Median home price: $305,000

Cost-of-living index: 156

Nonretail spending index: 157

Location: about 17 miles north of Atlanta

Population: 40,501


The City of Dunwoody, which was settled in the 1800s but only incorporated on Dec. 1, 2008, has a downtown commercial and shopping area in addition to the residential subdivisions, according to dunwoodygarealestate.net. Per capita income in 2008 was $50,951, according to Census data, and median household income was $90,355.