Well my town just went to shit

[TheLoneTerran]

You're right, I didn't understand. Sounded like a neat place to live. Sorry to see it go.

[Gunther]

Forty-five of the nation’s 50 most affluent ZIP codes hug the East and West coasts. Fly-over Land has just three, on the North Shore of Chicago. Atlanta’s Buckhead is the South’s sole outpost in this rich territory. The sun spot of Paradise Valley, Ariz., rounds out the list.

The nation is moving south and west -- population center point is now southern Missouri -- but the Northeast is still the money belt. Metropolitan New York is home to nearly half -- 24 -- of the ritzy 50 ZIPs. Add in Boston (five), Philadelphia’s Main Line (two) and suburban Washington (one), and the Northeast corridor accounts for 32 of the most-prized ZIP codes, according to data compiled for Advertising Age’s American Demographics by ESRI, a supplier of geographic information-systems software and data.

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What I was getting at, USD is that of all the southern Cities, Charlotte (and Atlanta) is a city which is attracting industry and growing economically. It is not quite in the top 50 wealthy Zip codes in the nation, but it is a growing city. Hardly second wealthiest in the country.

[USDnobody]

charlotte's big into banking nowadays(bank of america stadium etc) coca cola, and some other industries. its also booming.