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 Knoxville has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Knoxville do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Fourth And Gill, where the median income is a cool $63,744.
$63,744 median income
$60,072 median income
$53,425 median income
$50,398 median income
$45,586 median income
$42,946 median income
$37,265 median income
$35,665 median income
$33,538 median income
$28,218 median income
The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Tennessee’s statewide median.
Tennessee statewide median: $69,595
Tennessee statewide median: $333,651
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Knoxville 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 Knoxville.
We ranked every neighborhood in Knoxville by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Fourth And Gill, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Knoxville.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Knoxville.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Knoxville for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourth And Gill | $63,744 |
| 2 | Oakwood | $60,072 |
| 3 | Old North Knoxville | $53,425 |
| 4 | Edgewood | $50,398 |
| 5 | Parkridge | $45,586 |
| 6 | South Knoxville | $42,946 |
| 7 | Belle Morris | $37,265 |
| 8 | Downtown Knoxville | $35,665 |
| 9 | Old Sevier | $33,538 |
| 10 | Beaumont | $28,218 |
| 11 | Park City | $25,950 |
| 12 | Mechanicsville | $25,862 |
| 13 | Fort Sanders | $24,960 |
| 14 | Old City | $22,826 |
| 15 | College Hills | $19,455 |
| 16 | Mornngside | $16,270 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 16 Knoxville neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Knoxville
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Knoxville for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Fourth And Gill looks to be the richest Knoxville neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Knoxville are Fourth And Gill, Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, Edgewood, Parkridge, South Knoxville, Belle Morris, Downtown Knoxville, Old Sevier, and Beaumont.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Mornngside.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Tennessee? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Knoxville FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Knoxville?
Fourth And Gill is the richest neighborhood in Knoxville for 2026, with a median household income of $63,744. Oakwood and Old North Knoxville are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Knoxville?
The richest neighborhoods in Knoxville are Fourth And Gill, Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, Edgewood, Parkridge, South Knoxville, Belle Morris, Downtown Knoxville, Old Sevier, and Beaumont. We ranked all 16 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Fourth And Gill?
The median household in Fourth And Gill earns $63,744 a year, and the median home there is worth $298,800. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Knoxville 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 Knoxville?
Mornngside posts the lowest median household income of the 16 Knoxville neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
