I thought you would at least say the medium household income was about $375k a year! Because I've worked in the gas, oil, and protrolem industry since 2013 as a professional 'Hazmat Transport Driver! .. Now earning a $139k a year after taxes, and I'm single with no children and have never been married with only an associate degree! ... And I can't qualify for a mortgage loan for a (brand new home priced over $450k), and my credit score has been 767 and higher for the last 5-years, no bankruptcy, no collections, no derogatories! ... I finally decided to go a different route by buying an acquiring 22 acres of beautiful forestry land through a 'DNR' land auction in the 'North Dallas County' area! ... And I'm going to build my own home it's going to take a little while to build it, but I'm patient and determined to do so !!! Plus, I'm going to be much better off once I complete this build! ... And I'll be interested free, because I'll be using my own money and I won't owe 15, 20, 25, or 30 years mortgage payments like some of my family and friends !!!
: Congratulations! Stay focused, and keep your eyes on the prize! It's coming! I do Safety in the refineries, and I'm looking for land outside of Houston. 🎉
Eh, I don't know you to know if this is actually correct or if you're looking for faux sympathy, but if you truly do make that much AFTER taxes and can't get a mortgage for a $450K home, while being at a W2 job for the past decade, then something is mad off. I don't make that much, and I have a great credit score and work for myself here on UA-cam (W9) and got a loan for $400K in one of the most expensive states in the country, New Jersey, where our property taxes may be the highest in the country. Before that, I lived in expensive Maryland (Baltimore County) and got a similar loan amount. When you say "new home," do you mean a new build or a home that's new to you? Why not just get an already established home, if it's the former? Personally speaking, I'm going to have to call BS on your comment, man.
I just wish the new media would also show our many successful communities more often. Instead they show the 20% that hasn’t taken advantage of the opportunities we’ve fought to obtain!! And the 80% of Blacks like myself, rarely deal with folks stealing and killing like some of these young folks they love to show on the news!
I was born there....There are 0 Black families left on the block where my Grandmother used to live....at 13th St on Florida Ave....It's really sad...The landmarks are still there but not the people.....
Prince Georges County, MD is home to affluent areas like Bowie, Fort Washington, Woodmore etc. and has been for Blacks for decades now. I believe Charles County, MD now has that distinction. I have lived in PG. County for many years. Lets be clear, it is a mix of communities of all income levels. Because of its proximity to Washington DC, where many people have worked for the Federal Government for decades, they make a great living. There are great colleges in the area, creating a highly educated population. There are homes worth upwards of a couple of million in some places. I find it a nice place to live and seeing some many Black homeowners, entrepreneurs and high ranking government employees raised my expectation of what I could achieve in life.
Not enough good restaurants or malls, everyone goes to VA or Montgomery County for shopping and to a large extent entertainment. When that changes, then it will be well rounded.
@@shayscott7498This statement is outdated. I haven’t shopped in Montgomery County or Virginia in decades. Frankly, neither do the people in my neighborhood. I live in Maryland, in one of its most affluent areas, though I won’t specify which part. I shop in my neighborhood, and like most people in 2024, I order online for anything I can’t find locally. We also have plenty of restaurants, however, it's healthier and economically feasible to cook at home. I love my community, which provides a safe and healthy environment for my family. No complaints at all. It’s an honor to be recognized on this list. Too often, when African American communities are highlighted, the focus is negative. Let’s take a moment to enjoy this positive and supportive video. Well done! Instead of focusing on where we can spend our money, let’s turn our attention to saving it.
@@UnveiledBeliever Says all the PG people at Bethesda Jazz and Blues events and living their best social live on Rockville Pike. It may be so for you but statistically speaking you are WAY off base. Go ask your Chambers of Commerce.
Lived in MD for 8 years and PG county schools are still rated below Howard and Montgomery plus the commute to drive to DC/Fort Meade was a huge turnoff.
@@UnveiledBelieverI never have listened to negativity of my blackness. I am a direct descendant of slaves who ended up in SC sea island were some of the first to be freed by the Union army and was able to purchase property in 1866 that continues to today. These individuals always prided education and property ownership. They never made the money that their descendants would. They also saved .75 cents out of a dollar because they lived off the land.
I think we should move in silence..every time we start winning or making a little progress the enemy starts to plot on how he can cause confusion and he startes to gradually change the winning goal post..he wants no competition..we have to move in silence like ninjas and talk less ..lol
I remember reading about Baldwin Hills aka The Golden Ghetto back in junior high. My grandparents gave us their used Ebony and Jet magazines. Later, my grandad paid for my mom’s Essence subscription. The memories and information in our vintage magazines are a gem!!!
I grew up in Ft.Washington in the early 80’ 8:11 s moving from the Baltimore area. It was beyond fun back then. The DMV in my opinion is the best place to live in America.
We pay some absurd property taxes here in Bowie and then get hit with county taxes too on top. Yes you do actually pay to play here...But alas I love living here in the mid-Atlantic.
