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 Charlotte has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Charlotte do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Eastover, where the median income is a cool $214,100.
$214,100 median income
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Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Charlotte 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 Charlotte.
We ranked every neighborhood in Charlotte by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Eastover, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Charlotte.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Charlotte.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Charlotte for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastover | $214,100 |
| 2 | Myers Park | $188,185 |
| 3 | Foxcroft | $177,393 |
| 4 | Mountainbrook | $175,244 |
| 5 | Hembstead | $174,113 |
| 6 | Governor’s Square | $163,750 |
| 7 | Olde Providence South | $159,352 |
| 8 | Colonial Village | $150,500 |
| 9 | Providence Crossing | $150,233 |
| 10 | Olde Providence North | $146,484 |
| 11 | Providence Plantation | $146,009 |
| 12 | Park Crossing | $136,174 |
| 13 | Freedom Park | $135,856 |
| 14 | Sardis Forest | $130,638 |
| 15 | Dilworth | $120,406 |
| 16 | Chantilly | $119,922 |
| 17 | Beverly Woods | $119,778 |
| 18 | Plaza Hills | $118,929 |
| 19 | Piper Glen Estates | $117,523 |
| 20 | Sherwood Forest | $115,016 |
| 21 | Oxford Hunt | $113,311 |
| 22 | Barclay Downs | $111,593 |
| 23 | Ballantyne East | $110,561 |
| 24 | Sharon Woods | $110,535 |
| 25 | Plaza Midwood | $108,608 |
| 26 | Fourth Ward | $106,079 |
| 27 | Provincetowne | $105,528 |
| 28 | Carmel | $105,400 |
| 29 | Quail Hollow | $102,774 |
| 30 | Stonehaven | $100,698 |
| 31 | Lansdowne | $100,570 |
| 32 | Starmount | $98,780 |
| 33 | Ballantyne West | $97,441 |
| 34 | Whiteoak | $95,139 |
| 35 | Commonwealth | $95,068 |
| 36 | Wessex Square | $94,426 |
| 37 | Third Ward | $92,210 |
| 38 | Wendover-Sedgewood | $91,104 |
| 39 | Cotswold | $88,379 |
| 40 | Highland Creek | $88,176 |
| 41 | Rain Tree | $87,351 |
| 42 | Wesley Heights | $86,111 |
| 43 | Providence Park | $84,538 |
| 44 | Country Club Heights | $82,732 |
| 45 | First Ward | $82,589 |
| 46 | Villa Heights | $82,324 |
| 47 | Yorkshire | $81,907 |
| 48 | Sardis Woods | $81,850 |
| 49 | Seven Eagles | $80,984 |
| 50 | Back Creek Church Road | $78,427 |
| 51 | Elizabeth | $77,608 |
| 52 | Madison Park | $75,774 |
| 53 | Prosperity Church Road | $75,255 |
| 54 | Davis Lake-Eastfield | $75,123 |
| 55 | Ashbrook-Clawson Village | $74,667 |
| 56 | North Charlotte | $74,357 |
| 57 | Wilmore | $74,138 |
| 58 | Henderson Circle | $73,934 |
| 59 | Brookhill | $73,737 |
| 60 | Sedgefield | $72,353 |
| 61 | Olde Whitehall | $71,845 |
| 62 | Griers Fork | $69,236 |
| 63 | Downtown Sharlotte | $68,654 |
| 64 | Marshbrooke | $67,803 |
| 65 | Mineral Springs-Rumble Road | $66,706 |
| 66 | Coulwood West | $66,212 |
| 67 | Cherry | $66,163 |
| 68 | Seversville | $65,096 |
| 69 | Southside Park | $64,885 |
| 70 | Oakdale South | $64,011 |
| 71 | Closeburn-Glenkirk | $63,982 |
| 72 | Westover Hills | $62,242 |
| 73 | Hickory Grove | $61,890 |
| 74 | Echo Hills | $61,446 |
| 75 | Belmont | $61,011 |
| 76 | Johnston Rd-McAlpine | $59,753 |
| 77 | Eastway-Sheffield Park | $59,650 |
| 78 | Harbor House | $58,895 |
| 79 | Wildwood | $58,627 |
| 80 | Hwy 51-Park Road | $57,415 |
| 81 | Newell South | $56,578 |
| 82 | Rockwell Park-Hemphill Heights | $55,627 |
| 83 | Yorkmount | $55,293 |
| 84 | Eagle Lake | $55,153 |
| 85 | Collingwood | $53,998 |
| 86 | Harris-Houston | $53,545 |
| 87 | Briarcreek-Woodland | $53,298 |
| 88 | West Sugar Creek | $53,178 |
| 89 | Idlewild South | $53,147 |
| 90 | Becton Park | $52,741 |
| 91 | East Forest | $51,628 |
| 92 | Toddville Road | $51,553 |
| 93 | Touchstone Village-Elm Lane | $50,798 |
| 94 | Hickory Ridge | $50,208 |
| 95 | Ashley Park | $49,628 |
| 96 | Nevin Community | $49,622 |
| 97 | Derita-Statesville | $49,398 |
| 98 | Starmount Forest | $49,016 |
| 99 | Slater Rd-Hamilton Circle | $48,861 |
| 100 | Oakhurst | $48,536 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 156 Charlotte neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Charlotte
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Charlotte for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Eastover looks to be the richest Charlotte neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Charlotte are Eastover, Myers Park, Foxcroft, Mountainbrook, Hembstead, Governor’s Square, Olde Providence South, Colonial Village, Providence Crossing, and Olde Providence North.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Boulevard Homes.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on North Carolina? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Charlotte FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Charlotte?
Eastover is the richest neighborhood in Charlotte for 2026, with a median household income of $214,100. Myers Park and Foxcroft are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Charlotte?
The richest neighborhoods in Charlotte are Eastover, Myers Park, Foxcroft, Mountainbrook, Hembstead, Governor’s Square, Olde Providence South, Colonial Village, Providence Crossing, and Olde Providence North. We ranked all 156 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Eastover?
The median household in Eastover earns $214,100 a year, and the median home there is worth $945,700. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Charlotte 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 Charlotte?
Boulevard Homes posts the lowest median household income of the 156 Charlotte neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
