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 Tampa has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Tampa do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Sunset Park, where the median income is a cool $178,086.
$178,086 median income
$166,729 median income
$159,386 median income
$150,513 median income
$148,644 median income
$142,447 median income
$140,228 median income
$133,176 median income
$129,398 median income
$127,640 median income
The receipts
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Florida’s statewide median.
Florida statewide median: $74,568
Florida statewide median: $375,662
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tampa 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 Tampa.
We ranked every neighborhood in Tampa by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Sunset Park, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Tampa.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Tampa.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Tampa for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunset Park | $178,086 |
| 2 | Culbreath | $166,729 |
| 3 | Parkland Estates | $159,386 |
| 4 | Golf View | $150,513 |
| 5 | Belmar Gardens | $148,644 |
| 6 | Beach Park | $142,447 |
| 7 | Bayshore Beautiful | $140,228 |
| 8 | Palma Ceia | $133,176 |
| 9 | Swann Estates | $129,398 |
| 10 | Palma Ceia West | $127,640 |
| 11 | Cory Lake Isles | $125,637 |
| 12 | Virginia Park | $121,734 |
| 13 | Courier City | $107,288 |
| 14 | New Tampa | $107,109 |
| 15 | Hunters Green | $106,218 |
| 16 | Davis Island | $103,501 |
| 17 | Tampa Palms | $98,343 |
| 18 | Ballast Point | $97,886 |
| 19 | West Meadows | $93,494 |
| 20 | Harbour Island | $91,611 |
| 21 | North Hyde Park | $90,817 |
| 22 | Macdill Afb Area | $90,136 |
| 23 | Bon Air | $88,254 |
| 24 | Channelside | $78,576 |
| 25 | Tampa-Bayshore Gardens | $73,195 |
| 26 | Port Tampa City | $71,402 |
| 27 | Tampa International Airport Area | $70,868 |
| 28 | Rattlesnake | $69,658 |
| 29 | Riverside Heights | $65,054 |
| 30 | Carver City | $63,770 |
| 31 | Oakford Park | $60,661 |
| 32 | Gandy-Sun Bay South | $58,887 |
| 33 | West Shore Palms | $58,834 |
| 34 | Bon Air North | $57,962 |
| 35 | Downtown | $57,709 |
| 36 | Forest Hills | $56,581 |
| 37 | Fairoaks | $56,084 |
| 38 | Interbay | $53,648 |
| 39 | Bayside West | $52,391 |
| 40 | Historic Ybor | $49,757 |
| 41 | South Seminol Heights | $49,576 |
| 42 | Northeast Macfarlane | $47,509 |
| 43 | Drew Park | $47,461 |
| 44 | Wellswood | $46,188 |
| 45 | Palmetto Beach | $45,313 |
| 46 | River Grove | $45,024 |
| 47 | Lowry Park Central | $44,964 |
| 48 | West Riverfront | $44,616 |
| 49 | Seminol Heights | $44,243 |
| 50 | Old Seminol Heights | $43,396 |
| 51 | Woodland Terrace | $41,392 |
| 52 | Plaza Terrace | $39,104 |
| 53 | College Hill | $38,488 |
| 54 | Tampa Heights | $37,499 |
| 55 | Live Oaks Square | $36,882 |
| 56 | Riverside | $36,274 |
| 57 | Beasley | $35,054 |
| 58 | Ridgewood Park | $34,948 |
| 59 | East Tampa | $34,862 |
| 60 | Old West Tampa | $34,775 |
| 61 | East Ybor | $34,166 |
| 62 | Temple Crest | $33,010 |
| 63 | Northview Hills | $32,559 |
| 64 | North Tampa | $31,590 |
| 65 | University Square | $31,271 |
| 66 | Ybor City | $31,053 |
| 67 | Northeast | $29,749 |
| 68 | Sulphur Springs | $29,270 |
| 69 | Temple Park | $25,494 |
| 70 | Grant Park | $24,167 |
| 70 | Florence | $24,167 |
| 72 | Orient Park | $23,805 |
| 73 | Highland Pines | $21,048 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 73 Tampa neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Tampa
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Tampa for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Sunset Park looks to be the richest Tampa neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Tampa are Sunset Park, Culbreath, Parkland Estates, Golf View, Belmar Gardens, Beach Park, Bayshore Beautiful, Palma Ceia, Swann Estates, and Palma Ceia West.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Highland Pines.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Florida? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Tampa FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Tampa?
Sunset Park is the richest neighborhood in Tampa for 2026, with a median household income of $178,086. Culbreath and Parkland Estates are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Tampa?
The richest neighborhoods in Tampa are Sunset Park, Culbreath, Parkland Estates, Golf View, Belmar Gardens, Beach Park, Bayshore Beautiful, Palma Ceia, Swann Estates, and Palma Ceia West. We ranked all 73 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Sunset Park?
The median household in Sunset Park earns $178,086 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Tampa 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 Tampa?
Highland Pines posts the lowest median household income of the 73 Tampa neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
