The suburbs may not be as flashy as cities, but they have a lot to offer: affordable housing, good schools, employment and proximity to cool urban amenities.
Young people are catching on. According to real estate site Zillow, millennials have become the largest group of home-buyers, and almost half of them live in the suburbs.
"One big reason for the popularity of suburbs is cost," Zillow reports. "As urban cores have soared in popularity, so have the price tags on urban homes. To afford bigger homes, and to find the shared amenities they like such as community gyms and pools, many millennials are willing to live farther out."
And according to a 2018 report from Money, which highlighted the best place to live in every U.S. state based on qualities like affordability, convenience, education and safety, many of the best places to live in America are suburbs. Here's a data visualization of Money's report, from cost information site Howmuch.net. Click on the image to enlarge.
Below, CNBC Make It highlighted some of the top suburbs in America, based off of Money's list and including Money's key data points. The 20 suburbs below are listed in ascending order of median household income.
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Suburb of Detroit
Projected job growth: 5.36 percent
Median household income: $71,154
St. Peters, Missouri
Suburb of St. Louis
Projected job growth: 10.24 percent
Median household income: $71,718
Vinings, Georgia
Suburb of Atlanta
Projected job growth: 7.18 percent
Median household income: $73,103
Schaumburg, Illinois
Suburb of Chicago
Projected job growth: 2.97 percent
Median household income: $73,824
North Arlington, New Jersey
Suburb of New York City
Projected job growth: 3.91 percent
Median household income: $73,885
New Berlin, Wisconsin
Suburb of Milwaukee
Projected job growth: 4.6 percent
Median household income: $74,983
Waltham, Massachusetts
Suburb of Boston
Projected job growth: 4.61 percent
Median household income: $75,106
Lenexa, Kansas
Suburb of Kansas City
Projected job growth: 5.47 percent
Median household income: $76,505
Papillion, Nebraska
Suburb of Omaha
Projected job growth: 7.27 percent
Median household income: $79,131
Franklin, Tennessee
Suburb of Nashville
Projected job growth: 12.33 percent
Median household income: $82,334
Fishers, Indiana
Suburb of Indianapolis
Projected job growth: 11.57 percent
Median household income: $87,043
Valley Stream, New York
Suburb of New York City
Projected job growth: 3.61 percent
Median household income: $88,693
Woodbury, Minnesota
Suburb of St. Paul
Projected job growth: 4.81 percent
Median household income: $99,657
Rockville, Maryland
Suburb of Washington, D.C.
Projected job growth: 5.75 percent
Median household income: $100,158
Allen, Texas
Suburb of Dallas
Projected job growth: 16.99 percent
Median household income: $104,524
Reston, Virginia
Suburb of Washington, D.C.
Projected job growth: 3.07 percent
Median household income: $112,722
Hockessin, Delaware
Suburb of Wilmington and Newark
Projected job growth: 4.25 percent
Median household income: $115,124
Lone Tree, Colorado
Suburb of Denver
Projected job growth: 7.89 percent
Median household income: $116,761
Lower Merion, Pennsylvania
Suburb of Philadelphia
Projected job growth: 4.53 percent
Median household income: $117,438
Mercer Island, Washington
Located between Seattle and Bellevue
Projected job growth: 7.64 percent
Median household income: $128,484
Paradise Valley, Arizona
Located between Phoenix and Scottsdale
Projected job growth: 9.08 percent
Median household income: $138,192
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