14 N.J. Towns Among Richest In America, Bloomberg Says

Bloomberg came out with its 2017 "richest-towns-in-America" list of 100 communities this week, and 14 N.J. towns made the list. Two are in the top 20 (see list below).

Bloomberg, a business news service founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, evaluated inflation-adjusted 2015 household income data for all U.S. towns with a minimum population of 2,000 and ranked them based on average household income.

Nearly 6,200 met the criteria, but the list displayed here are from the top 100.

The cities and towns with ties to Wall Street and the Silicon Valley boasted the highest U.S. household incomes in 2015, according to the Bloomberg analysis of census data.

Bloomberg noted that Atherton, California, which is located in the Silicon Valley technology corridor between San Francisco and San Jose, topped the list as America’s wealthiest town. More than one-third of the nation’s 100 richest households were located within 50 miles of New York City.

Here is the list

• 34. North Caldwell, $251,248;
• 41. Franklin Lakes, $243,441;
• 43. Rumson, $242,158;
• 49. Upper Montclair, $236,382;
• 56. Glen Ridge, $227,198;
• 61. Tenafly, $222,633;
• 67. Ridgewood, $219,566;
• 70. Summit (Union), $215,515;
• 72. Chatham (Morris), $213,408;
• 73. Woodcliff Lake, $211,473;
• 79. Bernardsville (Somerset), $206,277;
• 92. Glen Rock, $197,914.

Find the whole Bloomberg list of 100 towns by clicking here.

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