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 Pittsburgh has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Pittsburgh do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Strip District, where the median income is a cool $120,764.
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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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh.
We ranked every neighborhood in Pittsburgh by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Strip District, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Pittsburgh.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Pittsburgh.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strip District | $120,764 |
| 2 | Point Breeze | $117,544 |
| 3 | Squirrel Hill North | $117,062 |
| 4 | Highland Park | $93,654 |
| 5 | Central Business District | $90,768 |
| 6 | Regent Square | $85,507 |
| 7 | Allegheny West | $82,500 |
| 8 | North Shore | $82,049 |
| 9 | Lower Lawrenceville | $79,766 |
| 10 | Herrs Island | $75,298 |
| 11 | Summer Hill | $75,280 |
| 12 | Squirrel Hill South | $75,200 |
| 13 | Banksville | $70,330 |
| 14 | Duquesne Heights | $70,178 |
| 15 | Swisshelm Park | $69,838 |
| 16 | Point Breeze North | $68,691 |
| 17 | Stanton Heights | $67,287 |
| 18 | Morningside | $66,919 |
| 19 | Chartiers City | $66,583 |
| 20 | Fairywood | $66,181 |
| 21 | Brighton Heights | $66,175 |
| 22 | Perry North | $64,892 |
| 23 | Lincoln Place | $64,835 |
| 24 | Polish Hill | $63,316 |
| 25 | Upper Lawrenceville | $63,034 |
| 26 | Central Lawrenceville | $62,966 |
| 27 | Allegheny Center | $62,943 |
| 28 | Oakwood | $62,938 |
| 29 | Brookline | $62,725 |
| 30 | Greenfield | $62,590 |
| 31 | Shadyside | $62,193 |
| 32 | Spring Garden | $61,280 |
| 33 | Westwood | $60,366 |
| 34 | Hays | $59,992 |
| 35 | Ridgemont | $59,514 |
| 36 | Southside Flats | $58,211 |
| 37 | Troy Hill | $58,158 |
| 38 | Beechview | $57,488 |
| 39 | Wind Gap | $56,729 |
| 40 | Mount Washington | $56,416 |
| 41 | Southside Slopes | $54,903 |
| 42 | Bloomfield | $53,420 |
| 43 | Bon Air | $53,375 |
| 44 | Overbrook | $53,252 |
| 45 | Central Northside | $52,454 |
| 46 | Allentown | $51,792 |
| 47 | East Liberty | $49,623 |
| 48 | Garfield | $48,547 |
| 49 | Manchester | $45,255 |
| 50 | Crafton Heights | $44,836 |
| 51 | Sheraden | $42,337 |
| 52 | Marshall-Shadeland | $41,920 |
| 53 | Friendship | $41,534 |
| 54 | East Carnegie | $41,250 |
| 55 | Knoxville | $40,874 |
| 56 | Perry South | $40,444 |
| 57 | Chateau | $39,583 |
| 58 | Bluff | $39,531 |
| 59 | Carrick | $39,096 |
| 60 | Fine View | $37,880 |
| 61 | Beltzhoover | $37,215 |
| 62 | Elliott | $35,972 |
| 63 | Upper Hill | $34,954 |
| 64 | Saint Clair | $34,861 |
| 65 | Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar | $33,697 |
| 66 | Mount Oliver | $33,437 |
| 68 | Mt Oliver | $33,083 |
| 68 | Arlington Heights | $33,083 |
| 68 | Arlington | $33,083 |
| 70 | Middle Hill | $32,974 |
| 71 | East Allegheny | $32,871 |
| 72 | Hazelwood | $32,709 |
| 73 | North Oakland | $32,413 |
| 74 | Homewood North | $29,694 |
| 75 | California-Kirkbride | $28,125 |
| 76 | Esplen | $27,250 |
| 77 | Spring Hill-City View | $27,178 |
| 78 | Homewood West | $22,470 |
| 79 | Larimer | $21,408 |
| 80 | Homewood South | $19,679 |
| 81 | Oakland | $19,301 |
| 82 | West Oakland | $18,391 |
| 83 | Crawford Roberts | $17,822 |
| 84 | Bedford Dwellings | $16,551 |
| 85 | East Hills | $16,417 |
| 85 | Terrace Village | $16,417 |
| 87 | Northview Heights | $16,318 |
| 88 | Glen Hazel | $12,022 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 88 Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Pittsburgh
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Pittsburgh for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Strip District looks to be the richest Pittsburgh neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Strip District, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill North, Highland Park, Central Business District, Regent Square, Allegheny West, North Shore, Lower Lawrenceville, and Herrs Island.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Glen Hazel.
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 Pittsburgh FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Pittsburgh?
Strip District is the richest neighborhood in Pittsburgh for 2026, with a median household income of $120,764. Point Breeze and Squirrel Hill North are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh?
The richest neighborhoods in Pittsburgh are Strip District, Point Breeze, Squirrel Hill North, Highland Park, Central Business District, Regent Square, Allegheny West, North Shore, Lower Lawrenceville, and Herrs Island. We ranked all 88 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Strip District?
The median household in Strip District earns $120,764 a year, and the median home there is worth $422,100. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh?
Glen Hazel posts the lowest median household income of the 88 Pittsburgh neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
