The Most Expensive Suburbs

Congratulations, residents of Atherton, CA. You live in the country's most expensive suburb -- according to a list published by Business Week. Home prices in Atherton are at about $3.8 million (even in this economy, apparently) and the cost of living is 206% above the State average.

But still, there are some relative bargains in the U.S.'s Most Expensive Suburbs. For example, median home prices in Broadview, MT (near Billings) are $107,000; cost of living in West Fargo, ND is only 10% above the average in that state.

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