Olympia Fields resident here: this is somewhat an illusion. The massive home shown was r.kelly’s infamous house, which he sold to the isleys after his conviction and the home is the largest in the area by a mile - we are a very small community with modest homes.
@@MakeWay4CJunderstood. I just feel like the copy or script she was reading did not match the truth, or what they were portraying in the footage so I didn’t want people to misunderstand or consider relocating without clarifying
My cousin used to live in Olympia Fields not too far from R. Kelly’s house. His home was very large. But for some reason he sold his home he said he was getting sick and tired of the neighborhood. He also said Kelly was always seen with girls that looked underage. Wich is creepy
Not any more.. I just returned to Cambria Heights after being away for more than 20 years. My commute into the city is now 55 minutes - thank goodness.
No need to commute to the city because many of us no longer or never worked in the city and others work remotely. If you have to go into the city, it isn't on a daily basis.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Population 18,000 (75% black). Home of the next African American female U.S. Senator, Angela Alsobrooks. Also, the nationally recognized Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School, with affluent sub-divisions such as Marlboro Ridge (Equestrian Center), Beechtree (Private Golf Course), Oak Creek (Private Golf Course) and Balmoral.
I’am a Maryland native and I attend church in Prince George’s County. I’am very familiar with all the areas on the list of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Folks moved jere during the DUMP ADMINISTRATION! They’re leaving! They CANNOT AFFORD to live here! Congress members had trouble finding adequate housing, until they were paid their salaries for being Elected😂
Know they just want to be around us BLACK AMERICANS most places we live there is joy and happiness until others think they can improve on what we already have 😭😭
Oh my goodness, I use to live in Uniondale , 692 Nostrand Ave, we sold our house for $78,000 back in the 80's back then it was a mixed community, now I see the neighborhood has grown , truly miss being there. Thanks for this informative video.
Baldwin Hills is fairly new and goes back to during and after WWII. The NAACP had an office there,I think many years ago and Nat King Cole went to them for assistance when he and his family had concerns in finding a new home near Hollywood.
@@jnginc_ The reason it doesn't make sense is because most of the residents bought their homes before the homes tripled in price. Twenty-one years ago, a person could buy a Baldwin Hills home for $465,000. The same house is now valued at $1.5 mil (not worth it, really). Low supply and high demand have fueled the explosion. Sadly, it is rare to see young black familes with elementary school aged children in "The Hills."
@stevecrane2373 I'm not sure what happened to the original comment either. What makes sense is that the people living in them today probably bought years ago when the prices were much less than they are today.
Cascade Heights is a very affluent community in Atlanta. With ex Mayors, politicians, Judges and Celebrities. They need to do better research because they’re looking over a lot of affluent Black Communities.
@@babajohnson9276 I can second what @janefreeman7157 said about Stone Mountain; it is very ghetto with lots of crime throughout. However, there are many communities along the Camp Creek Parkway and Westlake (30331, 30349) areas of South Fulton that are very affluent. Million dollar homes in gated swim, tennis, golf communities where 98 percent of the residents are Black.
Don’t sit there and lie to those people, live in the DMV now and the cost of living and major traffic is a huge trade off for living here. Honestly not worth it which is why I’m trying to move
Those same homes you displayed on here in California would LITERALLY cost 350 to 500 thousand dollars here in Texas AT MOST. Those homes are in NOOOO WAY nice looking for that kind of money.
Ik this is probably not the most wealthy black community, but Del Amo Carson has a lot of middle class black families. If your looking for affordability and want to live amongst your own people it’s a good idea.
LaFayette Square probably gets overlooked because it is so small (Victoria Ave, Wellington Rd, Virginia Rd, and Buckingham Rd; that's it). Very beautiful neighborhood, however.
Yes, I most definitely agree with the list being outdated because all of the places she named in PG County Maryland has been flooded with section 8 and voucher holders of other subsidies from people that’s from DC even Bowie for over the last 8 years and DC has been pushing all of their voucher holders and subsidy holders out to those areas in PG County because of the gentrification in DC
Someone asked me if I had to leave NYC and move to another state which would it be? Coming from California and Los Angeles I would say Maryland. It gives that suburban yet city feel as an entire state. I am familiar with the Los Angeles and Maryland communities, but not that Illinois one. Looks nice.
I was born and raised in Cambria Heights. The neighborhood has fallen off drastically. I wouldn't recommend living over there. The majority of the elders who helped keep the community together either retired down south or passed away.
In Illinois, you guys forgot Richton Park, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Jackson Park Highlands, Pill Hill, east Beverly and west Morgan Park, and suburbs like Homewood, Flossmoor, Matteson, Evanston, Oak Park.
@@jimbrown4822 Although View Park and Windsor Hills are adjacent to each other, homes in View Park are much bigger and much more expensive. The two should be separate unless all are listed as part of a collective.
