<P> Like the Upper East Side , the Upper West Side is an affluent , primarily residential area with many of its residents working in commercial areas of Midtown and Lower Manhattan . It has the reputation of being New York City 's cultural and intellectual hub , with Columbia University and Barnard College located at the north end of the neighborhood , and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located at the south end . The Upper West Side is considered to be among New York City 's wealthiest neighborhoods . </P>
<P> Like the Upper East Side , the Upper West Side is an affluent , primarily residential area with many of its residents working in commercial areas of Midtown and Lower Manhattan . It has the reputation of being New York City 's cultural and intellectual hub , with Columbia University and Barnard College located at the north end of the neighborhood , and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts located at the south end . The Upper West Side is considered to be among New York City 's wealthiest neighborhoods . </P>
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which is more expensive upper west side or upper east side
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