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The most expensive clubs to join
Ranked by initiation fee, highest first. Every figure carries a source and a confidence score, and several of the best-known clubs publish nothing at all, so absence from this list is not evidence of a low fee.
| # | Club | Area | Type | Initiation fee | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glen Oaks Club | Old Westbury, NY | Country club | $250k | Well sourced |
| 2 | Westchester Country Club | Rye, NY | Country club | $200k | Well sourced |
| 2 | Century Country Club | Purchase, NY | Country club | $200k | Reported |
| 4 | Greenwich Country Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | $140k | Well sourced |
| 5 | Spring Lake Bath and Tennis Club | Spring Lake, NJ | Beach club | $125k | Well sourced |
| 5 | The Stanwich Club | Greenwich, CT | Country club | $125k | Unverified |
| 5 | Apawamis Club | Rye, NY | Country club | $125k | Well sourced |
| 8 | Whippoorwill Club | Armonk, NY | Country club | $110k | Well sourced |
| 9 | Bonnie Briar Country Club | Larchmont, NY | Country club | $100k | Unverified |
| 10 | Baltusrol Golf Club | Springfield, NJ | Golf club | $90k | Unverified |
| 11 | Shorehaven Golf Club | East Norwalk, CT | Golf club | $85k | Well sourced |
| 12 | Manasquan River Golf Club | Brielle, NJ | Golf club | $75k | Reported |
| 12 | Aspetuck Valley Country Club | Weston, CT | Country club | $75k | Unverified |
| 12 | Pelham Country Club | Pelham, NY | Country club | $75k | Well sourced |
| 15 | Siwanoy Country Club | Bronxville, NY | Country club | $65k | Unverified |
| 16 | Echo Lake Country Club | Westfield, NJ | Country club | $55k | Well sourced |
| 17 | Knickerbocker Country Club | Tenafly, NJ | Country club | $50k | Reported |
| 17 | Plandome Country Club | Plandome, NY | Country club | $50k | Reported |
| 17 | Beacon Hill Country Club | Atlantic Highlands, NJ | Country club | $50k | Well sourced |
| 17 | North Jersey Country Club | Wayne, NJ | Country club | $50k | Well sourced |
| 21 | Brooklawn Country Club | Fairfield, CT | Country club | $49k | Unverified |
| 22 | Plainfield Country Club | Edison, NJ | Country club | $45k | Unverified |
| 22 | Cherry Valley Club | Garden City, NY | Country club | $45k | Reported |
| 24 | Crestmont Country Club | West Orange, NJ | Country club | $40k | Reported |
| 25 | Larchmont Shore Club | Larchmont, NY | Shore club | $35k | Reported |
| 25 | Spring Brook Country Club | Morristown, NJ | Country club | $35k | Unverified |
| 27 | Mendham Golf and Tennis Club | Mendham, NJ | Country club | $30k | Reported |
| 28 | Richmond County Country Club | Staten Island, NY | Country club | $25k | Reported |
| 28 | Black Rock Yacht Club | Bridgeport, CT | Yacht club | $25k | Reported |
| 30 | Union Club of the City of New York | New York, NY | City club | $14k | Reported |
| 31 | Pretty Brook Tennis Club | Princeton, NJ | Tennis club | $10k | Well sourced |
| 32 | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, NY | Country club | $5k | Unverified |
| 33 | Westchester Hills Golf Club | White Plains, NY | Golf club | $3k | Well sourced |
| 34 | Knollwood Country Club | Elmsford, NY | Country club | $2k | Well sourced |
| 35 | Westfield Tennis Club | Westfield, NJ | Tennis club | $1k | Well sourced |
| 36 | Seven Bridges Field Club | Chappaqua, NY | Field club | $1k | Well sourced |
| 37 | Netherwood Tennis Club | Plainfield, NJ | Tennis club | $100 | Well sourced |