Most of Calabasas (median household income $93,860) is hidden inside gated communities sprinkled across ridges that enjoy a breeze from the Pacific, which ensures clean air. A hub of liberal wealth, the city built a LEED-approved Civic Center in 2008; it also banned Styrofoam (2007), smoking in public spaces (2006) and development of official open space without a two-thirds vote of citizens (2005). You can get a taste of all that upscale healthy living at the Calabasas Tennis & Swim Center,... More »
