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 Portland has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Portland do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Southwest Hills, where the median income is a cool $172,903.
$172,903 median income
$165,672 median income
$157,265 median income
$138,185 median income
$126,414 median income
$117,538 median income
$117,312 median income
$115,628 median income
$111,891 median income
$103,449 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Oregon’s statewide median.
Oregon statewide median: $83,011
Oregon statewide median: $499,004
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Portland 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 Portland.
We ranked every neighborhood in Portland by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Southwest Hills, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Portland.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Portland.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Portland for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Hills | $172,903 |
| 2 | Alameda | $165,672 |
| 3 | Eastmoreland | $157,265 |
| 4 | Forest Park | $138,185 |
| 5 | Hillsdale | $126,414 |
| 6 | Irvington | $117,538 |
| 7 | Bridlemile | $117,312 |
| 8 | Linnton | $115,628 |
| 9 | Sunderland | $111,891 |
| 10 | Homestead | $103,449 |
| 11 | Pearl District | $102,361 |
| 12 | Arbor Lodge | $101,657 |
| 13 | Hayhurst | $100,939 |
| 14 | Ross Island | $100,139 |
| 15 | Concordia | $98,964 |
| 16 | Richmond | $97,974 |
| 17 | Overlook | $94,750 |
| 18 | Corbett-Terwilliger-Lair Hill | $93,468 |
| 19 | Roseway | $92,378 |
| 20 | Woodstock | $91,722 |
| 21 | Pleasant Valley | $89,568 |
| 22 | University Park | $88,197 |
| 23 | Woodlawn | $86,659 |
| 24 | Mount Tabor | $86,375 |
| 25 | Sellwood-Moreland | $82,661 |
| 26 | Reed | $82,106 |
| 27 | King | $80,066 |
| 28 | Maplewood-Ashcreek | $79,174 |
| 29 | Center | $78,398 |
| 30 | Brooklyn | $78,382 |
| 31 | Boise | $78,122 |
| 32 | South Tabor | $77,546 |
| 33 | Mount Scott | $77,163 |
| 34 | Kenton | $76,704 |
| 35 | Cathedral Park | $76,628 |
| 36 | Northwest | $76,223 |
| 37 | Argay | $75,251 |
| 38 | Wilkes | $73,738 |
| 39 | Bridgeton | $73,450 |
| 40 | Hosford | $71,902 |
| 41 | Lents | $70,070 |
| 42 | Creston-Kenilworth | $68,844 |
| 43 | Cully | $68,454 |
| 44 | Brentwood-Darlington | $67,974 |
| 45 | Far Southwest | $67,612 |
| 46 | Government Island | $67,280 |
| 47 | Eliot | $66,836 |
| 48 | Madison South | $66,078 |
| 49 | Buckman | $65,544 |
| 50 | Montavilla | $65,253 |
| 51 | Lloyd | $62,631 |
| 52 | Haden Island | $60,522 |
| 53 | Saintjohns | $60,428 |
| 54 | Mill Park | $58,057 |
| 55 | Parkrose | $58,037 |
| 56 | Foster Powell | $54,018 |
| 57 | Hazelwood | $53,042 |
| 58 | Centennial | $51,060 |
| 59 | Kerns | $50,693 |
| 60 | Downtown | $49,632 |
| 61 | Portsmith | $46,666 |
| 62 | Powellhurst | $40,114 |
| 63 | Old Town-Chinatown | $20,650 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 63 Portland neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Portland
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Portland for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Southwest Hills looks to be the richest Portland neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Portland are Southwest Hills, Alameda, Eastmoreland, Forest Park, Hillsdale, Irvington, Bridlemile, Linnton, Sunderland, and Homestead.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Old Town-Chinatown.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Oregon? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Portland FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Portland?
Southwest Hills is the richest neighborhood in Portland for 2026, with a median household income of $172,903. Alameda and Eastmoreland are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Portland?
The richest neighborhoods in Portland are Southwest Hills, Alameda, Eastmoreland, Forest Park, Hillsdale, Irvington, Bridlemile, Linnton, Sunderland, and Homestead. We ranked all 63 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Southwest Hills?
The median household in Southwest Hills earns $172,903 a year, and the median home there is worth $831,817. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Portland 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 Portland?
Old Town-Chinatown posts the lowest median household income of the 63 Portland neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
