With the recent announcement on the upcoming The Real Housewives of Protomac early next year, many fans are wondering why Bravo chose Protomac as the newest location for The Real Housewives - over other places in America.

E Online has listed some facts about Potomac and why it may be an ideal set for The Real Housewives.

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"Potomac was listed as the most affluent town in all of the U.S.-based on the median household income in 2013 by CNNMoney.com," said E Online. It had a median household income of more than USD240,000.

E Online added that Potomac was categorized "as the 29^th richest zip code in 2011 and had the largest population of any U.S. town to have that high of a median income."

Some famous celebrities also come from Potomac such as Sylvester Stallone, Lynda Carter and Taylor Momsen.

The city is also regarded as one of the places in U.S. with the highest literacy level. Up to 78.6 percent of its total population are college graduates.

According to The Washington Post, The Real Housewives of Potomac will feature interesting female characters including Clarrisse Jackson-Jordan, Karen Huger, Gizelle Bryant, Katie Rost, Robyn Dixon and Ashley Darby.

Jackson-Jordan is said to be the main character of the show. Huger, eldest in the group, has been described as the so-called arbiter. Bryant is expected to be the drama queen in the show. Just like Bryant, Rost is expected to be another drama queen. Dixon, on the other hand, is probably the one who has good vibes in the group. Darby is the "New Girl" in the group, being the youngest cast member.

The Real Housewives of Potomac premieres on January 17, 2016.

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