Burning Tree? Spring Hill? Westmoreland Hills? Congressional Country Club? Kenwood?
Nope.
Bradley Manor-Longwood is the richest neighborhood in Bethesda this year, on Higley's conversation-starting Higley Elite 100 list. It is second only to The Golden Triangle in Greenwich, Connecticut. Bradley Manor-Longwood's median income is $599,440, and is 80% white, according to Higley's data. Located right where the Beltway meets I-270, the neighborhood's home values have clearly not been impacted by its proximity to interstate highways.
The criteria Higley uses includes studying contiguous blocks that house residents earning a mean income over $200,000. His data comes from the American Community Survey of 2006-2010.
Higley found that more urban neighborhoods are joining his list, as redevelopment, gentrification and demolition of existing housing has forced out low and middle-income residents.
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