We did a list of the poorest cities in Texas about a month ago, so we thought we would follow it up with the richest cities in Texas, based on average household income. The data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2008-2012 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
- West Lake Hills
lars plougmann/flickr A wealthy suburb of Austin located on the edge of the Hill Country near the Colorado River, West Lake Hills comes in at #10 with an average household income of $191,587.
- The Memorial area of Houston
WhisperToMe/Wikipedia This area includes what’s known as The Villages: Spring Valley Village, Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, and Hunters Creek Village. More specifically, residents with the zip code 77024 meet this description, with the average household income of $197,090.
- The Energy Corridor in Houston
WhisperToMe/Wikipedia This area of Houston extends from just north of I-10 on Park Row Drive south to Westpark Tollway Drive. The average household income here is $199,805.
- Colleyville
QuesterMark/Flickr An affluent suburb of Fort Worth, the average household income of #7 on our list is $200,008.
- Bellaire
whispertome/wikipedia Located in southwest Harris County, the average household income here is $202,735.
- Highland Park
Ansem27/Wikipedia This town in central Dallas county boasts an average annual income of a cool $212,314.
- San Antonio
carol highsmith/wikipedia Specifically zip code 78257: the mean household income here is $212,697.
- Southlake
chris wardster/wikipeida An affluent city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the average household income is $222,655.
- University Park
roy luck/flickr Located near Dallas, the average household income here is $224,787.
- West University
whispertome/wikipedia Coming in at #1 on our list is the wealthy town of West University in Harris County, with an average household income of a whopping $240,151.
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lars plougmann/flickr
A wealthy suburb of Austin located on the edge of the Hill Country near the Colorado River, West Lake Hills comes in at #10 with an average household income of $191,587.
WhisperToMe/Wikipedia
This area includes what’s known as The Villages: Spring Valley Village, Piney Point Village, Bunker Hill Village, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, and Hunters Creek Village. More specifically, residents with the zip code 77024 meet this description, with the average household income of $197,090.
This area of Houston extends from just north of I-10 on Park Row Drive south to Westpark Tollway Drive. The average household income here is $199,805.
QuesterMark/Flickr
An affluent suburb of Fort Worth, the average household income of #7 on our list is $200,008.
whispertome/wikipedia
Located in southwest Harris County, the average household income here is $202,735.
Ansem27/Wikipedia
This town in central Dallas county boasts an average annual income of a cool $212,314.
carol highsmith/wikipedia
Specifically zip code 78257: the mean household income here is $212,697.
chris wardster/wikipeida
An affluent city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the average household income is $222,655.
roy luck/flickr
Located near Dallas, the average household income here is $224,787.
Coming in at #1 on our list is the wealthy town of West University in Harris County, with an average household income of a whopping $240,151.
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