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 Memphis has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Memphis do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Windyke-Southwind, where the median income is a cool $119,571.
$119,571 median income
$82,462 median income
$68,405 median income
$60,304 median income
$54,588 median income
$49,911 median income
$41,580 median income
$40,518 median income
$39,603 median income
$37,738 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 Memphis 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 Memphis.
We ranked every neighborhood in Memphis by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Windyke-Southwind, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Memphis.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Memphis.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Memphis for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windyke-Southwind | $119,571 |
| 2 | River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral | $82,462 |
| 3 | Cordova-Appling | $68,405 |
| 4 | East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire | $60,304 |
| 5 | Eads-Fisherville | $54,588 |
| 6 | Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale | $49,911 |
| 7 | Raleigh | $41,580 |
| 8 | Midtown | $40,518 |
| 9 | White Haven-Coro Lake | $39,603 |
| 10 | Parkway Village-Oakhaven | $37,738 |
| 11 | Berclair-Highland Heights | $32,973 |
| 12 | Shelby Forest-Frayser | $30,093 |
| 13 | Downtown | $30,027 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 13 Memphis neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Memphis
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Memphis for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Windyke-Southwind looks to be the richest Memphis neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Memphis are Windyke-Southwind, River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Cordova-Appling, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Eads-Fisherville, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Raleigh, Midtown, White Haven-Coro Lake, and Parkway Village-Oakhaven.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Downtown.
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 Memphis FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Memphis?
Windyke-Southwind is the richest neighborhood in Memphis for 2026, with a median household income of $119,571. River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral and Cordova-Appling are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Memphis?
The richest neighborhoods in Memphis are Windyke-Southwind, River Oaks-Kirby-Balmoral, Cordova-Appling, East Memphis-Colonial-Yorkshire, Eads-Fisherville, Hickory Ridge-South Riverdale, Raleigh, Midtown, White Haven-Coro Lake, and Parkway Village-Oakhaven. We ranked all 13 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Windyke-Southwind?
The median household in Windyke-Southwind earns $119,571 a year, and the median home there is worth $286,500. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Memphis 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 Memphis?
Downtown posts the lowest median household income of the 13 Memphis neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
