America's Most Affluent Neighborhoods

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Ten towns and villages where median household income leads the nation, according to the Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey. The survey's numbers, released in December 2011, tally household income as of 2010.

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America's Most A... Ten towns and villages where median household income leads the nation, according to the Census Bureau's latest American Community Survey. The survey's numbers, released in December 2011, tally household income as of 2010.

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Chevy Chase Sect... Median Household Income: $250,000
A very small (one-tenth of a square mile) incorporated village within Chevy Chase, Section Five currently holds 640 people; the median home price is just over a million dollars. Average income is up 63 percent since 2000.

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Westlake Town, T... Median Household Income: $250,000

Located 34 miles northwest of Dallas, this town is home to 702 people. The plush town includes homes owned by Texas Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg, former Exxon Mobile CEO Lee Raymond, and the Jonas Brothers.

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Coldstream CDP, ... Median Household Income: $249,750

This is a small, upscale section of Anderson Township in Cincinnati, centered by one of America’s most prestigious country clubs.

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Plandome Village... Median Household Income: $248,036

This historic Long Island village has counted Boomer Esiason, Bill O’Reilly and Bobby Riggs among its residents, which now number about 1,300. The posh Plandome Country Club dates back to 1931.

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Oyster Bay Cove,... Median Household Income: $246,987

Oyster Bay Cover overlooks Long Island Sound on the island’s north shore. Theodore Roosevelt, whose nearby Sagamore Hill home served as the summer White House during the early 20th century, is buried in a private cemetery nearby.

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Somerset Town, M... Median Household Income: $243,125
An incorporated town within Chevy Chase, this Washington, D.C. suburb voted back in 1988 to de-annex a piece of land on which apartment houses were being built. Single family homes are owned by just 326 families.

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Scarsdale Villag... Median Household Income: $237,135
Nearly 30 miles north of New York City, this village saw fighting action in the Revolutionary War, and is an upscale enclave of a larger town of 17,500 people.

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Hewlett Neck Vil... Median Household Income: $235,000
This is the rich section of “The Hewletts,” a group of abutting villages in Nassau County, Long Island. Its 449 residents are perfectly nestled near the ocean, just nine miles from JFK Airport and 20 miles from New York City.

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Highland Park To... Median Household Income: $228,106

Highland Park Town is the haughty section of Dallas, dotted with luxury homes that go for over a million dollars, on average. Someone has to pay Jerry Jones’ PSLs.

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Munsey Park, NY Median Household Income: $227,716

The fourth Long Island town in the top ten (just 2.5 miles from Plandome), Munsey Park is an incorporated village of just under 3,000 people, right by the island’s “Miracle Mile” upscale shopping district. Garage sales are allowed, but signs promoting them aren’t.

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