These Chicagoland Suburbs Are Among the Nation's Wealthiest
These Chicagoland Suburbs Are Among the Nation's Wealthiest
Bloomberg has released a list of America’s 100 Richest Places and two Chicago suburbs cracked the top 15.
Winnetka snagged the No. 10 spot with an average household income of $311,902 and Glencoe ranked No. 12 with an average household income of $308,625. Here's the full list of all 11 Chicago-area cities included, accompanied by their average income, per Time Out Chicago:
- Winnetka—$311,902 (10th)
- Glencoe—$308,625 (12th)
- Lake Forest—$256,202 (31st)
- Inverness—$251,657 (33rd)
- Hinsdale—$245,859 (39th)
- Long Grove—$229,112 (55th)
- Oak Brook—$222,138 (63rd)
- Hawthorn Woods—$203,192 (81st)
- Lake Bluff—$200,525 (86th)
- Wilmette—$196,315 (95th)
- Western Springs—$192,936 (99th)
Bloomberg created the list by evaluating inflation-adjusted household income data for all U.S. places with a minimum population of 2,000 and ranked them based on average household income. Nearly 6,200 places met the criteria, and the list consists of the top 100.
The no. 1 richest place in the country? That’s Atherton, California.