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 Chicago has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Chicago do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Edison Park, where the median income is a cool $138,875.
$138,875 median income
$133,268 median income
$132,432 median income
$128,310 median income
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$108,072 median income
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The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Illinois’s statewide median.
Illinois statewide median: $83,390
Illinois statewide median: $285,736
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Chicago 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 Chicago.
We ranked every neighborhood in Chicago by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Edison Park, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Chicago.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Chicago.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Chicago for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edison Park | $138,875 |
| 2 | North Center | $133,268 |
| 3 | Lincoln Park | $132,432 |
| 4 | Lake View | $128,310 |
| 5 | Beverly | $117,969 |
| 6 | Forest Glen | $108,750 |
| 7 | Mount Greenwood | $108,072 |
| 8 | West Town | $100,114 |
| 9 | Lincoln Square | $98,301 |
| 10 | Loop | $98,220 |
| 11 | Near North Side | $97,802 |
| 12 | Avondale | $89,062 |
| 13 | Garfield Ridge | $85,614 |
| 14 | Dunning | $80,857 |
| 15 | Edgewater | $80,652 |
| 16 | Near South Side | $80,646 |
| 17 | Jefferson Park | $80,034 |
| 18 | Ashburn | $78,791 |
| 19 | Norwood Park | $77,558 |
| 20 | Logan Square | $75,761 |
| 21 | Irving Park | $75,411 |
| 22 | Near West Side | $74,122 |
| 23 | Albany Park | $68,766 |
| 24 | North Park | $67,555 |
| 25 | Montclare | $65,268 |
| 26 | West Elsdon | $63,586 |
| 27 | Calumet Heights | $63,036 |
| 28 | Clearing | $61,588 |
| 29 | O’hare | $61,241 |
| 30 | Humboldt Park | $59,973 |
| 31 | Pottage Park | $59,222 |
| 32 | West Lawn | $58,820 |
| 33 | Hyde Park | $58,761 |
| 34 | Kenwood | $58,158 |
| 35 | McKinley Park | $57,365 |
| 36 | East Side | $57,157 |
| 37 | Bridgeport | $56,947 |
| 38 | Washington Heights | $56,829 |
| 39 | Hermosa | $54,924 |
| 40 | West Ridge | $54,223 |
| 41 | Morgan Park | $53,937 |
| 42 | Rogers Park | $52,286 |
| 43 | Hegewisch | $51,716 |
| 44 | Uptown | $51,654 |
| 45 | Chatham | $49,214 |
| 46 | Brighton Park | $48,123 |
| 47 | West Pullman | $46,956 |
| 48 | Belmont Cragin | $46,654 |
| 49 | South Chicago | $44,876 |
| 50 | Pullman | $44,734 |
| 51 | Burnside | $44,243 |
| 52 | Gage Park | $43,411 |
| 53 | Oakland | $43,288 |
| 54 | Avalon Park | $42,981 |
| 55 | Lower West Side | $40,724 |
| 56 | Roseland | $39,713 |
| 57 | Woodlawn | $39,524 |
| 58 | Douglas | $39,212 |
| 59 | South Shore | $38,548 |
| 60 | Chicago Lawn | $37,465 |
| 61 | Archer Heights | $36,405 |
| 62 | Grand Boulevard | $36,187 |
| 63 | Austin | $36,124 |
| 64 | New City | $32,588 |
| 65 | West Garfield Park | $32,582 |
| 66 | Auburn Gresham | $32,470 |
| 67 | West Englewood | $32,258 |
| 68 | South Lawndale | $32,212 |
| 69 | Grand Crossing | $31,984 |
| 70 | South Deering | $31,584 |
| 71 | Fuller Park | $29,302 |
| 72 | East Garfield Park | $28,558 |
| 73 | Armour Square | $27,790 |
| 74 | Englewood | $26,828 |
| 75 | North Lawndale | $26,510 |
| 76 | Washington Park | $24,568 |
| 77 | Riverdale | $19,067 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 77 Chicago neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Chicago
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Chicago for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Edison Park looks to be the richest Chicago neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Chicago are Edison Park, North Center, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Beverly, Forest Glen, Mount Greenwood, West Town, Lincoln Square, and Loop.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Riverdale.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Illinois? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Chicago FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Chicago?
Edison Park is the richest neighborhood in Chicago for 2026, with a median household income of $138,875. North Center and Lincoln Park are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Chicago?
The richest neighborhoods in Chicago are Edison Park, North Center, Lincoln Park, Lake View, Beverly, Forest Glen, Mount Greenwood, West Town, Lincoln Square, and Loop. We ranked all 77 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Edison Park?
The median household in Edison Park earns $138,875 a year, and the median home there is worth $446,771. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Chicago 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 Chicago?
Riverdale posts the lowest median household income of the 77 Chicago neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
