Why do you say it was a disaster? I used to live there, and I&#x27;ve been back a few times since, and the place has always seemed to be thriving to me.<p>Yes, people there drive too much, but that&#x27;s true across 99% of the United States.<p>Edited to add some Wikipedia quotes:<p><i>Since 2008 the county has been ranked first in the United States in median household income among jurisdictions with a population of 65,000 or more ... Having undergone heavy suburbanization since 1990, Loudoun has a full-fledged service economy. It is home to world headquarters for several Internet-related and high tech companies, including Verizon Business, Telos Corporation, Orbital Sciences Corporation, and Paxfire. Like Fairfax County&#x27;s Dulles Corridor, Loudoun County has economically benefited from the existence of Washington Dulles International Airport, the majority of which is located in the county along its border with Fairfax ... [MCI] announced that it would move its headquarters to Ashburn in 2003.</i>