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Ranking: N. Fulton city is the richest in Georgia

Milton’s City Hall
Milton’s City Hall
By Mitchell Northam
June 1, 2017

Although Milton is only a few months past its 10th birthday, the north Fulton County city is already the richest in Georgia, according to a recent study.

GoBankingRates.com – a personal finance site – released a list on Thursday of the wealthiest cities in America. It considered real estate values and the median household income in each city.

Following the release of that list, Moneyish.com – a site dedicated to talking about money – identified the richest city in every state based on that data. For Georgia, that city is Milton.

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The richest cities in the United States were Chevy Chase, Maryland; Atherton, California; Piney Point, Texas, and Jupiter, Florida.

More information on the rankings and study can be found at moneyish.com and gobankingrates.com.

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