First State Times

Based on a ranking consisting of 10 measurements, including income levels, home ownership and commute times, North Star is the best Delaware suburb in which to live, according to a 24/7 Wall St. analysis published this month.

North Star, which is located in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan area, has a home ownership rate of 95.2 percent and an average commute time of 24.1 minutes. Its median household income is $141,618.

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

Source: 24/7 Wall St.