U.S. Cities with highest incomes

[PICK3]

http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/earners.html

1. VA Great Falls $165,592
2. CT Darien $155,006
3. CT New Canaan $150,748
4. CT Wilton $148,718
5. MD Potomac $148,198
6. VA Fairfax Station $147,927
7. CA Saratoga $147,163
8. CA Alamo $144,894
9. CA Los Altos $144,402
10. IL Lake Forest $143,595

 

[bran987]

wow, I didn't see that coming

 

[nycgirl]

Doesn't surprise me that there are 3 DC suburbs on that list. This is one of the most educated parts of the country. Home prices are outrageous, especially where I live (Northern VA - location of 2 of those cities). People commute from West VA and further south (Charllotsville & Richmond) to work because of home prices. However, the job market is wonderful.

 

[PICK3]

They must pay $15/hr to work at Burger King.

 

[patsfan1379]

i live in CT. the richest, coolestest, most money makingest, bigest housestest state in the world.

i am the center of the universe.

 

[PICK3]

That's like 5 times the mediain income of New Orleans.

 

[patsfan1379]

ever wonder why everyone on TV has a New England/ Connecticut accent?

 

[foreigngirl]

none from MI?

 

[patsfan1379]

Missourri? Thats like the armpit of the country, dont they still have slavery there?

 

[nycgirl]

That's like 5 times the mediain income of New Orleans.

I can only speak for the 3 D.C. suburbs on the list.

Not to far from me (in fact around the corner ) townhomes are for sale at >750,000. New condos are starting at >275,000. I've seen ads for condos >$400,000. The homes in those cities go for at least 1,000,000.

There are a lot of people in this area with post-undergrad degrees. Lots of attorneys, high level govt-workers, lobbyists, doctors, etc.

 

[PICK3]

They need to compile a list with income to cost of living ratio.

It doesn't do you any good to have a 6 figure salary if everything is so expensive.

 

[Sassy69]

Yep -- if you adjusted those relative to the cost of living in those areas they might be right up there w/ a trailer park in Alabama.

 

[Mr. dB]

Missourri? Thats like the armpit of the country, dont they still have slavery there?

MI is Michigan. Missouri is MO.

Which seems oddly fitting...

 

[Mr. dB]

I'm sure the cost of living in those places is correspondingly high too.

 

[PICK3]

Yep -- if you adjusted those relative to the cost of living in those areas they might be right up there w/ a trailer park in Alabama.

Well then I'm relocating to a trailer park in AL.

 

[nycgirl]

Yes, but that depends on how you define cost of living.

 

[StickFigure]

If we could roll the clock back to the early '80's, Alaska would have taken the cake;

Average hourly wage= $17/hr.

 

[Lestat]

we in San Diego are gettin fucked

 

[PICK3]

we in San Diego are gettin fucked

Why?