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State
No. of
top 100 towns
Alabama
1
Alaska
0
Arizona
0
Arkansas
0
California
9
Colorado
2
Connecticut
4
Delaware
1
District of Columbia
0
Florida
2
Georgia
3
Hawaii
0
Idaho
0
Illinois
4
Indiana
1
Iowa
1
Kansas
1
Kentucky
0
Louisiana
0
Maine
0
Maryland
5
Massachusetts
5
Michigan
3
Minnesota
3
Mississippi
2
Missouri
1
Montana
0
Nebraska
1
Nevada
0
New Hampshire
2
New Jersey
8
New Mexico
1
New York
3
North Carolina
3
North Dakota
0
Ohio
6
Oklahoma
1
Oregon
2
Pennsylvania
4
Rhode Island
1
South Carolina
1
South Dakota
0
Tennessee
1
Texas
6
Utah
1
Vermont
0
Virginia
3
Washington
4
West Virginia
0
Wisconsin
4
Wyoming
0
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Anchorage
280,800
College
11,900
Juneau city and borough
31,300
Knik-Fairview
9,300
Lakes
8,800
Sitka city and borough
8,900
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Top-earning towns
Median household income
Hillsborough
$263,456
Scarsdale
$219,317
Los Altos Hills
$199,370
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Hottest
Avg. high temp
in July (
°
F)
Rancho Mirage, CA
108.2
°
F
Avondale, AZ
107.6
°
F
Glendale, AZ
107.6
°
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Priciest homes
Median price
Montecito
$3,157,233
Hillsborough
$2,606,764
Paradise Valley
$2,075,930
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Most singles
% single residents
State College
76.5%
Durham
74.5%
Amherst Center
73.7%
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Youngest
Median age
Storrs
20.65
Durham
21.19
Oxford
21.56
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