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 Salt Lake City has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Salt Lake City do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Yalecrest, where the median income is a cool $127,629.
$127,629 median income
$125,469 median income
$117,200 median income
$113,577 median income
$100,032 median income
$88,859 median income
$88,811 median income
$67,497 median income
$64,686 median income
$64,235 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Utah’s statewide median.
Utah statewide median: $95,166
Utah statewide median: $537,810
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City.
We ranked every neighborhood in Salt Lake City by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Yalecrest, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Salt Lake City.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Salt Lake City.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yalecrest | $127,629 |
| 2 | Wasatch Hollow | $125,469 |
| 3 | Arcadia Heights | $117,200 |
| 4 | East Bench | $113,577 |
| 5 | Greater Avenues | $100,032 |
| 6 | Sugar House | $88,859 |
| 7 | Bonneville Hills | $88,811 |
| 8 | Rose Park | $67,497 |
| 9 | Westpointe | $64,686 |
| 10 | Capitol Hill | $64,235 |
| 11 | East Central | $58,891 |
| 12 | Glendale | $57,690 |
| 13 | Liberty Wells | $56,526 |
| 14 | Downtown | $52,200 |
| 15 | Central City | $49,929 |
| 16 | Central City-Liberty Welss | $49,139 |
| 17 | Poplar Grove | $47,916 |
| 18 | Fairpark | $47,052 |
| 19 | People’s Freeway | $45,552 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 19 Salt Lake City neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Salt Lake City
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Salt Lake City for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Yalecrest looks to be the richest Salt Lake City neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City are Yalecrest, Wasatch Hollow, Arcadia Heights, East Bench, Greater Avenues, Sugar House, Bonneville Hills, Rose Park, Westpointe, and Capitol Hill.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be People’s Freeway.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Utah? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Salt Lake City FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Salt Lake City?
Yalecrest is the richest neighborhood in Salt Lake City for 2026, with a median household income of $127,629. Wasatch Hollow and Arcadia Heights are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City?
The richest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City are Yalecrest, Wasatch Hollow, Arcadia Heights, East Bench, Greater Avenues, Sugar House, Bonneville Hills, Rose Park, Westpointe, and Capitol Hill. We ranked all 19 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Yalecrest?
The median household in Yalecrest earns $127,629 a year, and the median home there is worth $694,033. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City?
People’s Freeway posts the lowest median household income of the 19 Salt Lake City neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
