It's no surprise that big cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are home to high earners — but they're not the only places where wealthy individuals settle down.
Residential real-estate firm Engel & Völkers took a look at the most expensive areas surrounding America's 10 largest cities.
"These suburbs — from Bronxville to Los Altos Hills — provide a revealing snapshot of the nation's luxury real-estate marketplace outside of the cities that are normally at the top of the nation's wealthiest lists," Engel & Völkers CEO Anthony Hitt told CNBC.
After identifying the 10 most-populated U.S. cities from census data, the firm determined the priciest suburbs based on median home price.
Here, we've listed the cities — in ascending order of population, from the U.S. Census Bureau — and the most expensive suburb of each one. We also included the median home price, provided by Engel & Völkers, and the median household income in each suburb, from census data.
10. San Jose, California: Los Altos Hills
Population of San Jose: 1.03 million
Median home price in Los Altos Hills: $3.45 million
Median household income in Los Altos Hills: $224,270
9. Dallas, Texas: Westlake
Population of Dallas: 1.3 million
Median home price in Westlake: $2 million
Median household income in Westlake: $250,000
8. San Diego, California: Rancho Santa Fe
Population of San Diego: 1.39 million
Median home price in Rancho Santa Fe: $2.12 million
Median household income in Rancho Santa Fe: $101,250
7. San Antonio, Texas: Terrell Hills
Population of San Antonio: 1.47 million
Median home price in Terrell Hills: $1.32 million
Median household income in Terrell Hills: $127,589
6. Phoenix, Arizona: Paradise Valley
Population of Phoenix: 1.56 million
Median home price in Paradise Valley: $1.1 million
Median household income in Paradise Valley: $134,097
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Bryn Mawr
Population of Philadelphia: 1.57 million
Median home price in Bryn Mawr: $760,300
Median household income in Bryn Mawr: $61,797
4. Houston, Texas: Southside Place
Population of Houston: 2.3 million
Median home price in Southside Place: $1.25 million
Median household income in Southside Place: $141,250
3. Chicago, Illinois: Glencoe
Population of Chicago: 2.72 million
Median home price in Glencoe: $1.3 million
Median household income in Glencoe: $171,250
2. Los Angeles, California: Bel Air
Population of Los Angeles: 3.97 million
Median home price of Bel Air: $3.45 million
Median household income of Bel Air: $207,938
1. New York, New York: Bronxville
Population of New York: 8.55 million
Median home price in Bronxville: $2.33 million
Median household income in Bronxville: $193,333