The 10 Richest Cities In The United States For 2022

The 10 Richest Cities In America For 2022

Here in Cary, North Carolina, things couldn't be more rich. Cary is just a perfect little slice of heaven outside of Raleigh. At least that's what the locals would tell you.

Only 3.26% of residents here are without work, and if you drive around town long enough, it'll be clear; anyone who wants a job here can get a job. If you're out of work in Cary, it's your own damn fault.

It may not be a very large place, but people's bank accounts are pretty large. Families earn the 3rd highest incomes in the whole state. It's a great place to raise kids. It's safe. You won't see too many police officers around, but when they police are called, they show up in minutes.

We're climbing higher and higher up the money tree, as we visit the very wealthy city of Centennial, Colorado. Folks here have great jobs, work hard, and hardly anyone in town struggles to make ends meet.

This is where a lot of the rich and fancy residents live with their families. People here earn on average, the 13th highest incomes overall, and only 3.56% of people who live here don't have a job. For a state this large, that's crazy low.
In fact, People in other parts of the nearby areas generally stereotype this part of the state as being wealthy and stuck up. Well, that's probably because the students have better cars than their teachers.

There's a lot of old money here, too. Rich people can spend all their money and then they're broke. But wealthy people - like old money people will never spend all their money. They can't even do it if they tried. People come here to find jobs and for a more peaceful and better quality of life.

Crazy Rich Asians would maybe even consider buying a home here.

Where's our 3rd richest city in the entire nation? That would be Frisco, Texas -- a little nook just outside of Dallas.

It's sorta like Dynasty. Many people here are loaded. Just about all households who live here earn well over $100,000 a year annually. Some parts of this area are just off the charts out of touch with reality. Households here vary between two-income homes when both parents have great jobs, or households where there's one primary earner in the top tier of their industry. Doctors, lawyers, business owners and entrepreneurs.

Most of the well to do here frequent Whole Foods, Starbucks, Core Power or LuLuLemon.

Do you think they know they're the richest people in the state? I think that's a safe bet.

Is it snobby here? Maybe from an outsiders standpoint, but it might be more of a shallow suburban type of vibe. Does being rich make you out of touch with reality? Perhaps.

But money does indeed buy happiness. Just ask someone without it.

In real estate, your neighbors matter. Along those lines, Sunnyvale sits in a good neighborhood. Immediately to the south, you've got Cupertino, home of Apple. Just down the road, you have Palo Alto, the heart of Silicon Valley. And about an hour north, you'll find San Francisco, the crown jewel of the Bay Area.

No wonder rich tech executives and investors have landed in Sunnyvale. You can see their impact on the stats. The town of 152569 high-priced residents has a median income of $150,464 and a median home value of $1397200.0.

What do these folks get for their money? Well, good schools and plenty of amenities, of course. They also get an excellent location by the bay. Residents can head down to places like Baylands Park, stare across the water, and plot their next venture capital strategy.

Our next stop, Fremont, California, probably won't come as a surprise to anyone who lives in the state. When you think of wealthy areas in California, some people may think Beverly Hills or Sunnyvale. But in fact, it's the jam-packed east bay city of Fremont that's the wealthiest in all of the Golden State. Households here make earn the 2nd highest incomes. The residents here aren't necessarily famous, but they're definitely rich.

While you may see people in this city driving around in fancy cars, odds are people you meet there are really comfortable. In fact, people here are more likely to downplay their money than show it off. One reason people are 'rich' in Fremont is the fact that salaries are so inflated because the cost of living is so high. So, you're not as 'rich' in Fremont as you would be in, say, Cary, NC.

And while it might be easy to scoff at the success of folks here, you have to remember, just about everyone here worked their butts off to get to where they are.

Welcome to Bellevue, Washington, our 6th most richest city in America. Some of these neighborhoods are where you go to for sell Girl Scout cookies or candy bars or where all the poor kids go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

Their workforce is also among the best-educated in the state, too. Better-educated workers tend to make more money. This city has it all - Grand houses. Great schools. Excellent tennis instructors. The very best groundskeepers and gated-subdivision on-call security guards around.

