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Home • Lifestyle

10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich

You just might be a black Bill Gates in the making, if you're living in one of these 10 cities!
By Alexis Reliford · Updated October 26, 2020
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Columbia, Maryland
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
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Germantown, Maryland
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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Franklin, New Jersey
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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Piscataway, New Jersey
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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Bowie, Maryland
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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White Plains, New York
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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Alexandria, Virginia
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
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Matoaca, Virginia
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
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Pflugerville, Texas
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
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Pearland, Texas
As part of its annual “Best Places to Live” report (which this year focused on small cities), MONEY ranked the best locales in the U.S. for being Black and rich based on where the African-American population exceeded the national average and where the median household income was at least 50% above the national average (which is now $56,500).
10 Best Cities to Be Black and Rich
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