Los Altos on List of Top 100 Communities With $100K Incomes

When it comes to income, California rules!

A new survey by Nerd Wallet of the Top 100 US communities with the highest percentage of households with $100K annual incomes was dominated by the Golden State. In fact, we took 10 of the top 20 positions. Most were here in the Bay Area.

The median household income is just over $52,000.

Here’s the Top 20:

1. Sammamish, Washington

2. La Cañada Flintridge, California

2. University Park, Texas

4. Saratoga, California

5. Southlake, Texas

6. Colleyville, Texas

7. Los Altos, California

8. Manhattan Beach, California

9. Brentwood, Tennessee

10. Lake Forest, Illinois

11. San Ramon, California

12. Cupertino, California

13. Leawood, Kansas

14. Parkland, Florida

15. Mountain Brook, Alabama

16. Lafayette, California

17. Pleasanton, California

17. Wildwood, Missouri

19. Foster City, California

20. Palo Alto, California

Also on the list:

21. Dublin, California

27. Yorba Linda, California

28. Rancho Palos Verdes, California

29. Calabasas, California

32. San Carlos, California

36. Menlo Park, California

38. Eastvale, California

42. Newport Beach, California

45. Rancho Santa Margarita, California

46. Belmont, California

48. Redondo Beach, California

50. Sunnyvale, California

52. Fremont, California

53. Moorpark, California

54. Laguna Niguel, California

61. Aliso Viejo, California

62. Agoura Hills, California

63. Mountain View, California

64. Hercules, California

65. Walnut, California

66. Thousand Oaks, California

67. Folsom, California

70. Livermore, California

72. Brentwood, California

79. Pacifica, California

81. Santa Clara, California

81. Beverly Hills, California

81. Milpitas, California

84. San Clemente, California

85. Mission Viejo, California

86. Laguna Beach, California

92. Morgan Hill, California

96. Encinitas, California

98. Laguna Hills, California

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