Bay Area Town Named Most Expensive Zip Code in US

The San Francisco Bay Area town of Atherton was ranked as the most expensive ZIP code for housing in the United States this past March, according to data compiled by The Business Journals. The Silicon Valley suburb, located in San Mateo County, California, just south of San Francisco, had a median home value of more than $7.7 million, the highest by more than $2 million and a 4.16 percent increase over November 2023. Atherton has a population of 6,707, covers roughly 5 square miles, and has a demographic of 72 percent white and 20 percent Asian, according to data by World Population Review. Additionally, it boasts an average household income of nearly $600,000....