Washington Metro's 50 highest-income stations

WMATA stations ranked by the median household income of the census tract they sit in.

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Where the money is on the Washington network

Every station the survey could price, coloured by the income around it, over the city's own streets.

$28,014$93,178$119,879$143,836$250,001

Distribution across the 89 stations the survey could price.

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1
Spring Hill
S
$250,001
Inner Tysons, Fairfax County, single-family streets backing onto the Silver Line corridor. Top-coded census tract, the wealthiest pocket on the system.
2
Friendship Heights
R
$208,902
Northwest D.C. at the Maryland line, Mazza Gallerie and Wisconsin Avenue. Dense high-end residential with strong retail anchors.
3
East Falls Church
OS
$205,298
Quiet edge of Arlington County, single-family North Arlington, near the W&OD Trail. Suburban feel inside the Beltway.
4
Van Dorn Street
B
$198,168
Western Alexandria pocket inside Fairfax County, low-rise residential streets off I-395. A surprisingly affluent tract for an outer Blue Line stop.
5
Eastern Market
OSB
$197,500
Heart of Capitol Hill, the historic market hall and rowhouse blocks east of the Capitol. One of D.C.'s most prized residential neighborhoods.
6
Medical Center
R
$197,112
NIH campus and Walter Reed Bethesda, Montgomery County, Wisconsin Avenue corridor. Federal medical institutions framed by leafy Bethesda streets.
7
Potomac Avenue
OSB
$194,044
Southeastern Capitol Hill, rowhouses between Lincoln Park and the Anacostia. The quieter, residential side of the Hill.
8
King Street–Old Town
YB
$187,202
Gateway to Old Town Alexandria, federal-style townhouses sloping toward the Potomac. Historic riverfront living.

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9
Archives
GY
$179,091
Penn Quarter, the National Archives and the Navy Memorial. Federal core with a growing crop of high-end condos.
10
Metro Center
OSBR
$179,091
Downtown D.C. transfer hub, federal offices and the convention corridor. Same Penn Quarter tract as Archives, with luxury residential infill.
11
Herndon
S
$177,000
Outer Fairfax County on the Silver Line extension, single-family subdivisions north of the Dulles Toll Road. Tech-corridor suburb.
12
Tenleytown–AU
R
$176,875
Upper Northwest D.C., American University and the Wisconsin Avenue spine. Single-family blocks and selective private schools.
13
Clarendon
OS
$176,769
Mid-rise Arlington along the Orange/Silver corridor, restaurants and Whole Foods at the center. Transit-oriented and dense.
14
U Street
G
$171,017
Historic Black Broadway, rowhouses and the 14th Street corridor. Heavily rebuilt with high-income condos and townhouses.
15
Potomac Yard
YB
$168,368
Brand-new Alexandria station serving the redeveloped Potomac Yard district. National Landing-adjacent, new-build residential.
16
West Falls Church
O
$167,500
Fairfax County edge of Falls Church, single-family streets and the future West Falls redevelopment. Quiet inner-Beltway suburb.
17
Brookland–CUA
R
$166,037
Catholic University, the Franciscan Monastery, and the rowhouses of Northeast D.C. A historically Catholic, increasingly upscale neighborhood.
18
Crystal City
YB
$162,532
Arlington high-rises south of the Pentagon, federal contractors and Amazon HQ2 next door. Dense, transit-oriented National Landing.
19
Mount Vernon Square
GY
$157,008
Convention Center, Shaw and the eastern edge of Logan Circle. Rebuilt with mid-rise condos and a strong restaurant scene.
20
Navy Yard–Ballpark
G
$155,759
Capitol Riverfront, Nationals Park and the redeveloped Navy Yard. Waterfront towers and federal offices along the Anacostia.

