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Where America's Wealthiest Suburbanites Live - And Where They Don't
For years, Bloomberg Businessweek notes, the American residential dream went something like this: Move to a city, work hard, and eventually you’ll make enough to move out. So perhaps it’s not surprising that today many of America’s largest metropolitan areas house their highest earners on the outskirts of town. Exactly where they live varies from city to city — or rather, from suburb to suburb. Perhaps this is what they mean by 'rotten to the core'?
An analysis by Bloomberg Businessweek of data recently compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau offers a new level of detail in describing how far away — and in what direction — the nation’s top-earning suburbanites live, relative the local urban center.
In the New York metropolitan area, the greatest concentration of top earners live in New Jersey. In Bergen County, for example, the median household income was $84,255 in 2012.
Top earners have vacated Downtown L.A. and the area south of the Civic Center in favor of wide-open spaces closer to the beach.
Here, the highest earners populate Chicago’s North Shore suburbs, including Glencoe, Winnetka, and Highland Park. A commuter rail system leaves Cubs games an hour away.
Here, the wealthiest residents have congregated just west of the city center in the well-to-do River Oaks area and a bit further out in Memorial.
Center City in Philadelphia is surrounded by a local ring of lower-income housing. High-crime areas such as the city’s Kensington neighborhood and Camden, N.J., remain unattractive to the wealthy.
The top earners tend to live outside the city in suburbs to the north and east, such as Glendale and Scottsdale.
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Fine, but how about the pigs in DC?
DC is just big donut with a bite out of the SE corner =]
I have been nailing critters for a while
When the shtf I don't care what U think
I will treat U to existence
just be safe and use a condom
Here in DC there is a band of wealth along the Potomac River - North Arlington, McLean, Bethesda, Potomac, Great Falls, and west into horse country - Loudoun Co. and Middleburg...
Vir-Gina and D.C. >median. Rancho Santa Fe/ Hamptons > vulgar...
That is all...
I think these graphical depictions can make it into the top 10 list for worst visual displays of quantitative information. Leave it to Bloomberg. Each of them needs a copy:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Visual-Display-Quantitative-Information/dp/096...
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As anyone who knows these cities can see, dividing their suburban rings into 90-degree pie slices and averaging doesn't even come close to representing reality.
This is graphic design intellectual masturbation.
Forest Hills is NOT poor.
Isn't 50 miles east of NYC in the Atlantic Ocean...?
Smithtown is about 50 miles east of Manhattan. Montauk is over another 50 miles to the east. Then you will be in the Atlantic if you go further east.
Really? What part of median!, did you miss my statistical friend?
if chart porn turns you on, i recommend:
http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/
Definitely does not apply to San Francisco
there was no downtown in LA until ten years ago.
http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/28/local/la-me-banks-pedestrian-saf...
that has now changed and changed dramatically.
The real estate bubble of 1993-2008 truly was epic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalopolis_(city_type)
These cities really expanded beyond even any concept of reality back then.
The question then becomes "what do I shrink into then?"
This whole thing is run on a worthless dollar.
What do we do when the greenback suddenly has tremendous value?
"BEEKS! BEEKS!"?
These look about right, a bunch of sphincters. Would not live in any of them. Show me a graph where the registered gun ownerhip is highest, that I can relate to.
Pretty sure you'll find high registered gun ownership %'s in Dallas and Houston and they have equally high violent/gun crime rates to any "liberal city"
No guns are registered at all in Texas, outside the federally registered full autos, suppressors, "any other weapons" and the like.
Sucks as a graphic, not doubt.
Alistair Cooke pointed out years ago, that you can measure the health of a city by whether wealthy people want to live in the heart of it. In Europe, the answer is usually yes. In the States, not so much.
That's control freak central planning in action in Europe. Our statists inthe USA are dead set on packing us on top of each other as well, warring against suburbs and the car. Read about Plan Bay Area for a taste.
"registered" gun ownership. Fuck that noise.
I logged in just to give you an upvote for that. Can't imagine who on this site gave you the red, must be the paid .gov commenter.
Highest income areas are usually to the west of the city, unless there is some physical or property use barrier.
Goes all the way back to the coal days. The freshest, cleanest air was west of the city in the Northern Hemisphere.
In most cases, it still is. Holds true in DC, also.
did you know that the wind blows primarily from west to east over the north american and european continents?
In NYC's case, there is a more relevant reason. Taxes. NJ tax rates are lower than NY and and a lot of Jersey people work in NYC but don't pay have to pay NYC income tax. In general, cost of living is lower in NJ and you're not hemmed in by all the toll bridges.
