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 Cincinnati has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Cincinnati do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Linwood, where the median income is a cool $122,708.
$122,708 median income
$112,875 median income
$98,838 median income
$93,415 median income
$93,019 median income
$89,772 median income
$75,421 median income
$72,038 median income
$70,498 median income
$65,976 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Ohio’s statewide median.
Ohio statewide median: $71,389
Ohio statewide median: $242,141
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati.
We ranked every neighborhood in Cincinnati by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Linwood, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Cincinnati.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Cincinnati.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Cincinnati for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linwood | $122,708 |
| 2 | California | $112,875 |
| 3 | Hyde Park | $98,838 |
| 4 | Columbia-Tusculum | $93,415 |
| 5 | Mount Lookout | $93,019 |
| 6 | Mount Adams | $89,772 |
| 7 | East End | $75,421 |
| 8 | Central Business District | $72,038 |
| 9 | Oakley | $70,498 |
| 10 | Over-The-Rhine | $65,976 |
| 11 | Mount Washington | $65,156 |
| 12 | Pleasant Ridge | $64,009 |
| 13 | Madisonville | $61,856 |
| 14 | Kennedy Heights | $61,620 |
| 15 | Camp Washington | $55,156 |
| 16 | Northside | $54,750 |
| 17 | Hartwell | $52,120 |
| 18 | Clifton | $51,918 |
| 19 | Sayler Park | $49,578 |
| 20 | Evanston | $48,874 |
| 21 | College Hill | $47,234 |
| 22 | Sedamsville | $45,568 |
| 23 | Riverside | $45,038 |
| 24 | West Price Hill | $44,469 |
| 25 | Carthage | $43,823 |
| 26 | Westwood | $42,904 |
| 27 | Mount Airy | $42,393 |
| 28 | Walnut Hills | $40,765 |
| 29 | North Avondale | $40,508 |
| 30 | Bond Hill | $40,225 |
| 31 | Paddock Hills | $39,734 |
| 32 | West End | $39,203 |
| 33 | Mount Auburn | $37,168 |
| 34 | Lower Price Hill | $34,492 |
| 35 | Cuf | $34,465 |
| 36 | East Price Hill | $33,441 |
| 37 | Winton Place | $32,729 |
| 38 | South Fairmount | $32,326 |
| 39 | Roselawn | $32,214 |
| 40 | Avondale | $27,038 |
| 41 | Winton Hills | $25,626 |
| 42 | Corryville | $25,026 |
| 43 | East Westwood | $24,568 |
| 44 | North Fairmount | $23,808 |
| 45 | South Cumminsville | $18,296 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 45 Cincinnati neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Cincinnati
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Cincinnati for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Linwood looks to be the richest Cincinnati neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Cincinnati are Linwood, California, Hyde Park, Columbia-Tusculum, Mount Lookout, Mount Adams, East End, Central Business District, Oakley, and Over-The-Rhine.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be South Cumminsville.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Ohio? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Cincinnati FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Cincinnati?
Linwood is the richest neighborhood in Cincinnati for 2026, with a median household income of $122,708. California and Hyde Park are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Cincinnati?
The richest neighborhoods in Cincinnati are Linwood, California, Hyde Park, Columbia-Tusculum, Mount Lookout, Mount Adams, East End, Central Business District, Oakley, and Over-The-Rhine. We ranked all 45 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Linwood?
The median household in Linwood earns $122,708 a year, and the median home there is worth $297,100. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati?
South Cumminsville posts the lowest median household income of the 45 Cincinnati neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
