On average, the most expensive places in the world to live are Monaco, Singapore, and New York City. But you know what they say about averages: if you and Bill Gates (net worth of about $92 billion) are alone in the same room, the average wealth of the people in that room is around $46 billion. Congratulations!
So while Monaco may be the most expensive place in the world to live, more expensive real estate exists right here in the good old U.S. of A. That’s probably not surprising because when it comes to showing off how wealthy they are, Americans can be pretty transparent.
The pros at Realtor.com looked at median listing prices for the period June 2017 to May 2018 to find the Zip codes with the highest home prices. Each Zip code had to have had at least 12 listings per month and no state was granted more than two Zip codes and no metro area more than one.
Have your checkbook handy as you check out the list of the top 10 most expensive U.S. neighborhoods. We’ve included the median listing price, the metro area, and the Zip code.
Atherton, California
Median listing price: $10.19 million
Metro area: San Francisco, California
Zip code: 94027
Los Altos, California
Median listing price: $6.33 million
Metro area: San Jose, California
Zip code: 94022
New York City (Tribeca)
Median listing price: $5.14 million
Metro area: New York City, New York
Zip code: 10013
Medina, Washington
Median listing price: $4.89 million
Metro area: Seattle, Washington
Zip code: 98039
Miami Beach (Fisher Island)
Median listing price: $3.71 million
Metro area: Miami, Florida
Zip code: 33109
Glenbrook, Nevada (Lake Tahoe)
Median listing price: $3.23 million
Metro area: near Reno, Nevada
Zip code: 89413
Boston (Beacon Hill)
Median listing price: $3.16 million
Metro area: Boston, Massachusetts
Zip code: 02108
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Median listing price: $3.15 million
Metro area: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts
Zip code: 02543
Snowmass, Colorado
Median listing price: $3.03 million
Metro area: Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Zip code: 81654
Wilson, Wyoming
Median listing price: $2.8 million
Metro area: Jackson, Wyoming
Zip code: 83014
For more details and photos visit the Realtor.com website.
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