The 20 most diverse places to live in America are also some of the most expensive

Jersey City, which ranks among the best paces to live in New Jersey, is home to many families and young professionals. Residents tend to be lean liberal and are racially diverse, with a 28% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 22% white, and 21% Black demographic.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 287,146

Median Household Income: $81,390

Median Rent: $1,611

Old San Leandro is a small neighborhood in Alameda County, California, near Oakland and across the bay from San Francisco. Its residents are 31% white, 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 11% Asian.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 3,561

Median Household Income: $67,685

Median Rent: $1,909

Richmond Hill is a neighborhood in Queens, New York City, bordered by Kew Gardens, Jamaica, and Little Guyana. It has 32% Asian, 27% Hispanic, and 12% Black residents.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 101,569

Median Household Income: $83,370

Median Rent: $1,700

Federal Way is a suburb of Seattle, popular with many families and young professionals. Its residents, which are 40% white, 17% Hispanic, 17% Black and 14% Asian, tend to lean liberal.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 99,792

Median Household Income: $72,969

Median Rent: $1,487

The Lakes is a neighborhood in Kent, Washington. Its residents are 34% white, 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 14% Asian, and many have children.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 7,745

Median Household Income: $67,639

Median Rent: $1,761

Antioch is a suburb in Oakland, California, where most residents own their homes (62% own, while 38% rent). The median home value is $467,500, compared to the national average of $244,900. It's considered the third most diverse suburb in California, with 35% Hispanic, 26% white, and 19% Black residents.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 114,750

Median Household Income: $82,244

Median Rent: $1,986

Ranked the #1 most diverse neighborhood in New York City, Briarwood is flanked by Kew Gardens, Forest Hills, and Jamaica in Queens. Its residents are 28% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 24% white, and 16% Black.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 29,331

Median Household Income: $82,768

Median Rent: $1,755

Lynn/Highland Park is ranked the most diverse neighborhood in Oakland. Its residents are 34% Asian, 24% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 15% white. The neighborhood is just a few minutes' drive from Oakland's Chinatown and Little Saigon.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 3,392

Median Household Income: $64,249

Median Rent: $1,398

Mill Creek is a neighborhood in Kent, Washington, approximately 20 miles northeast of Seattle. It has 34% white, 21% Hispanic, 15% Black, and 14% Asian residents.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 11,548

Median Household Income: $57,462

Median Rent: $1,426

The city of Oakland is among the most diverse places to live in America, which comes as no surprise given the number of diverse neighborhoods within the city. It is ranked the #4 diverse city in the country.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 437,548

Median Household Income: $85,628

Median Rent: $1,676

This Seattle suburb is ranked the most diverse place to live in Washington, with a racial makeup of 37% white, 26% Hispanic, 21% Asian and 10% Black residents. Residents have lauded its sense of community and blend of different cultures.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 15,716

Median Household Income: $71,827

Median Rent: $1,408

The dense, cosmopolitan jungle of New York City is ranked the third most ethnically and economically diverse city in America. Overall, its residents are 32% white, 29% Hispanic, 21% Black, and 14% Asian.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 8,736,047

Median Household Income: $70,663

Median Rent: $1,579

This neighborhood in Sacramento, California has a population of 29% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 16% white residents.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 38,371

Median Household Income: $69,359

Median Rent: $1,681

McGinley Square is a neighborhood in Jersey City, New Jersey. Its residents are 31% Hispanic, 24% white, 21% Black, and 20% Asian.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 16,382

Median Household Income: $69,640

Median Rent: $1,231

Sacramento is ranked the second most diverse city in America, both culturally and economically. Its residents are 31% white, 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 13% Black.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 518,605

Median Household Income: $71,074

Median Rent: $1,434

A multicultural borough in New York City, Queens is home to a unique patchwork of different neighborhoods, each with their distinct identity, from Flushing, which has a large and growing Asian community, to Jackson Heights, where there are Hispanic, Asian, Tibetan, and South Asian communities. It also has the most diversified economy of the five boroughs of the city.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 2,393,104

Median Household Income: $75,886

Median Rent: $1,711

Rodeo is a suburb in Oakland, California, and is ranked the second most diverse place to live in the state. It has a 28% Hispanic, 23% white, 22% Asian, and 16% Black population.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 9,575

Median Household Income: $85,825

Median Rent: $1,603

Vallejo is the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area, California. Its residents are 29% Hispanic, 23% white, 23% Asian, and 17% Black.

Niche Diversity Ranking: A+

Population: 125,350

Median Household Income: $78,243

Median Rent: $1,688