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 Tempe has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Tempe do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Sunburst Farms, where the median income is a cool $168,333.
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$120,602 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Arizona’s statewide median.
Arizona statewide median: $79,964
Arizona statewide median: $423,330
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Tempe 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 Tempe.
We ranked every neighborhood in Tempe by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Sunburst Farms, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Tempe.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Tempe.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Tempe for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunburst Farms | $168,333 |
| 1 | Warner Estates | $168,333 |
| 3 | Raintree | $166,052 |
| 3 | Tally Ho Farms North | $166,052 |
| 5 | Tally Ho Farms | $155,625 |
| 6 | Sandahl | $137,750 |
| 7 | Alta Mira | $137,011 |
| 8 | Mission Ridge | $129,044 |
| 8 | Corona Del Sol | $129,044 |
| 10 | East Rio | $120,602 |
| 11 | Duskfire II | $120,304 |
| 12 | Estate La Colina | $112,105 |
| 13 | Optimist Park Sw | $104,779 |
| 14 | Optimist Park Ne | $101,935 |
| 14 | Optimist Park Se | $101,935 |
| 16 | Camelot Village | $98,625 |
| 17 | Superstition | $91,988 |
| 18 | Broadmor | $91,818 |
| 19 | Optimist Park Nw | $90,894 |
| 20 | Tempe Gardens | $89,602 |
| 21 | Dava-Lakeshore | $86,116 |
| 22 | Cyprus Southwest | $84,042 |
| 23 | Evergreen | $81,029 |
| 24 | Tempe Royal Estates | $73,053 |
| 25 | Meyer Park | $72,310 |
| 26 | McClintock | $72,250 |
| 27 | Kiwanis Park | $72,091 |
| 28 | Kyrene-Superstition | $71,250 |
| 29 | Hughes Acres | $65,878 |
| 29 | Rural-Geneva | $65,878 |
| 31 | Shalimar | $61,667 |
| 32 | Ntna-Canal Park | $61,250 |
| 34 | University Park | $60,750 |
| 34 | Daley Park | $60,750 |
| 34 | Maple-Ash | $60,750 |
| 34 | University Estates | $60,750 |
| 37 | Bell De Mar Crossing | $59,792 |
| 38 | Gililland | $57,613 |
| 38 | Holdeman | $57,613 |
| 40 | Wood Park | $56,556 |
| 41 | Ntna-Indian Bend | $56,129 |
| 42 | Mach 8 | $53,333 |
| 43 | Baseline-Hardy | $51,713 |
| 44 | Pepperwood | $51,009 |
| 45 | Knoell Gardens | $47,108 |
| 46 | Brentwood-Cavalier | $47,083 |
| 46 | Alameda-Campus | $47,083 |
| 48 | Mitchell Park East | $46,019 |
| 48 | Clark Park | $46,019 |
| 50 | NTNA-Cavalier Hills | $44,412 |
| 50 | Ntna-West Rio | $44,412 |
| 52 | Escalante | $43,906 |
| 53 | Ntna-College | $43,822 |
| 54 | Sunset | $39,922 |
| 55 | Alegre Community | $39,840 |
| 56 | University Heights | $39,608 |
| 57 | Riverside | $39,430 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 57 Tempe neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Tempe
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Tempe for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Sunburst Farms looks to be the richest Tempe neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Tempe are Sunburst Farms, Warner Estates, Raintree, Tally Ho Farms North, Tally Ho Farms, Sandahl, Alta Mira, Mission Ridge, Corona Del Sol, and East Rio.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Riverside.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Arizona? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Tempe FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Tempe?
Sunburst Farms is the richest neighborhood in Tempe for 2026, with a median household income of $168,333. Warner Estates and Raintree are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Tempe?
The richest neighborhoods in Tempe are Sunburst Farms, Warner Estates, Raintree, Tally Ho Farms North, Tally Ho Farms, Sandahl, Alta Mira, Mission Ridge, Corona Del Sol, and East Rio. We ranked all 57 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Sunburst Farms?
The median household in Sunburst Farms earns $168,333 a year, and the median home there is worth . Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Tempe 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 Tempe?
Riverside posts the lowest median household income of the 57 Tempe neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
