Real Estate

Chappaqua is Fifth Richest Town in the Country, Report Says

If your home is in the 10514 zip code then you're living in the fifth wealthiest community in the country, according to Time.com.

Chappaqua earned that ranking in a new report that used data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the website FindTheBest

FindTheBest ranked zip codes with populations more than 10,000 by percentage of households earning more than $150,000 per year. The data was derived from five-year averages from the American Community Survey.

In Chappaqua, nearly 65 percent of households earn more than $150,000 per year. The town also has the distinction of having the highest percentage of residents using public transportation to get to work — one in three of the 10,514 residents, according to the report.

The richest town in the country? That's just to our south, in Short Hills, NJ

Rounding out the top five are Fairfax Station, Va., at No. 2; Weston, Conn., at No. 3; and Great Falls, Va., at No. 4.

Check out the Time article to see what other towns made the top 10.


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