Ladera Heights is inaccurately showcased. Ladera is divided into three sections: Upper Ladera, Lower Ladera and Old Ladera. The area shown as "Ladera Heights" is Old Ladera Heights, which is middle class, but does not compare to Upper & Lower Ladera. Also, View Park is adjacent to Windsor Hills, but more affluent. In fact, most of View Park, Upper Ladera and Lower Ladera are more affluent than Baldwin Hills, and Baldwin Hills is no slouch. NOTE: Upper Ladera Heights is such because it is "up the hill" from a major street that divides it from Lower Ladera Heights, which is down the hill. Both have large, beautiful homes. Today, no houses in Upper Ladera, Lower Ladera, View Park and Baldwin Hills are valued at less than a million dollars. Furthermore, most residents of Baldwin Hills hate the moniker, "Black Beverly Hills." HATE IT! Whoever named it as such probably doesn't live there.
There are alot more rich Black communities in Maryland than you think. Bethesda, Oxen Hill, Silver Spring, Annapolis and some parts of Prince Georges, believe it or not even a Baltimore but of course you will never know with the media reporting violence
Y’all rent too cheap, y’all don’t vote, don’t fight for higher minimum wages, NAW! Sit this one out! I lived in texas! I was highly disappointed in the LACK of awareness! Just PARTY! Thats it!
Im from NYC..I cant believe Stone Mountain in GA is now ghetto..Wow..I always hear Stone Mountain is for the rich black people..I remember people like Hallie Berry used to lived there in the 90s..
Hi, I grew up in Laurelton Queens it's close to Cambria Heights in NYC Queens it is known to be a black-owned town and majorly black homeowners and not renters. It is also known to be one of the places to experience the great white flight
Vanessa Belle Calloway, JoMarie Payton ( Original Harriet Winslow , "Family Matters"), Attorneys Carl Douglas and Christopher Darden are some other current/former residents of Ladera Heights. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was raised in Windsor Hills.
@@danielleporter1829 I was highlighting her significance despite the fact that she and her husband kept their formal titles, but were stripped of their roles.
@@danielleporter1829 I was emphasizing her significance because even though she and her husband retained their titles, they were stripped of their duties. But realistically, yes, quotation marks are not necessary.
1st off Baltimore is not apart of the DMV just northern Va southern Maryland and DC…. Thank you that’s like saying Richmond is apart of the DMV it’s not
@@GoldStarDaMachine I ain’t about that “30 year old beef”. The DMV, geographically, just does not include Baltimore, Eastern Shore, and Western Maryland. Same as it does not include parts of Virginia outside of Northern Virginia.
I love it because young people like my daughter need to move on up and be more and better than what her parents have given her makes me feel good all over
Montclair, NJ is only about 30% Black and I did not expect it to make this list, but it's a picturesque upscale town less than an hour from New York City. It's easy commuting distance to the big city and easy escape from it, too. Montclair is a vibrant and cultural destination of its own and I'd love to see more of us snap up those mansions.
The DMV had a large affluent Black population because of its proximity to Washing DC and its civil service jobs. Black college graduates have since WWII leaned toward civil service where they were paid more and treated better than if they worked in private sector jobs. Detroit use to be home to the most affluent Blacks because of the auto industry. Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant's, Stuyvesant Heights enclave has consistently remained an area with high earning Black professionals since the 18th century but when urban renewal began and housing projects were built around the brownstones which skewed the average income downward. I will proudly say that these neighborhoods are solidly Black American. I say that because many Black immigrants get an unbalanced perspective of our communities. When they arrive in the US they generally live in the poorest areas with the least educated Black people.
My paternal side hails from Ladera Heights and Westchester area of LA. Baldwin Hills, Ladera and Windsor Hills belong to the City of LA Many Black folks are trying to hold on. Windsor hills has been gentrified so much. I couldn’t believe I saw an Indian, Korean walking in the neighborhood. My granny sold her house in Windsor Hills a few years ago for $1M. She still has her house in Ladera. Then my people moved to Stone Mountain and didn’t stay too long 😂😂 Came back to CA
You missed out on Steele Creek, North Carolina. Total population 20k with the majority being African Americans (37%) and a household income of $103k. Average home price $350k. 15% of the population have a Master degree which above the national average. This is one of the high end locations in the country, in my opinion.
Southern Florida has numerous wealthy African American communities and largest African American cities in Florida. Currently ranked #4 in America 🇺🇸 for financially free African Americans !
@@realth1029 What in the hell are you babbling on about? Pretty sure I never said there weren't any black communities there. But those black communities (SANS) aren't at levels they used to be as they fight to stop new development and maintain the historic character of their neighborhoods (as well as other recent challenges). More to the point, the black population there does not meet the criteria of the content creator, which explains why it wasn't mentioned. That was my point. They say reading is fundamental, but it also requires "comprehension", which you seriously lack. And in case you didn't know, I didn't "ask" anything. But thanks.
I thought you would at least say the medium household income was about $375k a year! Because I've worked in the gas, oil, and protrolem industry since 2013 as a professional 'Hazmat Transport Driver! ..
Now earning a $139k a year after taxes, and I'm single with no children and have never been married with only an associate degree! ...
