Feeling a little poor now that your 401K is in ruins? How about a change in scenery? US News helpfully has done the math and calculated just how much money you have to make to be considered rich in various cities across the country. As you probably suspected, New Yorkers need a good deal more to keep up: A family of four in Manhattan has to bring in $718,989 to be considered in the top five percent. The good news is that for a lot less you can be a big fish in just about every other city in the country. Like, say, El Paso, where you only need to make $350,321 a year to be considered wealthy. No, you won't have access to all the fabulous cultural institutions that New York has to offer, but we all know you haven't been to a museum in about five years (and we're pretty sure Project Runway airs in El Paso). And we hear the Mexican food down there is delicious!
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