You either have to strike Texas gold, be related to the Bush Presidents, own a cattle ranch, or have a bank account like Jerry Jones to live in our top ten richest cities in Texas for 2026.
You can stop your search if you’re looking for safe cities with amazing schools, grand swimming pools, great BBQ, and a high-end ten-gallon hat. These cities in the Lone Star State have all of the five-star amenities, and then some. If you move to cities on our list, like Bellaire, you might find yourself living next to notables like Dennis Quaid or one of the 2000 Little League Championship team members.
To narrow down the richest cities in Texas, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the latest Census and Zillow data on incomes and home prices. We limited the analysis to 488 Texan cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Cities on our list, like Southlake and Trophy Club, have some of the fanciest golf courses. Cities like Fair Oaks Ranch and Prosper provide the idyllic Texas backdrop where you can chase tumbleweed for miles and ride your horse into the sunset.
$250,001 median income · 7.0% poverty · #4 income in Texas
Located in
Dallas County, Texas
Highland Park is a town in central Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is among the five wealthiest locations in Texas, and the most affluent suburb of Dallas. The population was 8,564 at the 2010 census. It is located between the Dallas North Tollway and U.S. Route 75, 4 miles north of downtown Dallas.
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$250,001 median income · 4.7% poverty · #4 income in Texas
Located in
Dallas County, Texas
University Park is a city in Dallas County, Texas, United States, an inner northern suburb of Dallas. The population was 23,068 at the 2010 census. The city is home to Southern Methodist University.
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$250,001 median income · 1.0% poverty · #4 income in Texas
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$250,001 median income · 4.5% poverty · #4 income in Texas
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$250,001 median income · 2.8% poverty · #4 income in Texas
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$250,001 median income · 1.7% poverty · #4 income in Texas
Located in
Harris County, Texas
West University Place, often called West University or West U for short, is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area and southwestern Harris County. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city was 14,787. It is nicknamed “The Neighborhood City” and is mainly a bedroom community for upper-class families.
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$250,001 median income · 1.5% poverty · #4 income in Texas
Located in
Tarrant County, Texas
Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26,575. Southlake is known for public schools, Southlake Town Square, its wealth, Gateway Church and Carroll High School’s 8-time state champion Football and Men’s Swim & Dive team.
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$245,208 median income · 1.0% poverty · #8 income in Texas
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$244,015 median income · 2.4% poverty · #9 income in Texas
Located in
Harris County, Texas
Bellaire is a city in southwest Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city population was 16,855 and is surrounded by the cities of Houston and West University Place.
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$229,080 median income · 5.4% poverty · #10 income in Texas
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Compare the top ten
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Texas statewide median: $78,476
Texas statewide median: $300,957
Texas statewide median: 13.8%
Texas statewide median: 5.3%
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Where the money lives in Texas
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the richest places in Texas for 2026
The first thing most people reach for is personal income. After all, rich people have really high salaries. But one statistic doesn’t capture what it means to be one of the “richest places,” so we applied Saturday Night Science to two measures from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey:
- Median household income
- Median home value
Median household income is the most digestible way to understand how rich a place is, and home values are a measure of accumulated wealth. The two combine to define a “Rich City.”
After collecting the data for all 488 places in Texas with more than 3,000 people, we ranked each place from 1 to 488 on both criteria, then averaged the two ranks into a “Rich Score.” The place with the lowest Rich Score, Highland Park, is crowned the richest city in Texas for 2026.
