Wealthiest Zip Codes In America: How Vienna Ranks

VIENNA, VA—Vienna's real estate values are on the higher end for the DC area, but comparing it to the rest of America is a whole different ball game.

A new report from real estate research website Property Shark found that the most expensive zip codes to live in aren't always the top-earning zip codes. That means the average income could be higher in a city with lower average home prices. The analysis used median household income data from the Census Bureau's 2016 American Community Survey and all residential sales that closed in 2017, including condos, co-ops, single- and two-family homes.

While California claims most of the most expensive zip codes, the East Coast has the most high-earning zip codes. Virginia and D.C. did not make the top 100 for highest average home values but rather for the top income. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here.)

For instance, Vienna's 22182 zip code is 51th in the nation for income ($204,955 on average). But the average home sale price of $800,000 comes out much lower at 483rd. Scroll down to see a map of the zip code. Vienna's other zip codes, which include the Town of Vienna, did not appear in the study.

The same pattern goes for the other eight Virginia zip codes:

• Dunn Loring, 22027: 14 for income ($242,772), 444 for home price ($830,300)
• Great Falls, 22066: 21 for income ($223,158), 249 for home price ($1,050,000)
• McLean, 22101: 45 for income ($206,012), 248 for home price ($1,050,000)
• Fairfax Station, 22039: 54 for income ($204,392), 585 for home price ($747,000)
• Fort Belvoir, 22060: 80 for income ($194,875), 1082 for home price $549,000
• Arlington, 22205: 83 for income ($194,250) 554 for home price ($758,800)
• Arlington, 22207: 87 for income ($193,219), 384 for home price ($875,800)
• Paeonian Springs, 20129: 98 for income ($186,333), 518 for home price ($780,300)

These are the top-earning zip codes in the U.S.:

1. New York, NY, 10013: 1 for income ($250,000+), 2 for home price ($4,100,000)
2. New York, NY, 10007: 2 for income ($250,000+), 4 for home price ($3,988,683)
3. Ross, CA, 94957: 3 for income ($250,000+), 11 for home price ($2,987,500)
4. Portola Valley, CA, 94028: 4 for income ($250,000+), 13 for home ($2,895,000)
5. New York, NY, 10282: 5 for income ($250,000+), 17 for home price ($2,775,000)
6. New York, NY, 10006: 6 for income ($250,000+), 24 for home price ($2,571,082)
7. Stanford, CA, 94305: 7 for income ($250,000+), 33 for home price ($2,200,000)
8. Short Hills, NJ, 07078: 8 for income ($250,000+), 93 for home price ($1,422,500)
9. San Diego, CA, 92145: 9 for income ($250,000+), 127 for home price ($1,332,500)
10. Chappaqua, NY, 10514: 10 for income ($250,000+), 468 for home price ($810,000)

See the full rankings list here.

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