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 Lincoln has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Lincoln do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Yankee Ridge, where the median income is a cool $125,612.
$125,612 median income
$112,165 median income
$107,756 median income
$104,415 median income
$101,066 median income
$90,903 median income
$89,569 median income
$88,394 median income
$86,850 median income
$86,161 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Nebraska’s statewide median.
Nebraska statewide median: $76,475
Nebraska statewide median: $276,500
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Lincoln 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 Lincoln.
We ranked every neighborhood in Lincoln by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Yankee Ridge, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Lincoln.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Lincoln.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Lincoln for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yankee Ridge | $125,612 |
| 2 | Crown Pointe | $112,165 |
| 3 | Amber Hills | $107,756 |
| 4 | Family Acres | $104,415 |
| 5 | Porter Ridge | $101,066 |
| 6 | Bishop Park | $90,903 |
| 7 | Eastridge | $89,569 |
| 8 | Highlands | $88,394 |
| 9 | Southern Hills | $86,850 |
| 10 | Country Club | $86,161 |
| 11 | Salt Valley View | $86,125 |
| 12 | Colonial Hills | $83,402 |
| 13 | Bicentennial Estates | $80,441 |
| 14 | Maple Village-Wedgewood | $79,478 |
| 15 | Meadowlane | $75,475 |
| 16 | High Ridge-Cushman | $71,654 |
| 17 | Taylor Park | $70,764 |
| 18 | West A | $70,361 |
| 19 | Greater South | $67,737 |
| 20 | Autumn Wood | $64,384 |
| 21 | Antelope Park | $64,244 |
| 22 | Indian Village | $63,241 |
| 23 | Far South | $59,330 |
| 24 | Capitol Beach | $58,870 |
| 25 | 40th And A | $56,031 |
| 26 | East Campus | $53,784 |
| 27 | Arnold Heights | $53,282 |
| 28 | Belmont | $52,129 |
| 29 | South 48th Street | $50,911 |
| 30 | University Place | $48,097 |
| 31 | Tri-Court | $47,886 |
| 32 | South Salt Creek | $44,516 |
| 33 | Landons | $42,917 |
| 34 | Near South | $42,556 |
| 35 | Woods Park | $38,838 |
| 36 | Hartley | $38,687 |
| 37 | Sunset Acres | $38,413 |
| 38 | Everett | $35,902 |
| 39 | Clinton | $35,363 |
| 40 | Malone | $32,164 |
| 41 | North Bottoms | $31,203 |
| 42 | Downtown | $29,614 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 42 Lincoln neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Lincoln
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Lincoln for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Yankee Ridge looks to be the richest Lincoln neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Lincoln are Yankee Ridge, Crown Pointe, Amber Hills, Family Acres, Porter Ridge, Bishop Park, Eastridge, Highlands, Southern Hills, and Country Club.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Downtown.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Nebraska? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Lincoln FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Lincoln?
Yankee Ridge is the richest neighborhood in Lincoln for 2026, with a median household income of $125,612. Crown Pointe and Amber Hills are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Lincoln?
The richest neighborhoods in Lincoln are Yankee Ridge, Crown Pointe, Amber Hills, Family Acres, Porter Ridge, Bishop Park, Eastridge, Highlands, Southern Hills, and Country Club. We ranked all 42 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Yankee Ridge?
The median household in Yankee Ridge earns $125,612 a year, and the median home there is worth $339,200. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Lincoln 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 Lincoln?
Downtown posts the lowest median household income of the 42 Lincoln neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
