<p>$250,000 income is the 93rd percentile for married couples filing tax returns and 96th percentile for all tax returns, according to <a href=“http://www.whatsmypercent.com/”>http://www.whatsmypercent.com/</a> .</p>
<p>Percentile by county can be looked up at <a href=“What Percent Are You? - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com”>What Percent Are You? - Interactive Feature - NYTimes.com; . $250,000 is the 81st percentile in Stamford, CT, but 99th percentile in many rural areas (e.g. in AZ, MO, PA).</p>
<p>However, <a href=“Why So Many Rich People Don't Feel Very Rich - The New York Times”>http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/why-so-many-rich-people-dont-feel-very-rich/</a> discusses why so many rich people do not feel rich.</p>