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Those are show-off mansions for internationally famous celebrities and billionaire socialites who want to keep the paparazzi and stalkers out.

When it comes to the "normal" rich, I think Mousquet has a point. Going off google street view, it looks like most of Bellevue, outer Long Island, Palo Alto, etc, have houses with open front yards.

Are those areas where the high net worth power broker tech founders and CEO's live? Dunno, but you know anyone would still call those "elite" neighborhoods.