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Do you want to live in one of these exploding suburbs of the east coast? Here is the salary you need

    Living in the suburbs is usually a lot cheaper than living in the actual city. You can save costs while you still enjoy a comfortable lifestyle. Gobankingrates conducted an investigation to find the 50 fastest growing suburbs in America and how much income each metro area requires. Among those were 19 suburbs of the east coast.

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    Part of the apparent population growth is the result of the American Census agency that redesign some census designated places. All border data is based on 2023. See more about the methodology at the end of this gallery.

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    Steven Starr Photography / Shutterstock.com
    • Population increase %: 77.6%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 121,572

    • Domestic median income: $ 127,537

    • Total living costs annually: $ 60.786

    • Average home value: $ 527,953

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    Sean Pavone / Istock.com
    • Population increase %: 65.4%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 105,272

    • Domestic median income: $ 92,258

    • Total living costs annually: $ 52,636

    • Average home value: $ 380,076

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    Skyhobo / Getty Images / Istockphoto
    • Population increase %: 49.9%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 134,366

    • Domestic median income: $ 128,115

    • Total living costs annually: $ 67,183

    • Average home value: $ 604,211

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    CS photos / getty images
    • Population increase %: 45.7%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 116,973

    • Domestic median income: $ 113,130

    • Total living costs annually: $ 58,487

    • Average home value: $ 463,947

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    Foxdon / Wikimedia Commons
    • Population increase %: 40.4%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 132,730

    • Domestic median income: $ 138,442

    • Total living costs annually: $ 66,365

    • Average home value: $ 612,709

    Darwin Brandis / Istock.com
    Darwin Brandis / Istock.com
    • Population increase %: 38.4%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 116,267

    • Domestic median income: $ 88,592

    • Total living costs annually: $ 58,133

    • Average home value: $ 473,259

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    Ken Schell / Getty images
    Ken Schell / Getty images
    • Population increase %: 38%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 97,195

    • Domestic median income: $ 73,348

    • Total living costs annually: $ 48,598

    • Average home value: $ 364,940

    CS photos / getty images
    CS photos / getty images
    • Population increase %: 35.4%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 97,515

    • Domestic median income: $ 71,012

    • Total living costs annually: $ 48,757

    • Average home value: $ 330,225

    Michael Warren / Getty Images / Istockphoto
    Michael Warren / Getty Images / Istockphoto
    • Population increase %: 34.2%

    • Income needed to live comfortably: $ 111,951

    • Domestic median income: $ 79,789

    • Total living costs annually: $ 55,975

    • Average home value: $ 431,786