Half Of Illinois' Richest Places Are On North Shore

Where are the richest places in America? It turns out the North Shore has 5 of the top 100 richest towns, according to a Bloomberg analysis of of U.S. Census data.

The report compared average household income for 2015, and found most of the richest spots are in California or the greater New York City area.

Atherton, California, a San Francisco Bay Area suburb, topped the nationwide list, On the opposite coast, Bloomberg notes that more than one-third of the country's richest households were located within 50 miles of New York City.

With an average household income of nearly $312,000, Winnetka was ranked as the richest town in Illinois, the report said. Glencoe was not far behind, with an average of $308,394. Household income was up 4.2 percent in Winnetka and 3.6 percent in Glencoe.

In total, 10 Illinois communities made the top 100 on the list of America's Richest Places. Half of them are on the North Shore.

Here's where they ranked and their average household income for 2015:

10. Winnetka, $311,902
12. Glencoe, $308,625
31. Lake Forest, $256,202
33. Inverness, $251,657
39. Hinsdale, $245,859
63. Oak Brook, $222,138
81. Hawthorn Woods, $203,192
86. Lake Bluff, $200,525
95. Wilmette, $196,315
99 . Western Springs, $192,936

• See the full list of the 100 richest communities from Bloomberg here.

Bloomberg ranked a total of 6,200 communities, evaluating them for inflation-adjusted household income. All ranked communities had a minimum population of 2,000.

» Patch Editor Shannon Antinori contributed

Image: A mansion-style home in Atherton, California, by Justin Sullivan/ Getty Images News/ Getty Images