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 Philadelphia has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Philadelphia do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Riverfront, where the median income is a cool $116,172.
$116,172 median income
$107,507 median income
$105,999 median income
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$89,950 median income
$88,516 median income
$76,360 median income
$74,773 median income
$74,177 median income
$72,884 median income
The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Pennsylvania’s statewide median.
Pennsylvania statewide median: $77,971
Pennsylvania statewide median: $282,736
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia.
We ranked every neighborhood in Philadelphia by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Riverfront, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Philadelphia.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Philadelphia.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Philadelphia for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverfront | $116,172 |
| 2 | East Falls | $107,507 |
| 3 | Chestnut Hill | $105,999 |
| 4 | Manayunk | $101,206 |
| 5 | Roxborough | $89,950 |
| 6 | Fishtown | $88,516 |
| 7 | City Center East | $76,360 |
| 8 | City Center West | $74,773 |
| 9 | Girard Estates | $74,177 |
| 10 | Fairmount-Spring Garden | $72,884 |
| 11 | Schuylkill Southwest | $71,943 |
| 12 | Academy Gardens | $71,325 |
| 13 | Marconi Plaza-Packer Park | $69,608 |
| 14 | Fox Chase | $68,297 |
| 15 | Somerton | $67,342 |
| 16 | Torresdale | $63,800 |
| 17 | Byberry | $63,343 |
| 18 | Eastwick | $62,198 |
| 19 | Bustleton | $61,570 |
| 20 | Mount Airy | $58,968 |
| 21 | Grays Ferry | $58,692 |
| 22 | Wharton-Hawthorne-Bella Vista | $56,818 |
| 23 | Rhawnhurst | $56,166 |
| 24 | Point Breeze | $55,178 |
| 25 | Pennsport-Whitman-Queen | $54,536 |
| 26 | Richmond | $53,760 |
| 27 | Brewerytown | $53,106 |
| 28 | Wynnefield | $51,329 |
| 29 | Summerdale | $50,710 |
| 30 | Mayfield | $48,968 |
| 31 | Oxford Circle | $48,280 |
| 32 | Cedar Brook | $46,862 |
| 33 | Holmesburry-Torresdale | $46,772 |
| 34 | South Philadelphia | $45,300 |
| 35 | Wissanoning | $44,320 |
| 36 | Morris Park | $42,528 |
| 37 | Oak Lane | $42,352 |
| 38 | Kensington | $42,035 |
| 39 | Olney | $38,306 |
| 40 | Cobbs Creek | $36,830 |
| 41 | Elmwood | $36,392 |
| 42 | Poplar-Ludlow-Yorktowne | $35,486 |
| 43 | Belmont | $33,473 |
| 44 | North Central | $33,376 |
| 45 | Frankford | $33,299 |
| 46 | Juniata Park-Feltonville | $31,888 |
| 47 | Logan-Fern Rock | $30,568 |
| 48 | Germantown | $29,642 |
| 49 | Harrowgate | $29,043 |
| 50 | Strawberry Mansion | $29,030 |
| 51 | Haddington-Carroll Park | $28,706 |
| 52 | Hunting Park | $28,438 |
| 53 | Alleghany West | $25,196 |
| 54 | Tioga-Nicetown | $24,935 |
| 55 | Hartranft | $23,203 |
| 56 | Fairhill | $17,992 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 56 Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Philadelphia
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Philadelphia for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Riverfront looks to be the richest Philadelphia neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Philadelphia are Riverfront, East Falls, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk, Roxborough, Fishtown, City Center East, City Center West, Girard Estates, and Fairmount-Spring Garden.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Fairhill.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Philadelphia FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Philadelphia?
Riverfront is the richest neighborhood in Philadelphia for 2026, with a median household income of $116,172. East Falls and Chestnut Hill are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Philadelphia?
The richest neighborhoods in Philadelphia are Riverfront, East Falls, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk, Roxborough, Fishtown, City Center East, City Center West, Girard Estates, and Fairmount-Spring Garden. We ranked all 56 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Riverfront?
The median household in Riverfront earns $116,172 a year, and the median home there is worth $382,120. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia?
Fairhill posts the lowest median household income of the 56 Philadelphia neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
