<p>There are different figures published by the BEA, depending entirely on whether or not you consider New Haven and Bridgeport/Norwalk to be a part of the same urban area or to be a part of two different areas. Considering that they are only 15 miles apart, in any other part of the United States they would be considered to be the same city and measured together. However, either way that the BEA measures it, New Haven is among the wealthiest cities in the country. Whether it is #3 in the U.S. or #30 (out of hundreds of different cities across the country) doesn’t change the point I made above – i.e., Providence is #71, Springfield is #125, Ithaca is #228, etc.</p>