Ashburn Might be Nicest Outside-the-Beltway Suburb

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by JfromReston

Wegman's parking lot traffic pattern is just poor planning!!! They really need make the entrance/exit to Columbia Place nearest to Pacific Blvd an entrance only - sending all exit traffic up to Colorado Drive to make a left at the stop sign to get onto Columbia Place.

I was just thinking the same thing this morning when someone tried turning left in front of me as I was leaving this morning.

[Fallout Zone]

Originally Posted by FCNova

They do it by household income. Wealthy areas in Arlington, Vienna, Mclean, etc have lots of SAHMs too. I think what really knocks Arlington down the list is like you said a lot more section 8, and also maybe density. A lot more younger people w lower incomes living in apartments. The trend is as they grow up and have a family a lot move west, and their incomes are also a lot higher by then too. But I would've rolled my eyes too, especially if the person was trying to brag

Yes, the median income stat is skewed by the demographics.

Fairfax Co. has 277k family households and 113k non-family households. 30% of married couple families make $200k or more.

Loudoun has 83k family households vs 24k non-family households. 27% of married couple families make $200k or more.

Arlington has 44k family households vs 51k non-family households. 37% of married couple families make $200k or more.

If Arlington had the same ratio of family vs non-family households as Loudoun does, it would blow away Loudoun in the median income stat.

[JD984]

Originally Posted by Fallout Zone

Yes, the median income stat is skewed by the demographics.

Fairfax Co. has 277k family households and 113k non-family households. 30% of married couple families make $200k or more.

Loudoun has 83k family households vs 24k non-family households. 27% of married couple families make $200k or more.

Arlington has 44k family households vs 51k non-family households. 37% of married couple families make $200k or more.

If Arlington had the same ratio of family vs non-family households as Loudoun does, it would blow away Loudoun in the median income stat.

The term "skew" almost sounds like the person using it thinks something has been artificially manipulated. If you want to talk about median household incomes or net worths, Loudoun is going to come out ahead. That reflects who lives there and the type of housing in the county.

If you want to talk instead about percentages of married couples who are high-income, Arlington comes out ahead. If you wanted to focus on the total wealth in a local jurisdiction, Fairfax comes out ahead. It all depends on what you want to measure, right? There's always more than one way to skin this cat.

[TyBrGr]

Originally Posted by dkf747

Are those data centers a secret? There's no signs identifying them. Anyways, Ashburn doesn't seem that crowded to me. The only times it feels like that are when on Waxpool road or trying to exit Wegman's.

Which Wegmans? Leesburg Wegmans or Sterling Wegmans

[dkf747]

Originally Posted by TyBrGr

Which Wegmans? Leesburg Wegmans or Sterling Wegmans

Sterling. I've only been to the other one once. I don't remember it being difficult to exit there.