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 Cleveland has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Cleveland do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Riverside, where the median income is a cool $78,190.
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Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Cleveland 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 Cleveland.
We ranked every neighborhood in Cleveland by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Riverside, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Cleveland.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Cleveland.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Cleveland for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverside | $78,190 |
| 2 | Kamm’s Corner | $62,576 |
| 3 | Tremont | $52,883 |
| 4 | Downtown | $47,826 |
| 5 | Jefferson | $44,569 |
| 6 | Old Brooklyn | $43,059 |
| 7 | Edgewater | $40,547 |
| 8 | Lee Miles | $37,716 |
| 9 | Detroit Shoreway | $36,792 |
| 10 | Buckeye Shaker | $35,140 |
| 11 | Ohio City-West Side | $34,090 |
| 12 | Puritas Longmead | $33,765 |
| 13 | West Boulevard | $33,639 |
| 14 | Union Miles Park | $33,454 |
| 15 | South Broadway | $32,903 |
| 16 | Clark Fulton | $32,157 |
| 17 | Glenville | $31,752 |
| 18 | North Collinwood | $31,474 |
| 19 | Mt Pleasant | $31,062 |
| 20 | Corlett | $29,066 |
| 21 | North Broadway | $28,838 |
| 22 | Euclid Green | $28,672 |
| 23 | Hough | $28,564 |
| 24 | Stockyards | $27,959 |
| 25 | Goodrich-Kirkland | $27,387 |
| 26 | Brooklyn Center | $27,133 |
| 27 | South Collinwood | $26,400 |
| 28 | Forest Hills | $25,707 |
| 29 | Cudell | $24,520 |
| 30 | Fairfax | $24,387 |
| 31 | Indurstrial Valley | $24,205 |
| 32 | University District | $23,989 |
| 33 | Woodland Hills | $23,171 |
| 34 | Saint Claire-Superior | $21,081 |
| 35 | Central | $16,742 |
| 36 | Kinsmith | $13,967 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 36 Cleveland neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Cleveland
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Cleveland for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Riverside looks to be the richest Cleveland neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Cleveland are Riverside, Kamm’s Corner, Tremont, Downtown, Jefferson, Old Brooklyn, Edgewater, Lee Miles, Detroit Shoreway, and Buckeye Shaker.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Kinsmith.
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 Cleveland FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Cleveland?
Riverside is the richest neighborhood in Cleveland for 2026, with a median household income of $78,190. Kamm’s Corner and Tremont are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Cleveland?
The richest neighborhoods in Cleveland are Riverside, Kamm’s Corner, Tremont, Downtown, Jefferson, Old Brooklyn, Edgewater, Lee Miles, Detroit Shoreway, and Buckeye Shaker. We ranked all 36 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Riverside?
The median household in Riverside earns $78,190 a year, and the median home there is worth $92,300. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Cleveland 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 Cleveland?
Kinsmith posts the lowest median household income of the 36 Cleveland neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
