Affluent Philadephia.

Pawnee is loosely based on Springfield in that it can be wildly flexible in what's nearby. It's a seemingly small town with an ultra high end mall, night clubs, and industrial zones.

That first year actually allowed popular blockbusters like Avatar, Up, and District 9 into the Best Picture category. We're already back to those types of films not being nominated.

Mechanics who own their shops can do amazingly well for themselves, plus they've always shown the Hummels to be fairly well off, perhaps Mother Hummel had a pretty decent life insurance package?