{"id":19337,"date":"2014-06-05T05:01:30","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T12:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redfindevelop.wpengine.com\/blog\/research\/?p=19337"},"modified":"2020-10-06T12:58:40","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T19:58:40","slug":"us-cities-that-billionaires-could-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/us-cities-that-billionaires-could-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Which Billionaire Could Buy Your City?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bill Gates Could Buy All 114,212 Homes in Boston, but Couldn\u2019t Afford Seattle; the Walton Family of Wal-Mart Could Buy All of Seattle, Dallas, Miami, Las Vegas or Washington, D.C.<\/i><\/h4>\n
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Just how rich is Bill Gates? According to Forbes, he’s the world\u2019s richest person and is worth $77.5 billion. But that kind of wealth is hard to wrap your head around, so let’s put it another way: Gates could buy every single home in the entire city of Boston. That’s 114,212 single-family homes, condos and townhouses, at a total purchase price of $76.6 billion.<\/p>\n

\"Which<\/a><\/p>\n

Given that the average American struggles to afford a home, we wanted to illustrate just how many homes the wealthiest among us could buy. Here’s a table of some of the billionaires on the Forbes’ 400 Wealthiest list<\/a>, each paired with a city that billionaire could hypothetically buy. For the sake of this illustration, we assumed that wealthy families, such as the Waltons of Wal-Mart and the Koch brothers, would pool their money if they were going to purchase an entire city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Billionaire \/
\nWealth Source \/
\nNet Worth<\/th>\n		City \/
\n# of Homes \/
\nCost of All Homes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Walton Family<\/strong>
\nWal-Mart
\n$154.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Seattle, WA<\/a>
\n241,450<\/strong> homes
\n$111.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Koch Brothers<\/strong>
\nOil
\n$86.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Atlanta, GA<\/a>
\n286,629<\/strong> homes
\n$78.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bill Gates<\/strong>
\nMicrosoft
\n$77.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Boston, MA<\/a>
\n114,212<\/strong> homes
\n$76.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warren Buffett<\/strong>
\nBerkshire Hathaway
\n$63.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Charlotte, NC<\/a>
\n280,214<\/strong> homes
\n$56.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Bloomberg<\/strong>
\nBloomberg LP
\n$31.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Anaheim, CA<\/a>
\n69,167<\/strong> homes
\n$31.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larry Page<\/strong>
\nGoogle
\n$30.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Boca Raton, FL<\/a>
\n99,964<\/strong> homes
\n$29.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Bezos<\/strong>
\nAmazon.com
\n$30.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Napa, CA<\/a>
\n57,923<\/strong> homes
\n$29.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Zuckerberg<\/strong>
\nFacebook
\n$27.7<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Saint Paul, MN<\/a>
\n139,124<\/strong> homes
\n$26.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Ballmer<\/strong>
\nMicrosoft
\n$20.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Littleton, CO<\/a>
\n64,516<\/strong> homes
\n$20.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Knight<\/strong>
\nNike
\n$18.3<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Falls Church, VA<\/a>
\n37,838<\/strong> homes
\n$18.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paul Allen<\/strong>
\nMicrosoft
\n$15.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Durham, NC<\/a>
\n92,290<\/strong> homes
\n$15.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rupert Murdoch<\/strong>
\nmedia
\n$13.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Peoria, AZ<\/a>
\n60,894<\/strong> homes
\n$13.5<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elon Musk<\/strong>
\nTesla Motors
\n$8.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Centreville, VA<\/a>
\n23,789<\/strong> homes
\n$8.8<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ralph Lauren<\/strong>
\nRalph Lauren
\n$7.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Worcester, MA<\/a>
\n44,385<\/strong> homes
\n$7.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dustin Moskovitz<\/strong>
\nFacebook
\n$6.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Wheaton, IL<\/a>
\n21,365<\/strong> homes
\n$6.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan Koum<\/strong>
\nWhatsApp
\n$6.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Laguna Hills, CA<\/a>
\n10,892<\/strong> homes
\n$6.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
S. Truett Cathy<\/strong>
\nChick-fil-A
\n$6.3<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Brick, NJ<\/a>
\n30,541<\/strong> homes
\n$6.3<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Schwab<\/strong>
\nDiscount brokerage
\n$6.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Spotsylvania, VA<\/a>
\n25,925<\/strong> homes
\n$6.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
George Lucas<\/strong>
\nStar Wars
\n$5.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Homestead, FL<\/a>
\n44,400<\/strong> homes
\n$5.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donald Trump<\/strong>
\nTelevision, real Estate
\n$3.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Commerce City, CO<\/a>
\n17,527<\/strong> homes
\n$3.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H. Ross Perot Sr<\/strong>
\nComputer services
\n$3.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Dover, DE<\/a>
\n24,197<\/strong> homes
\n$3.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steven Spielberg<\/strong>
\nMovies
\n$3.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Sun City West, AZ<\/a>
\n18,934<\/strong> homes
\n$3.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jerry Jones<\/strong>
\nDallas Cowboys
\n$3.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Longview, WA<\/a>
\n18,645<\/strong> homes
\n$3.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>
\nTelevision
\n$2.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Mokena, IL<\/a>
\n10,625<\/strong> homes
\n$2.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Cuban<\/strong>
\nOnline media
\n$2.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Forney, TX<\/a>
\n13,286<\/strong> homes
\n$2.6<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ted Turner<\/strong>
\nCable television
\n$2.2<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Jonesboro, GA<\/a>
\n28,981<\/strong> homes
\n$2.2<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Howard Schultz<\/strong>
\nStarbucks
\n$2.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Lake Wales, FL<\/a>
\n23,045<\/strong> homes
\n$2.1<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meg Whitman<\/strong>
\nEbay
\n$2.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Winder, GA<\/a>
\n19,818<\/strong> homes
\n$2.0<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donald Sterling<\/strong>
\nReal estate
\n$1.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Randallstown, MD<\/a>
\n10,421<\/strong> homes
\n$1.9<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruce Nordstrom<\/strong>
\nDepartment stores
\n$1.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n		Florence, AZ<\/a>
\n10,878<\/strong> homes
\n$1.4<\/strong> billion<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson puts this wealth in perspective:<\/p>\n

