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Both seem to be similar in terms of built environment as well.
I think of White Plains as being NY's answer to Pasadena. Both are more fleshed out cities than Beverly Hills.
Having said that, there are a lot of Westchester County communities that could stand toe-to-toe with BH.
Well since Beverly Hills is a suburb with a solid downtown for dining and shopping, I'm only going to mention cities that also have good downtown areas.
Montclair, NJ
South Orange, NJ
Summit, NJ
Westfield, NJ
Englewood, NJ
Garden City, NY
Huntington, NY
Scarsdale, NY
White Plains, NY
The reality is that there is no NYC-area equivalent of Beverly Hills - the cities are laid out far too differently. I would imagine that most people living in Beverly Hills would be living in Manhattan in NYC. Beverly Hills exists in the middle of LA's center of gravity (West Side), which makes suggestions like White Plains, Manhaset, Short Hills etc. not even in the same ballpark. They are too far removed from the action.
Look, NYC has great suburbs (which have been mentioned), but they are (more or less) strictly suburban. There is no hot dining scene, nightlife or anything like that. Yes, there are some decent restaurants and a few bars here and there. But the center of the NYC-area for all things entertainment/scene is, has always been, and always will be Manhattan. The one suburban town that I could possibly make an argument for, Greenwhich, was excluded from contention. But Greenwhich is too far from Manhattan to really be like BH.
I think Buckhead in Atlanta or Highland Park in Dallas would be much closer comparisons, frankly.
The reality is that there is no NYC-area equivalent of Beverly Hills - the cities are laid out far too differently. I would imagine that most people living in Beverly Hills would be living in Manhattan in NYC. Beverly Hills exists in the middle of LA's center of gravity (West Side), which makes suggestions like White Plains, Manhaset, Short Hills etc. not even in the same ballpark. They are too far removed from the action.
Look, NYC has great suburbs (which have been mentioned), but they are (more or less) strictly suburban. There is no hot dining scene, nightlife or anything like that. Yes, there are some decent restaurants and a few bars here and there. But the center of the NYC-area for all things entertainment/scene is, has always been, and always will be Manhattan. The one suburban town that I could possibly make an argument for, Greenwhich, was excluded from contention. But Greenwhich is too far from Manhattan to really be like BH.
I think Buckhead in Atlanta or Highland Park in Dallas would be much closer comparisons, frankly.
Beverly Hills doesn't really have "nightlife" in the typical sense. It has good dining and of course shopping. But many of the suburban NYC towns have better nightlife than BH and can equal it for dining. Shopping is challenging, though.
In the way that BH is within LA, some of the suburban NYC towns mentioned at least provide a large commuter population into Manhattan. Not all of them are secluded and stand-alone. But yes, overall, the suburban NYC cities are not comparable to BH since BH is more integrated into the fabric of LA in every single way and its more of a destination than any of the suburban NYC cities.
Glen Cove, on the north shore of Long Island, is about the most "exclusive" community I've encountered; drove in early (around 7AM) on a Sunday morning and was immediately met by local police. (In fairness, I encountered no problems when I returned a few hours later.)
You said to leave out Greenwich, CT, but Greenwich is the answer. Aside from that, probably Westport.
On a smaller level, the other communities along the line in Connecticut fit (Darien, New Canaan, Wilton, etc), but they are far more uniformly wealthy than Beverly Hills and Greenwich.
You said to leave out Greenwich, CT, but Greenwich is the answer.
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