The Richest Small Town in Every State

There are small towns thriving in every corner of the United States, but some are much richer than others.

If you’ve ever wondered which small locale in your state packs the most wealth, GOBankingRates (GBR) has the answer for you. A recent GBR analysis of cities and towns with between 500 and 1,500 households produced a list of 50 locations that rise to the top.

The analysis factored in data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, AreaVibes and Zillow. Multiple data points for each city were weighed. Median household incomes among the 50 cities in the list range from about $100,000 to $250,000. Average home values range from $217,000 to $4.5 million.

Here’s a rundown of each state’s richest small town, including population, median household income, average home value and a livability score.

• Population: 22,160
• Median household income: $191,128
• Average home value: $1,016,861
• Livability: 64

Mountain Brook is an affluent suburb of Birmingham. Its livability score from AreaVibes is among the lowest among cities in GBR’s list, however.

• Population: 6,776
• Median household income: $110,341
• Average home value: $336,564
• Livability: 61

Sterling is located on the western side of the Kenai Peninsula in south-central Alaska. About 25% of its residents are aged 65 or older.

• Population: 12,621
• Median household income: $236,250
• Average home value: $3,329,727
• Livability: 62

Paradise Valley sits in Maricopa County, nestled between the cities of Phoenix and Scottsdale. Paradise Valley’s average home value is the second highest in the list.

• Population: 2,488
• Median household income: $177,604
• Average home value: $704,510
• Livability: 64

You’ll find Goshen in northwest Arkansas, about seven miles east of Fayetteville. Only about 12% of Goshen’s small population is aged 65 or older.

• Population: 13,047
• Median household income: $247,500
• Average home value: $2,673,523
• Livability: 68

Palos Verdes Estates is located in Los Angeles County on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Palos Verdes Estates has the third-highest average home value in the list.

• Population: 12,573
• Median household income: $189,918
• Average home value: $892,798
• Livability: 60

Castle Pines sits about 20 miles south of downtown Denver. Castle Pines gets a livability score of just 60 from AreaVibes, tying it for third-lowest in the list.

• Population: 1,968
• Median household income: $161,000
• Average home value: $667,244
• Livability: 74

Newtown is located in the southwestern part of the state, about 12 miles east of Danbury and roughly 60 miles northeast of New York City. Its median household income lands in the middle of the pack among cities in GBR’s list.

• Population: 13,608
• Median household income: $172,695
• Average home value: $593,843
• Livability: 69

Hockessin is located near the Pennsylvania border, about 10 miles northwest of Wilmington and roughly 40 miles southwest of Philadelphia. About 24% of Hockessin’s residents are age 65-plus.

• Population: 35,799
• Median household income: $200,156
• Average home value: $1,073,143
• Livability: 67

Parkland is located in southeast Florida near the edge of the Everglades. Parkland is one of 18 cities in the list with an average home value of more than $1 million.

• Population: 2,615
• Median household income: $160,505
• Average home value: $779,832
• Livability: 66

Berkeley Lake is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. It’s popular with the retired set — about 28% of Berkeley Lake residents are aged 65 and up.

• Population: 39,762
• Median household income: $146,615
• Average home value: $1,550,921
• Livability: 83

Kailua sits on the island of Oʻahu, about 12 miles northeast of downtown Honolulu. Kailua is the most populous town on the list with nearly 40,000 residents.

• Population: 31,490
• Median household income: $118,037
• Average home value: $800,558
• Livability: 79

You’ll find Eagle Eagle about 10 miles northwest of downtown Boise. Eagle’s median household income is among the lowest in the list.

• Population: 3,988
• Median household income: $243,036
• Average home value: $942,226
• Livability: 66

Riverwoods is a northern suburb of Chicago. Its median household income is the fifth highest in GBR’s list.

• Population: 31,442
• Median household income: $159,126
• Average home value: $675,460
• Livability: 78

Zionsville sits just northwest of Indianapolis. It’s a relatively young locale, with only about 15% of its residents age 65-plus.

• Population: 5,833
• Median household income: $163,000
• Average home value: $435,388
• Livability: 79

Polk City sits about 15 miles north of downtown Des Moines in central Iowa. Only about 10% of its residents are age 65 and up.

• Population: 33,844
• Median household income: $184,976
• Average home value: $759,167
• Livability: 74

Leawood is nestled between Overland Park and Kansas City, Missouri. Its median household income falls in the middle of the pack among cities in the list.

