MONEY Magazine: Best places to live 2006: Top 25 Biggest earners

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Winners

Biggest earners Here are cities from the Best Places database with the highest median household income – 7 also are finalists on the overall list this year.
Rank	City	Median 2005 household income
1	Greenwich, CT	$112,493
2	Cupertino, CA	$110,518
3	San Ramon, CA	$109,500
4	Bethesda, MD	$109,417
5	Flower Mound, TX	$104,921
6	Burke, VA	$104,770
7	West Bloomfield Township, MI	$102,619
8	Palo Alto, CA	$101,584
9	Pleasanton, CA	$101,443
10	Yorba Linda, CA	$100,465
11	Naperville, IL	$99,863
12	Highlands Ranch, CO	$97,493
13	Newton, MA	$96,376
14	The Woodlands, TX	$96,216
15	Lower Merion, PA	$96,171
16	Carmel, IN	$95,141
17	Milpitas, CA	$93,867
18	Fairfield, CT	$93,833
19	Newport Beach, CA	$93,531
20	Weston, FL	$92,748
21	Wayne, NJ	$92,654
22	Allen, TX	$92,404
23	Sugar Land, TX	$92,149
24	Frisco, TX	$91,556
25	Clarkstown, NY	$91,470

Source: Census data, Onboard projection/aggregation

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Top earning cities
	Median household income
Greenwich, CT	$112,493
Cupertino, CA	$110,518
San Ramon, CA	$109,500
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Hottest cities
	Avg. high temp in July (°F)
Avondale, AZ	107.6°F
Glendale, AZ	107.6°F
Peoria, AZ	107.6°F
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Priciest homes
	Median price
Newport Beach, CA	$1,362,500
Greenwich, CT	$1,129,000
Santa Barbara, CA	$979,500
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Most educated
	% residents with graduate degrees
Arlington, VA	35.7%
Davis, CA	34.6%
Brookline, MA	32.5%
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Most singles
	% single residents
Bloomington, IN	58.2%
New Brunswick, NJ	54.6%
College Station, TX	54.3%
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Youngest
	Median age
Jacksonville, NC	22.90
Provo, UT	23.28
New Brunswick, NJ	24.16
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