4 NoVA Suburbs Named In Top 50 Of America's Wealthiest

VIENNA, VA — Wealthy people seeking a lifestyle away from cities like New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami are gentrifying suburbs, including four in Virginia.

Northern Virginia suburbs on the GOBankingRates ranking of America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs include:

Great Falls, a suburb of D.C. metro area (No. 8)

• Average household income: $373,735
• Typical home value: $1,564,775
• Among the most expensive homes for sale is a $6.7 million six-bedroom, eight-and-a-half-bathroom estate with features like an Olympic-sized pool, basketball court and outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven.

McLean, a suburb of D.C. metro area (No. 12)

• Average household income: $364,093
• Typical home value: $1,541,929
• One of the priciest homes for sale in McLean is a stunning $22.5 million home with 10 bedrooms and 12.5 bathrooms with an elevator, wine cellar, spa, private salon, French garden, lap pool and much more.

Wolf Trap, a suburb of D.C. metro area (No. 22)

• Average household income: $301,790
• Typical home value: $1,204,121
• One of Wolf Trap's most expensive homes is a $3.9 million property with a main house and apartment-style guest house.

Vienna, a suburb of D.C. metro area (No. 44)

• Average household income: $265,744
• Typical home value: $1,112,463
• One expensive listing in the Town of Vienna is a seven-bedroom home for $3.4 million with a three-car garage and EV chargers and luxury features inside.

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GOBankingRates, a personal finance website, compared the household income of cities with 5,000 or more households and isolated the 50 with the highest average household income. The typical 2024 home value was also considered.

Among key findings:

• The wealthiest U.S. suburb is Scarsdale, New York, where the average household income is $568,942. The typical home value in Scarsdale is $1.4 million.
• California dominated the ranking, with 16 suburbs in the top 50. The five most expensive California suburbs are Los Altos ($400,000), Orinda ($370,000), Palos Verdes Estates ($342,000), Saratoga ($329,000) and Menlo Park ($316,000).
• The East Coast took the lead with 23 wealthy suburbs, including five in New York and five in New Jersey, making the top 50 ranking. In second place is the West Coast with 19 suburbs.

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