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 Seattle has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Seattle do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Laurelhurst, where the median income is a cool $210,921.
$210,921 median income
$209,423 median income
$209,141 median income
$187,862 median income
$182,711 median income
$167,367 median income
$160,074 median income
$152,296 median income
$148,198 median income
$144,462 median income
The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Washington’s statewide median.
Washington statewide median: $98,141
Washington statewide median: $601,016
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Seattle 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 Seattle.
We ranked every neighborhood in Seattle by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Laurelhurst, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Seattle.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Seattle.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Seattle for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurelhurst | $210,921 |
| 2 | Broadmoor | $209,423 |
| 3 | Montlake | $209,141 |
| 4 | Olympic Manor | $187,862 |
| 5 | Denny-Blaine | $182,711 |
| 6 | Portage Bay | $167,367 |
| 7 | Hawthorne Hills | $160,074 |
| 8 | View Ridge | $152,296 |
| 9 | Madison Park | $148,198 |
| 10 | Madrona | $144,462 |
| 11 | Windermere | $143,520 |
| 12 | Magnolia | $141,201 |
| 13 | North Beach | $139,319 |
| 14 | Leschi | $137,792 |
| 15 | Crown Hill | $135,529 |
| 16 | Westlake | $134,864 |
| 17 | Matthews Beach | $134,463 |
| 18 | Wedgwood | $133,957 |
| 19 | Blue Ridge | $133,868 |
| 20 | Bryant | $132,914 |
| 21 | Loyal Heights | $132,548 |
| 22 | Admiral | $131,429 |
| 23 | Ravenna | $127,194 |
| 24 | Queen Anne | $127,134 |
| 25 | Seward Park | $126,607 |
| 26 | Sunset Hill | $126,147 |
| 27 | Whittier Heights | $126,064 |
| 28 | Roosevelt | $125,118 |
| 29 | Alki | $123,565 |
| 30 | Wallingford | $122,922 |
| 31 | Arbor Heights | $122,584 |
| 32 | Madison Valley | $121,864 |
| 33 | Phinney Ridge | $120,498 |
| 34 | Belltown | $119,089 |
| 35 | Eastlake | $118,666 |
| 36 | Green Lake | $115,032 |
| 37 | West Seattle | $114,356 |
| 38 | Interbay | $112,626 |
| 39 | South Lake Union | $112,418 |
| 40 | Maple Leaf | $112,090 |
| 41 | Ballard | $111,230 |
| 42 | Fauntleroy | $108,630 |
| 43 | Victory Heights | $106,968 |
| 44 | Fremont | $106,927 |
| 45 | Mount Baker | $105,979 |
| 46 | Downtown | $104,919 |
| 47 | Meadowbrook | $104,565 |
| 48 | Broadview | $103,633 |
| 49 | Industrial District | $101,956 |
| 50 | Capitol Hill | $101,771 |
| 51 | Columbia City | $101,141 |
| 52 | Greenwood | $98,236 |
| 53 | North Delridge | $97,486 |
| 54 | Riverview | $94,884 |
| 55 | North College Park | $93,581 |
| 56 | High Point | $90,727 |
| 57 | Cedar Park | $90,465 |
| 58 | Lower Queen Anne | $89,961 |
| 59 | Central District | $89,534 |
| 60 | Rainier Beach | $85,466 |
| 61 | Haller Lake | $84,547 |
| 62 | Roxhill | $83,584 |
| 63 | Pinehurst | $82,235 |
| 64 | Pioneer Square | $80,342 |
| 65 | First Hill | $80,018 |
| 66 | Highland Park | $77,412 |
| 67 | Beacon Hill | $76,883 |
| 68 | Georgetown | $76,727 |
| 69 | Atlantic | $76,498 |
| 70 | South Delridge | $75,812 |
| 71 | Sand Point | $75,068 |
| 72 | Olympic Hills | $73,213 |
| 73 | Brighton | $67,024 |
| 74 | Northgate | $65,554 |
| 75 | Bitter Lake | $62,397 |
| 76 | University District | $61,264 |
| 77 | South Park | $56,829 |
| 78 | International District | $49,002 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 78 Seattle neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Seattle
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Seattle for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Laurelhurst looks to be the richest Seattle neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Seattle are Laurelhurst, Broadmoor, Montlake, Olympic Manor, Denny-Blaine, Portage Bay, Hawthorne Hills, View Ridge, Madison Park, and Madrona.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be International District.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Washington? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Seattle FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Seattle?
Laurelhurst is the richest neighborhood in Seattle for 2026, with a median household income of $210,921. Broadmoor and Montlake are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Seattle?
The richest neighborhoods in Seattle are Laurelhurst, Broadmoor, Montlake, Olympic Manor, Denny-Blaine, Portage Bay, Hawthorne Hills, View Ridge, Madison Park, and Madrona. We ranked all 78 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Laurelhurst?
The median household in Laurelhurst earns $210,921 a year, and the median home there is worth $1,500,867. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Seattle 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 Seattle?
International District posts the lowest median household income of the 78 Seattle neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
