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 Los Angeles has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Los Angeles do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Pacific Palisades, where the median income is a cool $205,646.
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How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles.
We ranked every neighborhood in Los Angeles by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Pacific Palisades, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Los Angeles.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Los Angeles.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Los Angeles for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Palisades | $205,646 |
| 2 | Bel Air | $198,758 |
| 3 | Beverly Glen | $193,885 |
| 4 | Brentwood | $163,253 |
| 5 | Playa Vista | $151,877 |
| 6 | Westchester | $129,931 |
| 7 | West Hills | $123,412 |
| 8 | Venice | $122,750 |
| 9 | Portar Ranch | $122,141 |
| 10 | Encino | $117,836 |
| 11 | Studio City | $117,445 |
| 12 | West Los Angeles | $116,735 |
| 13 | Hollywood Hills | $113,863 |
| 14 | Century City | $111,840 |
| 15 | Woodland Hills | $109,058 |
| 16 | Granada Hills | $107,829 |
| 17 | Playa Del Ray | $104,607 |
| 18 | Pico-Robertson | $103,804 |
| 19 | Mar Vista | $102,786 |
| 20 | Chatsworth | $101,676 |
| 21 | Los Feliz | $101,089 |
| 22 | Shadow Hills | $100,458 |
| 23 | Mid Wilshire | $99,711 |
| 24 | Mid City West | $98,680 |
| 25 | Eagle Rock | $95,550 |
| 26 | Northridge | $94,583 |
| 27 | Sawtelle | $92,728 |
| 28 | Sunland | $91,974 |
| 29 | Silver Lake | $91,137 |
| 30 | Atwater Village | $91,126 |
| 31 | Mount Washington | $89,732 |
| 32 | Tarzana | $89,012 |
| 33 | Mission Hills | $84,609 |
| 34 | Valley Village | $84,571 |
| 35 | Arleta | $84,270 |
| 36 | Palms | $83,954 |
| 37 | Toluca Lake | $83,615 |
| 38 | Lakeview Terrace | $82,779 |
| 39 | Montecito Heights | $81,139 |
| 40 | Westwood | $78,789 |
| 41 | Sylmar | $78,184 |
| 42 | San Pedro | $77,474 |
| 43 | Tujunga | $77,320 |
| 44 | Glassell Park | $76,170 |
| 45 | Winnetka | $75,166 |
| 46 | Reseda | $74,808 |
| 47 | Highland Park | $73,793 |
| 48 | Mid City | $73,044 |
| 49 | North Hills | $72,890 |
| 50 | Echo Park | $72,527 |
| 51 | Harbor Gateway | $67,380 |
| 52 | El Sereno | $66,447 |
| 53 | Canoga Park | $65,037 |
| 54 | Harbor City | $63,462 |
| 55 | Sun Valley | $63,454 |
| 56 | Pacoima | $62,298 |
| 57 | Central City East | $58,266 |
| 58 | Cypress Park | $58,239 |
| 59 | Van Nuys | $58,231 |
| 60 | Hyde Park | $58,128 |
| 61 | North Hollywood | $57,555 |
| 62 | Jefferson Park | $57,065 |
| 63 | Wilmington | $56,607 |
| 64 | Civic Center-Little Tokyo | $55,760 |
| 65 | Panorama City | $55,198 |
| 66 | Hollywood | $53,967 |
| 67 | Glendale | $53,438 |
| 68 | Chinatown | $53,225 |
| 69 | West Adams | $52,313 |
| 70 | Leiment Park | $51,933 |
| 71 | Lincoln Heights | $51,775 |
| 72 | Crenshaw | $51,584 |
| 73 | Downtown | $50,463 |
| 74 | South Los Angeles | $50,087 |
| 75 | Boyle Heights | $49,528 |
| 76 | New Downtown | $49,413 |
| 77 | South Park | $48,922 |
| 78 | Westlake | $46,523 |
| 79 | Southeast Los Angeles | $45,171 |
| 80 | Central City | $43,878 |
| 81 | Fashion District | $39,866 |
| 82 | Watts | $36,669 |
| 83 | Wholesale District-Skid Row | $29,771 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 83 Los Angeles neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Los Angeles
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Los Angeles for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Pacific Palisades looks to be the richest Los Angeles neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Los Angeles are Pacific Palisades, Bel Air, Beverly Glen, Brentwood, Playa Vista, Westchester, West Hills, Venice, Portar Ranch, and Encino.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Wholesale District-Skid Row.
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 Los Angeles FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Los Angeles?
Pacific Palisades is the richest neighborhood in Los Angeles for 2026, with a median household income of $205,646. Bel Air and Beverly Glen are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Los Angeles?
The richest neighborhoods in Los Angeles are Pacific Palisades, Bel Air, Beverly Glen, Brentwood, Playa Vista, Westchester, West Hills, Venice, Portar Ranch, and Encino. We ranked all 83 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Pacific Palisades?
The median household in Pacific Palisades earns $205,646 a year, and the median home there is worth $2,000,001. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?
Wholesale District-Skid Row posts the lowest median household income of the 83 Los Angeles neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
