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The West Coast is rife with households pulling in six figures.
In which cities is making this kind of money especially common?
San Ramon, California
11.
Dublin, California
10.
Palos Verdes Estates California
9.
Saratoga, California
8.
Lafayette, California
7.
Orinda, California
6.
San Carlos, California
5.
La Canada Flintridge, California
4.
Sammamish, Washington
3.
Los Altos, California
2.
Piedmont, California
1.
The cities were sorted to show the cities with the highest percentage of households earning $100,000 or more.
The top 100 cities were selected.
The average single family home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index from March 2025.
Using the average mortgage and expenditure cost, the total cost of living can be calculated.
The livability index was sourced from AreaVibes.
The cities were sorted to show the highest percentage of households earning $100k or more.
All data was collected on and is up to date as of Apr.
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