Location, location, location!
Santa Monica — with its soaring crime, sky-high taxes and estimated 1200 homeless residents — is again among the ten most expensive places to live in America.
A study released this week by Property Shark lists 90402, which includes the prestigious “North of Montana” neighborhood, as the nation’s eighth priciest zip code.
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The median sale price of all single family homes, including condominiums, was $4,058,000 during the first ten months of 2021.
Santa Monica placed just behind #7 Santa Barbara (93108) and #6 Beverly Hills (90210).
Atherton, Califonia (94027) topped the list for the fifth year in a row with a median home price of $7,475,000.
New York City, long one of the most expensive places to live, fell out of the top 20 for the first time.
Here’s the full list:
| RANK | CITY / TOWN | ZIP | MEDIAN HOME PRICE |
| 1. | Atherton, CA | 94027 | $7,475,000 |
| 2. | Boston, MA | 02199 | $5,500,000 |
| 3. | Sagaponack, NY | 11962 | $5,000,000 |
| 4. | Ross, CA | 94957 | $4,583,000 |
| 5. | Miami Beach, FL | 33109 | $4,475,000 |
| 6. | Beverly Hills, CA | 90210 | $4,125,000 |
| 7. | Santa Barbara, CA | 93108 | $4,103,000 |
| 8. | Santa Monica, CA | 90402 | $4,058,000 |
| 9. | Los Altos, CA | 94022 | $4,052,000 |
| 10. | Medina, CA | 98039 | $4,000,000 |
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