When it comes to defining wealth, there's no clear cut answer.
In fact, according to a 2017 survey from Charles Schwab, Americans are split on what rich means: Some describe wealth as a specific dollar amount and others as a state of mind.
Survey participants were also asked how much money is required to be considered "financially comfortable" and "wealthy" in their cities.
In the notoriously expensive San Francisco Bay Area, locals say you have to have a net worth of over $1 million just to be financially comfortable. To be rich, you need $4.2 million, which is "more than 50 times greater than the actual median net worth of U.S. households," Charles Schwab reports.
Read on to see what residents of other major U.S. cities think it takes to be financially comfortable there and how much it takes to be wealthy.
Charlotte, North Carolina
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $540,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $1.8 million
Denver, Colorado
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $540,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2 million
Chicago, Illinois
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $560,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2 million
Boston, Massachusetts
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $660,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2.1 million
Dallas, Texas
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $670,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2.1 million
Seattle, Washington
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $570,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2.4 million
Los Angeles, California
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $830,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $2.6 million
Washington, D.C.
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $780,000
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $3 million
New York, New York
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $1.1 million
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $3.2 million
San Francisco, California
To be financially comfortable, you need a net worth of $1.1 million
To be wealthy, you need a net worth of $4.2 million
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