As regular readers recall, we simply adore “best”, “worst”, “most” and “least” lists, which is why the instant I saw the “The Most Expensive Small Towns in America” headline at BusinessWeek I rushed to click it open and check to see if any local towns made it on the list only to discover that, sure enough, there was one: Clyde Hill.

According to its official website, Clyde Hill is located 1.5 to 2 miles east of the City of Seattle and is bordered by Bellevue, Kirkland, Medina, Yarrow Point and Hunts Point. Prior to looking at the Clyde Hill website I had no idea that Yarrow Point and Hunts Point were, in fact, towns and not simply neighborhoods, but to be fair I thought the same thing about Clyde Hill at first, too. Population of Clyde Hill is just under 3,000. The median home sales price is $1,466,093 and the median household income is $132,468,. Since two public and two private schools, town government, the gas station and the Tully’s represent 295 of the approximately 300 jobs in Clyde Hill, it’s a safe bet that most of the residents commute to work.

Clyde Hill follows Stinson Beach, CA, Water Mill, NY, Block Island, RI, Hidden Hills, CA, Far Hills, NJ, Sands Point, NY, Sullivan’s Island, SC, Stone Harbor, NJ, Kenilworth, IL, and Rancho Santa Fe, NM, on the list, making me wonder if there’s some connection between the number of words in a town’s name and its cost of living.