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As far as salary and taxable income The Bay Area does not quite contain 25% of the countrys wealthiest zip codes
As far as per capita income, The Bay Area is the highest ranking CSA, As far as MSAs, SF is 3rd behind Fairfield CT and Some small Florida Beach town. SJ is 4th.
Also, according to Onboard LLC
Bay Area cities with a Average Household Income of $100,000+(Plus some other cities for comparisons sake)
Hillsborough, CA $360,640
Atherton, CA $356,954 Scarsdale, NY $321,193
Woodside, CA $311,743
Los Altos Hills, CA $300,712
Belvedere, CA $295,702 Winnetka, IL $277,371
Portola Valley, CA $269,024 Paradise Valley, AZ $265,760
Monte Sereno, CA $264,547 Potomac, MD $249,622
Saratoga, CA $239,844 Alpine, NJ $238,861
Kentfield, CA $234,990
Los Altos, CA $233,909
Alamo, CA $230,574
Piedmont, CA $227,887
Tiburon, CA $226,738
Diablo, CA $219,376 Malibu, CA $209,259 Greenwich, CT $197,577
Orinda, CA $193,960
Ross, CA $187,380 Palm Beach, FL $185,641
Greenbrae, CA $178,914
Nicasio, CA $176,896
Los Gatos, CA $171,825
Danville, CA $168,672
Menlo Park, CA $167,949 Beverly Hills, CA $167,791
Sunol, CA $165,086
Sausalito, CA $162,253
Mill Valley, CA $161,493
Palo Alto, CA $160,483
Cupertino, CA $159,380
Moraga, CA $158,113
Lafayette, CA $156,255 Mercer Island, WA $150,973
San Carlos, CA $144,589
Foster City, CA $144,029
Larkspur, CA $135,568
Stinson Beach, CA $134,834
Pleasanton, CA $132,390
Corte Madera, CA $131,427
San Ramon, CA $131,202
Half Moon Bay, CA $129,807
Clayton, CA $128,553
Belmont, CA $123,751
Milpitas, CA $123,177
Burlingame, CA $121,988 Southampton, NY $119,935
St Helena, CA $116,620
San Anselmo, CA $111,882
Mountain View, CA $110,368
Sunnyvale, CA $109,640
Fremont, CA $108,353
San Mateo, CA $106,549
Scotts Valley, CA $106,188
Woodacre, CA $104,318
Redwood City, CA $103,475
Millbrae, CA $103,166
San Jose, CA $102,499
Aptos, CA $101,818
Campbell, CA $101,533
Livermore, CA $101,094
Dublin, CA $101,006
We only have about 100 cities altogether.
Last edited by 18Montclair; 09-03-2009 at 10:14 PM..
Because according to google maps, to walk between Trenton and Philadelphia takes 9h55m
The drive takes 33 minutes.
Uh,huh....My mistake, I was thinking about takeing the Tacony Palmyra Brige into Jersey but still what you're getting from these maps are correct but STILL WRONG. You probably know that google maps, mapquest, & even most gps systems are only gonna give you two routes at best a freeway/expessway/highway or surface streets & still I don't know why or how they pick some routes because I'll be on my way somewhere familiar but may have never been to the address, I'll get there & realize that I could've taken a much better route....
Anyway, I don't know where google is starting from, (I'm not gonna look) but I'll bet it's probably starting from South/South West Philly,(Phila. Intl. Airport) or Downtown, (Center City/Ben Franklin Bridge) or maybe West Philly. (30th Station/Route 76 Expwy)
Now the thing is, it's many more areas in the city that aren't exactly in the innercity & North East Philly is one of them,, a big one at that.That's where my mom resides. She's only about 13 miles from the Calhoun St. Bridge in Morrisville Borough
it's no Golden Gate by any means it's only 1100 feet long & takes my 64 year old mom just 10 minutes to cross it to see her grandchildren intown & get her exercise at the same time.(LOL)
Last edited by Lenses & Lights.; 09-03-2009 at 11:56 PM..
^^ that list of cities...holy crap...
