No matter what state you live in, it's always hard to keep up with the joneses.
Slate magazine recently published a story about the most affluent towns and cities in each state, using data from the Census and the 2008-2012 American Community Survey. While one might think that luxurious cities like New York, San Francisco or Chicago would be the top income generating areas, the data revealed that smaller cities actually generate much more wealth.
Two cities in the U.S. reported their residents having median incomes of higher than $250,000: Hidden Hills, CA (a city in the Los Angeles county area) and Chevy Chase, MD near Washington, D.C. 13 of the cities included had a median income of over $200,000.
Other entries on the list included suburban communities of larger cities, like Cherry Hills Village, CO to Denver, CO, or Coldstream, OH to Cincinnati, OH. Out of all the highest income cities, Jericho, Vermont had the lowest median income at $78,618.
Check out the gallery above to see the richest cities in each U.S. state.
Mountain Brook, Alabama.
Median Income: $135,833 (Wikimedia Commons)
Gateway, Alaska.
Median Income: $97,269 ( Flickr)
Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Median Income: $139,524 (Wikimedia Commons)
Maumelle, Arkansas
Median Income: $82,122 (Wikimedia Commons)
Hidden Hills, California. Median Income: Greater than $250,000 (Wikimedia Commons)
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado.
Median Income: $231,774 (Wikimedia Commons)
Darien, Connecticut.
Median Income: $200,724 (Wikimedia Commons)
Greenville, Delaware.
Median Income: $156,635 ( Flickr)
Indian River Shores, Florida.
Median Income: $129,885 (Wikimedia Commons)
Berkeley Lake, Georgia.
Median Income: $131,944 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Maunawili, Hawaii.
Median Income: $137,143 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Hidden Spring, Idaho.
Median Income: $108,750 ( Flickr)
Kenilworth, Illinois.
Median Income: $229,792 ( Flickr)
Shorewood Forest, Indiana.
Median Income: $118,984 (Wikimedia Commons)
Robins, Iowa.
Median Income: $111,652 ( Flickr)
Mission Hills, Kansas.
Median Income: $219,107 ( Flickr)
Anchorage, Kentucky.
Median Income: $160,956 ( Flickr)
Bayou Country Club, Louisiana.
Median Income: $118,571 ( Flickr)
Cumberland Center, Maine.
Median Income: $101,375 ( Flickr)
Chevy Chase, Maryland. Median Income: Greater than $250,000 (NCinDC / Flickr)
Dover, Massachusetts.
Median Income: $185,515 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Orchard Lake Village, Michigan.
Median Income: $153,289 (Wikimedia Commons)
North Oaks, Minnesota.
Median Income: $144,112 (Wikimedia Commons)
Madison, Mississippi.
Median Income: $96,780 (Wikimedia Commons)
Clarkson Valley, Missouri.
Median Income: $188,000 (Wikimedia Commons)
Montana City, Montana.
Median Income: $98,362 (Wikimedia Commons)
Gretna, Nebraska.
Median Income: $77,818 (Joe Wolf / Flickr)
East Valley, Nevada
Median Income: $105,536 (Wikimedia Commons)
South Hooksett, New Hampshire.
Median Income: $93,371 (Wikimedia Commons)
Short Hills, New Jersey.
Median Income: $235,799 (Wikimedia Commons)
White Rock, New Mexico.
Median Income: $112,356 (Wikimedia Commons)
Scarsdale, New York.
Median Income: $232,422 (Wikimedia Commons)
Marvin, North Carolina.
Median Income: $160,093 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Horace, North Dakota.
Median Income: $88,750 (Wikimedia Commons)
Coldstream, Ohio.
Median Income: $220,263 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Nichols Hills, Oklahoma.
Median Income: $124,934 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Bethany, Oregon.
Median Income: $107,372 (Wikimedia Commons)
Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania.
Median Income: $183,750 (Wikimedia Commons)
Ashaway, Rhode Island.
Median Income: $84,500 (Wikimedia Commons)
Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
Median Income: $150,833 (Wikimedia Commons)
Dakota Dunes, South Dakota.
Median Income: $104,327 (Wikimedia Commons)
Belle Meade, Tennessee.
Median Income: $213,375 (Wikimedia Commons)
Piney Point Village, Texas.
Median Income: $233,636 (Wikimedia Commons)
Emigration Canyon, Utah.
Median Income: $135,469 (Wikimedia Commons)
Jericho, Vermont.
Median Income: $78,618 (Wikimedia Commons)
Great Falls, Virginia.
Median Income: $217,552 (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Clyde Hill, Washington.
Median Income: $210,500 (Wikimedia Commons)
Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
Median Income: $81,029 (Reed George / Flickr)
River Hills, Wisconsin.
Median Income: $193,438 (Lynn Friedman / Flickr)
Rafter J Ranch, Wyoming.
Median Income: $117,526 (m01229 / Flickr)