Just a few shades higher than the national average of... er, $38,780 a year, according to the research site Bundle.com. Other Bev Hills comparisons with the U.S. totals:
--Food: +204%
--Home: +93%
--Transportation: +67%
--Shopping: +185%
--Health: +215%
--Travel & leisure: +144%
If you think that's sick, try Medina, Wash., where average household spending is $146,113, highest in the nation - higher, in fact, than usual suspects like Darien, Conn., Armonk, N.Y., and Los Gatos. Business Insider breaks out the Bundle results.



Mark Lacter created the LA Biz Observed blog in 2006. He posted
until the day before his death on Nov. 13, 2013.