Study Ranks Loudoun Second Richest

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

A study by Forbes magazine ranks Loudoun County the second-richest county in the nation.

Loudoun, with a median income of $99,371, was ranked No. 1 last year. It was surpassed by neighboring Fairfax County, which had a median income of $100,318, Forbes said.

The list was compiled based on 2006 Census data.

Nods also went to other Northern Virginia counties. Arlington, No. 9, had a median income of $87,350; Prince William, which ranked No. 18, had a median income of $80,783.

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Suburban Howard and Montgomery counties in Maryland were ranked No. 3 and No. 8. The median income in Howard was $92,260, while in Montgomery, the median income was $87,624.

Forbes credited well-paid government employees, lobbyists and lawyers for the wealth in the Washington suburbs.

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And yet we're still not happy.

Posted by mail3047723 (anonymous) on January 23, 2008 at 1:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I need to buy a helicopter to get past the horrendous traffic. How much do they cost? anyone?

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on January 23, 2008 at 2:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Priced a gallon of water lately? Then tasted/smelled it? How long is YOUR commute? Property taxes? What stink'in property taxes? Sterling Blvd. lately? Observe! Check out some of Loudoun's fine strip malls!! And while your at it? Check out all the shiney, neew, spiffy Government "campuses"!! Yeah. Go, Loudoun.

Posted by scotheart (anonymous) on January 24, 2008 at 9:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)

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