And I can't qualify for a mortgage loan for a (brand new home priced over $450k), and my credit score has been 767 and higher for the last 5-years, no bankruptcy, no collections, no derogatories! ...
I finally decided to go a different route by buying an acquiring 22 acres of beautiful forestry land through a 'DNR' land auction in the 'North Dallas County' area! ...
And I'm going to build my own home it's going to take a little while to build it, but I'm patient and determined to do so !!! Plus, I'm going to be much better off once I complete this build! ...
And I'll be interested free, because I'll be using my own money and I won't owe 15, 20, 25, or 30 years mortgage payments like some of my family and friends !!!
: Congratulations! Stay focused, and keep your eyes on the prize! It's coming! I do Safety in the refineries, and I'm looking for land outside of Houston. 🎉
Excellent idea...good luck..and it won't be that hard 🫡
Nice man. I’m a truck driver and I wanna do the same. You gotta have chat with me and tell me what you do.
You'll do ok man...
Eh, I don't know you to know if this is actually correct or if you're looking for faux sympathy, but if you truly do make that much AFTER taxes and can't get a mortgage for a $450K home, while being at a W2 job for the past decade, then something is mad off.
I don't make that much, and I have a great credit score and work for myself here on UA-cam (W9) and got a loan for $400K in one of the most expensive states in the country, New Jersey, where our property taxes may be the highest in the country. Before that, I lived in expensive Maryland (Baltimore County) and got a similar loan amount.
When you say "new home," do you mean a new build or a home that's new to you? Why not just get an already established home, if it's the former? Personally speaking, I'm going to have to call BS on your comment, man.
I love when black people become successful. It inspires me to be more successful.
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@@scooperleash_usa lmaooo
I just wish the new media would also show our many successful communities more often. Instead they show the 20% that hasn’t taken advantage of the opportunities we’ve fought to obtain!! And the 80% of Blacks like myself, rarely deal with folks stealing and killing like some of these young folks they love to show on the news!
i love seeing this comment
Me too!
The DC, Maryland and VIRGINIA region is LISTED ALL up in this video. Proud to be a native resident of DC.
Me 2
@@Btweenthepages Yes indeed !!
@@SkinnyCorleone ya yah 👏🏾👏🏾😁
The DMV
As a native NYer, I deeply feel in love with my girl Maryland 😍 Black success everywhere
D.C has a large affluent Black population.
Meaning what exactly to the black population at large?
@@scooperleash_usaThat y'all can get off y'all asses, stop raising ghetto children, and do the same work.
@@scooperleash_usa Absolutely NOTHING!
I was born there....There are 0 Black families left on the block where my Grandmother used to live....at 13th St on Florida Ave....It's really sad...The landmarks are still there but not the people.....
Meand my wife graduated from McKinley
Prince Georges County, MD is home to affluent areas like Bowie, Fort Washington, Woodmore etc. and has been for Blacks for decades now. I believe Charles County, MD now has that distinction. I have lived in PG. County for many years. Lets be clear, it is a mix of communities of all income levels. Because of its proximity to Washington DC, where many people have worked for the Federal Government for decades, they make a great living. There are great colleges in the area, creating a highly educated population. There are homes worth upwards of a couple of million in some places. I find it a nice place to live and seeing some many Black homeowners, entrepreneurs and high ranking government employees raised my expectation of what I could achieve in life.
Not enough good restaurants or malls, everyone goes to VA or Montgomery County for shopping and to a large extent entertainment. When that changes, then it will be well rounded.
@@shayscott7498This statement is outdated. I haven’t shopped in Montgomery County or Virginia in decades. Frankly, neither do the people in my neighborhood. I live in Maryland, in one of its most affluent areas, though I won’t specify which part. I shop in my neighborhood, and like most people in 2024, I order online for anything I can’t find locally. We also have plenty of restaurants, however, it's healthier and economically feasible to cook at home. I love my community, which provides a safe and healthy environment for my family. No complaints at all.
It’s an honor to be recognized on this list. Too often, when African American communities are highlighted, the focus is negative. Let’s take a moment to enjoy this positive and supportive video. Well done! Instead of focusing on where we can spend our money, let’s turn our attention to saving it.
@@UnveiledBeliever Says all the PG people at Bethesda Jazz and Blues events and living their best social live on Rockville Pike. It may be so for you but statistically speaking you are WAY off base. Go ask your Chambers of Commerce.
Lived in MD for 8 years and PG county schools are still rated below Howard and Montgomery plus the commute to drive to DC/Fort Meade was a huge turnoff.
@@UnveiledBelieverI never have listened to negativity of my blackness. I am a direct descendant of slaves who ended up in SC sea island were some of the first to be freed by the Union army and was able to purchase property in 1866 that continues to today. These individuals always prided education and property ownership. They never made the money that their descendants would. They also saved .75 cents out of a dollar because they lived off the land.
