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 Detroit has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Detroit do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Palmer Woods, where the median income is a cool $148,533.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Michigan’s statewide median.
Michigan statewide median: $72,875
Michigan statewide median: $259,857
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Detroit 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 Detroit.
We ranked every neighborhood in Detroit by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Palmer Woods, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Detroit.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Detroit.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Detroit for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palmer Woods | $148,533 |
| 2 | Sherwood Forest | $113,750 |
| 3 | Indian Village | $103,506 |
| 4 | Woodbridge | $93,380 |
| 5 | Marina District | $92,700 |
| 5 | Conner Creek Ind | $92,700 |
| 7 | University District | $83,828 |
| 8 | West Side Industrial | $76,604 |
| 9 | North Rosedale Park | $75,824 |
| 10 | Detroit Golf | $71,984 |
| 11 | Old Redford | $66,524 |
| 12 | Rosedale Park | $66,431 |
| 13 | Downtown | $65,153 |
| 14 | Regent Park | $61,724 |
| 15 | Green Acres | $61,019 |
| 16 | East English Village | $59,015 |
| 17 | Park | $57,177 |
| 18 | Rivertown | $56,804 |
| 19 | Grandmont | $55,696 |
| 20 | Corktown | $50,284 |
| 21 | Gold Coast | $48,433 |
| 22 | Conant Gardens | $47,938 |
| 23 | Hubbard-Richard | $47,120 |
| 24 | Bagley | $46,365 |
| 25 | Eliza Howell | $45,321 |
| 26 | Minock Park | $45,276 |
| 27 | Jefferson Chalmers | $43,693 |
| 28 | Millenium Village | $43,615 |
| 29 | Brush Park | $43,444 |
| 30 | Michigan-Martin | $43,083 |
| 31 | Martin Park | $42,054 |
| 32 | Joseph Barry | $41,544 |
| 33 | Morningside | $40,168 |
| 34 | Lasalle Gardens | $39,232 |
| 35 | Southwest Detroit | $39,042 |
| 36 | Greensbriar | $38,794 |
| 37 | Mohican Regent | $38,410 |
| 38 | Lafayette Park | $37,930 |
| 39 | Aviation | $37,824 |
| 40 | Grandmont-Rosedale | $37,632 |
| 41 | Five Points | $36,870 |
| 42 | Blackstone Park | $36,839 |
| 43 | Kranz Woods | $36,712 |
| 44 | Castle Rouge | $35,214 |
| 45 | New Center | $34,956 |
| 46 | Springwells | $34,402 |
| 47 | The Eye | $33,835 |
| 48 | Fitzgerald | $33,257 |
| 49 | Franklin Park | $33,092 |
| 50 | Pulaski | $32,964 |
| 51 | Van Steuban | $32,665 |
| 52 | Ravendale | $32,595 |
| 53 | Boynton | $32,478 |
| 54 | Riverdale | $32,183 |
| 55 | English Village | $31,734 |
| 56 | Weatherby | $31,667 |
| 57 | Wayne State | $31,583 |
| 58 | Chandler Park | $31,282 |
| 59 | Art Center | $31,264 |
| 60 | Eight Mile Wyoming | $30,830 |
| 61 | Berg-Lasher | $30,388 |
| 62 | Barton-McFarland | $30,206 |
| 63 | Midtown | $30,191 |
| 64 | Westwood Park | $30,188 |
| 65 | Lasalle College Park | $30,170 |
| 66 | Briggs | $30,023 |
| 67 | Brightmoor | $29,596 |
| 68 | Grandale | $29,368 |
| 69 | Russell Woods | $29,366 |
| 70 | Islandview | $29,100 |
| 71 | Belmont | $28,228 |
| 72 | Chaldean Town | $27,653 |
| 73 | West Village | $27,486 |
| 74 | McDougall-Hunt | $27,344 |
| 75 | Warrendale | $26,435 |
| 76 | Virginia Park | $26,423 |
| 77 | Petosky-Otsego | $25,553 |
| 78 | Poletown East | $24,625 |
| 79 | Elmwood Park | $24,482 |
| 80 | Fishkorn | $22,070 |
| 81 | Herman Gardens | $21,835 |
| 82 | Core City | $21,670 |
| 83 | Forest Park | $20,271 |
| 84 | Milwaukee Junction | $19,949 |
| 85 | Alden Park | $18,516 |
| 86 | Carbon Works | $16,558 |
| 87 | Oakwood Heights | $16,354 |
| 88 | Jefferies | $15,671 |
| 89 | Medical Center | $15,511 |
| 90 | Nw Goldberg | $9,945 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 90 Detroit neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Detroit
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Detroit for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Palmer Woods looks to be the richest Detroit neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Detroit are Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest, Indian Village, Woodbridge, Marina District, Conner Creek Ind, University District, West Side Industrial, North Rosedale Park, and Detroit Golf.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Nw Goldberg.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Michigan? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Detroit FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Detroit?
Palmer Woods is the richest neighborhood in Detroit for 2026, with a median household income of $148,533. Sherwood Forest and Indian Village are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Detroit?
The richest neighborhoods in Detroit are Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest, Indian Village, Woodbridge, Marina District, Conner Creek Ind, University District, West Side Industrial, North Rosedale Park, and Detroit Golf. We ranked all 90 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Palmer Woods?
The median household in Palmer Woods earns $148,533 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Detroit 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 Detroit?
Nw Goldberg posts the lowest median household income of the 90 Detroit neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
