montecito........................$95,737
6. Laguna Beach.................$91,751
7. Manhattan Beach............$86,794
8. Newport Beach...............$85,728
9. La Canada Flintridge.......$79,733
10. Hermosa Beach.............$75,012

Chicago
1. Kenilworth.....................$115,220
2. Glencoe.........................$112,776
3. Winnetka.......................$112,089
4. Lake Forest......................$96,029
5. Barrington........................$84,317
6. Hinsdale...........................$81,963
7. Lake Bluff.........................$77,534
8. Long Grove......................$76,088
9. Wilmette..........................$75,680
10. Highland Park................$72,811
11. Lincolnshire....................$67,739
12. Deerfield........................$67,441

[Trafalgar Law]

Originally Posted by UrbanQuest

I meant name brand suburbs but if you want the richest by metro

Fair enough, the original post wasn't clear on what sort of suburbs.

Originally Posted by UrbanQuest

I go by per-capita; the most accurate measure imo

Per capita is great, especially for countries and cities comparing their developed wealth and it's the delineation used to distinguish nations from "developing" to "developed".

Not sure if it's stellar for suburbs though, think about, with per capita income you're pricing in kids below age 18 as if they're responsible for making any sort of income and all this in a suburb which are predominantly family environments.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by msamhunter

Still wondering where those numbers were pulled. The 4 wealthiest suburbs for Indianapolis are actually Indianapolis. Wealthiest suburb is actually an area of unincorporated Hamilton county that aligns with Carmel followed by Zionsville, Carmel then Fishers. (North) Crows Nest, Meridian Hills, Williams Creek are north side neighborhoods.

Atlanta is in the same boat. Arguably its most prestigious neighborhood is Buckhead, which lies entirely within the city limits. So its unlikely that it would be identified as a suburb on these lists.
Other prestige suburbs in Atlanta:
Vinings
Sandy Springs
Brookhaven
Druid Hills

[rnc2mbfl]

re a previous post, Golden Beach is in MiamiDade County and would be considered a suburb of Miami, not Ft. Lauderdale.
Then again, both cities are part of one MSA.

[Eddyline]

Originally Posted by nei

Looks like a list of wealthiest suburbs, rather than ones that stand out as particularly interesting.

Exactly my thought. But this is America, every thing is measured by $$$.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by Eddyline

Exactly my thought. But this is America, every thing is measured by $$$.

Well this IS the thread title:

Your Metros Trophy Suburbs

And this is the OP:

You know, those suburbs that many equate to being the cream of the crop of their particular area.

[nei]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Well this IS the thread title:

Your Metros Trophy Suburbs

And this is the OP:

It said trophy suburbs not highest income. I wasn't expecting to see a list of highest income places when I clicked on the thread.