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All 100 richest cities in Texas, ranked
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| Rank | City | Rich Score | Population | Median income | Median home value | Poverty | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland Park | 2.50 | 8,773 | $250,001 | $2,891,619 | 7.0% | 4.5% |
| 2 | University Park | 3.00 | 25,155 | $250,001 | $2,420,171 | 4.7% | 3.6% |
| 3 | Piney Point Village | 4.00 | 3,097 | $250,001 | $2,120,913 | 1.0% | 8.5% |
| 4 | Bunker Hill Village | 4.00 | 3,829 | $250,001 | $2,120,913 | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| 5 | Hunters Creek Village | 4.00 | 4,390 | $250,001 | $2,120,913 | 2.8% | 5.5% |
| 6 | West University Place | 5.50 | 14,982 | $250,001 | $1,560,991 | 1.7% | 5.9% |
| 7 | Southlake | 6.00 | 31,137 | $250,001 | $1,301,365 | 1.5% | 2.7% |
| 8 | Spring Valley Village | 8.50 | 4,290 | $245,208 | $1,226,630 | 1.0% | 2.9% |
| 9 | Bellaire | 9.50 | 17,206 | $244,015 | $1,164,142 | 2.4% | 3.7% |
| 10 | Parker | 10.50 | 5,999 | $229,080 | $1,088,169 | 5.4% | 2.5% |
| 11 | West Lake Hills | 11.00 | 3,285 | $198,125 | $2,028,011 | 9.5% | 3.4% |
| 12 | Lucas | 11.50 | 8,351 | $221,364 | $1,074,131 | 1.3% | 2.6% |
| 13 | Colleyville | 13.50 | 26,012 | $218,328 | $913,049 | 2.5% | 3.0% |
| 14 | Heath | 17.50 | 10,777 | $220,828 | $708,331 | 2.0% | 7.5% |
| 15 | Terrell Hills | 17.50 | 5,070 | $186,400 | $883,660 | 6.9% | 4.3% |
| 16 | Prosper | 17.50 | 37,869 | $195,281 | $784,350 | 5.5% | 5.6% |
| 17 | Lakeway | 18.50 | 19,307 | $190,060 | $741,100 | 2.5% | 3.5% |
| 18 | Trophy Club | 19.50 | 13,733 | $201,054 | $701,041 | 2.1% | 2.0% |
| 19 | Alamo Heights | 20.50 | 7,492 | $183,088 | $731,192 | 2.5% | 2.2% |
| 20 | McLendon-Chisholm | 21.00 | 4,511 | $204,773 | $667,451 | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| 21 | Double Oak | 22.00 | 3,071 | $172,321 | $845,919 | 3.7% | 2.6% |
| 22 | Shavano Park | 23.00 | 3,670 | $164,583 | $920,424 | 2.3% | 2.6% |
| 23 | Garden Ridge | 25.00 | 4,332 | $177,353 | $691,682 | 0.4% | 1.4% |
| 24 | Fair Oaks Ranch | 26.00 | 10,728 | $174,327 | $697,347 | 2.4% | 5.8% |
| 25 | Argyle | 28.50 | 5,371 | $181,352 | $594,342 | 1.2% | 3.5% |
| 26 | Keller | 28.50 | 45,976 | $174,950 | $652,144 | 3.4% | 2.7% |
| 27 | Murphy | 31.00 | 21,188 | $175,699 | $571,960 | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| 28 | Sunnyvale | 31.00 | 8,336 | $170,348 | $631,290 | 6.0% | 7.0% |
| 29 | Weston Lakes | 31.50 | 4,217 | $145,394 | $714,323 | 4.6% | 0.0% |
| 30 | Annetta | 33.50 | 3,264 | $177,500 | $526,385 | 1.5% | 5.1% |
| 31 | Fulshear | 33.50 | 34,868 | $187,035 | $505,480 | 1.6% | 2.8% |
| 32 | Frisco | 33.50 | 219,304 | $150,212 | $656,758 | 3.6% | 4.6% |
| 33 | Flower Mound | 34.50 | 78,389 | $161,235 | $609,719 | 4.3% | 3.4% |
| 34 | Celina | 35.50 | 34,268 | $170,894 | $546,742 | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| 35 | Highland Village | 36.00 | 16,101 | $159,828 | $587,436 | 1.8% | 4.0% |
