[airplaneguy]

160k a year is not all that high. I make more than that and would never pay that much for lobster.

[Responsibility2nd]

Income is but one aspect of The Hamptons.

Google Search also tells us this.....

The median listing home price in East Hampton, NY was $2.8M in May 2024,

[TexasGator]

“160k a year is not all that high.”

That includes the Filipina housekeepers an Hispanic gardeners.

[ETCM]

160k a year is not all that high. I make more than that and would never pay that much for lobster.

The uber wealthy have accountants to work the tax system to make it appear they make almost nothing at tax time. Measured by net worth, I'd bet Hamptonites are mostly well above the top 1%. Not that there's anything wrong with that.