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 Rochester has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Rochester do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Cobbs Hill, where the median income is a cool $106,229.
$106,229 median income
$85,448 median income
$73,884 median income
$63,772 median income
$62,846 median income
$62,473 median income
$61,461 median income
$54,846 median income
$54,360 median income
$53,569 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is New York’s statewide median.
New York statewide median: $85,974
New York statewide median: $507,794
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Rochester 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 Rochester.
We ranked every neighborhood in Rochester by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Cobbs Hill, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Rochester.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Rochester.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Rochester for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobbs Hill | $106,229 |
| 2 | Browncroft | $85,448 |
| 3 | Genesee Valley Park | $73,884 |
| 4 | Ellwanger-Barry | $63,772 |
| 5 | Culver-Winton | $62,846 |
| 6 | Park Avenue | $62,473 |
| 7 | Homestead Heights | $61,461 |
| 8 | Strong | $54,846 |
| 9 | East Avenue | $54,360 |
| 10 | Central Business District | $53,569 |
| 11 | South Wedge | $48,928 |
| 12 | 19th Ward | $47,842 |
| 13 | Northland-Lyceum | $45,906 |
| 14 | Highland | $44,419 |
| 15 | Swillburg | $44,152 |
| 16 | Maplewood | $43,339 |
| 17 | Corn Hill | $39,924 |
| 18 | Atlantic-University | $38,480 |
| 19 | Beechwood | $37,591 |
| 20 | Charlotte | $37,386 |
| 21 | Pearl-Meigs-Monroe | $35,344 |
| 22 | Lyell-Otis | $30,686 |
| 23 | Brown Square | $25,179 |
| 24 | Edgerton | $22,720 |
| 25 | Dutchtown | $22,697 |
| 26 | Genesee-Jefferson | $22,632 |
| 27 | Mayor’s Heights | $22,113 |
| 28 | North Marketview Heights | $22,091 |
| 29 | Charles House | $20,658 |
| 30 | Upper Falls | $20,382 |
| 31 | South Marketview Heights | $20,220 |
| 32 | Susan B Anthony | $19,618 |
| 33 | Plymouth-Exchange | $19,068 |
| 34 | Best | $18,122 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 34 Rochester neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Rochester
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Rochester for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Cobbs Hill looks to be the richest Rochester neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Rochester are Cobbs Hill, Browncroft, Genesee Valley Park, Ellwanger-Barry, Culver-Winton, Park Avenue, Homestead Heights, Strong, East Avenue, and Central Business District.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Best.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on New York? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Rochester FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Rochester?
Cobbs Hill is the richest neighborhood in Rochester for 2026, with a median household income of $106,229. Browncroft and Genesee Valley Park are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Rochester?
The richest neighborhoods in Rochester are Cobbs Hill, Browncroft, Genesee Valley Park, Ellwanger-Barry, Culver-Winton, Park Avenue, Homestead Heights, Strong, East Avenue, and Central Business District. We ranked all 34 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Cobbs Hill?
The median household in Cobbs Hill earns $106,229 a year, and the median home there is worth $230,200. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Rochester 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 Rochester?
Best posts the lowest median household income of the 34 Rochester neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
