--- title: 'Where the Other Half Lives: These 20 Cities Have the Most Mega-Wealthy Homeowners' description: Where do the rich buy homes? New York, London, Hong Kong and Los Angeles top the ranking of cities with the most ultra-wealthy homeowners. authors: - name: Mary Ellen Cagnassola role: Reporter url: https://money.com/author/mary-ellen-cagnassola/ bio: Mary Ellen (M.E.) Cagnassola is a former Money reporter who specialized in U.S. rent and real estate, with a focus on market trends and affordability. education: Rutgers University, BA Journalism at_money_since: 2021 articles: 205 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes former_staff: true editors: - name: Brad Tuttle role: Senior Editor url: https://money.com/author/brad-tuttle/ bio: Brad Tuttle is a former senior editor at Money with over 10 years’ experience covering a vast number of personal finance topics, including careers, cars, travel, budgeting, investing, insurance, credit cards, consumer psychology, real estate, banking, and shopping and deals. education: Columbia University School of Journalism, MS at_money_since: 2014 articles: 366 covers: - Housing - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Health and Wellness - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Pets - Professional Services - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://twitter.com/bradrtuttle - https://linkedin.com/in/brad-tuttle-834b225 former_staff: true published: '2023-03-09T19:36:04.000Z' modified: '2023-03-09T19:36:28.000Z' section: Housing tags: - News - rich - Wealth word_count: 292 canonical: https://money.com/cities-where-ultra-wealthy-own-homes/ type: NewsArticle source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![View down Whitehall of buses and Big Ben](https://img.money.com/2023/03/News-20cities-with-Ultra-Rich.jpg) *London, England* Presented by ![](https://s3.consumersadvocate.org/prd/image/image/38138/a1d25ab8-422a-48d0-9bc7-c9801c2d423d.webp) Becoming a homeowner is closer than you think with AmeriSave Mortgage. Don't wait any longer, start your journey today! [Go to AmeriSave.com](https://money.com/pr/vfba9b7bee33?ap_referrer=%2Fcities-where-ultra-wealthy-own-homes%2F) Ever wonder how the other half lives? While that may be privileged information, recently released data can tell you *where* the [ultra-rich](https://money.com/millionaires-social-security-taxes-income-cap/) live. A [new report](https://storage.pardot.com/311771/1677857427UbRMGugy/Altrata_Realm_Residential_Real_Estate_2023.pdf) from Altrata, an intelligence firm that creates data-based profiles on ultra-high net worth individuals, shows the top global locations for the world’s wealthiest homeowners. Ultra-high net worth individuals — or people with a net worth of at least $30 million — still like owning homes in U.S. cities. New York, Los Angeles and Miami are in the top five for the highest number of wealthy homeowners, and the U.S. represents more than half of the cities in the top 20. As the leading global city of the rich, New York boasts nearly 22,000 mega-wealthy people with primary or [secondary residences](https://money.com/vacation-house-starter-home-trend/). A separate list of U.S. cities with the highest density of wealthy homeowners ranks Aspen, Colorado, Naples, Florida, and Greenwich, Connecticut, as the top three. Aspen, where one in every 67 residents is considered ultra-high net worth, has a density of wealthy homeowners nearly 15 times that of New York. Monaco, Geneva and Hong Kong have the highest density of ultra-rich residents outside U.S. ## Your dream home is within reach with Lendingtree Mortgage ### Get a low Mortgage Rate on a home you’ll love. Lendingtree Mortgage can guide you in your home-buying journey. All it takes is one click on your state to get the ball rolling. [View Rates](https://money.com/pr/x6817395eddb?ap_referrer=%2Fcities-where-ultra-wealthy-own-homes%2F) Not all products are eligible. All loans are subject to credit approval. [Additional](https://www.amerisave.com/lock-shop/) terms & conditions apply. ## Where the ultra-rich own homes These are the top 20 cities around the world where the most ultra-rich people have primary or secondary homes: 1. New York: 21,714 2. London: 15,907 3. Hong Kong: 15,175 4. Los Angeles: 13,194 5. Miami: 10,831 6. San Francisco: 9,221 7. Beijing: 8,923 8. Singapore: 7,471 9. Chicago: 6,506 10. Washington, D.C.: 5,732 11. Boston: 5,722 12. San Jose: 5,291 13. Paris: 5,235 14. Dallas: 4,686 15. Houston: 4,420 16. Seattle: 4,334 17. Toronto: 3,742 18. Atlanta: 3,420 19. Denver: 3,134 20. Phoenix: 2,969 ## Take the first step to becoming a homeowner today ### Get a Mortgage Rate that works for you. Lendingtree Mortgage can help you get started with just a few clicks. Get started now by clicking below. [View Rates](https://money.com/pr/h08d66976da7?ap_referrer=%2Fcities-where-ultra-wealthy-own-homes%2F) Not all products are eligible. All loans are subject to credit approval. 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