- GOBankingRates ranked suburban areas based on income and home values using the latest Census data and Zillow stats.
- Alamo in California and Southlake, Texas made huge jumps to the top 10. California led the entire state with 17 wealthy suburban areas on the list.
- The No. The number one spot was awarded to a New York suburb.
One could say that suburb For the second consecutive year, is America’s richest.
According to yearly rankings conducted by GOBankingRates’ analytics teamScarsdale is the wealthiest suburban area in America in 2025. This was also true in 2024.
The household average income in Scarsdale (adjusted to inflation) was $588.014 in 2022. This increased to $601,193 by 2023. This represents a 2.2% increase in one year. In May 2025, the home value average in Scarsdale will be $1,207.528, which represents a 3.2% increase from $1,170.138 last year. Scarsdale, which is near New York City, is known for its Tudor style homes.
Rye is the second-most populous suburb of New York. Rye is the No. 2 suburb in New York.
To determine the rankings,GOBankingRates sourced from the U..S. Census 2023 American Community Survey to analyze cities with at least 5000 households and isolated the 50 suburbs with the highest average household income. A number of factors, such as total population, the population over 65, the total households, household median and mean income, were taken into consideration. Zillow Home Value Index was used to determine the average value of a single-family home in May 2025, when available. The wealthiest suburban areas were ranked by putting the suburbs with the highest average income at the top. Data is current to July 1, 2025.
Alamo in California and Southlake Texas were both newcomers in the top 10 wealthiest suburbs in 2025. They ranked 5th and 7, respectively. Southlake was ranked as No. Alamo did not even crack the top 50 last year.
Alamo is not the only new wealthy suburb on this list. Coto de Caza in California ranked No. Lake Butler, Florida ranked as No. Colleyville in Texas ranked at No. Newton, Massachusetts, ranked at No. Brentwood in Tennessee, was listed at No. 50.
California, the state with most wealthy suburban areas in the top fifty for the second straight year, has 17 spots on the 2025 list. This is an increase of 16 from last year. California top five wealthiest suburbs are Los Altos (No. Los Altos (No. 5), Orinda (No. 9), Palos Verdes Estates (No. Saratoga (No. Five suburbs were ranked in the top fifty, and three of these in the top 10.
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