• Population: 4,518
• Median household income: $172,361
• Average home value: $650,682
• Livability: 74

Prospect is located about 12 miles northeast of downtown Louisville. Prospect has one of the highest retiree percentages among cities in GBR’s list — about 34%.

• Population: 13,791
• Median household income: $116,613
• Average home value: $276,743
• Livability: 70

Broussard is located in southern Louisiana, just southeast of Lafayette. Only about 9% of its residents are age 65 or older.

• Population: 7,365
• Median household income: $125,058
• Average home value: $544,383
• Livability: 76

Gorham lies about 10 miles west of downtown Portland in southern Maine. Its median household income is among the lowest in the list.

• Population: 5,946
• Median household income: $240,219
• Average home value: $1,010,410
• Livability: 82

Fulton sits between the cities of Columbia and Silver Spring, roughly 20 miles southwest of Baltimore and 25 miles north of Washington, D.C. Fulton’s median household income is the sixth highest in the list.

• Population: 2,325
• Median household income: $238,375
• Average home value: $1,045,507
• Livability: 70

You’ll find Boxford in northeastern Massachusetts, about 25 miles north of Boston. With just over 2,300 residents, it is one of the least populous cities in GBR’s list.

• Population: 4,412
• Median household income: $200,318
• Average home value: $728,611
• Livability: 72

Bloomfield Hills sits about 20 miles northwest of downtown Detroit. About 29% of Bloomfield Hills residents are age 65 or older.

• Population: 5,175
• Median household income: $235,858
• Average home value: $916,201
• Livability: 67

North Oaks is located about 10 miles north of downtown Saint Paul and roughly 20 miles northeast of Minneapolis. It has the 13^th highest median household income among cities in GBR’s list.

• Population: 2,052
• Median household income: $143,681
• Average home value: $216,555
• Livability: 70

Mooreville is located in Lee County, in northeastern Mississippi, about seven miles east of Tupelo. Percentage-wise, Mooreville is the youngest locale in the list with just 2% of its small population aged 65 or older.

• Population: 2,592
• Median household income: $238,333
• Average home value: $890,562
• Livability: 59

Clarkson Valley is a western suburb of St. Louis. Clarkson Valley gets a livability score of just 59 from AreaVibes — the second-lowest score in the list.

• Population: 1,729
• Median household income: $116,800
• Average home value: $630,284
• Livability: 67

You’ll find Clancy in western Montana, about 12 miles south of Helena. With less than 1,800 residents, Clancy is one of the least populated locales in the list.

• Population: 9,117
• Median household income: $118,765
• Average home value: $421,064
• Livability: 80

Gretna is located in eastern Nebraska between Omaha and Lincoln. Gretna’s average home value ranks seventh-lowest in GBR’s list.

• Population: 9,152
• Median household income: $162,821
• Average home value: $1,724,976
• Livability: 60

Incline Village sits in the northwestern corner of Nevada, along the northeastern shore of Lake Tahoe. Among the 50 cities in GBR’s list, Incline Village has the seventh-highest average home value.

• Population: 8,520
• Median household income: $135,250
• Average home value: $1,070,605
• Livability: 81

Hanover is located in western New Hampshire, about 60 miles northwest of Concord. Its average home value ranks 12^th among cities in the list.

• Population: 7,827
• Median household income: $248,016
• Average home value: $1,132,974
• Livability: 88

Glen Ridge is located in northeastern New Jersey, roughly 15 miles west of Manhattan. Glen Ridge’s livability score from AreaVibes — a strong 88 — is the highest among cities in the list.

• Population: 13,471
• Median household income: $136,502
• Average home value: $608,517
• Livability: 81

Los Alamos is found about 35 miles northwest of Santa Fe and roughly 100 miles north of Albuquerque. Los Alamos is one of just 10 cities in GBR’s list to score about 80 on livability.

• Population: 3,496
• Median household income: $247,589
• Average home value: $2,211,575
• Livability: 56

Muttontown sits on Long Island, about 25 miles east of Manhattan. Muttontown’s livability score is the lowest among the cities in the list.

• Population: 13,468
• Median household income: $196,159
• Average home value: $1,046,870
• Livability: 62

Weddington sits about 15 miles southeast of downtown Charlotte in the southern part of the state. It is one of 18 locales in the list with an average home value of more than $1 million.

• Population: 3,964
• Median household income: $145,801
• Average home value: $396,143
• Livability: 75

You’ll find Horace just southwest of Fargo. Only 6% of Horace’s small population is aged 65 or older.

