How much you need to make to be considered middle class in Bellaire

BELLAIRE, Texas - Residents in one Harris County city are among the wealthiest in the country, according to a new study.

GOBankingRates.com analyzed cities across the United States to find the areas with the wealthiest middle class families in the country and Bellaire ended up on the list.

The study looked at the average household income of cities with at least 10,000 residents. The middle class was determined to be two-thirds the average income on the low end and double the average income on the high end.

In Bellaire, the minimum income to be considered middle class is $196,403 and the maximum is $589,210.

Bellaire was the third Texas city on the list, with University Park (7) and Southlake (12) from the Dallas-Fort Worth area also making the list.

The number one spot on the list went to Hillsborough, California, outside of San Francisco. You can be a millionaire there and still considered middle class!

The minimum income to be considered middle class is $359,967 and the maximum is $1,079,900.

U.S. Cities with the Wealthiest Middle Class

1. Hillsborough, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $359,967
• Maximum income considered middle class: $1,079,900

2. Short Hills, New Jersey

• Minimum income considered middle class: $321,145
• Maximum income considered middle class: $963,434 

3. Winnetka, Illinois

• Minimum income considered middle class: $305,992
• Maximum income considered middle class: $917,976 

4. Piedmont, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $269,606 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $808,818 

5. Alamo, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $257,311 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $771,934 

6. Paradise Valley, Arizona

• Minimum income considered middle class: $257,095 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $771,286 

7. University Park, Texas

• Minimum income considered middle class: $254,157
• Maximum income considered middle class: $762,470

8. Hinsdale, Illinois

• Minimum income considered middle class: $253,653 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $760,958 

9. Great Falls, Virginia

• Minimum income considered middle class: $249,157 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $747,470

10. Wellesley, Massachusetts

• Minimum income considered middle class: $245,201 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $735,602

11. McLean, Virginia

• Minimum income considered middle class: $242,729
• Maximum income considered middle class: $728,186

12. Southlake, Texas

• Minimum income considered middle class: $240,052
• Maximum income considered middle class: $720,156 

13. New Albany, Ohio

• Minimum income considered middle class: $234,459
• Maximum income considered middle class: $703,376  

14. Palos Verdes Estates, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $228,309
• Maximum income considered middle class: $684,926 

15. Town and Country, Missouri

• Minimum income considered middle class: $214,381
• Maximum income considered middle class: $643,144

16. Menlo Park, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $211,056
• Maximum income considered middle class: $633,168

17. Coto de Caza, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $203,925
• Maximum income considered middle class: $611,774

18. Pinecrest, Florida

• Minimum income considered middle class: $202,944
• Maximum income considered middle class: $608,832

19. San Carlos, California

• Minimum income considered middle class: $198,931
• Maximum income considered middle class: $596,794

20. Franklin Lakes, New Jersey

• Minimum income considered middle class: $198,245 
• Maximum income considered middle class: $594,734

21. Bellaire, Texas

• Minimum income considered middle class: $196,403
• Maximum income considered middle class: $589,210