What types of jobs do people who own homes in the Wayne/Villanova/Rosemont area have to obtain that kind of wealth? (Philadelphia: houses, neighborhood)

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by 1ondoner

Beverly Hills on in a class of it's own. Nothing comes close. $1 million won't get you a parking spot.

Lets not miss my point....




Some areas of Manhattan are more expensive with higher COL.

[fibonacci]

Originally Posted by cpomp

These ignorant threads annoy me. One of the oldest and largest metro areas in the nation, yet someone asks a totally asinine question as to why there is so much wealth outside of Philadelphia.


Do people ask this about Boston, Chicago, San Fran?? No, he/she is simply looking to start trouble/totally ignorant to other regions of the country.


I have never been to Chicago, but of course I know there is a ton of wealth in that area, its common sense.


On a side note, I know a lot of people from all over the country who went to Villanova U, and were totally shocked at the incredible amount of money they saw up and down the Main Line (specifically Villanova) during their time there. I think the Main Line falls under the radar but certainly can run with its more well known counterparts like Beverly Hills, Fairfield County, Bergen County, etc.

'Ignorant thread'.....OK, whatever. Even though I went to school and lived in the area for over half a decade. I was simply asking a question, no need to get you underwear in a bundle.

I mean yes, I could guess that doctors/lawyers/CPAs/and even sports players live there, but that doesn't encompass a ton of the wealth. My brother, who is a professional digital designer in NYC who has done work for the likes of NBC, MTV, and CNN even got hired by a single woman in her 60s for an ENTIRE MONTH to go down to Gladwyne, all expenses paid with salary, to live in his own enclave in her mansion along with a team of people in order to make a professional documentary on this lady's family history. That kind of stuff goes way beyond even professional sports players or even execs.

SF, you know they have tech related to Google, Facebook, Uber, etc. NYC, you know that they have Wall Street, finance, and other major banks to work for. Boston is a major, major hub for the life sciences, medicine, and biotech. Boston and SF are THE premier biotech hubs in the entire country. There's nothing wrong with asking what people simply 'do for a living' in order to be able to afford a life on the Main Line. For example, OK, I didn't know that we're talking about the execs and founders of companies like Campbell's, Dupont, probably heads of discovery at GSK, etc. living in those areas. If I want to live on the Main Line, I get it--you need to be the cream of the crop of the execs, not just a successful white collar worker.

[ElijahAstin]

Originally Posted by fibonacci

'Ignorant thread'.....OK, whatever. Even though I went to school and lived in the area for over half a decade. I was simply asking a question, no need to get you underwear in a bundle.

I mean yes, I could guess that doctors/lawyers/CPAs/and even sports players live there, but that doesn't encompass a ton of the wealth. My brother, who is a professional digital designer in NYC who has done work for the likes of NBC, MTV, and CNN even got hired by a single woman in her 60s for an ENTIRE MONTH to go down to Gladwyne, all expenses paid with salary, to live in his own enclave in her mansion along with a team of people in order to make a professional documentary on this lady's family history. That kind of stuff goes way beyond even professional sports players or even execs.

SF, you know they have tech related to Google, Facebook, Uber, etc. NYC, you know that they have Wall Street, finance, and other major banks to work for. Boston is a major, major hub for the life sciences, medicine, and biotech. Boston and SF are THE premier biotech hubs in the entire country. There's nothing wrong with asking what people simply 'do for a living' in order to be able to afford a life on the Main Line. For example, OK, I didn't know that we're talking about the execs and founders of companies like Campbell's, Dupont, probably heads of discovery at GSK, etc. living in those areas. If I want to live on the Main Line, I get it--you need to be the cream of the crop of the execs, not just a successful white collar worker.

Only if you want to live on a ten-acre estate in Gladwyne, Haverford, Villanova, or Rosemont. Even in those sections there are plenty of "mere" successful white collar workers... new money power couples that are just scraping by with combined incomes in the low-mid sixes!

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

These ignorant threads annoy me. One of the oldest and largest metro areas in the nation, yet someone asks a totally asinine question as to why there is so much wealth outside of Philadelphia.


Do people ask this about Boston, Chicago, San Fran?? No, he/she is simply looking to start trouble/totally ignorant to other regions of the country.


I have never been to Chicago, but of course I know there is a ton of wealth in that area, its common sense.


