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 Austin has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Austin do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Rosedale, where the median income is a cool $126,210.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Texas’s statewide median.
Texas statewide median: $78,476
Texas statewide median: $300,957
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Austin 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 Austin.
We ranked every neighborhood in Austin by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Rosedale, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Austin.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Austin.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Austin for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosedale | $126,210 |
| 2 | Crestview | $125,606 |
| 3 | Windsor Road | $123,681 |
| 4 | Zilker | $118,667 |
| 5 | Downtown | $106,972 |
| 6 | Rmma | $104,286 |
| 7 | South River City | $93,876 |
| 8 | Barton Hills | $89,750 |
| 9 | Southeast | $85,947 |
| 10 | Bouldin | $84,789 |
| 11 | Pecan Springs Springdale | $82,804 |
| 12 | Old West Austin | $82,566 |
| 13 | Allandale | $82,050 |
| 14 | Govalle | $81,886 |
| 15 | South Manchaca | $80,330 |
| 16 | Chestnut | $79,676 |
| 17 | Garrison Park | $78,928 |
| 18 | Gateway | $78,712 |
| 19 | Galindo | $78,638 |
| 20 | Windsor Park | $77,716 |
| 21 | East Cesar Chavez | $75,122 |
| 22 | Brentwood | $74,838 |
| 23 | Central East Austin | $74,348 |
| 24 | Johnston Terrace | $74,318 |
| 25 | Holly | $74,274 |
| 26 | Dawson | $73,843 |
| 27 | University Hills | $73,726 |
| 28 | Upper Boggy Creek | $71,323 |
| 29 | Triangle State | $71,206 |
| 30 | South Lamar | $69,392 |
| 31 | Mlk | $68,127 |
| 32 | Sweet Briar | $65,239 |
| 33 | North Loop | $64,884 |
| 34 | University Of Texas | $64,666 |
| 35 | West Congress | $64,496 |
| 36 | East Congress | $64,305 |
| 37 | Riverside | $64,246 |
| 38 | North Shoal Creek | $64,072 |
| 39 | North Burnett | $62,574 |
| 40 | Montopolis | $60,827 |
| 41 | Wooten | $60,739 |
| 42 | Windsor Hills | $60,570 |
| 43 | McKinney | $60,159 |
| 44 | Rosewood | $59,946 |
| 45 | Highland | $57,824 |
| 46 | West Gate | $55,423 |
| 47 | Hancock | $55,204 |
| 48 | Hyde Park | $54,202 |
| 49 | North Austin | $52,321 |
| 50 | Franklin Park | $50,880 |
| 51 | North Lamar | $50,636 |
| 52 | Pleasant Valley | $49,743 |
| 53 | Georgian Acres | $48,241 |
| 54 | Parker Lane | $46,454 |
| 55 | Heritage Hills | $43,405 |
| 56 | North University | $40,013 |
| 57 | Saint Johns | $38,935 |
| 58 | Coronado Hills | $38,137 |
| 59 | Martin Luther King-Hwy 183 | $38,101 |
| 60 | Saint Edwards | $37,831 |
| 61 | West University | $19,798 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 61 Austin neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Austin
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Austin for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Rosedale looks to be the richest Austin neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Austin are Rosedale, Crestview, Windsor Road, Zilker, Downtown, Rmma, South River City, Barton Hills, Southeast, and Bouldin.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be West University.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Texas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Austin FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Austin?
Rosedale is the richest neighborhood in Austin for 2026, with a median household income of $126,210. Crestview and Windsor Road are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Austin?
The richest neighborhoods in Austin are Rosedale, Crestview, Windsor Road, Zilker, Downtown, Rmma, South River City, Barton Hills, Southeast, and Bouldin. We ranked all 61 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Rosedale?
The median household in Rosedale earns $126,210 a year, and the median home there is worth $619,317. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Austin 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 Austin?
West University posts the lowest median household income of the 61 Austin neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
