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Top 100
Rank City Population
1 Middleton, WI 17,400
2 Hanover, NH 8,500
3 Louisville, CO 19,500
4 Lake Mary, FL 13,200
5 Claremont, CA 35,900
6 Papillion, NE 18,800
7 Milton, MA 25,700
8 Chaska, MN 22,500
9 Nether Providence (Wallingford), PA 13,600
10 Suwanee, GA 11,200
11 Sammamish, WA 40,600
12 West Goshen, PA 9,100
13 Montville, NJ 22,100
14 Apex, NC 26,300
15 Horsham, PA 15,200
16 La Palma, CA 16,100
17 Olney, MD 32,900
18 Sherwood, OR 14,800
19 Corrales, NM 9,200
20 Lisle, IL 22,300
21 Chelmsford, MA 33,800
22 Holly Springs, NC 11,800
23 Hillsborough, NJ 41,100
24 Nanuet, NY 18,200
25 Baldwin, NY 23,100
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1 Middleton, WI  
2 Hanover, NH  
3 Louisville, CO  
4 Lake Mary, FL  
5 Claremont, CA  
6 Papillion, NE  
7 Milton, MA  
8 Chaska, MN  
9 Nether Providence, PA  
10 Suwanee, GA  
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  Median household income
Hillsborough $263,456
Scarsdale $219,317
Los Altos Hills $199,370
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in July (°F)
Rancho Mirage, CA 108.2°F
Avondale, AZ 107.6°F
Glendale, AZ 107.6°F
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Montecito $3,157,233
Hillsborough $2,606,764
Paradise Valley $2,075,930
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Durham 74.5%
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Storrs 20.65
Durham 21.19
Oxford 21.56
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