Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
OK metro activists, which of these metros have nicest affluent
suburbs. Affluent can be $50,000 and up in annual per capita income.
I chose these three, because of how varied they are. While NY has geographical
diversity, Chicago excels in spotless uniformity and in LA anything goes.
The way I would answer this question is to pick the top three suburbs in each
per my own opinion and compare.
NY
-Greenwich
-New Canaan
-Bronxville
LA
-Malibu
-Laguna Beach
-Beverly Hills
Chicago
-Winnetka
-Lake Forest
-Highland Park
I think in order;
LA (Laguna Beach pushes it over)
NY
Chicago
I think LA has the most well known affluent suburbs (well they're cities in their own right but you get the point). How many times have we heard in the media about Beverly Hills (Beverly Hills 90210), Bel Air(Fresh Prince of Bel Air), Malibu (Two&A Half Men, Malibu's Most Wanted), Calabasas (Keeping Up With the Kardashians), and the list goes on and on. I don't here a whole lot about Greenwich, New Canaan, Bronxville, etc. And even though Chicago has affluent suburbs (like every city) they're really not anything to brag about. Chicago's suburbs are largely just middle class for the most part like Dallas and Atlanta's suburbs.
Perfect weather and beaches doesnt = wealthy
Look at Brazil
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.