[nascarnation]

I visited there last spring.
I noticed a multiplicity of men in $1000 suits and women with $400 dresses, handbags, and shoes.

Life IS very good in the beltway.

OTOH my cousin who lives in Georgetown paid $800,000 for a home that would be $60,000 here in Indianapolis.

[Venturer]

It costs a lot to live in some parts of DC.

Mostly west of the park, but urban pioneers—Whites, are moving back in and driving the shadow out into PG county.

[muawiyah]

Knowing both cities, that house in Georgetown would have been condemned in Indy, then knocked down and hauled off. The owner would be sent a bill for the demolition.

Just because someone pays something in the DC area does not mean there's any 'wealth' underlying the price.