If you're a kid here, your allowance is probably more than your teacher's salary.

Who are the 7th richest people in the entire country? That would be the people in Pearland, Texas. And you can bet that many of the residents here are aware of the fact that they're only the second richest people in the state, too.

Here, the average income per household is much more than you and I would earn every year. It's the kind of place where you see soccer moms running errands in the middle of the day, where landscaping crews do their duty, and where the everyone's biggest concern is who is going to try and take their money away from them.

There is no struggling here. It's a different type of place from the rest of the state. Everything is just...peaceful. If Scrooge McDuck was real, he'd probably have a home here, don't you think? This rich little enclave is just outside of Houston. Folks here rank 19th for income levels, and 2nd-lowest for number of people living in poverty (3.51%).

The HomeSnacks money train takes its next stop in Olathe, Kansas. Okay, thanks Mr. Obvious. Just about everyone in Kansas knows these people are loaded. This place has a ton of money. Overall, the average households bring in pretty big salaries every year. This might sound like a decent chunk of change, but when you think about how much it costs to live here, suddenly it might not seem like a lot.

You won't see condos here. There are very little liquor stores or smoke shops. Crime is something that happens in other cities, not here. While it's idyllic in many places, it can be quite...boring.

How does 20% of Kansas rank as the wealthiest cities in the nation? Well, maybe there's a lot less about the midwest than you thought you knew, kiddo. Frankly speaking, Kansas is one of the best places you can live. It's safe, friendly, and there are great schools. It's just plain boring is all. But hey -- you could spend your days counting your money, right?

We continue our money train tour of the state as we stop in the city of Overland Park, Kansas. What? How in the heck did they get so much money here?

They have to be doing something right in here. Families earn the 7th highest incomes in the state. In addition, this city has a low unemployment rate, and one of the state's lowest poverty rates. Only 1 in 11 people here lives in poverty. While that might seem high, for an entire city, it's really low.

Do people work hard in this city? After all, it has a stereotype as being a very snobby city. But snobs can work hard, can't they? In fact, most have bigger bank account than you will ever have.

Ca Ching, Ca Ching, Ca Ching. Great jobs, low unemployment and a really low cost of living makes this Prairie State city one of the best places you could live if you wanted to earn a great living.

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Methodology: How We Determined The Wealthiest Cities in The US For 2022

When HomeSnacks looks at a place to live, we study the stats you can find anywhere on the web. You can get just about any demographic on just about any city center.

For this analysis we used the -- U.S. Census 2016-2020 American Community Survey.

For this study, we considered the following categories:

• # of residents living in poverty
• Income rank
• % of population unemployed

The census just updated their data at the end of they ear, so we can take a fresh look at it.

And, to be clear, we measured the 306 largest cities in America with over 100,000 people. So, while your little small town might be rollin' in the dough, we're only looking at the most populated areas.

To score the cities, we ranked each one from 1 to 306 where 1 is the "richest" for that category. We then averaged the three rankings into a rich score with the lowest overall score being crowned richest in America. You can download the data here.

Summary: The Wealthiest Cities in America For 2022

After the analysis was over, we crowned Cary as the richest city in America for 2022.

In most of these cities, people have it made, financially. They have new homes, drive new cars, and have bright futures. But this comes at a cost. Long work hours means more stress and less family time. Keeping up with friends and neighbors means private school, after school activities and two huge car payments. For some, it's the only way to live.

For the rest of America, we can feel better about ourselves when we define rich as love, friends, health or the little things in life.

While it's good news for the cities we mentioned, we have to mention the poorest cities in America. Would you have guessed Detroit, Cleveland and Hartford, Connecticut? Probably.

Here's a look at the poorest cities in America:

1. Detroit
2. Cleveland
3. Hartford

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Richest Cities In The United States For 2022