Where are the most affluent areas located in your metro?

[Docere]

What share are located in the city center/urban core, streetcar and garden suburbs (ca. early 20th century), inner postwar suburbs, outer suburbs etc.?

[Crawford]

NYC almost certainly has the highest % share of HNWIs of any American metro in/around the regional center. However, the region mirrored everywhere else in that there was considerable wealth flight to suburbia from the 1920's till about 2000, and the majority of metropolitan HNWIs are outside the core (though again, likely the lowest share in U.S.).

The region is fairly unique in that there's no favored quarter, and the distribution of regional wealth is fairly even, though there's perhaps a slight tilt north/northeast. But wealth is most heavily concentrated in places with the easiest rail access to Midtown, reflecting the area's relative centralization. The most desirable suburbs are those with short express service to Midtown, good schools and natural beauty, regardless of directional.

As in many older Northeast/Midwest metros, the outer band of wealth has been hurting of late. There are tons of deals in aging towns far from Midtown. Inland Connecticut and outer parts of Jersey have great prices right now.

[SFBruin]

I'm not entirely sure, but I would assume that the largest pockets of wealth in the San Francisco area are either in northern San Francisco (e.g. Pacific Heights, Nob Hill etc.), or on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose (e.g. Atherton/Portola Valley).

There are pockets of wealth in the East Bay and Marin, but in terms of extreme wealth, I think that it would be one of the first two places.

[JAYNYC]

Arguably the main / most notable NYC area wealth pockets:

Upper East Side
Upper West Side
TriBeCa
West Village
Southampton / Water Mill / Bridgehampton
Greenwich (CT)

but there are UHNWI's and HNWI's sprinkled throughout the metro.

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by SFBruin

or on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose (e.g. Atherton/Portola Valley).

Yep, Woodside & Los Gatos in particular come to mind.

[Docere]

13 highest income CTs in the Greater Toronto Area.


1. Tract 86 (North Rosedale) $419,676
2. Tract 266 (Hoggs Hollow) $331,626
3. Tract 264 (Bridle Path) $318,137
4. Tract 130 (Forest Hill) $308,615
5. Tract 265 (Blythwood) $287,087
6. Tract 86 (South Rosedale) $277,684
7. Tract 89 (Yorkville) $269,374
8. Tract 125 (Moore Park) $261,800
9. Tract 119 (South Hill) $241,017
10. Tract 140 (Lytton Park) $231,594
11. Tract 602 (SE Oakville) $224,044
12. Tract 229 (The Kingsway) $216,462
13. Tract 138 (Lawrence Park) $216,206

[Ant131531]

Buckhead, especially the Tuxedo Park area of Buckhead. The northern suburbs also have pockets of very very high affluence.

[ThePhun1]

Where to start? Mostly in the suburbs. Fort Bend, especially Sugar Land is notorious for wealth.

[Double L]

IMO, Houston’s are scattered around and not exclusive to one area.

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by Double L

IMO, Houston’s are scattered around and not exclusive to one area.

I thought Houston's favored quarter was due west. Isn't most wealth west of downtown?

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by SFBruin

I'm not entirely sure, but I would assume that the largest pockets of wealth in the San Francisco area are either in northern San Francisco (e.g. Pacific Heights, Nob Hill etc.), or on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose (e.g. Atherton/Portola Valley).

There are pockets of wealth in the East Bay and Marin, but in terms of extreme wealth, I think that it would be one of the first two places.

It's not just pockets, all 6 core Bay Area counties are among the most prosperous and most affluent in the entire country.

