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 Providence has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Providence do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Blackstone, where the median income is a cool $128,378.
$128,378 median income
$92,475 median income
$89,275 median income
$77,826 median income
$76,286 median income
$68,504 median income
$64,063 median income
$63,560 median income
$59,559 median income
$57,834 median income
The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Rhode Island’s statewide median.
Rhode Island statewide median: $87,796
Rhode Island statewide median: $499,272
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Providence 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 Providence.
We ranked every neighborhood in Providence by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Blackstone, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Providence.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Providence.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Providence for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackstone | $128,378 |
| 2 | College Hill | $92,475 |
| 3 | Wayland | $89,275 |
| 4 | Mount Hope | $77,826 |
| 5 | Hope | $76,286 |
| 6 | Elmhurst | $68,504 |
| 7 | Mount Pleasant | $64,063 |
| 8 | Fox Point | $63,560 |
| 9 | Valley | $59,559 |
| 10 | Reservoir | $57,834 |
| 11 | Federal Hill | $52,291 |
| 12 | Smith Hill | $51,724 |
| 13 | Downtown | $49,838 |
| 14 | Silverlake | $49,563 |
| 15 | South Elmwood | $49,439 |
| 16 | Washington Park | $45,408 |
| 17 | West End | $45,261 |
| 18 | Charles | $43,450 |
| 19 | Elmwood | $43,068 |
| 20 | Olneyville | $43,021 |
| 21 | Wanskuck | $42,194 |
| 22 | Hartford | $38,131 |
| 23 | Lower South Providence | $27,440 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 23 Providence neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Providence
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Providence for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Blackstone looks to be the richest Providence neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Providence are Blackstone, College Hill, Wayland, Mount Hope, Hope, Elmhurst, Mount Pleasant, Fox Point, Valley, and Reservoir.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Lower South Providence.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Rhode Island? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Providence FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Providence?
Blackstone is the richest neighborhood in Providence for 2026, with a median household income of $128,378. College Hill and Wayland are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Providence?
The richest neighborhoods in Providence are Blackstone, College Hill, Wayland, Mount Hope, Hope, Elmhurst, Mount Pleasant, Fox Point, Valley, and Reservoir. We ranked all 23 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Blackstone?
The median household in Blackstone earns $128,378 a year, and the median home there is worth $459,340. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Providence 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 Providence?
Lower South Providence posts the lowest median household income of the 23 Providence neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