Wrong. Almost zero deductions against NJ personal income. In NJ, you pay 6% tax on $75,000 to $500,000 income. 9% on income over $500,000.
Back at you.
In NY, you pay 6.45% on income over $40,000, going up to 8.8% on income over $2,000,000. Add on top of that, you also pay NYC tax of 3.591% on anything over $45,000, going up to 3.876% on income over $500,000. Tax rates at any income level are less if you live in NJ vs. NYC.
Consider yourself lucky compared to the poor slobs across the river.
Also it's kind of hard to live to the East of Chicago, or to the west of SF.
But that's a very interesting point you make. I need to look at some maps. I remember the big money being mostly on the east side of Cincinnati, though.
Still correct today.
"earners". that is the key term i question.
the meaning of the word "earn". in accordance
with/by what authority? just saying what you already
know and have elucidated for a few years, ongoing.
Spotting the Poor Zones or the Inner City is easy in all but for Houston.
what kind of people subject themselves to the socio-economic collapse risks and stress of living within 50 miles of a > 1 million population city and/or high-density population center?
top tip: keep your gate-keepers and security guards happy and loyal ;-)
<and by the way, don't underestimate the power of humor and empathy, a cost-free investment of your time. the payback is often greater than one might expect.>
Highlands, NJ....really? It's a bit of a clam digging town. Perhaps they meant Atlantic Highlands:
http://www.ahnj.com/ahnj/
Bullshit as per usual as of late. NO ONE in the 50 mile blast zone of NYC makes 20k..... Giverment guarantees at least 50......
The statistical imperative is flawed. Look at expenditure over anum/costs. These enclaves are above ground shelters.
We aren't building "Ice Hotels" in Scandinavia! Bitchez!
No Rancho Cucamonga?
Rancho has a few 1%ers in the Alta Loma highlands but not that many. Also I think it's outside the map of this study.
Can we get a chart of Detroit?
here ya go...
Acton CA is not even close to the beach. It is out next to Palmdale Lancaster area. A dry desert.
Where does an 800 pound gorilla sleep?
"Top earners have vacated Downtown L.A. and the area south of the Civic Center in favor of wide-open spaces closer to the beach."
Be serious. When were earners ever in downtown LA??? Which wide open spaces near the beach are you referring to Manhattan Beach? Hermosa? Santa Monika?
Think before you write....
I was trying to find the article in the LAtimes where the $9.3 million condo just sold at LA live. But there is an article about the condos at LA Live.
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/15/business/la-fi-0215-la-live-cond...
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/economy/2013/12/09/15286/downtown-la-attracts-...
Gives a new meaning to the Term "across the tracks"...
Sewell, NJ? Please. The money around Philly is in the Main Line: Lower Merion, from Bala Cynwyd to Radnor. And there's some in Haddonfield and Moorestown, NJ.
And within the City there are some wealthy neighborhoods, like Chestnut Hill and Rittenhouse Sq.
I agree. where's Gladwynn on this. It's in the top 20 wealthiest zip codes in the US. The article is spot on. I remember when the real estate agent showed me "Graduate Hospital" area 9 years ago and it was the ghetto. Now homes are $400+k.
They left out DC and environs. Gov't is big business with very well paid "public servants" (gag) who line there pockets with our money.
I lived in the cincinnati north suburbs for 8 years a while back. It is a unique city in that there are some very wealthy pockets all throughout the city proper. I think it has to do with the city's age. Cincinnati was a nice place to live with all the big city trimmings without a lot of the big city nastiness and slums. German heritage maybe but I didn't see abandoned buildings burned out and abananded cars like when I lived in Detroit. I now am in suburbs of Chicago due to job transfer. I thought Detroit was the asshole of our country until I moved to Obamaville. Oh and as far as gun control goes here you need a state police issued photo ID to buy ammunition and firearms. To own a firearm you need it as well. To handle a firearm in a gun store you need to show your FOID card. So having said that if you are a "law abiding citizen" you are already a registered firearm owner with the state. Just recently the concealed carry law was put into effect. I have heard that the permit is going to cost 250 dollars for five years plus you need to pass a certified training class and god only knows what that will cost. Constitutional right????? with some fees attached it seems.
re: Cincy
Excepting the "Over The Rhine' area, right??
The rich (not posers on paper rich) don't live anywhere near cities - there is a major difference between residency and occupancy. Ask any Western state that has to put up with them.
Over the Rhine in Cincy is a bit dicey. There are some spots around the main campus of U of Cinn that require some situational awareness skills but over all the big picture is hard working folks who take some pride in their city! That is lacking in Chicago !!