| 36 | Coppell | 36.50 | 42,154 | $146,235 | $619,492 | 5.4% | 2.6% |
| 37 | Aledo | 38.50 | 5,825 | $163,231 | $537,268 | 2.8% | 1.5% |
| 38 | Beach City | 39.00 | 3,309 | $148,574 | $557,114 | 1.5% | 3.2% |
| 39 | Hollywood Park | 45.00 | 3,143 | $138,378 | $522,446 | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 40 | Hickory Creek | 45.00 | 5,611 | $148,852 | $494,276 | 2.6% | 1.2% |
| 41 | Ovilla | 51.50 | 4,375 | $131,434 | $495,093 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
| 42 | Bee Cave | 52.50 | 8,862 | $111,172 | $823,338 | 2.2% | 3.1% |
| 43 | Allen | 53.50 | 110,265 | $130,901 | $493,532 | 6.1% | 3.7% |
| 44 | Helotes | 54.50 | 9,630 | $132,675 | $462,259 | 3.1% | 5.0% |
| 45 | Sugar Land | 55.00 | 110,016 | $136,217 | $447,176 | 5.5% | 4.1% |
| 46 | Northlake | 56.00 | 8,283 | $123,469 | $497,061 | 6.3% | 4.2% |
| 47 | Cedar Park | 57.00 | 78,301 | $129,545 | $471,699 | 5.9% | 4.5% |
| 48 | Melissa | 57.00 | 20,136 | $138,763 | $434,769 | 1.9% | 3.6% |
| 49 | Mont Belvieu | 57.50 | 9,020 | $132,781 | $439,307 | 9.3% | 4.0% |
| 50 | McKinney | 58.00 | 210,600 | $124,215 | $481,963 | 5.7% | 3.7% |
| 51 | Dripping Springs | 59.00 | 7,405 | $109,364 | $689,080 | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| 52 | Friendswood | 59.50 | 41,030 | $126,508 | $457,135 | 3.6% | 4.4% |
| 53 | Midlothian | 59.50 | 39,356 | $126,641 | $450,602 | 5.2% | 3.9% |
| 54 | Leander | 60.00 | 74,067 | $139,048 | $425,972 | 5.8% | 3.4% |
| 55 | Fairview | 60.50 | 10,783 | $109,347 | $660,166 | 14.8% | 4.4% |
| 56 | Sachse | 61.50 | 30,491 | $131,808 | $433,037 | 3.3% | 5.2% |
| 57 | Haslet | 63.00 | 3,280 | $169,046 | $389,006 | 2.1% | 0.5% |
| 58 | Grapevine | 63.50 | 51,139 | $111,376 | $552,148 | 6.7% | 4.7% |
| 59 | Mansfield | 64.50 | 77,510 | $121,126 | $444,293 | 5.8% | 3.9% |
| 60 | Plano | 66.00 | 290,594 | $112,253 | $498,989 | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| 61 | Liberty Hill | 66.50 | 8,371 | $115,096 | $485,096 | 7.2% | 2.8% |
| 62 | Willow Park | 66.50 | 5,874 | $132,045 | $407,700 | 10.3% | 2.3% |
| 63 | Rockwall | 66.50 | 51,168 | $115,580 | $480,553 | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| 64 | Taylor Lake Village | 67.50 | 3,721 | $165,875 | $375,350 | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 65 | Oak Point | 69.00 | 5,887 | $126,290 | $419,835 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 66 | Manvel | 69.00 | 14,758 | $118,808 | $443,743 | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| 67 | Bulverde | 71.00 | 6,486 | $112,188 | $476,432 | 2.8% | 1.4% |
| 68 | Horseshoe Bay | 71.50 | 4,854 | $96,794 | $717,791 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
| 69 | Wylie | 73.00 | 60,334 | $119,522 | $421,548 | 5.6% | 4.0% |
| 70 | Corinth | 74.00 | 23,385 | $120,580 | $410,565 | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| 71 | Little Elm | 78.00 | 54,820 | $119,219 | $403,397 | 9.0% | 6.6% |
