How many people are rich

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm sure I would be filthy rich if I were plunked down in Ecuador, or maybe even Idaho. But because I live on the West Side of L.A., I'm decidedly un-rich from my daily perspective.

Yes, but could you make as much in Ecuador or Idaho as you do in LA for comparable work? The trend is generally no, but it is not a linear relationship. An [insert job title] here does not make 3X the monthly mortgage payment for a median home in every city.