Based on a ranking consisting of 10 measurements, including income levels, home ownership and commute times, Robins is the best Iowa suburb in which to live, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis published this month.
Robins, which is located in the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area, has a home ownership rate of 96.8 percent and an average commute time of 16.5 minutes. Its median household income is $120,938.
Citing U.S. Census Bureau figures, the analysis indicated that slightly more than 50 percent of all U.S. residents say they live in suburbs, while 27 percent call an urban area their home and 21 percent live in rural locations.
The majority of suburbs ranked in the study have home ownership levels exceeding 90 percent, the study said. In comparison, nearly two-thirds of all homes in the United States are owned by their occupants, according to 24/7 Wall St.
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Best Suburbs to Live in, State by State
| State | Suburb | Median Household Income | Home Ownership Rate | Average Commute Time
(in Minutes) | Metropolitan
Area |
| Alabama | Highland Lakes | $149,307 | 98.0% | 30.3 | Birmingham-Hoover |
| Alaska | Chena Ridge | $97,464 | 79.1% | 19.9 | Fairbanks |
| Arizona | Paradise Valley | $175,673 | 92.5% | 23.1 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler |
| Arkansas | Maumelle | $72,335 | 72.3% | 25.3 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway |
| California | Atherton | $250,000-plus | 93.4% | 24.5 | San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley |
| Colorado | Cherry Hills Village | $238,750 | 95.7% | 20.9 | Denver-Aurora-Lakewood |
| Connecticut | Old Greenwich | $236,250 | 85.8% | 37.5 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk |
| Delaware | North Star | $141,618 | 95.2% | 24.1 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington |
| Florida | Pinecrest | $152,643 | 77.0% | 30.8 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach |
| Georgia | Berkeley Lake | $125,592 | 96.6% | 32.2 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta |
| Hawaii | Maunawili | $143,750 | 89.8% | 29.8 | Urban Honolulu |
| Idaho | Hidden Springs | $118,519 | 89.9% | 22.8 | Boise City |
| Illinois | Winnetka | $216,875 | 88.6% | 37.0 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin |
| Indiana | Carmel | $109,201 | 77.6% | 24.2 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson |
| Iowa | Robins | $120,938 | 96.8% | 16.5 | Cedar Rapids |
| Kansas | Mission Hills | $250,000 | 98.8% | 17.5 | Kansas City |
| Kentucky | Indian Hills | $169,737 | 98.5% | 17.5 | Louisville/Jefferson County |
| Louisiana | Village St. George | $79,524 | 83.3% | 22.6 | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | Cumberland Center | $109,048 | 74.7% | 22.6 | Portland-South Portland |
| Maryland | Travilah | $225,104 | 93.8% | 34.8 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |
| Massachusetts | Dover | $175,461 | 95.3% | 31.1 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton |
| Michigan | Bloomfield Hills | $186,563 | 89.1% | 22.5 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn |
| Minnesota | Deephaven | $136,331 | 91.1% | 21.2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington |
| Mississippi | Madison | $103,121 | 92.0% | 22.2 | Jackson |
| Missouri | Ladue | $203,250 | 97.5% | 17.5 | St. Louis |
| Montana | Frenchtown | $59,052 | 89.6% | 27.3 | Missoula |
| Nebraska | Hickman | $89,609 | 79.2% | 27.8 | Lincoln |
| Nevada | Spanish Springs | $85,050 | 85.9% | 28.2 | Reno |
| New Hampshire | Nashua | $70,316 | 54.1% | 26.9 | Manchester-Nashua |
| New Jersey | Short Hills | $250,000-plus | 91.6% | 42.6 | New York-Newark-Jersey City |
| New Mexico | Sandia Heights | $101,395 | 93.4% | 22.9 | Albuquerque |
| New York | Brookville | $250,000-plus | 93.6% | 31.7 | New York-Newark-Jersey City |
| North Carolina | Weddington | $133,262 | 98.0% | 31.0 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia |
| North Dakota | Horace | $110,870 | 97.2% | 21.1 | Fargo |
| Ohio | Village of Indian Hill | $215,679 | 96.6% | 22.6 | Cincinnati |
| Oklahoma | Nichols Hills | $144,833 | 84.4% | 14.6 | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | Bull Mountain | $108,324 | 85.3% | 28.0 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro |
| Pennsylvania | Slippery Rock University | N/A | 100.0% | 14.6 | Pittsburgh |
| Rhode Island | Warnick | $71,191 | 71.8% | 24.3 | Providence-Warnick |
| South Carolina | Blythewood | $87,827 | 91.8% | 22.1 | Columbia |
| South Dakota | Colonial Pine Hills | $90,833 | 100.0% | 19.8 | Rapid City |
| Tennessee | Belle Meade | $195,000 | 90.6% | 20.3 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin |
| Texas | Piney Point Village | $250,000-plus | 99.2% | 21.0 | Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Lands |
| Utah | Highland | $128,938 | 89.0% | 21.0 | Provo-Orem |
| Vermont | South Burlington | $66,197 | 61.7% | 16.3 | Burlington-South Burlington |
| Virginia | Great Falls | $230,450 | 96.0% | 35.7 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |
| Washington | Clyde Hill | $205,500 | 91.1% | 20.9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue |
| West Virginia | Shannondale | $72,143 | 80.1% | 47.4 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria |
| Wisconsin | Merton | $151,818 | 96.1% | 27.1 | Milwaukee-Waukesha |
| Wyoming | Ranchettes | $94,509 | 93.1% | 20.5 | Cheyenne |
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