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 Fresno has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Fresno do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Woodward Park, where the median income is a cool $101,961.
$101,961 median income
$89,000 median income
$73,455 median income
$69,536 median income
$66,411 median income
$62,943 median income
$56,701 median income
$49,244 median income
$48,271 median income
$35,850 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is California’s statewide median.
California statewide median: $99,122
California statewide median: $774,582
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Fresno 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 Fresno.
We ranked every neighborhood in Fresno by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Woodward Park, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Fresno.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Fresno.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Fresno for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodward Park | $101,961 |
| 2 | North Growth Area | $89,000 |
| 3 | Bullard | $73,455 |
| 4 | Southeast Growth Area | $69,536 |
| 5 | South Growth Area | $66,411 |
| 6 | West | $62,943 |
| 7 | Hoover | $56,701 |
| 8 | Mclane | $49,244 |
| 9 | Roosevelt | $48,271 |
| 10 | Fresno-High | $35,850 |
| 11 | Edison | $32,395 |
| 12 | Central | $28,279 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 12 Fresno neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Fresno
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Fresno for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Woodward Park looks to be the richest Fresno neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Fresno are Woodward Park, North Growth Area, Bullard, Southeast Growth Area, South Growth Area, West, Hoover, Mclane, Roosevelt, and Fresno-High.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Central.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Fresno FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Fresno?
Woodward Park is the richest neighborhood in Fresno for 2026, with a median household income of $101,961. North Growth Area and Bullard are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Fresno?
The richest neighborhoods in Fresno are Woodward Park, North Growth Area, Bullard, Southeast Growth Area, South Growth Area, West, Hoover, Mclane, Roosevelt, and Fresno-High. We ranked all 12 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Woodward Park?
The median household in Woodward Park earns $101,961 a year, and the median home there is worth $368,063. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Fresno 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 Fresno?
Central posts the lowest median household income of the 12 Fresno neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
