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 Kansas City has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Kansas City do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Sunset Hill West, where the median income is a cool $203,558.
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Missouri statewide median: $70,702
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Kansas City 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 Kansas City.
We ranked every neighborhood in Kansas City by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Sunset Hill West, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Kansas City.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Kansas City.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Kansas City for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset Hill West | $203,558 |
| 2 | Arnour Fields | $190,797 |
| 3 | Stanford Gardens | $175,794 |
| 3 | Greenway Fields | $175,794 |
| 5 | Wornall Homestead | $155,781 |
| 6 | Verona Hills | $125,300 |
| 7 | Armour Hills | $124,347 |
| 8 | Romanelli West | $122,537 |
| 9 | Morningside | $115,357 |
| 10 | Sunset Hill | $104,454 |
| 11 | Central Hyde Park | $103,888 |
| 12 | Westwood | $103,164 |
| 13 | Coleman Highlands | $101,641 |
| 14 | Timber Valley | $95,761 |
| 15 | Red Bridge North | $95,014 |
| 16 | Rolling Meadows | $93,819 |
| 17 | Unity Ridge | $93,542 |
| 18 | Birdlespur | $89,478 |
| 19 | Foxcroft And Glen Arbor | $87,500 |
| 20 | Plaza Westport | $86,275 |
| 21 | Lea Manor | $85,491 |
| 22 | Roanoke | $85,000 |
| 23 | Waldo Homes | $84,842 |
| 24 | Little Blue Valley | $81,899 |
| 25 | Ward Parkway | $80,602 |
| 26 | Tower Homes | $78,097 |
| 27 | River Market | $76,806 |
| 28 | Highview Estates | $76,796 |
| 29 | South Plaza | $75,496 |
| 30 | Crown Center | $74,465 |
| 31 | Faireway Hills | $74,063 |
| 32 | Mission Lake | $73,739 |
| 33 | Western 49-63 | $71,579 |
| 34 | West Plaza | $71,537 |
| 35 | Union Hill | $70,612 |
| 36 | Blue Vue Hills | $70,125 |
| 37 | Longfellow | $69,637 |
| 38 | Oak Park Southwest | $68,433 |
| 39 | West Waldo | $67,534 |
| 40 | Martin City | $65,500 |
| 41 | Western Hills | $65,350 |
| 42 | Volker | $65,231 |
| 43 | Stayton Meadows | $64,711 |
| 44 | Saint Catherine’s Gardens | $62,102 |
| 45 | Royal Oaks | $61,198 |
| 46 | Robandee South | $60,170 |
| 47 | Linden Hills And Indian Heights | $59,897 |
| 48 | Bonne Hills | $59,294 |
| 49 | Old Westport | $58,996 |
| 50 | White Oak | $58,733 |
| 51 | Santa Fe Hills | $58,618 |
| 52 | Country Club Plaza | $57,680 |
| 53 | South Hyde Park | $56,936 |
| 54 | Westside North | $54,386 |
| 55 | Stanford Estates | $54,219 |
| 56 | Ward Parkway Plaza | $54,063 |
| 57 | Southmoreland | $53,798 |
| 58 | Hickman Mills South | $53,599 |
| 59 | Blue Hills Estates | $53,319 |
| 60 | Brown Estates | $52,884 |
| 61 | Oldham Farms | $52,880 |
| 62 | Central Business District-Downtown | $52,423 |
| 63 | Eastwood Hill East | $51,980 |
| 64 | Oak Meyer Gardens | $51,154 |
| 65 | Ruskin Hills | $50,824 |
| 66 | Bannister Ares | $50,536 |
| 67 | Holmes Park | $49,125 |
| 68 | Sterling Acres | $49,100 |
| 69 | Country Lane Estates | $48,938 |
| 70 | Fairlane | $48,856 |
| 71 | Broadway Gillham | $48,694 |
| 72 | Willow Creek | $48,485 |
| 73 | Red Ridge South | $46,227 |
| 74 | Oakwood | $45,714 |
| 75 | Country Valley-Hawthorn Square | $45,549 |
| 76 | Park Farms | $44,742 |
| 77 | Valentine | $44,362 |
| 78 | South India Mound | $44,198 |
| 79 | Hanover Place | $43,479 |
| 80 | Eastern 49-63 | $42,741 |
| 81 | Westside South | $42,276 |
| 82 | Kirkside | $41,678 |
| 83 | East Community Team South | $41,411 |
| 84 | Vineyard Northwest | $41,277 |
| 85 | Vineyard | $41,246 |
| 86 | Palestine West And Oak Park Northeast | $40,926 |
| 87 | Beacon Hills | $40,562 |
| 88 | Eastwood Hills West | $40,532 |
| 89 | Fairwood And Robandee | $40,445 |
| 90 | Hillcrest | $40,368 |
| 91 | Blue Hills | $40,152 |
| 92 | Ivanhoe Southeast | $38,880 |
| 93 | Ivanhoe Northeast | $38,728 |
| 94 | Citadel | $38,155 |
| 95 | Wendell Phillips | $38,080 |
| 96 | Oak Park Southeast | $37,805 |
| 97 | Ruskin Heights | $37,661 |
| 98 | Richards Gebaur | $37,652 |
| 99 | Cunningham Ridge | $37,532 |
| 100 | Norble And Gregory Ridge | $36,942 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 143 Kansas City neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Kansas City
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Kansas City for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Sunset Hill West looks to be the richest Kansas City neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Kansas City are Sunset Hill West, Arnour Fields, Stanford Gardens, Greenway Fields, Wornall Homestead, Verona Hills, Armour Hills, Romanelli West, Morningside, and Sunset Hill.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Central Blue Valley-Park Tower Grade.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Missouri? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Kansas City FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Kansas City?
Sunset Hill West is the richest neighborhood in Kansas City for 2026, with a median household income of $203,558. Arnour Fields and Stanford Gardens are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Kansas City?
The richest neighborhoods in Kansas City are Sunset Hill West, Arnour Fields, Stanford Gardens, Greenway Fields, Wornall Homestead, Verona Hills, Armour Hills, Romanelli West, Morningside, and Sunset Hill. We ranked all 143 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Sunset Hill West?
The median household in Sunset Hill West earns $203,558 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Kansas City 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 Kansas City?
Central Blue Valley-Park Tower Grade posts the lowest median household income of the 143 Kansas City neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
