Trivia

[deelaundry]

In the 12/9/08 Forbes article Twenty Most Affluent U.S. Neighborhoods, two of the twenty are near Princeton. I wouldn't be surprised to learn Wilson and Julie lived in Montgomery.

Montgomery, N.J.
Median Household Income: $153,000

Roughly halfway between New York and Philadelphia, this rural New Jersey town serves as a bedroom for commuters from both cities, as well as executives that work in Princeton, which is just six miles away. The township prides itself on keeping its 32-square-mile community separated from the stresses of city life with small-town events like holiday caroling and a spring egg hunt.

West Windsor, N.J.
Median Household Income: $134,353

A college town, West Windsor serves as a home for many Princeton University administrators and is made up of seven villages, each with a rich history. The most famous is Grovers Mill, which was mentioned in Orson Welles' War of the Worlds radio broadcast on Oct. 30, 1938.

Comments

[hibernia1.livejournal.com]

Oh G*d, this is priceless. It's got 'Wilson' written all over it. I love it when RL is like that.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

It was interesting that 2 of 20 were from right there, but I guess NYC close by + Ivy League University = makes sense.

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

If they had lived in Grovers Mill, it wouldn't have surprised me one bit if House had called every single Halloween to announce the Martians were coming.

Hee.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I'm sure House would have!

When I did the silly "real estate shopping" for Aftershocks, I think West Windsor was where the largest house was.

[blackmare.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised there are no Florida towns on that list, but I suppose that they're looking at income and therefore places where everyone's retired (Naples, West Palm Beach) don't count.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Yep, median income. According to Wikipedia, in 2008 the median income for a household in Naples was $58,641. The retirement effect was no doubt a major factor: 34.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Also, many of the nice neighborhoods for families with children are outside the city limits, so the working professionals in the area might not be counted in the City of Naples' figures.

[daisylily.livejournal.com]

Those sound highly suitable, particularly West Windsor, but will the 'Princeton University adminstrators' cope with having House in their midst? XD

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

XD XD XD

I bet the house in "Goes the Neighborhood" was in Montgomery or West Windsor. :D

[hry2007.livejournal.com]

Anyways... I think they did mention Montgomery on the show at some point, possibly during the Stacy Arc. Lol egg hunt.

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

Actually to determine class, you have to look at both income and asset level, as well as type of job and standard of living for the area. In my area, a fireman and a nurse married/living together in an older, very modest house could have an income of $100K+. They wouldn't be considered weatlhy at all, and wouldn't consider themselves wealthy.

On the other hand, as Mare pointed out above, a retiree living in a million-dollar-plus condo on the beach, eating out every night, could have an income below $50K. High asset level, relatively low income.

With that said, I agree that many people who've become accustomed to a high level of spending and financial security really don't understand how the other half lives. At all. Back in college, I was shopping with a friend and marvelled at a pair of casual pants that were $400. "Well, rich people need casual clothes, too," she said nonchalantly.