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 Little Rock has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Little Rock do the richest of the rich people live? That would be River Mountain, where the median income is a cool $96,832.
$96,832 median income
$81,906 median income
$79,200 median income
$78,665 median income
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$67,187 median income
$51,613 median income
$50,886 median income
$50,150 median income
$49,271 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Arkansas’s statewide median.
Arkansas statewide median: $60,773
Arkansas statewide median: $222,050
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Little Rock 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 Little Rock.
We ranked every neighborhood in Little Rock by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, River Mountain, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Little Rock.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Little Rock.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Little Rock for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | River Mountain | $96,832 |
| 2 | Heights | $81,906 |
| 3 | Rock Creek | $79,200 |
| 4 | Reservoir | $78,665 |
| 5 | Hillcrest | $73,968 |
| 6 | Midtown | $67,187 |
| 7 | Otter Creek Crystal | $51,613 |
| 8 | Walnut Valley | $50,886 |
| 9 | South Geyer Springs | $50,150 |
| 10 | West Markham | $49,271 |
| 11 | Briarwood | $48,726 |
| 12 | Westwood-Pecan Lake | $45,068 |
| 13 | Cloverdale Watson | $41,717 |
| 14 | Capital View-Stiff | $40,185 |
| 15 | John Barrow | $40,153 |
| 16 | Boyle Park | $40,050 |
| 17 | Big Dickinson Lake | $38,607 |
| 18 | Chicot West | $38,423 |
| 19 | Stephens | $36,465 |
| 20 | 65th Street West | $35,436 |
| 21 | Upper Baseline | $35,028 |
| 22 | Central High | $34,319 |
| 23 | Wakefield | $33,180 |
| 24 | East Of I-30 | $32,768 |
| 25 | South End | $31,969 |
| 26 | Oak Forest | $30,444 |
| 27 | Downtown | $30,291 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 27 Little Rock neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Little Rock
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Little Rock for 2026? According to the most recent census data, River Mountain looks to be the richest Little Rock neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Little Rock are River Mountain, Heights, Rock Creek, Reservoir, Hillcrest, Midtown, Otter Creek Crystal, Walnut Valley, South Geyer Springs, and West Markham.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Downtown.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Arkansas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Little Rock FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Little Rock?
River Mountain is the richest neighborhood in Little Rock for 2026, with a median household income of $96,832. Heights and Rock Creek are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Little Rock?
The richest neighborhoods in Little Rock are River Mountain, Heights, Rock Creek, Reservoir, Hillcrest, Midtown, Otter Creek Crystal, Walnut Valley, South Geyer Springs, and West Markham. We ranked all 27 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in River Mountain?
The median household in River Mountain earns $96,832 a year, and the median home there is worth $284,525. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Little Rock 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 Little Rock?
Downtown posts the lowest median household income of the 27 Little Rock neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
