Have a look at urban geographer Steven Higley’s website which uses maps and graphics to illustrate the overlay of class and race in the richest U.S. neighborhoods. African-Americans make up just 0.1 percent of the 100 richest neighborhoods. Asian-Americans, 2.7 percent of U.S. households, make up 4.3 percent. The full list is here.
New York and its suburbs and greater L.A. dominate the list. Greater Chicago and greater Washington, D.C. are next. The Bay Area has two neighborhoods on the top 100. According to Higley, 22 can be classified as nouveau riche, and 12 are gated communities. Just four of the top 100 are located in central cities: Midtown Manhattan, Pacific Heights in San Francisco, Washington Park in Seattle, and the Westernmost part of Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia. Have a look at the geographic pattern of the leading Black, Hispanic, and Asian neighborhoods.
Top Black Neighborhoods
West Mount Airy, Philadelphia
Newstead, New York
Montrose Park North, New York
Flossmoor Country Club, Chicago
Portland Place-Lindell Boulevard, St. Louis
Top 5 Hispanic Neighborhoods
Key Biscayne Southwest , Florida
Biltmore Golf Club, Coral Gables, Florida
Granada Golf Course West, Coral Gables, Florida
Southern Colonial Village-Riviera Country Club, Coral Gables, Florida
Coco Plum-Gables Estates, Coral Gables, Florida
Top 5 Asian Neighborhoods
Mission Peak Foothills, San Francisco
Mission San Jose-Pine Street, San Francisco
Fremont Place, Los Angeles
Avalon Heights-Rancho Higuera Park, San Francisco
Cupertino South-Regnart Canyon, Cupertino, California