Forbes says that the most expensive zip code for 2009 is 07620, Alpine, New Jersey.
The tiny New Jersey town ranked No. 1 with a median price of $4.14 million for one of its luxurious mansions.
The affluent borough, with a median household income of $128,287, topped Forbes’ list despite housing prices falling 23 percent over the past year.
Forbes has just released its annual ranking of the 100 most expensive zip codes in America.
Beverly Hills 90210 for example, barely makes it into the top 10 nowadays with a median home price of $2.41 million, while Bel Air (90077) lags way back at No. 29 with a median price of $1.72 million. New York City doesn’t rate an appearance at all until Tribeca zip 10013 clocks in at No. 14 with a median price of $2.2 million.
The most expensive zip code in the country? 33109, the tiny private enclave of Miami Beach known as Fisher Island (above), where sales prices rose by $525,000 over the last year and which has an unbeatable median price of $3.85 million.
1. Fisher Island, Fla., 33109, Miami-Dade County
Median sales price: $3.85 million
2. Alpine, N.J., 07620, Bergen County
Median sales price: $3.59 million
3. Mill Neck, N.Y., 11765, Nassau County
Median sales price: $3 million
4. Newport Coast, Calif., 92657, Orange County
Median sales price: $2.8 million
5. Water Mill, N.Y. 11976, Suffolk County
Median sales price: $2.72 million
6. Atherton, Calif., 94027, San Mateo County
Median home price: $2.7 million
7. Santa Barbara, Calif., 93108, Santa Barbara County
Median home price: $2.7 million
8. Wainscott, N.Y., 11975, Suffolk County
Median home price: $2.56 million
9. Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., 92067, San Diego County
Median home price: $2.47 million
10. Beverly Hills, Calif., 90210, Los Angeles County
Median home price: $2.41 million
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