Biggest earners
Here are cities from the Best Places database with the highest median household income – 7 also are finalists on the overall list this year.
Rank City Median 2005
household income
1 Greenwich, CT $112,493
2 Cupertino, CA $110,518
3 San Ramon, CA $109,500
4 Bethesda, MD $109,417
5 Flower Mound, TX $104,921
6 Burke, VA $104,770
7 West Bloomfield Township, MI $102,619
8 Palo Alto, CA $101,584
9 Pleasanton, CA $101,443
10 Yorba Linda, CA $100,465
11 Naperville, IL $99,863
12 Highlands Ranch, CO $97,493
13 Newton, MA $96,376
14 The Woodlands, TX $96,216
15 Lower Merion, PA $96,171
16 Carmel, IN $95,141
17 Milpitas, CA $93,867
18 Fairfield, CT $93,833
19 Newport Beach, CA $93,531
20 Weston, FL $92,748
21 Wayne, NJ $92,654
22 Allen, TX $92,404
23 Sugar Land, TX $92,149
24 Frisco, TX $91,556
25 Clarkstown, NY $91,470 |