Well actually I counted 24% but just rounded to 25... anyway that isn't the point a county or percent off, point is it is obviously extremely affluent, educated, white collar. Nothing against Philly but it is slides more towards blue collar. So does a large amount of Chicago really. I know a lot of people say Chicago is like a big midwestern Philly. It isn't good/bad either way, but certainly different lifestyles and city amenities, yada yada. That is just how it is. I certainly do not bring home the dough like those salaries posted.
^^ that list of cities...holy crap...
Well actually I counted 24% but just rounded to 25... anyway that isn't the point a county or percent off, point is it is obviously extremely affluent, educated, white collar. Nothing against Philly but it is slides more towards blue collar. So does a large amount of Chicago really. I know a lot of people say Chicago is like a big midwestern Philly. It isn't good/bad either way, but certainly different lifestyles and city amenities, yada yada. That is just how it is. I certainly do not bring home the dough like those salaries posted.
SF_Chi_Philly comparsion.
According to the American Factfinder of the Census Bureau, in 2007(Latest Data Available)
Households Earning $100,000+, Percentage of all households CSA
San Francisco 947,936, 36.2%
Chicago 861,477, 24.6%
Philadelphia 588,668, 24.6%
Cities Proper
San Francisco, CA 111,753, 34.7%
San Jose, CA 109,286, 37.5%
Oakland, CA 35,552, 22.0%
Chicago, IL 186,126, 18.1%
Philadelphia, PA 61,802, 10.9%
Camden, NJ 696, 2.7%
Wilmington, DE 3,668, 12.7%
Households Earning $200,000+, Percentage of all households
CSA
San Francisco 269,175, 10.2%
Chicago 186,902, 5.3%
Philadelphia 118,228, 4.9%
Cities Proper
San Francisco, CA 35,748, 11.1%
San Jose, CA 27,055, 9.3%
Oakland, CA 8,985, 6.0%
Chicago, IL 43,703, 4.2%
Philadelphia, PA 9,747, 1.7%
Camden, NJ 0, 0.0%
Wilmington, DE 1,066 3.7%
Well, what does it really matter. I like SF, Chi, & Philly.
What's wrong with the working class blue or white collar families? Is there anything wrong with those who earn 40k -65k yearly, especially in today's job market?
The sporting events, religous facilities, concert halls, parks, block parties, resturants,jersey shore, etc; I have really good freinds & relatives who fit into that income bracket and they enjoy not only life in Philadelphia but they own homes have picked nice areas to raise their children, they send their children to parochial schools, or charter schools, some even home shool.
They take vactions, (Outside of the states) they,,,,blah blah,blah,....
Seriously I've never looked at anyone & wondered how come they don't earn six figures? I enjoy hanging out at the places & with the people described..
Well, what does it really matter. I like SF, Chi, & Philly.
What's wrong with the working class blue or white collar families? Is there anything wrong with those who earn 40k -65k yearly, especially in today's job market?
The sporting events, religous facilities, concert halls, parks, block parties, resturants,jersey shore, etc; I have really good freinds & relatives who fit into that income bracket and they enjoy not only life in Philadelphia but they own homes have picked nice areas to raise their children, they send their children to parochial schools, or charter schools, some even home shool.
They take vactions, (Outside of the states) they,,,,blah blah,blah,....
Seriously I've never looked at anyone & wondered how come they don't earn six figures? I enjoy hanging out at the places & with the people described..
Cheers..
Nothing at all, just like there is nothing wrong with impoverished countries, many have very long cultural heritage and vibrant communities.
I think all we were doing is saying they are very different lifestyles and cater to different crowds, leading to very different functioning cities and regions.
I can't really take you serious when you say that you don't find the Golden Gate Bridge impressive and compare it to Philly bridges..I mean come on. Also it's San Francisco not San Fran If you feel the need to abbreviate than SF is ok...San Fran ehh not so much. I hate to sound like a snob but really I am helping you out lol, its just so corny sounding
I don't understand the "beef"...with Frisco or whatever....these terms like...Philly are commonly used....and are simply avoiding comparing the metropolitan areas. Like people from N.Y. ....complaining you did not type New York... WHO CARES.
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If you feel the need to abbreviate than SF is ok...San Fran ehh not so much. I hate to sound like a snob but really I am helping you out lol, its just so corny sounding 
