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My advice is everyone be happy where they are. Don’t worry about what someone 3k miles from you is driving or living in
I like TarHeelNick ’s comment “chest-thumping” (so accurate!) and I also agree with you.
You (as in anybody) cannot take ranking like this personally. It doesn’t reflect on YOU. Certain states or cities have really high income but so? Not my money.
Besides, moot point of comparing personal income level or moving to a city because there are a lot of “billionaires” and much wealth pouring in. (Especially if the said wealth doesn’t create more employment opportunities for the residences but instead raises COL and infrastructure burden.) I’m certainly not moving back to Paris because Bernard Arnault, the richest person in the world (chairman of LVMH), lives there. Bernard Arnault doesn’t walk around posting online “I’m so rich! Don’t you know I’m rich?!”
I like TarHeelNick ’s comment “chest-thumping” (so accurate!) and I also agree with you.
You (as in anybody) cannot take ranking like this personally. It doesn’t reflect on YOU. Certain states or cities have really high income but so? Not my money.
Besides, moot point of comparing personal income level or moving to a city because there are a lot of “billionaires” and much wealth pouring in. (Especially if the said wealth doesn’t create more employment opportunities for the residences but instead raises COL and infrastructure burden.) I’m certainly not moving back to Paris because Bernard Arnault, the richest person in the world (chairman of LVMH), lives there. Bernard Arnault doesn’t walk around posting online “I’m so rich! Don’t you know I’m rich?!”
As you probably know, a lot of wealthy people don’t flaunt their wealth. They don’t all drive rolls Royce’s. Some have Hondas and take Uber x. That’s why I chuckle when the Miami posters question SFs level of wealth because their waters don’t have the fancy yachts that miamis has.
As you probably know, a lot of wealthy people don’t flaunt their wealth. They don’t all drive rolls Royce’s. Some have Hondas and take Uber x. That’s why I chuckle when the Miami posters question SFs level of wealth because their waters don’t have the fancy yachts that miamis has.
Oh my BIL owns two private planes, drove a beat up Honda for 15 yrs.
I’m keeping m u t e with my opinion of certain city and certain state, let’s just say I agree with you.
Most Populated Metros By Per Capita Personal Income 2021
San Francisco metro ---- $123,711
San Jose metro ---------- $136,338
Boston metro ------------ $92,290
Providence metro -------- $64,566
NYC metro --------------- $85,136
Washington DC metro --- $80,822
Baltimore metro --------- $70,490
Los Angeles metro ------ $75,821
Riverside metro --------- $50,384
Miami metro ------------ $73,522
Philadelphia metro ------ $72,379
Chicago metro ---------- $71,992
Dallas metro ------------ $66,727
Houston metro ---------- $64,837
Atlanta metro ----------- $63,219
Phoenix metro ---------- $58,308
So typically anywhere you have extreme wealth and a large pool of wealthy people you will also have poverty and homelessness… unfortunately or at least that’s what the data shows. People always rag on SF and compare it to [insert random city in the midwest] but those cities also don’t have the level of wealth and capital that SF has.
Completely not true. There are plenty of cities, at least out East, that have large concentrations of wealthy people with zero homelessness. Practically every single wealthy city near NYC comes to mind. Hempstead, NY is only 10k people smaller than SF city and has barely any homeless people.
One time when I visited the Bay Area, my memory was that over in Sausalito, that's where a lot of those 50 foot yachts have there docking spaces. The last 3-4 times I have visited there I didn't go over there to hang around and verify, but I think that's where you have a high concentration of yachts stored.
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