| 72 | The Colony | 82.50 | 45,454 | $114,511 | $406,282 | 6.7% | 4.1% |
| 73 | Fate | 82.50 | 22,884 | $132,752 | $361,762 | 3.6% | 5.4% |
| 74 | Pearland | 84.50 | 127,514 | $118,842 | $382,157 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| 75 | Kennedale | 85.00 | 9,439 | $118,794 | $383,332 | 11.3% | 2.4% |
| 76 | Lago Vista | 85.50 | 9,650 | $113,457 | $402,383 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 77 | League City | 85.50 | 116,215 | $121,099 | $372,300 | 5.4% | 3.8% |
| 78 | Van Alstyne | 87.50 | 5,952 | $102,469 | $433,827 | 7.0% | 0.6% |
| 79 | Pflugerville | 88.00 | 65,971 | $117,799 | $377,293 | 6.1% | 5.3% |
| 80 | Austin | 89.00 | 979,539 | $93,658 | $508,530 | 12.0% | 4.7% |
| 81 | Bullard | 89.50 | 4,346 | $118,860 | $370,888 | 6.2% | 4.7% |
| 82 | Richardson | 91.00 | 118,731 | $98,111 | $440,400 | 9.7% | 5.0% |
| 83 | Iowa Colony | 92.00 | 12,891 | $144,092 | $339,032 | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| 84 | Port Aransas | 92.50 | 3,268 | $88,947 | $565,465 | 10.8% | 0.0% |
| 85 | Lavon | 92.50 | 6,498 | $131,303 | $349,797 | 1.6% | 3.6% |
| 86 | Buda | 93.00 | 15,859 | $123,766 | $354,685 | 6.0% | 3.4% |
| 87 | Castle Hills | 93.00 | 3,943 | $95,391 | $459,173 | 6.9% | 2.4% |
| 88 | Woodway | 94.50 | 9,570 | $115,108 | $368,723 | 3.8% | 2.5% |
| 89 | Justin | 94.50 | 5,447 | $114,157 | $371,851 | 0.2% | 5.5% |
| 90 | Carrollton | 96.50 | 133,740 | $101,396 | $406,040 | 7.1% | 3.3% |
| 91 | Rowlett | 97.00 | 65,463 | $112,081 | $371,473 | 6.1% | 4.0% |
| 92 | Roanoke | 97.00 | 10,286 | $97,295 | $428,021 | 4.5% | 5.0% |
| 93 | Providence Village | 98.00 | 8,721 | $110,430 | $372,220 | 8.0% | 1.6% |
| 94 | Round Rock | 98.50 | 127,786 | $99,287 | $407,077 | 7.8% | 3.8% |
| 95 | Boerne | 100.00 | 20,518 | $84,541 | $554,313 | 6.8% | 3.5% |
| 96 | Georgetown | 101.00 | 85,999 | $95,062 | $426,799 | 8.0% | 4.9% |
| 97 | Krum | 103.00 | 6,189 | $124,405 | $338,248 | 3.9% | 0.7% |
| 98 | Hutto | 107.00 | 35,483 | $118,834 | $338,960 | 5.7% | 3.4% |
| 99 | Cibolo | 107.00 | 35,109 | $122,365 | $335,092 | 4.1% | 6.8% |
| 100 | DeCordova | 107.50 | 3,152 | $106,106 | $361,297 | 5.7% | 5.2% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 488 cities with more than 3,000 residents.
Highland Park is the richest place in Texas for 2026
When we set out to identify the richest places in Texas, we weren’t sure what we’d find, but it ended up being some of the best places to live in the state. The richest cities in Texas are Highland Park, University Park, and Piney Point Village, and when you look at the data they sit at the very top of the income ladder for everyone who lives there.
Breaking into the top ten takes a median household income of at least $229,080. If you’re curious about the other end of the ledger, the poorest places are listed to the right.
