Looks like Virginia and the DC area in general are tops again!

I just happen to notice this and couldn't resist posting it after all the negative Virginia/DC area stuff. Virginia and the DC area keep showing up in top ten lists for areas. Great Falls VA comes in at #1 for highest median income http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/earners.html. Potomac MD and Fairfax Station VA come in at 5th and 6th respectively on the same survey. The DC area is also the most educated according to a survey done by the same group http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/educated.html. Chevy Chase MD, Bethesda MD, Potomac MD and McLean VA come in at 1st, 2nd, 4th and 9th respectively. I didn't see any CA locations on that list. Again on another survey done by the same group, Onboard, Ashburn VA, Leesburg VA and Sterling VA come in at 5th, 6th, and 7th for fastest job growth http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/jobsgrowth.html. Sorry Big Al and Allen, I didn't see any place from CA on that list either. A top ten list for school spending http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/education.html lists areas all in the DC area except #1 NYC. Washington, DC oddly comes in at third on that list. They must be including all the private school students as well because I don't know anyone who lives in DC who sends their kids to public schools if they can afford private school. Don't worry Al and Allen, CA does well in other lists. CA comes in at #1 for hottest places, as in heat not how hip a place is http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/hottest.html. CA also dominates the priciest homes top ten list http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/homes.html.

Contrary to what many might have guessed NJ has three locations on the top ten LEAST (no this is not a typo) polluted areas on a survey from Onboard http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/topten/leastpolluted.html. That was a surprise. No place in CA or VA/DC area made that list.

Even though I rag on CA a bit, I do like many places in CA. Katherine is from CA, so it can't be a bad place. If it weren't for all the liberals and earthquakes, CA would be a more desirable place. I'll stick with my red state and hurricanes that I can at least see and get away from. When I think of living in CA, I have thoughts of sitting on the bottom section of the bay bridge in SF when an earthquake hits and I realize I'm screwed.