California Ranks among richest cities for average income

America's 50 richest towns: Silicon Valley community leads the list for the fourth year in a row with average household income of $525,000

The rankings include Census-designated places with a minimum of 2,000 households, and roughly 6,280 places met the criteria for consideration.

Similarly to No. 1 Atherton, No. 2 Scarsdale is close enough for residents to commute to high-paying jobs in Manhattan, while maintaining a bucolic atmosphere that feels far away from the nation's most-densely populated metropolis.

Like other wealthy towns on the list, Atherton and Scarsdale both also provide access to high quality schools - a key factor in home values.

Overall, California and New York are home to more than half of the towns that made the list - a testament to the fact that proximity to major city centers is a key feature making these wealthy communities attractive.

Nationwide, wealth was concentrated in six counties: Westchester County, New York; Bergen County, New Jersey; Fairfield County, Connecticut; Cook County, Illinois; Los Angeles County, California; and, Montgomery County, Maryland.

Average Household Income

1. Atherton, California $525,324 in San Mateo County is 5.6 square miles, under 10,000 population

2. Scarsdale, New York $452,041

3. Hillsborough, California $430,681 San Mateo County Town of Hillsborough biggest event is Memorial Day Parade, Carnival and Music Festival. 6.2 square miles. Population under 15,000. Bordered by Burlingame and San Mateo
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4. Cherry Hills Village, Colorado $406,314

5. Los Altos Hills, California $405,073 Santa Clara County is 8.92 square miles. Incorporated town (losaltoshills.ca.gov) population under 10,000. Notable residents include: Actress Adrienne Barbeau, Barry Bonds, Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, David Packard, Sundar Pichai, Max Thieriot

6. Short Hills, New Jersey $388,760

7. Highland Park, Texas $365,025

8. Glencoe, Illinois $358,543

9. Winnetka, Illinois $353,700

10. Darien, Connecticut $352,839

11. West University Place, Texas $314,090

12. Rumson, New Jersey $337,696

13. Bronxville, New York $352,418

14. Paradise Valley, Arizona $330,412

15. Larchmont, New York $328,353

16. Old Greenwich, Connecticut $324,835

17. The Village of Indian Hill, Ohio $321,377

18. Palm Beach, Florida $318,319

19. University Park, Texas $313,255

20. Great Falls, Virginia  $311,915

21. Kentfield, California (Marin County) $311,015

22. Riverside, Connecticut $309.401

23. Westport, Connecticut $309,144

24. Los Altos, California  $302,068 Santa Clara County 6.47 square miles population under 35,000 (losaltosca.gov)
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25. Travilah, Maryland $300,607

26. Greenville, New York $297,128

27. Rye, New York  $297,011

28. Piedmont, California $295,742 Alameda County (piedmontca.gov)

29. Orinda, California $293,898 Contra Costa County (cityoforinda.org)

30. McLean, Virginia $293,323

31. Alamo, California $288,541 unincorporated in Contra Costa County

32. Ladue, Missouri $286,291

33. Southlake, Texas $282,834

34. Hinsdale, Illinois $281,855

35. Bellaire, Texas $278,350

36. Wellesley, Massachusetts $277,508

37. Malibu, California $275,675 Los Angeles County (malibucity.org)

38. East Hills, New York $273,306

39. Blackhawk, California (Contra Costa County) $272,940 unincorporated
Blackhawk, California was one of four cities making the list for the first time.

40. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey $272,940

41. Glen Ridge, New Jersey $271,826

42. Tiburon, California $270,969 Marin County (townoftiburon.org)

43. Pepper Pike, Ohio $267,268

44. Montecito, California $265,940 Santa Barbara County unincorporated

45. Upper Montclair, New Jersey  $265,482

46. Lake Forest, Illinois $265,477

47. Wolf Trap, Virginia $265,175

48. New Albany, Ohio $264,639

49. Long Grove, Illinois $263,939

50. Darnestown, Maryland  $262,988