There may be lots of dismal news about the real estate economy, but there is still lots of interest in the luxury home market–and curiosity about the most expensive zip codes for median home prices. Ever on top of these things, Forbes.com has compiled a list of the top 500 zip codes in the country and which certainly reach beyond the dominating states of California and New York.
The top 25 most expensive zip codes are controlled by California with 13 and New York with 10. New Jersey and Maryland each have one. Money and wealth, it seems, appear to gravitate toward the West or East coasts.
In the list below, cities are zip code specific and median prices are shown. Note that in some cases ranking may be separated by only a few thousand (or hundred) dollars.
| 1. | Duarte, CA | 91008 | $4,276,462 |
| 2. | Atherton, CA | 94026 | $4,010,200 |
| 3. | Rolling Hills, CA | 90274 | $3,892,456 |
| 4. | Alpine, NJ | 07620 | $3,814.885 |
| 5. | New York, NY | 10014 | $3,785,445 |
| 6. | Beverly Hills, CA | 90210 | $3,684,150 |
| 7. | New York, NY | 10065 | $3,626,001 |
| 8. | Belvedere, CA | 94920 | $3,283,269 |
| 9. | New York, NY | 10012 | $3,221,371 |
| 10. | Santa Barbara, CA | 93108 | $3,151,220 |
| 11. | Old Westbury, NY | 11568 | $3,110,769 |
| 12. | New York, NY | 10013 | $3,101,848 |
| 13. | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 92067 | $3,055,740 |
| 14. | Hidden Hills, CA | 91302 | $3,055,538 |
| 15. | Los Altos, CA | 94022 | $3,048,846 |
| 16. | Newport Beach, CA | 92661 | $3,036,601 |
| 17. | Watermill, NY | 11976 | $3,006,849 |
| 18. | Los Altos Hills, CA | 94024 | $2,974,058 |
| 19. | Bridgehampton, | 11932 | $2,959,231 |
| 20. | Hillsborough, CA | 94010 | $2,948,423 |
| 21. | Mill Neck, NY | 11765 | $2,835,000 |
| 22. | New York, NY | 10003 | $2,925,587 |
| 23. | Gibson Island, MD | 21056 | $2,765,385 |
| 24. | Malibu, CA | 90265 | $2,730,577 |
| 25. | New York, NY | 10021 | $2,671.667 |
Very interesting! I followed the link to Forbes and saw that the only zip code in Arizona was Paradise Valley 85253 at number 73. Definitely more money in other states, but I still love AZ.
Carmen: California and New York may dominate with most expensive zip codes, but Paradise Valley has some exquisite luxury homes. Lots of luxe for the bucks!
I’m surprised Incline Village in lake Tahoe wasn’t included here…
Very intersting information….I wouldn’t think of Duarte, CA to be at the top of the list. These days, I’m happy Arizona made it to the list…Paradise Valley (85253) is #78.
Wow, those are some really expensive houses. I’m surprised a house in NJ made the top ten.