Baltimore city native and I wasn't surprised to see all them MD communities listed
I think we should move in silence..every time we start winning or making a little progress the enemy starts to plot on how he can cause confusion and he startes to gradually change the winning goal post..he wants no competition..we have to move in silence like ninjas and talk less ..lol
@LOGICAL-JAY True, Indeed.
I agree! In that order 😮…
They know….they always watching.
Exactly. I wouldn’t want anyone knowing where I lived if I lived in these communities.
Lake Arbor and Woodmoore are the names of neighborhood developments located in Mitchellville/Bowie, Maryland.
^^^
I hope Bowie MD is on the list! There are so many black millionaires!
My aunt Lives in Bowie MD, Riddick bowe (I may be murdering his name) is one of her neighbors and the brothas and sisters living NICE
Wow! That's great and a blessing.
What's MD??
@@bresams2917 😒
@@bresams2917 Maryland
I remember reading about Baldwin Hills aka The Golden Ghetto back in junior high. My grandparents gave us their used Ebony and Jet magazines. Later, my grandad paid for my mom’s Essence subscription. The memories and information in our vintage magazines are a gem!!!
Do you have the big Ebony magazines or the regular sized ones?
Thanks for this very inspiring good to see different black communities excelling upper class. Salute to this channel I just subscribe
Black Excellence 🎉🎉❤
I grew up in Ft.Washington in the early 80’ 8:11 s moving from the Baltimore area. It was beyond fun back then. The DMV in my opinion is the best place to live in America.
We pay some absurd property taxes here in Bowie and then get hit with county taxes too on top. Yes you do actually pay to play here...But alas I love living here in the mid-Atlantic.
Olympia Fields resident here: this is somewhat an illusion. The massive home shown was r.kelly’s infamous house, which he sold to the isleys after his conviction and the home is the largest in the area by a mile - we are a very small community with modest homes.
So you do have money just not shown in the square footage of your home
@@MakeWay4CJunderstood. I just feel like the copy or script she was reading did not match the truth, or what they were portraying in the footage so I didn’t want people to misunderstand or consider relocating without clarifying
@@MakeWay4CJAnd that is how you live with wealth!
My cousin used to live in Olympia Fields not too far from R. Kelly’s house. His home was very large. But for some reason he sold his home he said he was getting sick and tired of the neighborhood. He also said Kelly was always seen with girls that looked underage. Wich is creepy
@@Oir07
I grew up in Cambria Heights. A commute to the city is 1.5 hrs via train and bus. Just be prepared 😅
Not any more.. I just returned to Cambria Heights after being away for more than 20 years. My commute into the city is now 55 minutes - thank goodness.
@@nadineyoung9579 I lived at the very edge of Cambria Heights. It’s still 1.5 hours for me 😭
No need to commute to the city because many of us no longer or never worked in the city and others work remotely. If you have to go into the city, it isn't on a daily basis.
Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Population 18,000 (75% black). Home of the next African American female U.S. Senator, Angela Alsobrooks. Also, the nationally recognized Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School, with affluent sub-divisions such as Marlboro Ridge (Equestrian Center), Beechtree (Private Golf Course), Oak Creek (Private Golf Course) and Balmoral.
Thats what im saying. I am from Upper Marlboro but hey glad to see bowie on the list
@@MyiaLaShaunsame here
I’m in Bowie and yes absolutely 💯
Do ya’ll homework on Flossmoor, IL 🔥
Will do 👍🔥
Lived There For 13 Years (Ballantrae) Now In Austin Texas
@@9MagTVwayment, 9MagTV lived in Flossmoor? Salute! 🫡
I have no idea how Dallas Texas communities Cedar Hill, Duncanville, and DeSoto. Did not make this list.
They didn't do their homework.
Let's keep it a secret. We don't need anymore people moving here.😂
Cascade area in Atlanta
My aunt has lived in Cambria Heights Queens NY for almost 50 years. ☻
I’am a Maryland native and I attend church in Prince George’s County. I’am very familiar with all the areas on the list of Maryland and Washington, D.C.
Thanks for commenting about those areas! Is there a diverse amount of Christian churches there as well?
Great Video, I learned a lot
I am a native of DC. We are no longer chocolate city. We are more like white chocolate or mocha now😂
I mean, black folk are still the majority at about 45%
Folks moved jere during the DUMP ADMINISTRATION! They’re leaving! They CANNOT AFFORD to live here! Congress members had trouble finding adequate housing, until they were paid their salaries for being Elected😂
Don’t you know that eventually they always take back what they owned
Know they just want to be around us BLACK AMERICANS most places we live there is joy and happiness until others think they can improve on what we already have 😭😭
Literally exhausting too, kike can we be great for once @@babajohnson9276
Oh my goodness, I use to live in Uniondale , 692 Nostrand Ave, we sold our house for $78,000 back in the 80's back then it was a mixed community, now I see the neighborhood has grown , truly miss being there. Thanks for this informative video.
Washington D.C. has a surprising amount of middle and upper middle class Black people.
What’s so surprising about it?
Why is it surprising? As opposed to?
