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 Chesapeake has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Chesapeake do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Butts Station, where the median income is a cool $120,043.
$120,043 median income
$113,917 median income
$113,893 median income
$104,320 median income
$102,282 median income
$92,434 median income
$87,766 median income
$87,613 median income
$86,264 median income
$79,284 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Virginia’s statewide median.
Virginia statewide median: $93,170
Virginia statewide median: $412,467
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake.
We ranked every neighborhood in Chesapeake by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Butts Station, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Chesapeake.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Chesapeake.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Chesapeake for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butts Station | $120,043 |
| 2 | Deep Creek South | $113,917 |
| 3 | Great Bridge East | $113,893 |
| 4 | Pleasant Grove West | $104,320 |
| 5 | Great Bridge | $102,282 |
| 6 | Western Branch South | $92,434 |
| 7 | Greenbrier East | $87,766 |
| 8 | Western Branch North | $87,613 |
| 9 | Pleasant Grove East | $86,264 |
| 10 | Greenbrier West | $79,284 |
| 11 | Deep Creek West-Dismal Swamp | $79,245 |
| 12 | Deep Creek North | $67,890 |
| 13 | Indian River | $59,873 |
| 14 | South Norfolk | $52,299 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 14 Chesapeake neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Chesapeake
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Chesapeake for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Butts Station looks to be the richest Chesapeake neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Chesapeake are Butts Station, Deep Creek South, Great Bridge East, Pleasant Grove West, Great Bridge, Western Branch South, Greenbrier East, Western Branch North, Pleasant Grove East, and Greenbrier West.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be South Norfolk.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Virginia? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Chesapeake FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Chesapeake?
Butts Station is the richest neighborhood in Chesapeake for 2026, with a median household income of $120,043. Deep Creek South and Great Bridge East are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Chesapeake?
The richest neighborhoods in Chesapeake are Butts Station, Deep Creek South, Great Bridge East, Pleasant Grove West, Great Bridge, Western Branch South, Greenbrier East, Western Branch North, Pleasant Grove East, and Greenbrier West. We ranked all 14 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Butts Station?
The median household in Butts Station earns $120,043 a year, and the median home there is worth $386,300. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake?
South Norfolk posts the lowest median household income of the 14 Chesapeake neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
