2 HV Towns Make Realtor.com 7 Affordable Cities For Foodies List

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — A new report finds that if you live in the Hudson Valley, you don't have to be a mogul to be a gourmand.

Realtor.com just published its "Top 7 Cities Where Foodies Can Afford To Live—That Also Boast Michelin Restaurants" list and two Westchester locations made the list.

The online real estate site noted that America's best restaurants, the "eateries that bewitch our palates and make us long to return," tend to be in wealthy cities, like NYC, San Francisco and Los Angeles, "where Wall Street bigwigs, tech tycoons, and Hollywood glitterati are happy to slip away from their multimillion-dollar megamansions and fork over astronomical sums of cash for an exceptional meal."

However, amazing restaurants have also been opening in more affordable towns as well over the past few years.

"Though most of the country’s Michelin-recognized restaurants are in or near big, expensive cities, there are a few areas with access where housing is affordable," Realtor.com senior economic research analyst Hannah Jones said.

Realtor.com data analysts found seven cities across the U.S. where the median home price hovers below the national median of $425,000, that also have at least two Michelin-recognized restaurants. The restaurants have either been awarded a Michelin star or they were included in the Michelin Guide.

For comparison, NYC has the most Michelin-recognized restaurants (388), but the median home price is $1,595,000.

Realtor.com's Top 7 Cities Where Foodies Can Afford To Live—That Also Boast Michelin Restaurants:

1. Chicago, Illinois (median list price of $385,000; 154 Michelin restaurants)

2. Orlando, Florida (median list price of $389,450; 43 Michelin restaurants)

3. Atlanta, Georgia (median list price of $399,000; 38 Michelin restaurants)

4. Decatur, Georgia (median list price of $318,725; four Michelin restaurants)

5. The Bronx (median list price of $341,000; two Michelin restaurants)

6. Mamaroneck (median list price of $453,188; two Michelin restaurants: Augustine’s Salumeria and Osteria Padre Pio)

7. Yonkers (median list price of $271,250; two Michelin-recognized restaurants: Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletan and the recently closed X20 Xaviars on the Hudson.

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