BEL-AIR RICHEST NEIGHBORHOOD : LIST LOCATES THE HAUTE HABITATS.Byline: Alan J. Heavens The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. What does Gladwyne, Pa., have in common with Ross, Calif.; Scarsdale, N.Y.; and Hunters Creek Village, Texas Hunters Creek Village is a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,374 at the 2000 census. The United States Postal Service uses "Houston" for all Hunters Creek Village addresses; "Hunters Creek Village" is not an acceptable city designation for ? The four communities are on Worth magazine's list of America's 300 richest towns. The July-August issue of the magazine also lists the 50 richest big-city neighborhoods. Not surprisingly, a California neighborhood - Bel-Air - was first on the list, while the River North-Loop of Chicago was 50th. The criteria for both town and city neighborhoods: income and home value. Worth used sophisticated software to locate small communities through the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. with average annual incomes of $100,000 or more. It found 500, then chose the first 300 for the list. ``To rank these well-to-do hamlets, we used two key indicators of wealth: average household income and home value,'' said Jeff Blyksal, who wrote the article for Worth. ``We consider home value essentially the price of admission to each town.'' Leading the list of the 300 richest towns was a California community, Rolling Hills Rolling hills are like a mountain chain, only a "hill chain" of hills that roll on and on continually. You will often find them in between plains and mountains, near major rivers, or randomly anywhere. The only places without rolling hills are deserts and flood plains. , with population of 1,748 and average household income of $305,700. Home value topped $587,900. The community, built in the 1930s, permits only one-story houses, house trims in earth tones and white wooden fences. The developer was big on horses. Every resident must give up a 10-foot-wide strip for riding trails. Myron Floren Myron Floren (November 5 1919 – July 23 2005) was an American musician best known as the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show between 1950 and 1982. He was highly regarded by Lawrence Welk, who was an accomplished accordion player in his own right. , who played the accordion on ``The Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario, hosting "The Lawrence Welk Show" from 1951 to 1982. Show,'' lives there. To pinpoint the top 50 big-city neighborhoods, Worth used the software to comb every street in 23 U.S. cities with populations exceeding 500,000, Blyksal said. The aim: to track down neighborhoods with the greatest consistency of wealth. |
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