Top-earning towns
Bethesda, Md., residents pull in more than $170,000 a year. Which other places in our Best Places database have high incomes?
4. Newport Beach, CA
Population: 79,661
Median family income (per year): $144,917
Median home price: $1,008,000
Many Hollywood elites, professional athletes and business moguls who prefer life south of Beverly Hills and Malibu call sunny Newport Beach home.
Some locals flock to Fashion Island to clean the racks of luxury shops located within the open-air shopping plaza with Pacific Ocean views. Others dock and dine, catch an independent flick or stroll through the art galleries along the brick sidewalks of Cannery Village. Virtually wherever they go, residents have a picturesque setting at their backs.
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Last updated July 14 2010: 11:43 AM ET