Because the federal government is headquartered here and the many companies that support it
Also DC aka the Gold Coast, Atlanta, Ga, Chicago and also Charlotte, NC plus more.
Love the video❤
Baldwin Hills is fairly new and goes back to during and after WWII. The NAACP had an office there,I think many years ago and Nat King Cole went to them for assistance when he and his family had concerns in finding a new home near Hollywood.
The debt to income ratios don’t make sense here. Those people in California gotta be doing $400K plus to be in a $1M home.
@@jnginc_ The reason it doesn't make sense is because most of the residents bought their homes before the homes tripled in price. Twenty-one years ago, a person could buy a Baldwin Hills home for $465,000. The same house is now valued at $1.5 mil (not worth it, really). Low supply and high demand have fueled the explosion. Sadly, it is rare to see young black familes with elementary school aged children in "The Hills."
@@stevecrane2373 That makes sense
@jnginc_ I don't know what happened to my original response, but am glad it was helpful.
I was thinking that too!
@stevecrane2373 I'm not sure what happened to the original comment either. What makes sense is that the people living in them today probably bought years ago when the prices were much less than they are today.
You don't know Georgia, if you chose Stone Mountain as the most affluent community for blacks!!!!
Speak the truth if you know
Stone Mountain has been home to many rich black folks in ATL. Ball players, Executives from big ATL companies. Across those tracks is great living!
Cascade Heights is a very affluent community in Atlanta. With ex Mayors, politicians, Judges and Celebrities. They need to do better research because they’re looking over a lot of affluent Black Communities.
FACTS! @@jefferyjones2966
@@babajohnson9276 I can second what @janefreeman7157 said about Stone Mountain; it is very ghetto with lots of crime throughout. However, there are many communities along the Camp Creek Parkway and Westlake (30331, 30349) areas of South Fulton that are very affluent. Million dollar homes in gated swim, tennis, golf communities where 98 percent of the residents are Black.
This has got to be an old report, not 2024???
DC is a great area for black people. Jobs and opportunities abound.
Don’t sit there and lie to those people, live in the DMV now and the cost of living and major traffic is a huge trade off for living here. Honestly not worth it which is why I’m trying to move
Those same homes you displayed on here in California would LITERALLY cost 350 to 500 thousand dollars here in Texas AT MOST. Those homes are in NOOOO WAY nice looking for that kind of money.
But, that's California. Comes with the territory, so to speak.
Thanks for this Story 😢😢🎉🎉😂😂
I love my hometown DMV period.
Me too girl! ❤ #DMVforlife #BlackExcellence
Ik this is probably not the most wealthy black community, but Del Amo Carson has a lot of middle class black families. If your looking for affordability and want to live amongst your own people it’s a good idea.
Ladera Heights in Southern California
Where did you get your stats from. Not accurate at all
In Los Angeles, you need to include LaFayette Square.
LaFayette Square probably gets overlooked because it is so small (Victoria Ave, Wellington Rd, Virginia Rd, and Buckingham Rd; that's it). Very beautiful neighborhood, however.
Randallstown MD resident for 17 years. We did it momma. Household income this year probably over 300k 👍👍👍
Yes I know about Uniondale Long Island 😊
There is also to name a few, WESTBURY in LONG ISLAND, VALLEY STREAM AND ELMONT also in Long Island large homes with spacious backyards, high incomes.😀
Westbury in the 90s. Now they have turned it into a ghetto
@@activeobserver1150 Westbury Village never was or is a ghetto.
Yes, I most definitely agree with the list being outdated because all of the places she named in PG County Maryland has been flooded with section 8 and voucher holders of other subsidies from people that’s from DC even Bowie for over the last 8 years and DC has been pushing all of their voucher holders and subsidy holders out to those areas in PG County because of the gentrification in DC
Very true
Smh conquer and destroy😮💨
This is so wrong!!!! Stone Mountain Ga. is far from being a wealth black community. There are so many other places in Ga she could have used.
Yeah but they wouldn’t be mostly black.
@seann54 yes they would. Cascade is an example.
Someone asked me if I had to leave NYC and move to another state which would it be? Coming from California and Los Angeles I would say Maryland. It gives that suburban yet city feel as an entire state. I am familiar with the Los Angeles and Maryland communities, but not that Illinois one. Looks nice.
I live in dc. The current black population is somewhere north of 40%, not 68 percent.
We are not African Americans. We are the natives, indigenous peoples of this land!
We are Hebrews.
Okay!!! I'm like who from Africa my family came from the South and we been in LA for almost 100 years now.
My family is Cherokee
Speak the truth!
No peoples are indigenous
I was born and raised in Cambria Heights. The neighborhood has fallen off drastically. I wouldn't recommend living over there. The majority of the elders who helped keep the community together either retired down south or passed away.
In Illinois, you guys forgot Richton Park, Kenwood, Hyde Park, Jackson Park Highlands, Pill Hill, east Beverly and west Morgan Park, and suburbs like Homewood, Flossmoor, Matteson, Evanston, Oak Park.
