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

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Dining and kitchen area of Lily Lazarus Bellaire home that she rents out through Air BnB, photographed, Tuesday, August 21, 2018, in Houston. (Photo by Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)

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