Britney's New Jersey address is the priciest.BEVERLY Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. 90210, the zip code zip code System of postal-zone codes (zip stands for “zone improvement plan”) introduced in the U.S. in 1963 to improve mail delivery and exploit electronic reading and sorting capabilities. that inspired a phenomenally successful American television sitcom, is not the most expensive address in the US. The honour goes to 07260, the zip code of Alpine, New Jersey Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,183. According to Forbes, Alpine was ranked 8th on its list of "Most Expensive ZIP Codes 2005", with a 2004 median home sale price of $1,773,880. , which has been home to flamboyant rap mogul Sean ' Diddy' Combs, Britney Spears, hiphop producer and founder of Def Jam records Russell Simmons Russell Simmons (born October 4 ,1957 in Queens, New York), is an American entrepreneur, the co-founder, with Rick Rubin, of the pioneering hip-hop label Def Jam, founder of another label, Russell Simmons Music Group, and creator of the clothing fashion line Phat Farm. , and actors Eddie Murphy Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy Award nominated, Golden Globe Award-winning American actor and comedian. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. and Chris Rock. According to Forbes 2009 list of the most expensive zip codes in the US, with a median home price of $ 4,139,041 ( Rs 20.26 crore n. 1. Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly $5,000,000) s>. Noun 1. crore - the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million ), Alpine is by far the most expensive neighbourhood around. The absolute king of Alpine homes, however, towers over ( and probably helps to significantly raise) the median price by a staggering $ 55 million ( Rs 269.26 crore). This honour goes to the manor house that was formerly part of the Frick Estate, valued at $ 59 million ( Rs 287.8 crore). The 27- acre property was once home to multi- millionaire Henry Clay Frick, ' the most hated man in America' and founder of H. C. Frick and Company, which later became United States Steel. A clear sign of the fact that the luxury sector in the US has stayed untouched by the economic slowdown is the $ 10- million ( Rs 48.75 crore) increase in the mansion's price between 2007 and 2009. The home was sold by Frick's grandson for $ 49 million ( Rs 238.9 crore) in 2007. But this is the only figure in the area that has seen a positive growth; every other place has experienced a 23 per cent drop in average property price. Even the second most expensive zip code -- 94027, belonging to Atherton, California, where the median home price is $ 3.85 million ( Rs 18.76 crore) -- has seen a 23 per cent drop from last year's prices. Coming in at the third place is New York's once Bohemian West Village neighbourhood, where one would have to dish out To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at table. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood. to dispense freely; - also used figuratively; as, to dish out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult s>. See also: Dish Dish Dish around $ 3.5 million ( Rs 17 crore) for a home, which is 24 per cent cheaper than what you would have paid last year. Beverly Hills, home to the stars and any layman's likely winner, actually shows up only at No. 5, with a median price of $ 3.36 million ( Rs 16.38 crore). What is interesting is that most neighbourhoods that have made it to the top 100 are located close to the sea. It seems that most celebrities and business tycoons wouldn't want to live anywhere outside of California, Florida, New York Florida is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:
The only exception to this seaside rule seems to be New Jersey, which has five zip codes on the elite list. angad.sodhi@mailtoday.in Copyright 2009 India Today Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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