Richest Cities in America

This was surprising, would have never picked Detroit, and would not have had Boston and Philly that high on the list. Article link is below

10. San Jose
9. Detroit
8. Houston
7. Boston
6. Philadelphia
5. San Francisco
4. D.C.
3. Chicago
2. L.A.
1. NYC


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/14...tle=10_San_Jose

Boca's not quite the richest, NNY78. But this was just in yesterday's Broward/Palm Beach Times, and they're calling it the best this year.

I read it online every day, and when I saw the article I thought of you.

Of course I'm partial to Delray, but Boca's okay, too .

http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2..._study_says.php

New Orleans

are they counting drug money because chrysler ain't making that many cars

i don't believe detroit is anywhere near the top ten richest cities

Thanks again PB

# of millionaires in cities doesn't make a city "wealthy"--more poor people in most big cities. A better measure, IMO, is the median price of a home--the more money you have to spend for a home, the wealthier the community:

http://www.city-data.com/top3.html

Exactly. Nothing says "I got mine" like property values .

Surprised to see that Miami didn't make the top 10.

PB and Turnbull I agree that is a better indicator of wealth. I would of thought the island of Palm Beach would have been higher on the list you provided TB. I see Jupiter Island made it.

there are some projects on the southside that are "called" lakefront property

the side of those same projects are riddled with bullets holes

not too mention that they are located nowhere near lake michigan

so you're statement ain't always true

And those houses are selling for high prices?

some tenants pay 1300$ rent

others live there for free

all have to duck the same gunfire

Are you retarded?

TB pointed out MEDIAN property values. That means average .

And what does someone living in government assisted housing know about home ownership? But you can keep dreaming, Cook. Keep hope alive an all that.

Well we're movin on up, to the east side. To a dee---luxe apartment in the sky---ay---ay. Movin on up, to the east side. We finally got a piece of the pie.

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some tenants pay 1300$ rent

others live there for free

all have to duck the same gunfire [/quote]

Yeah they tried that with a building in my city. Nice high rise place by the Hudson River. Some paid rent, some got handouts. Eventually all the people paying rent left cause the ones getting handouts destroyed the place. Now it's basically a project building 100%, but who could have ever expected a different result?

@blacksheep


actually the tenants are majority young single mothers, it's just in a bad neighborhood


@pizzaboy


you act like somebody near and dear to you got fucked by a brother

Although its' not incorporated, Hobe Sound in Florida might very well be the wealthiest community in the US.

Nice area, Oli .

there is absolutely no correlation whatsoever either, good point!

Translation: 16 years old, no self-control, one bastard child, and another on the way.

The young single mothers might not bring the violence but they're just as bad for property values and living conditions. I'm sure the people working all day to pay their rent didn't like to come home to a bunch of girls looking like Precious screaming and swearing at their 5 kids 24 hours a day. Mixed income buildings never work.

A tornado touched down near Hobe Sound a couple hours ago, some damage to one of the County airport hangers and a few homes and businesses. There has been some rough weather down here so far this summer.

@blacksheep


the single mothers ain't bad for property value because they live on "lakefront property"

they charge extra for lakefront property

the problem is some of the areas considered lakefront propery ain't anywhere near the lake

How is it going in New Orleans, between the housing crash and the damage from the Hurricane I thought they were still struggling a bit to get back to normal?

I was talking more about the place near me that I'm familiar with. But in general when you get a bunch of people loafing around on section 8, the people who work regular jobs and know regular people who live civilized lives and don't associate with a bunch of thugs and such, they tend to move out to live near people more like them. With the section 8 crowd comes all the things associated with them. Loud obnoxious people hanging around all hours of the day and night, litter and poorly maintained areas, cheap bodegas making their money selling loosies and blunt wraps, etc.. I see it here every day. So it isn't specifically the young single moms, but everything that inevitably follows when they show up