<p>The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis considers New Haven a city, MovieBuff. And as far as helping surrounding areas, why would Yale do that considering that New Haven is already the richest city in the United States outside of the San Francisco Bay Area? Of course there are some lower-income areas there, which are filled with immigrants. You get that in every city! New York City is also very wealthy, but it too it has millions of immigrants and areas with lower-quality housing. Overall, the area of Downtown New Haven surrounding Yale has become one of the best college towns in the country. If Yale invests even more, it’s just going to get too expensive for any of the students. Already, there are apartments there going for $3,000 a month, condos going for a million dollars, and restaurants that will charge you $80 for dinner. I think Yale should invest less… or use the money to invest in nearby cities like Springfield and Providence that are poorer than the U.S. Average despite being in expensive parts of the country to live.</p>
<p>Per Capita Incomes in 2001 for Cities - U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis</p>
<p>United States Average $30,413</p>
<p>Wealthiest urban areas in the U.S. and $$$:</p>
<ol>
<li>San Francisco, CA 57,714</li>
<li>San Jose, CA 51,579 (Silicon Valley)</li>
<li>New Haven, CT 48,453</li>
<li>Bergen-Passaic, NJ 43,856</li>
<li>West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL 43,626</li>
<li>Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ 43,292</li>
</ol>
<p>Other Northeastern urban areas above the U.S. Average:</p>
<p>Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV 41,754
Nassau-Suffolk, NY 41,559
New York City, NY 40,949
Boston, MA 39,873
Hartford, CT 37,819
Philadelphia, PA 33,750</p>
<p>Other Northeastern urban areas that are poorer than the U.S. Average:</p>
<p>Providence, RI 29,824
Springfield, MA 28,705
Syracuse, NY 27,021
Utica, NY 24,452</p>