On a side note, I know a lot of people from all over the country who went to Villanova U, and were totally shocked at the incredible amount of money they saw up and down the Main Line (specifically Villanova) during their time there. I think the Main Line falls under the radar but certainly can run with its more well known counterparts like Beverly Hills, Fairfield County, Bergen County, etc.

Look, it all fits into the ongoing image problem that the area and city continues to have overall. People(generally), as you have discovered, are impossibly dumb about us.

If we in the were in the middle of no where, the way Boston and Chicago are, with the same degree of surrounding wealth and amenities, there would be no image problem.

[timeEd32]

Originally Posted by KevinE

Dual income professionals leveraged to the hilt, mostly working in and around the healthcare profession.

[Leps12]

Originally Posted by kyb01

Look, it all fits into the ongoing image problem that the area and city continues to have overall. People(generally), as you have discovered, are impossibly dumb about us.

If we in the were in the middle of no where, the way Boston and Chicago are, with the same degree of surrounding wealth and amenities, there would be no image problem.

How are Boston and Chicago in the middle of nowhere? Chicago and Boston's presences themselves by virtue make their areas anything but.

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by fibonacci

'Ignorant thread'.....OK, whatever. Even though I went to school and lived in the area for over half a decade. I was simply asking a question, no need to get you underwear in a bundle.

I mean yes, I could guess that doctors/lawyers/CPAs/and even sports players live there, but that doesn't encompass a ton of the wealth. My brother, who is a professional digital designer in NYC who has done work for the likes of NBC, MTV, and CNN even got hired by a single woman in her 60s for an ENTIRE MONTH to go down to Gladwyne, all expenses paid with salary, to live in his own enclave in her mansion along with a team of people in order to make a professional documentary on this lady's family history. That kind of stuff goes way beyond even professional sports players or even execs.

SF, you know they have tech related to Google, Facebook, Uber, etc. NYC, you know that they have Wall Street, finance, and other major banks to work for. Boston is a major, major hub for the life sciences, medicine, and biotech. Boston and SF are THE premier biotech hubs in the entire country. There's nothing wrong with asking what people simply 'do for a living' in order to be able to afford a life on the Main Line. For example, OK, I didn't know that we're talking about the execs and founders of companies like Campbell's, Dupont, probably heads of discovery at GSK, etc. living in those areas. If I want to live on the Main Line, I get it--you need to be the cream of the crop of the execs, not just a successful white collar worker.

Yes, it is an ignorant thread. The fifth largest city with one of the largest economies should not have to explain itself as to why there are so many rich people in the area.


Its common sense. And there are vast amounts of wealth in regions other than the Main Line. A good chunk of Chester, Delaware, and Bucks Counties, even New Castle County, DE has some very exclusive zipcodes.

Originally Posted by Leps12

How are Boston and Chicago in the middle of nowhere? Chicago and Boston's presences themselves by virtue make their areas anything but.

They also have the advantage of not being smack in the middle of NYC and DC. Any city would be overshadowed if it were stuck in-between the two.

Originally Posted by kyb01

Look, it all fits into the ongoing image problem that the area and city continues to have overall. People(generally), as you have discovered, are impossibly dumb about us.

If we in the were in the middle of no where, the way Boston and Chicago are, with the same degree of surrounding wealth and amenities, there would be no image problem.

Very frustrating, we might as well be a third world nation to some people.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Leps12

How are Boston and Chicago in the middle of nowhere? Chicago and Boston's presences themselves by virtue make their areas anything but.

I was referring to all of New England.
Boston is essentially the "capital" of New England with no other metro area nearby to compete with or contend with.

Chicago is a THE mega city in the mid-west. Other than the Twin Cities, explain its competition?

Philadelphia is 90 miles away from one the grandest/greatest city's in the world. It's slightly further away from the country's political capital. There are certainly benefits to being near those places but it also means that Philly still gets overlooked when it shouldn't. Geography has not always been Philly's friend.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

Very frustrating, we might as well be a third world nation to some people.

Here's something that I find equally frustrating. I was in San Francisco a year ago and I could not get over the homeless problem there. But does it ever affect its tourism or how people view it? I think, "No". How about LA with skid row next to DTLA? Does it ever change people's perceptions across the country?

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by ElijahAstin

Only if you want to live on a ten-acre estate in Gladwyne, Haverford, Villanova, or Rosemont. Even in those sections there are plenty of "mere" successful white collar workers... new money power couples that are just scraping by with combined incomes in the low-mid sixes!

Hell, there are working class neighborhoods right on the Main Line. I grew up in one of those.