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 El Paso has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in El Paso do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Willow Bend One, where the median income is a cool $132,428.
$132,428 median income
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Texas statewide median: $78,476
Texas statewide median: $300,957
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in El Paso 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 El Paso.
We ranked every neighborhood in El Paso by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Willow Bend One, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in El Paso.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in El Paso.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in El Paso for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willow Bend One | $132,428 |
| 2 | La Colonia Escondida | $126,107 |
| 3 | Zach White | $100,464 |
| 4 | Mountain Arroyos | $91,986 |
| 5 | Rim Area | $91,569 |
| 6 | North Hills | $88,478 |
| 7 | Silver Springs Village | $82,054 |
| 8 | Coronado | $80,715 |
| 9 | Northwest | $79,050 |
| 10 | Redd-Mulberry | $74,971 |
| 11 | Buena Vista | $70,240 |
| 12 | Mission Hills | $69,018 |
| 13 | East Side | $65,511 |
| 14 | Borderland | $62,442 |
| 15 | Las Tierras | $62,425 |
| 16 | Castner Heights | $62,228 |
| 17 | Las Palmas | $60,295 |
| 18 | Montoya Heights | $59,056 |
| 19 | Album Park | $54,962 |
| 20 | Cielo Vista | $51,676 |
| 21 | Sunset Heights | $50,568 |
| 22 | Medina | $48,125 |
| 23 | Northeast | $46,403 |
| 24 | Mesa Hills | $39,994 |
| 25 | Manhattan Heights | $39,072 |
| 26 | Ysleta Mission Valley | $38,065 |
| 27 | Stoneridge | $37,422 |
| 28 | Central | $35,355 |
| 29 | Lower Valley | $34,999 |
| 30 | Roberts | $34,604 |
| 31 | Five Points | $34,093 |
| 32 | Save The Valley 21 | $32,964 |
| 33 | El Paso High | $32,051 |
| 34 | Thomas Manor | $31,475 |
| 35 | United | $31,264 |
| 36 | Friends Of Karl Wyler | $28,887 |
| 37 | Golden Hills | $28,285 |
| 38 | Carpenter | $26,492 |
| 39 | Houston Park | $26,183 |
| 40 | Union Plaza | $25,161 |
| 41 | Pasadena | $24,596 |
| 42 | El Paso Lower Valley | $22,933 |
| 43 | Lakeside | $22,921 |
| 44 | A Presidential Neighborhood | $21,864 |
| 45 | San Juan | $21,741 |
| 46 | Alameda Business | $18,650 |
| 47 | Chihuahuita | $18,594 |
| 48 | Chamizal | $18,520 |
| 49 | Magoffin | $14,837 |
| 50 | Eagle | $14,812 |
| 51 | South Mesa | $13,676 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 51 El Paso neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of El Paso
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in El Paso for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Willow Bend One looks to be the richest El Paso neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in El Paso are Willow Bend One, La Colonia Escondida, Zach White, Mountain Arroyos, Rim Area, North Hills, Silver Springs Village, Coronado, Northwest, and Redd-Mulberry.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be South Mesa.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Texas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In El Paso FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in El Paso?
Willow Bend One is the richest neighborhood in El Paso for 2026, with a median household income of $132,428. La Colonia Escondida and Zach White are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in El Paso?
The richest neighborhoods in El Paso are Willow Bend One, La Colonia Escondida, Zach White, Mountain Arroyos, Rim Area, North Hills, Silver Springs Village, Coronado, Northwest, and Redd-Mulberry. We ranked all 51 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Willow Bend One?
The median household in Willow Bend One earns $132,428 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and El Paso 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 El Paso?
South Mesa posts the lowest median household income of the 51 El Paso neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
