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 Atlanta has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Atlanta do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Candler Park, where the median income is a cool $133,238.
$133,238 median income
$113,902 median income
$110,670 median income
$106,373 median income
$103,493 median income
$96,712 median income
$90,270 median income
$76,930 median income
$73,545 median income
$72,215 median income
The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Georgia’s statewide median.
Georgia statewide median: $77,353
Georgia statewide median: $332,063
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Atlanta 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 Atlanta.
We ranked every neighborhood in Atlanta by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Candler Park, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Atlanta.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Atlanta.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Atlanta for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candler Park | $133,238 |
| 2 | Buckhead | $113,902 |
| 3 | Morningside-Lenox Park | $110,670 |
| 4 | Oakdale | $106,373 |
| 5 | Virginia-Highland | $103,493 |
| 6 | Midtown | $96,712 |
| 7 | Poncey-Highland | $90,270 |
| 8 | Grant Park | $76,930 |
| 9 | Ormewood Park-East Atlanta | $73,545 |
| 10 | Atlanta-Inman Park | $72,215 |
| 11 | Old Fourth Ward | $71,108 |
| 12 | Cascade Heights | $67,674 |
| 13 | Home Park | $67,006 |
| 14 | Ben Hill | $62,600 |
| 15 | Cabbage Town | $62,341 |
| 16 | Edgewood-Kirkwood | $59,141 |
| 17 | Adams Park | $55,906 |
| 18 | Downtown | $52,199 |
| 19 | Rockdale | $51,580 |
| 20 | West End | $50,784 |
| 21 | Adair Park | $48,235 |
| 22 | Sweet Auburn | $43,888 |
| 23 | Thomasville | $39,069 |
| 24 | Five Points | $38,626 |
| 25 | Center Hill | $36,764 |
| 26 | Grove Park | $35,433 |
| 27 | Mechanicsville | $32,768 |
| 28 | Oakland City | $32,702 |
| 29 | Adamsville | $30,664 |
| 30 | Vine City | $29,685 |
| 31 | Lakewood Heights-Southeastern Atlanta | $27,867 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 31 Atlanta neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Atlanta
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Atlanta for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Candler Park looks to be the richest Atlanta neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Atlanta are Candler Park, Buckhead, Morningside-Lenox Park, Oakdale, Virginia-Highland, Midtown, Poncey-Highland, Grant Park, Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, and Atlanta-Inman Park.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Lakewood Heights-Southeastern Atlanta.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Georgia? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Atlanta FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Atlanta?
Candler Park is the richest neighborhood in Atlanta for 2026, with a median household income of $133,238. Buckhead and Morningside-Lenox Park are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Atlanta?
The richest neighborhoods in Atlanta are Candler Park, Buckhead, Morningside-Lenox Park, Oakdale, Virginia-Highland, Midtown, Poncey-Highland, Grant Park, Ormewood Park-East Atlanta, and Atlanta-Inman Park. We ranked all 31 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Candler Park?
The median household in Candler Park earns $133,238 a year, and the median home there is worth $518,533. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Atlanta 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 Atlanta?
Lakewood Heights-Southeastern Atlanta posts the lowest median household income of the 31 Atlanta neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
