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 San Francisco has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in San Francisco do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Noe Valley, where the median income is a cool $185,103.
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Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in San Francisco 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 San Francisco.
We ranked every neighborhood in San Francisco by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Noe Valley, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in San Francisco.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in San Francisco.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in San Francisco for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noe Valley | $185,103 |
| 2 | Potrero Hill | $180,007 |
| 3 | Marina | $174,122 |
| 4 | Pacific Heights | $172,749 |
| 5 | Presidio Heights | $169,878 |
| 6 | Glen Park | $169,820 |
| 7 | Russian Hill | $164,460 |
| 8 | Twin Peaks | $159,190 |
| 9 | West Of Twin Peaks | $153,714 |
| 10 | Diamond Heights | $151,943 |
| 11 | Haight-Ashbury | $143,447 |
| 12 | Bernal Heights | $143,080 |
| 13 | Mission | $142,907 |
| 14 | Inner Richmond | $142,263 |
| 15 | Seacliff | $134,269 |
| 16 | South Of Market | $131,546 |
| 17 | Inner Sunset | $130,238 |
| 18 | Castro-Upper Market | $127,427 |
| 19 | Outer Sunset | $121,072 |
| 20 | Parkside | $116,184 |
| 21 | Nob Hill | $111,424 |
| 22 | Outer Richmond | $111,188 |
| 23 | Financial District | $104,669 |
| 24 | Outer Mission | $103,917 |
| 25 | Lakeshore | $102,761 |
| 26 | Crocker Amazon | $92,029 |
| 27 | Bayview | $90,666 |
| 28 | Excelsior | $86,292 |
| 29 | Ocean View | $78,895 |
| 30 | Western Addition | $77,757 |
| 31 | Downtown | $76,499 |
| 32 | Visitacion Valley | $74,577 |
| 33 | North Beach | $49,026 |
| 34 | Chinatown | $37,799 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 34 San Francisco neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of San Francisco
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in San Francisco for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Noe Valley looks to be the richest San Francisco neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in San Francisco are Noe Valley, Potrero Hill, Marina, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, Glen Park, Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, West Of Twin Peaks, and Diamond Heights.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Chinatown.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on California? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In San Francisco FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in San Francisco?
Noe Valley is the richest neighborhood in San Francisco for 2026, with a median household income of $185,103. Potrero Hill and Marina are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in San Francisco?
The richest neighborhoods in San Francisco are Noe Valley, Potrero Hill, Marina, Pacific Heights, Presidio Heights, Glen Park, Russian Hill, Twin Peaks, West Of Twin Peaks, and Diamond Heights. We ranked all 34 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Noe Valley?
The median household in Noe Valley earns $185,103 a year, and the median home there is worth $1,714,572. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and San Francisco 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 San Francisco?
Chinatown posts the lowest median household income of the 34 San Francisco neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