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21
Court House
OS
$149,844
Arlington County government seat, mid-rise residential between Rosslyn and Clarendon. Walkable Orange/Silver corridor living.
22
Georgia Avenue–Petworth
G
$144,327
Petworth rowhouses and the Park View blocks of upper Northwest D.C. Family-sized rowhouses and a fast-gentrifying main street.
23
Bethesda
R
$143,836
Downtown Bethesda, Montgomery County, office towers above the Red Line and dense residential. Affluent commuter hub on Wisconsin Avenue.
24
McLean
S
$136,739
Outer Tysons in Fairfax County, single-family McLean to the north. Silver Line stop wedged between corporate Tysons and leafy estates.
25
College Park-U of Md
G
$135,875
University of Maryland and the new College Park-Discovery District. Prince George's County's most affluent Metro tract, anchored by the campus.
26
Glenmont
R
$134,226
End of the Red Line in Montgomery County, single-family Wheaton-Glenmont subdivisions. Quiet, owner-occupied outer suburb.
27
Braddock Road
YB
$132,953
North end of Old Town Alexandria, townhouse blocks and the Braddock redevelopment. Walking distance from King Street.
28
Rosslyn
OSB
$132,609
Arlington's skyline across Key Bridge from Georgetown, office towers and high-rise apartments. Dense Potomac-side business district.
29
Eisenhower Avenue
Y
$130,403
Eisenhower Valley in Alexandria, the federal courthouse and new-build residential mid-rises. Office and condo redevelopment zone.
30
Gallery Place
GYR
$129,529
Chinatown and Capital One Arena in central D.C., shared with the Penn Quarter rebuild. Major downtown transfer with luxury residential above.
31
McPherson Square
OSB
$129,444
K Street corridor, federal offices and law firms west of the White House. Business core, with a growing residential overlay.
32
Takoma
R
$127,933
Takoma D.C. on the Maryland line, bungalows and craftsman blocks near Takoma Park. Leafy, single-family Upper Northeast.
33
Wiehle–Reston East
S
$127,614
Eastern edge of Reston in Fairfax County, the original Silver Line terminus. Mid-rise residential next to the Reston trails.
34
Reston Town Center
S
$127,354
Planned Reston town center, office towers and walkable streets. The closest the Dulles corridor gets to an urban downtown.
35
Shady Grove
R
$125,924
End of the Red Line in upper Montgomery County, single-family Rockville and Gaithersburg. Suburban park-and-ride anchor.
36
Judiciary Square
R
$124,982
D.C. courts, the National Building Museum, federal blocks east of downtown. Institutional by day, increasingly residential by night.
37
Virginia Square–GMU
OS
$123,793
George Mason's Arlington campus, mid-rise blocks between Ballston and Clarendon. Transit-oriented Orange/Silver living.
38
Cleveland Park
R
$122,900
Connecticut Avenue between the National Zoo and Tenleytown, prewar apartment buildings and detached homes. Quintessential Upper Northwest D.C.
39
Greenbelt
G
$122,534
Northern Prince George's County, Greenbelt's New Deal planned community and adjacent federal offices. The wealthiest Green Line tract.
40
Ballston–MU
OS
$121,403
Western anchor of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor, Marymount University and Ballston Quarter. High-rise residential and offices.
41
Greensboro
S
$120,975
Northern Tysons in Fairfax County, office towers and new mid-rise apartments. Same tract as Tysons, the Silver Line's commercial spine.
42
Tysons
S
$120,975
Tysons Corner mall complex and the Silver Line stop above Route 7. Edge city in transition from office park to urban core.
43
Ashburn
S
$120,473
Far end of the Silver Line extension in Loudoun County, master-planned subdivisions near Dulles. Affluent commuter suburb.
44
Loudoun Gateway
S
$120,473
Loudoun County stop between Dulles and Ashburn, data centers and new-build housing. Same tract as Ashburn, deep in exurban Northern Virginia.
45
Vienna
O
$119,879
Orange Line terminus in Fairfax County, single-family Vienna and Oakton. Park-and-ride suburb of detached homes.
46
Franconia–Springfield
B
$117,964
Blue Line terminus in Fairfax County, the Springfield mall and surrounding subdivisions. Outer-Beltway suburban commuter hub.
47
Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan
R
$117,361
Connecticut Avenue between the National Zoo and Adams Morgan, prewar apartment buildings and the Marriott Wardman. Leafy Upper Northwest.
48
Dupont Circle
R
$115,809
Dupont Circle itself, Embassy Row, rowhouses and prewar apartments. One of D.C.'s most established affluent neighborhoods.
49
Grosvenor–Strathmore
R
$114,483
Strathmore Music Center, Montgomery County, mid-rise condos along Rockville Pike. Bethesda-adjacent residential corridor.
50
Dunn Loring
O
$114,341
Fairfax County stop near Merrifield and the Mosaic District. Mid-rise residential next to a redeveloped retail core.

The income shown is the median household income of the census tract containing the station (American Community Survey 2018-2022, table B19013, in current dollars). It reflects the surrounding neighborhood, not the riders. The top of the ranking is dominated by the Silver Line through Tysons, McLean and Reston, and by the Red Line toward Bethesda and Friendship Heights. The $250,001 value is the ACS top-code and is censored.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year 2018-2022 (B19013_001E), Census Geocoder for station-to-tract mapping, WMATA (station positions).