一不小心，我們住到了美國富人區？

今天，房產經紀人給俺們發來一封熱情洋溢的來信。據來信稱，我們現在居住的村子是美國最富裕的地區之一，排名名列全美第三。

 

這一不小心，我們咋住到了美國富人區了呢？

 

原文連接在這裏：http://www.realtor.org/rmodaily.nsf/pages/News2008020805?OpenDocument

 

在這裏生活了近半年，暫時有幾大感觸和見聞：

1。富人區裏住的不一定都是富人

2。這裏的大人們腰包緊，孩子們功課緊，學校的競爭和中國學校有得一拚。昨天俺剛剛得知，這裏的小學一年級數學就有快慢班。其他的，俺得長篇大論才行。

3。這裏的房價很貴，但收垃圾是免費的。看來，當地政府的傾斜政策還算不錯。

4。家裏的電話雖然天天響，但95%以上的都是廣告電話，很難聽到真人說話。

5。和你打招呼的人雖多，但如果想交朋友，嘿，咱都得需要點兒耐心

6。進不了天才班的孩子，就得考慮進補習班。這裏課後的閑散兒童比較罕見。

7。據說，我們這條街上的全職媽媽最低文憑是碩士，且以美國媽媽居多。

8。這裏房價雖高，但買主有限，跌價也有限。買家和賣家，誰能熬到最後，誰就是勝者。

9。這裏的圖書館設施據說是全美第一名，我們不僅可以免費無限時上網，除了借書借錄像帶什麽的，還可以借到玩具。

10。俺至今無法完全適應這裏。理由見第二。

 

英文原文在這裏：

Daily Real Estate News  |   February 8, 2008

Wealthiest Counties in the Country
The richest counties in the U.S. surround its capitol in Washington, DC.

While affluent areas surround New York City and San Francisco, Fairfax County, Va., Loudoun County, Va., and Howard County, Md., top the list of wealthiest counties, based on median household income data from the 2006 census.

In Fairfax, median income is $100,318 a year; Loudoun households pull down $99,371 a year; Howard residents follow at $92,260.

"The general process of suburbanization is, the richer you are, the more likely you are to move to the suburbs," says Julie Martin, a senior demographer for the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia.

In the case of Washington, D.C., she says that well-paid government employees, and the area's lobbyists, lawyers and other tangential personnel, are "suburbanizing like mad" and in doing so have created a "feedback loop," driving more money into the area's suburbs by populating them with higher-priced homes and better school systems.

Here’s the top-10 list of America’s richest counties and their media incomes:

1. Fairfax County, Va.: $100,318
2. Loudoun County, Va.: $99,371
3. Howard County, Md.: $94,260
4. Hunterdon Country, N.J.: $93,297
5. Douglas County, Colo.: $92,125
6. Somerset County, N.J.: $91,688
7. Morris County, N.J.: $89,587
8. Montgomery County, Md.: $87,624
9. Arlington County, Va.: $87,350
10. Nassau County, N.Y.: $85,994

Source: Forbes, Matt Woolsey (01/22/08)