Where do the wealthy elite live in the Philadelphia area? -

Inside the city, Chestnut Hill is about the only really wealthy neighborhood left. Although parts of east Falls (where Grace Kelly came from) may still be pretty rich by Philadelphia standards. Lots of the other wealthy neighborhoods like Overbrook have gone to seed. In the immediate suburbs, the Main Line (the area that follows the old Pennsylvania RailRoad route out from Philadelphia to harrisburg), which includes parts of Montgomery, Delaware and Chester Counties. It is where the old Money blue bloods lived and it is still extremely wealthy. There are a few ultra elite neighborhoods in the Gwynedd Valley area of Montgomery County. There are some wealthy suburbs on the New Jersey side of the Delaware river in Camden County, like Cherry Hill. And of Course there are elite seashore resorts with multi million Dollar mansions in Cape May, Atlantic and Ocean Counties. Philadelphia s rich folks have NOTHING to do with New York s rich folks, or the northern New Jersey suburbs of New York.

Many live along the Main Line, the towns along the old main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They extend pretty much along modern day Lancaster Ave from Paoli to the Philly city line.Also, in the area along the Pennsylvania-Delaware state line between Kennett Square and Route 202. This is where most of the Dupont family lives.EDIT: Steve, you need to reread the question it says the Philadelphia area not just Philadelphia.

Seems like most here dont know Philly, she asked where IN PHILLY do the wealthy live..so the burbs dont count ,NJ and NY dont count...So, the answer is Chesnuthill, Queen Village. Soceity Hill, Rittenhouse Square, The Art Museum area Fitler Square and The Graduate hosp area..all are loaded with million dollar mansions and townhouses...

The Main Line and a lot of them have property in the city and neighboring shore lines

The Main Line

It s not just in the philadelphia area. I m from NJ and grew up in a town that was mostly known for it s celebrity residents such as Al Roker, Bon Jovi and various members of the Bon jovi group, Bruce Springstein, Queen Latifah, members of the Sopranos cast, etc.Unfortunately the most famous resident where I live now is Elizabeth Smart and that s only because she was kidnapped by psychos.As for why Philadelphia specifically? Who knows.. maybe because it s close to NY without actually being IN new york city.