2018 US Counties by Median Income, 2-Earner Families($125,000+):
$190,757 Arlington, VA
$189,493 San Francisco, CA
$188,125 Marin, CA
$186,107 San Mateo, CA
$185,701 New York, NY
$184,299 Santa Clara, CA
$182,584 Washington, DC
$181,571 Loudoun, VA
$177,163 Fairfax, VA
$168,985 Howard, MD
$166,586 Hunterdon, NJ
$164,886 Somerset, NJ
$164,316 Alexandria, VA
$160,252 Morris, NJ
$158,310 Alameda, CA
$155,345 Nassau, NY
$153,465 Norfolk, MA
$153,055 Middlesex, MA
$151,896 Westchester, NY
$150,492 Fairfield, CT
$149,838 Douglas, CO
$148,594 Montgomery, MD
$147,311 Bergen, NJ
$145,889 Rockland, NY
$145,586 Carver, MN
$143,308 King, WA
$142,877 Delaware, OH
$141,584 Contra Costa, CA
$141,656 Chester, PA
$140,483 Calvert, MD
$139,938 Newport, RI
$139,714 Middlesex, CT
$139,516 Stafford, VA
$138,797 Monmouth, NJ
$137,331 Boulder, CO
$137,312 Suffolk, NY
$135,634 Carroll, MD
$135,565 Williamson, TN
$135,536 Fayette, GA
$135,343 Collin, TX
$134,436 Prince William, VA
$134,177 Putnam, NY
$133,619 Rockingham, NH
$133,160 Frederick, MD
$133,137 Tolland, CT
$132,899 Fauquier, VA
$132,269 Anne Arundel, MD
$132,141 Broomfield, CO
$132,107 Forsyth, GA
$131,839 Fulton, GA
$131,366 Montgomery, PA
$130,958 Plymouth, MA
$130,320 Washington, MN
$130,293 Middlesex, NJ
$129,725 Washtenaw, MI
$129,557 DuPage, IL
$128,588 Richmond, NY
$128,487 Mercer, NJ
$127,779 Hamilton, IN
$127,031 Oldham, KY
$126,763 Hennepin, MN
$126,723 Travis, TX
$126,609 Dallas, IA
$126,295 Fort Bend, TX
$126,085 Orange, NC
$126,050 Sussex, NJ
$125,503 Charles, MD
$125,482 Oakland, MI
$125,222 Essex, MD

This is out of 3,142 counties total...so not bad.

[JManc]

Houston: River Oaks, West University, Tanglewood, Memorial, Bellaire

[Innsertnamehere]

Toronto’s wealthier neighbourhoods by “category”:

Old, super rich: Rosedale
Old, regular rich: Forest Hill
Gaudy, tasteless, extravagant rich: Bridle Path
Rich suburb: Oakville
Dumb new money wasted on silly cars rich: North York / York Region
Urban Rich: Yorkville

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by dimondpark

It's not just pockets, all 5 core Bay Area counties are among the most prosperous and most affluent in the entire country.

2018 US Counties by Median Income, 2-Earner Families($125,000+):

I would not use county-based median income to really say anything about pockets of HNWIs. Wealth is only loosely related to income, and median income figures say little about localized wealth peaks.

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by ThePhun1

Where to start? Mostly in the suburbs. Fort Bend, especially Sugar Land is notorious for wealth.

You live in Houston? And you believe the wealth is "mostly in the suburbs", or in Ft. Bend County???

Try River Oaks, Memorial, West U, Uptown / Galleria, Piney Point, etc. (none of which are "suburbs")

[Docere]

Originally Posted by Innsertnamehere

Toronto’s wealthier neighbourhoods by “category”:

Old, super rich: Rosedale
Old, regular rich: Forest Hill
Gaudy, tasteless, extravagant rich: Bridle Path
Rich suburb: Oakville
Dumb new money wasted on silly cars rich: North York / York Region
Urban Rich: Yorkville

That's good.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by JAYNYC

You live in Houston? And you believe the wealth is "mostly in the suburbs", or in Ft. Bend County???

Try River Oaks, Memorial, West U, Uptown / Galleria, Piney Point, etc. (none of which are "suburbs")

Fort Bend County, depending on the source, has been named the Richest County in Texas a few times. If we are talking about concentration of billionaires and millionaires in the Houston area, I would stick to the Greater Memorial area and River Oaks.

[JAYNYC]

Originally Posted by Cory

If we are talking about concentration of billionaires and millionaires in the Houston area, I would stick to the Greater Memorial area and River Oaks.

Right. The title of the thread is "Where are the most affluent areas located in your metro?", which is why I listed the neighborhoods I did. Not saying there isn't wealth in Ft. Bend County, but the biggest money folks aren't there.

[dimondpark]

Originally Posted by Crawford

I would not use county-based median income to really say anything about pockets of HNWIs.

The OP doesnt say anything about HNWIs, that's a different topic from "the most affluent areas located in your metro area".

Wealth is only loosely related to income, and median income figures say little about localized wealth peaks.

I think I get what your trying to say, but generally the overall wealth of residents of a geographic area is usually measured by median(or average) income in my experience.

[Pedestrian]

Originally Posted by SFBruin

I'm not entirely sure, but I would assume that the largest pockets of wealth in the San Francisco area are either in northern San Francisco (e.g. Pacific Heights, Nob Hill etc.), or on the mid-Peninsula between San Francisco and San Jose (e.g. Atherton/Portola Valley).

There are pockets of wealth in the East Bay and Marin, but in terms of extreme wealth, I think that it would be one of the first two places.

Images: https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2019/4093...lth-090519.pdf

So it would appear that the wealthy places in the Bay Area are actually in San Francisco: Zip codes 94123 and 94111 (the occupants of one of those 2 appear to have a net worth of over $6 million PER PERSON but I can't tell which):