Brentwood ranked in top 10 highest-earning cities

Brentwood has cracked the top 10 list for highest-earning cities in the U.S.

According to data analyzed by consumer advocacy website NerdWallet, Brentwood is the ninth-highest earning city in the country.

After researching 2013 household income data for more than 1,600 cities, NerdWallet ranked the top cities where at least 50 percent of households made more than $100,000.

In Brentwood 65 percent of the population earned $100,000 and up, 44 percent earned $150,000 and up, and 32 percent made $200,000 or more per year. The average home values in Brentwood were $552,400, according to the data.

“The combination of a lower cost of living and high-income households creates an excellent quality of life in this Nashville suburb,” according to the NerdWallet report.

By comparison, in Sammamish, Wash., the top-ranked city on the list, 73 percent made $100,000 and up, 47 percent made $150,000 and up and 28 percent made $200,000 and up.

Click here to see the full results of NerdWallet's ranking of America’s highest-earning cities.

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