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What are the wealthiest suburbs of Washington DC? |
Travel Info I'm looking for names of towns. Travel Tips In Maryland - definitely Potomac, Chevy Chase, and Bethesda. Pretty much anywhere in Montgomery County, MD is affluent - it's one of the most affluent counties in the country - but those parts of Montgomery Co. are the wealthiest. Potomac especially is where the big mansions are and is very wealthy. I grew up in MD so I don't know the VA suburbs as well but generally Fairfax and Loudoun Counties are pretty affluent. Others http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con... Loudoun County has emerged as the wealthiest jurisdiction in the nation, with its households last year having a median income of more than $98,000. It is followed by Fairfax and Howard counties, with Montgomery County not far behind. washington post Town names- MD: Bethesda, Potomac, Chevy Chase DC: Spring Valley, Georgetown, Cleveland Park (all very suburban) VA: Fairfax, Alexandria, North Arlington (though all have bad spots) Of the 100 richest Zip codes in the country (see source): - two are in Washington DC (20008 and 20016) - three are in Virginia suburbs: McLean (22101 and 22102) and Vienna (22182) - three are in the Maryland suburbs: Potomac (20854), Chevy Chase 20815), and Bethesda (20817). Both McLean and Potomac are what you think of as really rich areas - huge mansions, etc. http://wealth.mongabay.com/tables/100_we... Fairfax County households are averaged to have a household earnings of $80,000 dollars minimum per year so they were rated as being the wealthiest county in the US. |
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