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 Oakland has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Oakland do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Crocker Highland, where the median income is a cool $238,126.
$238,126 median income
$236,635 median income
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Located in
Alameda County, California
Montclair is a city in the Pomona Valley, in southwestern San Bernardino County, California. The population was 36,664 in the 2010 United States Census.
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$204,144 median income
Located in
Alameda County, California
Piedmont is a small, mostly-residential, semi-suburban city located in Alameda County, California, United States. Piedmont is completely surrounded by the city of Oakland. Its residential population was 10,667 at the 2010 census. The name comes after the region of Piedmont in Italy, and literally means foothill. Piedmont was incorporated in 1907, and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s. The Piedmont Unified School District includes three elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools.
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$198,750 median income
$198,252 median income
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$195,162 median income
Located in
Alameda County, California
Claremont is a city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States, 30.3 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, and has a population, as of the 2015 United States Census estimate, of 36,283 people.
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$194,731 median income
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Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Oakland 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 Oakland.
We ranked every neighborhood in Oakland by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Crocker Highland, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Oakland.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Oakland.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Oakland for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crocker Highland | $238,126 |
| 2 | Hiller Highlands | $236,635 |
| 3 | Panoramic Hill | $214,500 |
| 4 | Montclair | $214,386 |
| 5 | Piedmont | $204,144 |
| 6 | Montclair Business | $198,750 |
| 7 | Merriwood | $198,252 |
| 8 | Upper Rockridge | $197,631 |
| 9 | Claremont | $195,162 |
| 10 | Trestle Glen | $194,731 |
| 11 | Rockridge | $192,072 |
| 12 | Forestland | $189,943 |
| 13 | Woodminster | $187,347 |
| 13 | Crestmont | $187,347 |
| 15 | Piedmont Pines | $183,535 |
| 16 | Glen Highlands | $177,448 |
| 17 | Shepherd Canyon | $176,316 |
| 18 | Joaquin Miller Park | $175,972 |
| 19 | Lakeshore | $169,975 |
| 20 | Oakmore | $165,721 |
| 21 | South Prescott | $163,932 |
| 22 | Mountain View Cemetery | $146,319 |
| 23 | Leona Heights | $142,820 |
| 24 | Fairview Park | $132,915 |
| 25 | Glenview | $129,882 |
| 26 | Caballo Hills | $129,463 |
| 27 | Sheffield Village | $129,130 |
| 28 | Lincoln Highlands | $126,466 |
| 29 | Skyline-Hillcrest Estates | $123,204 |
| 30 | Sequoyah | $120,190 |
| 31 | Redwood Heights | $117,292 |
| 32 | Upper Dimond | $116,945 |
| 33 | Lake Merritt | $115,330 |
| 34 | Chabot Park | $111,840 |
| 35 | Eastmont Hills | $110,692 |
| 36 | Bushrod | $104,139 |
| 37 | South Kennedy Tract | $103,944 |
| 38 | Grand Lake | $103,276 |
| 39 | Cleveland Heights | $99,605 |
| 40 | Maxwell Park | $97,675 |
| 41 | Golden Gate | $97,038 |
| 42 | Arrowhead Marsh | $96,834 |
| 43 | Gaskill | $95,553 |
| 44 | Prescott | $94,056 |
| 45 | Golf Links | $93,839 |
| 46 | Longfellow | $93,785 |
| 47 | Bella Vista | $93,352 |
| 48 | Shafter | $90,537 |
| 49 | Santa Fe | $90,486 |
| 50 | Adams Point | $90,098 |
| 51 | Piedmont Avenue | $89,932 |
| 52 | Mosswood | $88,010 |
| 53 | Waverly | $87,012 |
| 54 | Clawson | $86,830 |
| 55 | Mills College | $86,563 |
| 56 | Fremont | $86,075 |
| 57 | Paradise Park | $85,442 |
| 58 | Durant Manor | $84,924 |
| 59 | Fairfax | $84,670 |
| 60 | Temescal | $84,384 |
| 61 | Downtown | $83,100 |
| 62 | San Pablo Gateway | $81,891 |
| 63 | Las Palmas | $78,751 |
| 64 | Pill Hill | $78,700 |
| 65 | Ivy Hill | $77,695 |
| 66 | Old City-Produce And Waterfront | $76,119 |
| 67 | Toler Heights | $73,715 |
| 68 | Produce And Waterfront | $73,646 |
| 69 | Northgate | $73,556 |
| 70 | Oakland Ave-Harrison St | $72,751 |
| 71 | Upper Laurel | $72,640 |
| 72 | Millsmont | $72,298 |
| 73 | Sausal Creek | $72,278 |
| 74 | Hoover-Foster | $71,651 |
| 75 | South Stonehurst | $71,490 |
| 76 | Jefferson | $67,829 |
| 77 | School | $67,199 |
| 78 | Allendale | $66,695 |
| 79 | Merritt | $65,628 |
| 80 | Frick | $65,517 |
| 81 | Oakland Airport | $65,132 |
| 82 | Brookfield Village | $64,445 |
| 83 | Foothill Square | $64,250 |
| 84 | Dimond | $63,822 |
| 85 | Clinton | $63,619 |
| 86 | Sobrante Park | $62,560 |
| 87 | McClymonds | $62,382 |
| 88 | Arroyo Viejo | $61,366 |
| 89 | Acorn-Acorn Industrial | $60,700 |
| 90 | Tuxedo | $59,889 |
| 91 | Civic Center | $57,863 |
| 92 | Ralph Bunche | $56,986 |
| 93 | Lakewide | $56,869 |
| 94 | Bartlett | $56,034 |
| 95 | Patten | $55,978 |
| 96 | Peralta-Laney | $55,739 |
| 97 | North Stonehurst | $54,529 |
| 98 | Iveywood | $54,228 |
| 99 | Eastmont | $53,836 |
| 100 | Harrington | $53,220 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 131 Oakland neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Oakland
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Oakland for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Crocker Highland looks to be the richest Oakland neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Oakland are Crocker Highland, Hiller Highlands, Panoramic Hill, Montclair, Piedmont, Montclair Business, Merriwood, Upper Rockridge, Claremont, and Trestle Glen.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Fruitvale Station.
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 Oakland FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Oakland?
Crocker Highland is the richest neighborhood in Oakland for 2026, with a median household income of $238,126. Hiller Highlands and Panoramic Hill are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Oakland?
The richest neighborhoods in Oakland are Crocker Highland, Hiller Highlands, Panoramic Hill, Montclair, Piedmont, Montclair Business, Merriwood, Upper Rockridge, Claremont, and Trestle Glen. We ranked all 131 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Crocker Highland?
The median household in Crocker Highland earns $238,126 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Oakland 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 Oakland?
Fruitvale Station posts the lowest median household income of the 131 Oakland neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
