The D.C. area is rich with history. Or just rich.
Six of the 10 wealthiest counties in the U.S. are in the D.C. metro area, according to Forbes.
Fall Church City, Va., ranked No. 1 on the 2014 list with a median household income of $121,250. Fall Church was incorporated as a city in 1948, giving it county-equivalent status. With a population of about 12,000, about half of its homeowners reside in houses valued at more than $500,000, according to Forbes.
Falls Church City, Va. has county status in Virginia.
It's no coincidence that Falls Church recently ranked as the most expensive housing market in the D.C. area.
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Gov't funded!
ReplyDeleteMost of the wealth is simply sucked right out of the tax revenues....
ReplyDeleteIf we got rid of the funding for a lot of the big programs, the lack of corporate welfare would cause this place to be a ghost-town....
Moscow on the Potomac.
ReplyDeleteIts not government employees specifically, its the big contractors and lawyers that make all of the money.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think we should all be fine with people who work in high-security places like the NRC having a big paycheck.
We all know Wicomico county will never ever be on this list!
ReplyDeleteWhen its taxpayers money, its party time!!
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to Montgomery County? They were at the top of this list for years. They have raised the taxes so much that people can't afford to live there anymore. Places like Silver Spring and Gaithersburg have been overrun with people that barely speak English.
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