The 10 most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S.

For the 3rd consecutive year, Atherton, California, is the astir costly ZIP codification successful the U.S. to ain a home.

Homes successful the exclusive Bay Area municipality sold for a median terms of $9 cardinal successful 2022, expanding 0.56% from 2021, according to an investigation by online realtor RealtyHop. The first-place ranking goes backmost 3 years to erstwhile the yearly rankings were archetypal tracked.  

Near Stanford University, and location of tech executives and task capitalists, Atherton has resisted improvement of multifamily properties, which has kept homes ample and exclusive.       

In 2nd spot is Sagaponack, New York, an enclave of a fewer 100 residents successful the Hamptons, followed by the posh Bel Air vicinity successful Los Angeles. Third spot is possibly the astir celebrated ZIP codification successful the U.S.: 90210 — namesake of the '90s teen melodrama "Beverly Hills, 90210."

Below are the 10 astir costly ZIP codes successful the country, ranked by median location merchantability prices:

Median location merchantability terms successful 2022: $6,972,500

Median location merchantability terms successful 2022: $4,395,000

New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco are immoderate of the richest cities successful the world, truthful it's not astonishing that ZIP codes successful oregon adjacent these cities predominate the rankings.

The median location terms for the 100 astir costly ZIP codes was $2,749,500 successful 2022, an summation of 11.03% from past year, the survey says.

To compile the rankings, RealtyHop looked astatine prices for each types of homes successful each ZIP codes successful the country, betwixt Jan. 1, 2022, and Oct. 19, 2022. Listings with invalid ZIP codes, including single-building ZIP codes, were excluded.

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