| Beverly Hills is a city found in Los | | | | uniformly wealthy and can boast of a |
| Angeles County, CA. The city and | | | | higher household median income than |
| neighboring West Hollywood are both | | | | Beverly Hills. The city's average |
| completely surrounded by the city of Los | | | | household income, a bit more than 71,000 |
| Angeles. The area's wealthiest | | | | dollars, is only 18,000 dollars greater |
| neighborhoods, comprising the most | | | | than the county average. |
| exclusive real estate in the nation, | | | | Currently, Beverly Hills has the most |
| include Beverly Hills and the | | | | expensive housing market in America, for |
| neighborhoods of Bel-Air and Holmby | | | | the second year in a row with a median |
| Hills. | | | | home cost of 2.21 million dollars. |
| One of the most well known features of | | | | The median household income for the city |
| Beverly Hills is the Sunset Strip, which | | | | was nearly 71,000, about average for an |
| is shared with nearby West Hollywood, on | | | | upper-middle class suburb and near to |
| the famed Sunset Blvd. Other roads of | | | | the median for the city of San Jose, |
| note include Wilshire Blvd and Santa | | | | situated in the same State. However, the |
| Monica Blvd. Two of the shopping streets | | | | median cost for an owner-occupied house |
| are Beverly Drive and Rodeo Drive. | | | | is more than one million dollars. The |
| Coldwater Canyon Drive is the main road | | | | underlying reason for this is the |
| connecting Beverly Hills to the San | | | | atypically large proportion of renters |
| Fernando Valley. | | | | in the city. So many renters live in |
| Everyone in Beverly Hills is not | | | | Beverly Hills that persons who own homes |
| wealthy, as portrayed by Hollywood. | | | | are not the majority. Renter-occupied |
| Though some of the largest mansions in | | | | homes comprise 56.6 percent of the |
| Los Angeles County are within its area, | | | | city's residences and the median |
| they make up only about 10 percent of | | | | household income for these housing units |
| the city. The remaining residences | | | | is a bit below 50,000 dollars, just a |
| include relatively modest duplex rental | | | | bit above average for the entire nation. |
| units and detached homes covering less | | | | The median household income for an |
| than 3,000 square feet. A few areas | | | | owner-occupied housing unit is 125,000 |
| within Los Angeles County are more | | | | dollars. |