12 Southern Cities With the Most Households Earning Six Figures

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Bringing in six figures a year used to mean you were part of the upper middle class, or at least doing pretty well compared to most middle-class families. But today, a six-figure salary is considered lower middle class in 11 states.

Though it doesn’t go as far as it used to, a six-figure salary is surely better than a five-figure salary. And in Southern cities, where the cost of living tends to be cheaper than on the East Coast or West Coast, a household making six figures could be faring pretty well.  

In a new study, GOBankingRates analyzed cities in the South to find the cities with the most households earning a six-figure income. Let’s have a look at the household median income, the average cost of a single-family home, the total cost of living annually and the number of households making at least six figures in 12 Southern spots.

12. Roswell, Georgia

• Household median income: $124,422 
• Single-family home average value: $660,401 
• Total cost of living annually: $73,073
• Number of households earning $100K or more: ​​21,504
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 60.68%

11. Fairfax, Virginia 

• Household median income: $132,774 
• Single-family home average value: $823,755 
• Total cost of living annually: $86,218 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 5,597
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 61.12%

10. Cooper City, Florida 

• Household median income: $122,565 
• Single-family home average value: $673,764 
• Total cost of living annually: $74,874 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 6,932
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 62.72%

9. Alpharetta, Georgia 

• Household median income: $146,581 
• Single-family home average value: $735,298 
• Total cost of living annually: $78,263 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 15,866
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 63.95%

8. Weston, Florida 

• Household median income: $140,501 
• Single-family home average value: $835,731 
• Total cost of living annually: $86,893 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 13,869
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 64.78%

7. Decatur, Georgia 

• Household median income: $140,480
• Single-family home average value: $297,176 
• Total cost of living annually: $47,312 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 5,990
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 64.94%

6. Milton, Georgia

• Household median income: $151,235 
• Single-family home average value: $931,664 
• Total cost of living annually: $92,255 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 10,520
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 67.85%

5. Bowie, Maryland 

• Household median income: $141,831 
• Single-family home average value: $521,694 
• Total cost of living annually: $64,645 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 14,681
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 69.12%

4. Falls Church, Virginia

• Household median income: $154,734
• Single-family home average value: $894,129  
• Total cost of living annually: $91,044 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 4,190
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 69.22%

3. Tega Cay, South Carolina

• Household median income: $141,037
• Single-family home average value: $587,524
• Total cost of living annually: $66,582 
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 3,337
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 69.88% 

2. Johns Creek, Georgia

• Household median income: $160,185 
• Single-family home average value: $694,469 
• Total cost of living annually: $76,010
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 20,225
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 70.34%

1. Parkland, Florida

• Household median income: $200,156 
• Single-family home average value: $1,075,824 
• Total cost of living annually: $103,601
• Number of households earning $100K or more: 8,407
• Percentage of households earning $100K or more: 77.64%

Methodology. For this study, GOBankingRates analyzed cities in the South to find the cities with the most households earning a six-figure income. The South states are defined as: CT, MA, ME NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA and WV. To qualify for this study the city has to have at least 10,000 population as well as data available from all sources. For each city a number of factors were found including; total population, population ages 65 and over, total households, household median income, households earning $100K-$149K, households earning $150K-$199K and households earning $200K or more, all sourced from the U.S. Census 2023 five-year American Community Survey. The households earning each category were used to calculate the percent of households earning within each category and were summed to find the percentage of households that earn at least $100K. The cities were sorted to show the cities with the highest percentage of households earning $100K or more. The top 100 cities were selected. The cost-of-living indexes were sourced from Sperling’s BestPlaces and using the average expenditure cost as sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, the average expenditure cost can be calculated for each city. The average single-family home value was sourced from Zillow Home Value Index from March 2025. Assuming a 10% down payment and using the national average 30-year fixed mortgage rate as sourced from the Federal Reserve Economic Data, the average mortgage can be calculated for each city. Using the average mortgage and expenditure cost, the total cost of living can be calculated. The livability index was sourced from AreaVibes. The cities were sorted to show the highest percentage of households earning $100K or more. All data was collected on and is up to date as of April 22, 2025.

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