“In this fictional real estate investment, the 30 billionaires on our list, with a combined fortune of $582 billion, could afford to own a staggering 6 percent of the total U.S. home equity.”<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While Bill Gates is the richest single person, several of the Waltons are among the superrich. The family could choose from any of a number of large cities in which to buy up every home, including these 10:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
With a $154.8 billion<\/strong> net worth,
\nthe Walton Family (Wal-Mart) could buy…<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
City<\/th>\nCost of
\nCity’s
\nHomes<\/th>\n		Number
\nof Homes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Seattle, WA<\/a><\/td>\n$111.5B<\/td>\n241,450<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dallas, TX<\/a><\/td>\n$109.4B<\/td>\n330,028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Washington, DC<\/a><\/td>\n$109.2B<\/td>\n209,092<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miami, FL<\/a><\/td>\n$92.8B<\/td>\n409,488<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland, OR<\/a><\/td>\n$91.8B<\/td>\n289,133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baltimore, MD<\/a><\/td>\n$88.8B<\/td>\n597,437<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, TX<\/a><\/td>\n$88.8B<\/td>\n279,912<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Las Vegas, NV<\/a><\/td>\n$86.5B<\/td>\n462,751<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Antonio, TX<\/a><\/td>\n$85.8B<\/td>\n506,094<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atlanta, GA<\/a><\/td>\n$78.1B<\/td>\n286,629<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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These home value numbers are estimates, and these are just hypothetical scenarios, but they do highlight how far a billion dollars can go. If you were a billionaire, or if you are currently, which city would you buy? Tell us in the comments or on Twitter<\/a> or Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Data Sources<\/h5>\n

If you\u2019re curious what your city or town is worth, or who could afford to purchase your city, download this spreadsheet<\/a>. The list of billionaires<\/a> can be found on the Forbes website.<\/p>\n

Methodology<\/h5>\n

The billionaire’s wealth was pulled from the Forbes list on May 15, 2014. We calculated the value of all homes in a city or town by first taking all MLS sales between April 1, 2013 and April 1, 2014. We used those sales as a representative sample of all homes in a city. If 10 percent of homes sold in a city for $1 billion, then we\u2019d estimate the values of all homes in the city are $10 billion. Only single-family homes, condos and townhomes were included. In Texas, home prices were estimated by looking at the list price of homes rather than sale prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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