These Are the South’s Wealthiest Suburbs

Of the 50 wealthiest suburbs in America, 13 are located in the South, a recent GOBankingRates study found.

Texas and Virginia are both home to four of the richest suburbs in the U.S., and Texas is also home to the richest suburb in the South overall — West University Place, where the average household income is $403,845.

Here’s a look at all of the wealthiest suburbs in the South.

• Suburb of: Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
• Average household income: $403,845
• Typical home value: $1,605,049

• Suburb of: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• Average household income: $381,235
• Typical home value: $2,305,281

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $373,735
• Typical home value: $1,564,775

• Suburb of: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
• Average household income: $365,991
• Typical home value: $11,571,608

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $364,093
• Typical home value: $1,541,929

• Suburb of: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• Average household income: $360,078
• Typical home value: $1,240,766

• Suburb of: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
• Average household income: $304,416
• Typical home value: $2,243,489

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $301,790
• Typical home value: $1,204,121

• Suburb of: Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX
• Average household income: $294,605
• Typical home value: $1,078,719

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $287,918
• Typical home value: $1,328,491

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $281,586
• Typical home value: $1,286,315

• Suburb of: Birmingham-Hoover, AL
• Average household income: $267,337
• Typical home value: $832,745

• Suburb of: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD
• Average household income: $265,744
• Typical home value: $1,112,463

Methodology: For this piece, GOBankingRates looked at all cities with 5,000 households or more. GOBankingRates then isolated the 50 cities with the highest average household income as sourced from the 2022 American Community Survey. GOBankingRates was then able to find which metro area they were a suburb of as well as the 2024 typical home value for the city as sourced from Zillow. All data was collected and is up to date as of June 18, 2024.