Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Anchorage has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Anchorage do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Hillside East, where the median income is a cool $209,150.
$209,150 median income
$156,703 median income
$153,194 median income
$140,575 median income
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$115,263 median income
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The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Alaska’s statewide median.
Alaska statewide median: $92,788
Alaska statewide median: $387,636
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Anchorage for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Anchorage.
We ranked every neighborhood in Anchorage by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Hillside East, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Anchorage.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Anchorage.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Anchorage for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hillside East | $209,150 |
| 2 | Rabbit Creek | $156,703 |
| 3 | South Fork | $153,194 |
| 4 | Basher | $140,575 |
| 5 | Huffman-O’malley | $138,832 |
| 6 | Mid-Hillside | $131,615 |
| 7 | South Addition | $122,938 |
| 8 | Old Seward-Oceanview | $122,159 |
| 9 | Girdwood | $115,263 |
| 10 | Bear Valley | $114,682 |
| 11 | Eagle River Valley | $109,729 |
| 12 | Birchwood | $109,344 |
| 13 | Bayshore-Klatt | $108,222 |
| 14 | Chugiak | $105,429 |
| 15 | Eagle River | $105,078 |
| 16 | Sand Lake | $104,127 |
| 17 | Turnagain | $103,454 |
| 18 | Rogers Park | $96,686 |
| 19 | Abbott Loop | $95,068 |
| 20 | Scenic Foothills | $93,003 |
| 21 | Turnagain Arm | $87,214 |
| 21 | Portage Valley | $87,214 |
| 23 | Tudor Area | $85,888 |
| 24 | Campbell Park | $81,927 |
| 25 | Taku-Campbell | $81,579 |
| 26 | Northeast | $79,226 |
| 27 | North Star | $78,542 |
| 28 | University Area | $74,236 |
| 29 | Government Hill | $70,387 |
| 30 | Russian Jack Park | $69,792 |
| 31 | Spenard | $67,594 |
| 32 | Airport Heights | $65,031 |
| 33 | Downtown | $62,589 |
| 34 | Fairview | $53,634 |
| 35 | Midtown | $51,280 |
| 36 | Mountain View | $43,934 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 36 Anchorage neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Anchorage
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Anchorage for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Hillside East looks to be the richest Anchorage neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Anchorage are Hillside East, Rabbit Creek, South Fork, Basher, Huffman-O’malley, Mid-Hillside, South Addition, Old Seward-Oceanview, Girdwood, and Bear Valley.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Mountain View.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Alaska? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Anchorage FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Anchorage?
Hillside East is the richest neighborhood in Anchorage for 2026, with a median household income of $209,150. Rabbit Creek and South Fork are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Anchorage?
The richest neighborhoods in Anchorage are Hillside East, Rabbit Creek, South Fork, Basher, Huffman-O’malley, Mid-Hillside, South Addition, Old Seward-Oceanview, Girdwood, and Bear Valley. We ranked all 36 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Hillside East?
The median household in Hillside East earns $209,150 a year, and the median home there is worth $642,200. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Anchorage is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Anchorage?
Mountain View posts the lowest median household income of the 36 Anchorage neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
