| The well-known Beverly Hills is a city found in Los | | | | household median income than Beverly Hills. The |
| Angeles County, California. The city and adjacent | | | | city's average household income, a bit more than |
| West Hollywood are both entirely surrounded by | | | | 71,000 dollars, is only 18,000 dollars greater than |
| the city of LA. The area's wealthiest | | | | the county average. |
| neighborhoods, comprising the most expensive | | | | Currently, Beverly Hills possesses the most costly |
| real estate in the U.S., include Beverly Hills and the | | | | housing market in the United States, for the |
| neighborhoods of Bel-Air and Holmby Hills. | | | | second year in a row with a median home cost |
| One of the most well known features of Beverly | | | | of 2.21 million dollars. |
| Hills is the Sunset Strip, which is shared with | | | | The median household income for the city was |
| nearby West Hollywood, on the illustrious Sunset | | | | nearly 71,000, about average for an upper-middle |
| Blvd. Other main roads include Wilshire Blvd and | | | | class suburb and near to the median for the city |
| Santa Monica Blvd. A couple of the shopping | | | | of San Jose, situated in the same State. |
| streets are Beverly Drive and Rodeo Drive. | | | | However, the median cost for an owner-occupied |
| Coldwater Canyon Drive is the main road | | | | house exceeds one million dollars. The reason for |
| connecting Beverly Hills to the San Fernando | | | | this is the unusually large proportion of renters in |
| Valley. | | | | the city. So many renters live in Beverly Hills that |
| Everyone in Beverly Hills is not wealthy, as | | | | persons who own homes are not the majority. |
| portrayed by Hollywood. Though some of the | | | | Renter-occupied homes comprise 56.6 percent of |
| most spacious mansions in Los Angeles County | | | | the city's residences and the median household |
| are within its limits, these homes make up only | | | | income for these housing units is a bit below |
| about 10 percent of the city. The remaining | | | | 50,000 dollars, just a little above average for the |
| residences include small duplex rental units and | | | | entire United States. The median household |
| detached homes of less than 3,000 square feet. | | | | income for an owner-occupied housing unit is |
| Several areas within Los Angeles County are | | | | 125,000 dollars. |
| more consistently wealthy and have a higher | | | | |