Millionaires Who Live in Surprisingly Small, Modest Homes
48. Pete Wentz
Net Worth: $18 million*
Purchased For: $1.239 million*
Sq. Footage: 2,031-Square-Feet
Located in Studio City on Reklaw drive, Pete Wentz owned a four-bedroom, four-bathroom house that measured in at just over 2,000 square feet (2,031, to be exact). The ivy-covered house has hardwood floors, exotic landscaping, and a fireplace on the patio. The Fall Out Boy bassist and early-2010s heartthrob listed the home for $1.239 million in 2014.
The home was built in 1948, and it’s now owned by someone who isn’t famous. Now, Wentz lives in a Beverly Hills home worth around $5.5 million, and he’s surrounded by celeb neighbors like Serena Williams, Hilary Duff, and Gwen Stefani.
49. Peter Dinklage
Net Worth: $25 million*
Purchased For: Unknown
Sq. Footage: Unknown
Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage is a hilarious, talented actor, and his tenure on GoT, one of HBO’s most successful shows of all time, has made him quite rich. Still, he lives in a modest home, and the actor is surprisingly frugal with his money (compared to other stars, i.e. Nic Cage).
Dinklage moved to an NYC apartment so that he could be “anonymous.” As he said, with New Yorkers, no one “cares,” and, “Nobody looks twice.” He has kept his home in upstate New York, however, but that still likely has quite a bit of privacy for the Emmy-winning actor.
50. Charlotte Ronson
Net Worth: $45 million*
Purchased For: $3.85 million*
Sq. Footage: 2,500-Square-Feet
It should come as no surprise that fashionista Charlotte Ronson has a meticulously-designed, super-stylish apartment. The fashion designer and her husband, singer Nate Ruess, live in a 2,500-square-foot home in Manhattan. They bought the property for $3.85 million in 2017, but Ronson didn’t design it all herself. She had help from designers Gachot Studios and Paul Fortune.
The apartment, which is full-floor and located at 710 Broadway, was a bit outdated when Ruess and Ronson moved in, but they updated it to a comfortable, chic urban oasis. The main living room is the highlight of the space, as it has three huge western-facing windows and twelve-foot ceilings, creating a bright, airy feel that is often hard to come by in New York.
51. Trevor Noah
Net Worth: $100 million*
Purchased For: $10 million*
Sq. Footage: 3,600-Square-Feet
Daily Show host Trevor Noah lives in a swanky Manhattan penthouse. He bought the two-level property in 2017, and he recently rented it out for $52,000 a month. Noah spent a lot of time filming The Daily Show from his apartment in 2020, so we got to see a little bit of his home office.
What we didn’t get to see were the three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms, as well as a wraparound terrace with great skyline views. Noah paid $10 million for the property, which had never been lived in before, getting it for a steal, as the Manhattan penthouse was originally listed for almost $13 million.
52. Al Pacino
Net Worth: $120 million*
Purchased For: $2.7 million*
Sq. Footage: 3,000-Square-Feet
Al Pacino doesn’t live in this Central Park condo anymore, but he lived there from 1988, when the condo building was first constructed, until 2013. He lived there before it got the nickname “Billionaires’ Row.” The Godfather star has lived in different units in the building, and he just seemed to love the location.
The $2.7 million two-bedroom home has views overlooking Central Park, and the corner layout is considered the apartment building’s best, with wall-to-wall windows from the dining area to the living room. The apartment has a windowed kitchen, as well as a master suite with an en-suite bath and large closets.
