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If you were making six figures, you had financially arrived.
You wererich or at least on solid economic ground.
There are different definitions of middle class, with varying lower and upper limits of annual income.
Experts often use thresholds of two-thirds to double the annual income for your area.
To be included in the study, cities had to have a minimum of 5,000 households.
The full methodology is included at the end of the story.
California tends to dominate lists like this, and this one is no exception.
Sixteen of the 40 cities here are located in the Golden State.
Virginia is next up with six.
Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Texas each have three cities on the list.
Here is the list, ranked in order of highest median household income to lowest.
For each city, thelowest annual income needed and the upper limit to qualify as middle classare included.
Wolf Trap, Virginia
2.
Saratoga, California
3.
Brambleton, Virginia
4.
Rye, New York
5.
Palos Verdes Estates, California
6.
Cupertino, California
7.
Paradise Valley, Arizona
8.
San Carlos, California
9.
Lafayette, California
10.
Potomac, Maryland
11.
Bellaire, Texas
12.
Vienna, Virginia
13.
Sammamish, Washington
14.
Palo Alto, California
15.
Ridgewood, New Jersey
16.
La Canada Flintridge, California
17.
Danville, California
18.
Franklin Farm, Virginia
19.
Dix Hills, New York
20.
Fort Hunt, Virginia
21.
Winchester, Massachusetts
22.
Tenafly, New Jersey
23.
Lexington, Massachusetts
24.
Needham, Massachusetts
25.
Garden City, New York
26.
Westfield, New Jersey
27.
Mill Valley, California
28.
Lake Forest, Illinois
29.
Menlo Park, California
30.
Los Gatos, California
31.
Colleyville, Texas
32.
Moraga, California
33.
Foster City, California
34.
Dublin, California
35.
Mercer Island, Washington
36.
San Ramon, California
37.
Palm Beach, Florida
38.
Parkland, Florida
39.
Steiner Ranch, Texas
40.
Only cities with at least 5,000 households were considered.
Middle class is defined as making between two thirds and double the average annual income for a given area.
All data is up to date as of July 2, 2024.
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