You dropped the ball, you went to the area in L.A. but you left out View Park, you was right there too...
She did it was 3rd
Windsor Hills/View Park are normally lumped together.
@@daboss6385 Got it, I guess I was expecting it to be a stand alone location like the rest....
These aren’t even really separate. BH, WH, VP, and LH, is a collective affluent Black community
@@jimbrown4822 Although View Park and Windsor Hills are adjacent to each other, homes in View Park are much bigger and much more expensive. The two should be separate unless all are listed as part of a collective.
Thank you ❤❤
These median home and household incomes are not very high. Honestly $1,100,000 for a home in California doesn’t get you a lot.
Nice!!
I'm familiar with Olympia Fields, IL. We lived in Park Forest which is right south of it. It's a well kept beautiful community. ❤
Towns next to Olympia fields Homewood and Flossmor are also very nice.
Very PROUD OF MY DMV. my home, should have added upper marlboro but hey lol
They forgot WALDORF, MD🤨
Right! I live in Upper Marlboro too. Hi Neighbor!
I hope the house in Ladera look better on the inside that what I’m seeing on the outside.
Ladera Heights is inaccurately showcased. Ladera is divided into three sections: Upper Ladera, Lower Ladera and Old Ladera. The area shown as "Ladera Heights" is Old Ladera Heights, which is middle class, but does not compare to Upper & Lower Ladera. Also, View Park is adjacent to Windsor Hills, but more affluent. In fact, most of View Park, Upper Ladera and Lower Ladera are more affluent than Baldwin Hills, and Baldwin Hills is no slouch. NOTE: Upper Ladera Heights is such because it is "up the hill" from a major street that divides it from Lower Ladera Heights, which is down the hill. Both have large, beautiful homes. Today, no houses in Upper Ladera, Lower Ladera, View Park and Baldwin Hills are valued at less than a million dollars. Furthermore, most residents of Baldwin Hills hate the moniker, "Black Beverly Hills." HATE IT! Whoever named it as such probably doesn't live there.
Very familiar with Baldwin Hills.
Shout out Uniondale NYC Ling Island, raised and born in Rockville Centre ❤
There are alot more rich Black communities in Maryland than you think. Bethesda, Oxen Hill, Silver Spring, Annapolis and some parts of Prince Georges, believe it or not even a Baltimore but of course you will never know with the media reporting violence
Right, Bowie? Never.
Don't know where ya getting yall information... But Stone Mountain is the fucking hood, been like that since the early 2000s
LMAO
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EXACTLY!!!
Nice synopsis. Although Randallstown is not the DMV.
Yall just skipped Upper Marlboro, Md. huh?
Windsor Hills going thru gentrification as well
Add Lake Ridge Cedar Hill Texas and Little Elm Texas to your list.
Y’all rent too cheap, y’all don’t vote, don’t fight for higher minimum wages, NAW! Sit this one out! I lived in texas! I was highly disappointed in the LACK of awareness! Just PARTY! Thats it!
Desoto too
Im from NYC..I cant believe Stone Mountain in GA is now ghetto..Wow..I always hear Stone Mountain is for the rich black people..I remember people like Hallie Berry used to lived there in the 90s..
Things have changed within the 35 years that Halle Berry lived in Atlanta with her then-husband.
Thank you. 🏡🫶🏾
Hi, I grew up in Laurelton Queens it's close to Cambria Heights in NYC Queens it is known to be a black-owned town and majorly black homeowners and not renters. It is also known to be one of the places to experience the great white flight
*I wish more of the actual homes in these cities had been featured.*
When was the research done because it appears to be outdated with communities and finance
She knows nothing.
NO HOUSES COST $344.000 IN CAMBRIA HEIGHTS NOR IN ROCKLAND COUNTY. TRUST ME.
It's way more
Woodmore Maryland is a part of Bowie, Md not a city. And should have been listed first for MD. Not sure where your got your statistics.
Vanessa Belle Calloway, JoMarie Payton ( Original Harriet Winslow , "Family Matters"), Attorneys Carl Douglas and Christopher Darden are some other current/former residents of Ladera Heights. Meghan, Duchess of Sussex was raised in Windsor Hills.
Actually, "Meghan, Duchess of Sussex," was raised in View Park on Angelus Vista Blvd.
@stevecrane2373 Why the Quotation Marks around the Duchess of Sussex's name? That is her title after all
@@danielleporter1829 I was highlighting her significance despite the fact that she and her husband kept their formal titles, but were stripped of their roles.
@@danielleporter1829 I was emphasizing her significance because even though she and her husband retained their titles, they were stripped of their duties. But realistically, yes, quotation marks are not necessary.
1st off Baltimore is not apart of the DMV just northern Va southern Maryland and DC…. Thank you that’s like saying Richmond is apart of the DMV it’s not
It's funny how people who aren't from the DMV try to lump all of Maryland and Virginia into the DMV. When it's only the DC metro area.
