After booking two nights in ultra-luxury hotels for my first trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, I had a tight budget for the final night of my three-day adventure.
19.10.2024 - 09:13 / insider.com / Jackson Hole
In the valley below the Teton mountain range, some of the wealthiest people in America kick back on their terraces and look out at a vast mountain landscape where mansions are hidden in the towering evergreen trees.
They have saunas in their houses and spend thousands on custom-made cowboy hats with diamond bands.
I'm talking about the wealthy enclave of Jackson Hole in Teton County, Wyoming — one of the richest counties in the US.
Jackson Hole has long been a billionaire hideout and the city with the most unequal income in the US. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the top 1% of residents in the metro area earn 132 times the income of the bottom 99% of residents. The average income of the top 1% sits above a cool $16 million.
A-listers from Kanye West and the Kardashians to Sandra Bullock and Harrison Ford have bought property in Jackson Hole.
Still, I recently visited the city for the first time to see what makes this place so coveted for high earners.
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