Best Place To Live
Rank | City | Population |
1 |
Carmel, IN |
80,100 |
2 |
McKinney, TX |
136,100 |
3 |
Eden Prairie, MN |
61,200 |
4 |
Newton, MA |
84,700 |
5 |
Redmond, WA |
55,200 |
6 |
Irvine, CA |
213,600 |
7 |
Reston, VA |
60,300 |
8 |
Columbia/Ellicott City, MD |
100,700 |
9 |
Overland Park, KS |
175,300 |
10 |
Chapel Hill, NC |
59,000 |
11 |
Woodbury, MN |
63,600 |
12 |
Fishers, IN |
78,600 |
13 |
Allen, TX |
83,700 |
14 |
Eagan, MN |
64,700 |
15 |
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ |
53,200 |
16 |
Castle Rock, CO |
52,500 |
17 |
Centreville, VA |
72,900 |
18 |
South Jordan, UT |
52,700 |
19 |
Lakeville, MN |
56,700 |
20 |
Waldorf, MD |
69,400 |
21 |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
95,900 |
22 |
Maple Grove, MN |
61,800 |
23 |
Gaither*****urg, MD |
63,400 |
24 |
Germantown, MD |
88,000 |
25 |
Franklin, NJ |
62,600 |
Here are cities from the Best Places database with some of the highest median family incomes.
Rank | City | 2011 median family income |
1 |
Bethesda, MD |
$184,606 |
2 |
Greenwich, CT |
$167,502 |
3 |
Palo Alto, CA |
$163,661 |
4 |
Newport Beach, CA |
$156,928 |
5 |
Lower Merion, PA |
$153,309 |
6 |
Ashburn, VA |
$146,093 |
7 |
Newton, MA |
$145,639 |
8 |
Hoboken, NJ |
$140,780 |
9 |
Brookline, MA |
$139,756 |
10 |
Fairfield, CT |
$136,808 |
11 |
Arlington, VA |
$132,580 |
12 |
Ellicott City, MD |
$132,197 |
13 |
Johns Creek, GA |
$128,552 |
14 |
Naperville, IL |
$123,511 |
15 |
North Hempstead, NY |
$122,280 |
16 |
The Woodlands, TX |
$122,091 |
17 |
Wayne, NJ |
$120,909 |
18 |
Carmel, IN |
$120,714 |
19 |
Flower Mound, TX |
$119,251 |
20 |
Clarkstown, NY |
$118,887 |
21 |
West Bloomfield, MI |
$118,429 |
22 |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
$117,523 |
23 |
Catalina Foothills, AZ |
$116,997 |
24 |
Eden Prairie, MN |
$116,085 |
25 |
Sandy Springs, GA |
$113,929 |
Here are towns from the Best Places database with the highest median home price.
Rank | City | Median home sale price 2011 |
1 |
Greenwich, CT |
$ 1,901,029 |
2 |
Palo Alto, CA |
$ 1,225,000 |
3 |
Newport Beach, CA |
$ 1,118,250 |
5 |
Cupertino, CA |
$ 890,500 |
6 |
Santa Monica, CA |
$ 880,000 |
7 |
Arcadia, CA |
$ 795,000 |
8 |
North Hempstead, NY |
$ 747,382 |
9 |
Bethesda, MD |
$ 740,000 |
10 |
Danville, CA |
$ 691,500 |
11 |
Mountain View, CA |
$ 658,750 |
12 |
Newton, MA |
$ 650,000 |
13 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
$ 635,000 |
14 |
Redwood City, CA |
$ 625,000 |
15 |
Fairfield, CT |
$ 618,417 |
16 |
Redondo Beach, CA |
$ 607,250 |
17 |
Pleasanton, CA |
$ 605,000 |
18 |
San Francisco, CA |
$ 605,000 |
19 |
Encinitas, CA |
$ 566,250 |
20 |
Brookline, MA |
$ 565,000 |
20 |
San Clemente, CA |
$ 560,000 |
20 |
Lower Merion, PA |
$ 553,498 |
22 |
Yorba Linda, CA |
$ 549,760 |
23 |
San Ramon, CA |
$ 540,500 |
24 |
Sunnyvale, CA |
$ 538,000 |
25 |
Berkeley, CA |
$ 535,000 |
Residents who buy real estate in these cities from the Best Places database see their incomes go the furthest.
Rank | City | Median home sale price 2011 |
1 |
Spring, TX |
$98,214 |
2 |
North Port, FL |
$86,000 |
3 |
Missouri City, TX |
$145,690 |
4 |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
$113,000 |
5 |
Bellevue, NE |
$124,000 |
6 |
Rochester, MN |
$136,500 |
7 |
Warner Robins, GA |
$115,000 |
8 |
Enid, OK |
$92,950 |
9 |
Casas Adobes, AZ |
$135,000 |
10 |
Sioux Falls, SD |
$129,950 |
11 |
St. Charles, MO |
$144,000 |
12 |
Idaho Falls, ID |
$118,176 |
13 |
Bossier City, LA |
$127,000 |
14 |
Tallahassee, FL |
$122,400 |
15 |
Murfree*****oro, TN |
$139,267 |
16 |
Conway, AR |
$139,000 |
17 |
Rock Hill, SC |
$119,000 |
18 |
Jone*****oro, AR |
$125,000 |
19 |
Fargo, ND |
$150,000 |
20 |
Dale City, VA |
$200,000 |
21 |
Iowa City, IA |
$168,750 |
22 |
Rio Rancho, NM |
$165,128 |
23 |
Johnson City, TN |
$126,800 |
24 |
Raleigh, NC |
$174,000 |
25 |
Bismarck, ND |
$164,400 |