Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Potomac Among America's Richest Communities

BETHESDA, MD — Where do America's richest residents live? According to a new analysis of census data published by Bloomberg, cities and towns with ties to Wall Street and Silicon Valley had the highest U.S. household incomes in 2015. The richest households weren't isolated to the coasts, with some communities in between also making the list.

While it's not surprising that several Montgomery County communities made the list, it may be a bit of a shade-throwing moment to find that "The Real Housewives of Potomac" don't live in the county's ritziest community. The leader on the list is Travilah at No. 24, while Bethesda was the "poorest" on the list at No. 75.

Mongtomery County communities on the list of richest residents, along with the town's 2015 average household income are:

• No. 24, Travilah, $266,317
• No. 44 Potomac, $240,218
• No. 60, Chevy Chase, $223,057
• No. 62, Darnestown, $222,572
• No. 75, Bethesda, $208,607

Atherton, California topped the list, owing to its proximity to Silicon Valley. On the opposite coast, Bloomberg notes that more than one-third of the country's richest households were located within 50 miles of New York City.

The 10 wealthiest towns in America are:

1. Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
2. Scarsdale, New York
3. Hillsborough, California
4. Short Hill, New Jersey
5. Old Greenwich, Connecticut
6. Los Altos, California
7. Bronxville, New York
8. Darien, Connecticut
9. Winnetka, Illinois
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See the full list of the 100 richest communities from Bloomberg here.

Bloomberg ranked a total of 6,200 communities, evaluating them for inflation-adjusted household income. All ranked communities had a minimum population of 2,000.

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Image: Bethesda image courtesy of Montgomery Community Media