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 Eugene has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Eugene do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Laurel Hill Valley, where the median income is a cool $103,576.
$103,576 median income
$87,860 median income
$78,920 median income
$77,774 median income
$76,480 median income
$70,946 median income
$69,982 median income
$66,030 median income
$63,726 median income
$62,403 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Oregon’s statewide median.
Oregon statewide median: $83,011
Oregon statewide median: $499,004
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Eugene 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 Eugene.
We ranked every neighborhood in Eugene by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Laurel Hill Valley, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Eugene.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Eugene.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Eugene for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurel Hill Valley | $103,576 |
| 2 | Crest Drive | $87,860 |
| 3 | Santa Clara | $78,920 |
| 4 | Southeast | $77,774 |
| 5 | Amazon | $76,480 |
| 6 | Industrial Corridor | $70,946 |
| 7 | Cal Young | $69,982 |
| 8 | Friendly Area | $66,030 |
| 9 | Churchill Area | $63,726 |
| 10 | Harlow | $62,403 |
| 11 | Fairmount | $58,236 |
| 12 | River Road | $56,380 |
| 13 | West Eugene | $51,736 |
| 14 | Trainsong | $50,854 |
| 15 | Active Bethel | $46,446 |
| 16 | Far West | $41,432 |
| 17 | Jefferson Westside | $35,544 |
| 18 | South University | $34,684 |
| 19 | Whiteaker | $34,549 |
| 20 | South Eugene High School | $31,008 |
| 21 | Downtown | $26,884 |
| 22 | West University | $26,073 |
| 23 | U Of O Campus | $20,050 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 23 Eugene neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Eugene
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Eugene for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Laurel Hill Valley looks to be the richest Eugene neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Eugene are Laurel Hill Valley, Crest Drive, Santa Clara, Southeast, Amazon, Industrial Corridor, Cal Young, Friendly Area, Churchill Area, and Harlow.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be U Of O Campus.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Oregon? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Eugene FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Eugene?
Laurel Hill Valley is the richest neighborhood in Eugene for 2026, with a median household income of $103,576. Crest Drive and Santa Clara are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Eugene?
The richest neighborhoods in Eugene are Laurel Hill Valley, Crest Drive, Santa Clara, Southeast, Amazon, Industrial Corridor, Cal Young, Friendly Area, Churchill Area, and Harlow. We ranked all 23 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Laurel Hill Valley?
The median household in Laurel Hill Valley earns $103,576 a year, and the median home there is worth $444,600. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Eugene 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 Eugene?
U Of O Campus posts the lowest median household income of the 23 Eugene neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
