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canada goose The 13 best big US cities to live in if you want to get rich Kathleen Elkins Oct. 27, 2015, 3:07 PM Houston, Texas ranked as the best city for building wealth. Shutterstock If you want to build a fortune, the biggest, most glamorous cities in the US might not be your best bet — rather than San Francisco and New York City, you may want to consider Houston, Cleveland, or Detroit. That’s what Bankrate found in a new report that ranked the 18 largest US metro areas according to how strong of an environment they provide for making and saving money. To determine the rankings, Bankrate analyzed after-tax savable income; the job market; human capital, indicating available educational opportunities for career advancement; access to financial services; participation in retirement savings plans; and the local housing market in each city. Read the full methodology here. We’ve highlighted the top 13 big cities for building wealth. We also included the median home value in each metro area and the median household income, from the US Census Bureau’s 2014 American Community Survey. 1/ 13. San Francisco Shutterstock.com Population: 4,594 Canada Goose uk ,060 Median home value: $657,300 Median household income: $83,222 2/ 12. Seattle Shutterstock Population: 3,671,478 Median home value: $334,700 Median household income: $71,273 3/ 11. Boston REUTERS/Brian Snyder Population: 4,732,161 Median home value: $373,200 Median household income: $75,667 4/ 10. Chicago MaxyM/Shutterstock Population: 9,553,810 Median home value: $211,800 Median household income: $61,598 5/ 9. Minneapolis-St. Paul WIkimedia Commons Population: 3 mild-und-leise ,495,176 Median home value: $216,400 Median household income: $69,111 6/ 8. Miami PHOTOSVIT / Shutterstock Population: 5,929,819 Median home value: $210,000 Median household income: $48,458 7/ 7. Baltimore Shutterstock Population: 2,785,874 Median home value: $279,900 Median household income: $71,501 8/ 6. Dallas-Fort Worth Shutterstock Population: 6,954,003 Median home value: $160,600 Median household income: $59,530 9/ 5. New York Shutterstock.com / upthebanner Population: 20,092,883 Median home value: $396,700 Median household income: $67,066 10/ 4. Detroit Flickr / Thomas Hawk Population: 4,296,611 Median home value: 136,400 Median household income: $52,462 11/ 3. Cleveland Shutterstock Population: 2,063,598 Median home value: $137,800 Median household income: $49,889 12/ 2. Washington, DC Shutterstock Population: 6,032,744 Median home value: $386,900 Median household income: $91,193 13/ 1. Houston Shutterstock Population: 6,490,180 Median home value: $153,200 Median household income: $60,072 Previous 1/ Next This story was originally published by Bankrate. SEE ALSO: The most expensive ZIP codes in 15 major US cities canada goose parka