Real Estate

This Is New Jersey's Richest ZIP Code

One New Jersey ZIP code is so rich, it was listed 11th most affluent in all of America.

A New Jersey town is among the very richest communities in the country.

Bloomberg recently evaluated IRS data to come up with the nation's priciest communities. The most expensive in New Jersey? That would be 07931, which is Far Hills.

In fact, Far Hills is so expensive, Bloomberg ranked it as the 11th most-affluent ZIP code in the entire country. Far Hills, where the average income is $747K, is situated in between Bernardsville and Bedminster in Somerset County. Students in public schools attend the Somerset Hills Regional School District. Trump National Golf Club is nearby.

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Interestingly enough, it didn't get the highest grade on a recent survey that graded New Jersey's towns. Read more: NJ Towns Graded, From A+ To D+: How Did Our Community Do?

Currently, the highest-priced home for sale there is listed at $4.125 million. The cheapest home on the market now in Far Hills is this home, priced at $409K.

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So what's the richest ZIP code in America, according to Bloomberg? That would be Fisher Island, near Miami Beach, Fla. The average income there was $2.5 million in 2015.

Here are the top 15 ZIP codes in America, as well as their average household income, according to Bloomberg:

  1. 33109: Miami Beach (Fisher Island), Fla. ($2.5M)
  2. 94027: Atherton, Calif. ($1.5M)
  3. 33480: Palm Beach, Fla. ($1.3M)
  4. 94301: Palo Alto, Calif. ($1.2M)
  5. 10577: Harrison, N.Y. ($976K)
  6. 19035: Gladwyne, Penn. ($957K)
  7. 90067: Los Angeles, Calif. ($905K)
  8. 60043: Kenilworth, Ill. ($861K)
  9. 02493: Weston, Mass. ($860K)
  10. 94111: San Francisco, Calif. ($776K)
  11. 07931: Far Hills, N.J. ($747K)
  12. 02110: Boston, Mass. ($711K)
  13. 94028: Portola Valley, Calif. ($701K)
  14. 83014: Moose Wilson Road, Wyo. ($699K)
  15. 34102: Naples, Fla. ($694K)

Click here to see the full list from Bloomberg.

Image: Far Hills's most expensive real estate listing, 100 Lake Rd, Far Hills, via Realtor.com.

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