“In this Westchester County village, residents enjoy the biggest incomes on our list, thanks to well-off commuters who appreciate the quick half-hour train ride into Manhattan,” the report said of Scarsdale.
With a population of 17,336, CNNMoney says the average family income for Scarsdale residents is $291,542 and the average home price is $1,205,000.
“Scarsdale boasts an appealing downtown peppered with Tudor-style buildings and pretty shopping areas, plus some of the best schools in the area – the high school is among the nation's top 500,” the report said. “In the summertime, residents bring lawn chairs, blankets, and picnics to the village's free outdoor concert series in central Chase Park, where a Pops symphonic band plays from June to August. Impressive houses, exclusive boutiques and chic restaurants are icing on the suburban cake.”
Rye – ranked No. 10 – was the only other town in Westchester to make the list, with a population of 15,870, an average family income of $221,457 and an average home price of $1,237,500. In nearby Fairfield County, Conn., Weston and New Canaan also made the top of the list.
CNNMoney’s list of the 25 Top Earning U.S. towns were:
- Scarsdale, New York
- Weston, Connecticut
- Hillsborough, California
- Potomac, Maryland
- New Canaan, Connecticut
- Winnetka, Illinois
- Orinda, California
- West University Park, Texas
- Hinsdale, Illinois
- Rye, New York
- Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Ridgewood, New Jersey
- Bellaire, Texas
- Colts Neck, New Jersey
- Weston, Massachusetts
- Town and Country, Missouri
- Castle Pines, Colorado
- Falls Church, Virginia
- Mountain Brook, Alabama
- Powell, Ohio
- Mercer Island, Washington
- Olney, Maryland
- Sammamish, Washington
- Vienna, Virginia
- Leawood, Kansas
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