Communities with the highest median income

7. Winchester

2009 median income: $157,878
1999 median income: $142,192
1989 median income: $129,561
1979 median income: $97,727
30-year change: 61.5 percent

Fun Fact: Four Massachusetts governors have lived in Winchester: John A. Volpe, Samuel W. McCall, Edward Everett, and John Brooks.

Pictured: A person kayaking on Upper Mystic Lake in Winchester.