Yeah, BMORE is Maryland..too! That old beef with BMORE is like 30 years old
@@GoldStarDaMachine I ain’t about that “30 year old beef”. The DMV, geographically, just does not include Baltimore, Eastern Shore, and Western Maryland. Same as it does not include parts of Virginia outside of Northern Virginia.
Why did your flyover footage of Baldwin Hills show apartment complexes instead of large distinctive homes?
I love it because young people like my daughter need to move on up and be more and better than what her parents have given her makes me feel good all over
Montclair, NJ is only about 30% Black and I did not expect it to make this list, but it's a picturesque upscale town less than an hour from New York City. It's easy commuting distance to the big city and easy escape from it, too. Montclair is a vibrant and cultural destination of its own and I'd love to see more of us snap up those mansions.
DMV, Stand up! We WORK hard
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The DMV had a large affluent Black population because of its proximity to Washing DC and its civil service jobs. Black college graduates have since WWII leaned toward civil service where they were paid more and treated better than if they worked in private sector jobs. Detroit use to be home to the most affluent Blacks because of the auto industry. Brooklyn Bedford Stuyvesant's, Stuyvesant Heights enclave has consistently remained an area with high earning Black professionals since the 18th century but when urban renewal began and housing projects were built around the brownstones which skewed the average income downward. I will proudly say that these neighborhoods are solidly Black American. I say that because many Black immigrants get an unbalanced perspective of our communities. When they arrive in the US they generally live in the poorest areas with the least educated Black people.
@@Bklyn112@Bklyn112 You mention Detroit. Indian Village, Sherwood Forest, University District and Palmer Woods would've been perfect for this series
I'm new, what's dmv
@ District of Columbia (DC), Maryland, Virginia
Baldwin Hills, Leimert Park, Is my home, I was saying this way before UA-cam was a thing, And Md. as well 😁👏🏾🇮🇹🇺🇸
As a kid in the 90s, I had ballet 🩰 class on 43rd and Degnan , a bi[ further down fro Barbara Morrison's dance school.
@@danielleporter1829 oh cool, I know where that is 😁👍
i live in the city of Chicago what about Flossmoor
She should be sued for this omission.
This restores hope for me
My paternal side hails from Ladera Heights and Westchester area of LA.
Baldwin Hills, Ladera and Windsor Hills belong to the City of LA
Many Black folks are trying to hold on. Windsor hills has been gentrified so much. I couldn’t believe I saw an Indian, Korean walking in the neighborhood. My granny sold her house in Windsor Hills a few years ago for $1M. She still has her house in Ladera. Then my people moved to Stone Mountain and didn’t stay too long 😂😂 Came back to CA
Homewood Flossmor, IL.
Can we talk about Rich Blacks without Rappers and Sportsmen?
EXACTLY....
I feel Potomac Maryland was left out.
She had no love for Montgomery County LOL. But honestly Potomac does not have a majority black population.
DC is no longer Chocolate City.
Detroit Michigan or Chicago Illinois is the new Chocolate City ! But Washington , DC will always remain the historic chocolate city to me !
Funny enough most New Yorkers don’t even know Hillcrest exist. Shout out to cambria heights tho
VERY INFORMATIVE ISSUE
Riverside Terrace Houston, TX
Which of them has a Private equity professional who help with startup funding?
Use to chill in Baldwin Hills at on an old Hollywood actress’s house 🏡. It’s close to Crenshaw that’s a hard 🚫no for me . The houses are nice.
You missed out on Steele Creek, North Carolina. Total population 20k with the majority being African Americans (37%) and a household income of $103k. Average home price $350k. 15% of the population have a Master degree which above the national average. This is one of the high end locations in the country, in my opinion.
Only Stone Mountain for Georgia???
LET'S GO!!! 💪🏿😤
This is the best route to take
Forget permission or approval from folks who most likely would rather see you fail anyway.
IMO
OH MY 😱MY DREAM HOUSE 🏡 IS IN OLYMPIA FIELDS SOUTH SUBURB OF CHICAGO…..ITZ BEAUTIFUL THERE THIS TIME OF YEAR❤❤❤❤
Bowie is so dope
Southern Florida has numerous wealthy African American communities and largest African American cities in Florida. Currently ranked #4 in America 🇺🇸 for financially free African Americans !
Please redo your statistics. Totally wrong.
What about Sag Harbor NY
She's including communities where the population is predominately black. Sag Harbor's black population is no where near the majority there.
Sag Harbor is black???
@@Marc-King777 There are black communities within Sag Harbor. If you have to ask, you can't afford to go there.
@@realth1029 What in the hell are you babbling on about? Pretty sure I never said there weren't any black communities there. But those black communities (SANS) aren't at levels they used to be as they fight to stop new development and maintain the historic character of their neighborhoods (as well as other recent challenges). More to the point, the black population there does not meet the criteria of the content creator, which explains why it wasn't mentioned. That was my point.
They say reading is fundamental, but it also requires "comprehension", which you seriously lack. And in case you didn't know, I didn't "ask" anything. But thanks.
@@Marc-King777 Very angry and so sad