• Population: 10,524
• Median household income: $232,524
• Average home value: $690,476
• Livability: 69

New Albany is located in central Ohio, roughly 15 miles northeast of downtown Columbus. New Albany ranks 14^th in median household income.

• Population: 3,838
• Median household income: $203,750
• Average home value: $1,009,997
• Livability: 69

This central Oklahoma community lies just north of downtown Oklahoma City. Nichols Hills ranks 15^th in median household income.

• Population: 27,065
• Median household income: $138,526
• Average home value: $787,662
• Livability: 86

West Linn sits just south of Portland along the Willamette River. West Linn has the second highest AreaVibes livability score among cities in this list.

• Population: 1,582
• Median household income: $202,917
• Average home value: $957,413
• Livability: 77

Edgeworth is located in western Pennsylvania, about 13 miles northwest of downtown Pittsburgh. With only about 1,600 residents, Edgeworth is the smallest city in this list.

• Population: 1,648
• Median household income: $113,281
• Average home value: $709,965
• Livability: 69

Charlestown is located along the Atlantic coast in southern Rhode Island. About 45% of Charlestown’s residents are aged 65 and up — the second-highest percentage in the list.

• Population: 2,196
• Median household income: $236,607
• Average home value: $2,552,692
• Livability: 63

Kiawah Island is located in southeastern South Carolina, about 25 miles southwest of downtown Charleston. Kiawah Island has the fourth highest average home value in the list. It also has the highest population of residents aged 65 and older — a whopping 55%.

• Population: 2,978
• Median household income: $115,197
• Average home value: $422,251
• Livability: 70

Summerset sits between Rapid City and Sturgis along Interstate 90. It ranks fifth-lowest in median household income.

• Population: 2,112
• Median household income: $195,063
• Average home value: $1,051,545
• Livability: 72

Lookout Mountain is situated just southwest of downtown Chattanooga along the Tennessee-Georgia state line. Its median household income falls in the middle of the pack among the cities listed.

• Population: 17,116
• Median household income: $236,311
• Average home value: $1,122,025
• Livability: 81

Bellaire is located about 10 miles southwest of downtown Houston. Bellaire ranks 11^th in household median income.

• Population: 19,625
• Median household income: $178,662
• Average home value: $951,431
• Livability: 76

This northern Utah locale is found about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City and 12 miles north of Provo. Just over 8% of its residents are age 65-plus.

• Population: 6,292
• Median household income: $106,187
• Average home value: $719,384
• Livability: 76

Shelburne is located in northwestern Vermont, about seven miles south of Burlington. Shelburne has the second-lowest median household income in the list.

• Population: 8,782
• Median household income: $236,563
• Average home value: $1,206,094
• Livability: 84

Dunn Loring is located in northern Virginia, about 13 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. Dunn Loring’s AreaVibes livability score is the third highest in the list.

• Population: 2,889
• Median household income: $249,688
• Average home value: $4,529,758
• Livability: 79

Medina is located in western Washington, just across Lake Washington from Seattle. Medina’s median household income — nearly $250,000 — is the highest among cities in this list. It’s average single-family home value is also the highest, by far.

• Population: 9,292
• Median household income: $99,936
• Average home value: $298,347
• Livability: 82

Bridgeport sits about 40 miles south of Morgantown and 120 miles northeast of Charleston. Bridgeport’s median household income of just under $100,000 is the lowest among cities in GBR’s list.

• Population: 1,639
• Median household income: $198,750
• Average home value: $910,937
• Livability: 71

You’ll find River Hills roughly 10 miles north of downtown Milwaukee. With less than 1,700 residents, it is one of the least-populated places listed.

• Population: 1,812
• Median household income: $119,451
• Average home value: $328,113
• Livability: 72

Sleepy Hollow sits in northeastern Wyoming, just east of Gillette. Sleepy Hollow’s median household income ranks 10^th lowest among the cities in GBR’s list.

Methodology: For this study, GOBankingRates identified the richest small towns in every state by analyzing income data from the U.S. Census 2023 American Community Survey. GOBankingRates defines “small town” as a place having between 500 and 15,000 households. The total population, population aged 65 and over and median household income were also sourced from the U.S. Census American Community Survey. The small town with the highest median household income was identified for each state. The livability index was sourced from AreaVibes for each city and included as supplemental information. The single-family home value was sourced from the Zillow Home Value Index. Data is up to date as of Oct. 14, 2025.