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Capital Region suburban and rural communities dominate the 2018 affluence rankings list compiled by Buffalo Business First.

Click through the slideshow above for the 25 most affluent in the Capital Region.

The publication used a 12-part formula to rank all 166 cities and towns in the Albany area, defined as Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties.

Click here for the full list of Capital Region communities, including detailed profiles.

Among local municipalities, Albany ranked 108, Schenectady was 157 and Troy at 147 of 166 communities in the region.

Villages were excluded because they are officially classified as subdivisions of towns.

Click here to see the affluence rankings for all of Upstate.