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 Akron has to offer. Where houses go for over 0.83x the national median and household incomes are 1.67x the national median.
But where exactly in Akron do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Northwest Akron where the median income is a cool $91,588.
Here’s a look at the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods in Akron out of 21 for 2024.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Akron For 2024
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Akron for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Northwest Akron looks to be the richest Akron neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $561,616. And that, my friend, is more 0s than most of us will see in our bank account for a long, long time — if we ever get that lucky.
Find where your neighborhood ranks amongst the richest in Akron.
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Richst Neighborhoods In Akron For 2024 By Median Income
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Akron | $91,588 |
| 2 | Fairlawn Heights | $82,048 |
| 3 | Wallhaven | $59,502 |
| 4 | Merriman Valley | $54,169 |
| 5 | Firestone Park | $51,585 |
| 6 | Ellet | $51,493 |
| 7 | Highland Square | $46,670 |
| 8 | Goodyear Heights | $45,547 |
| 9 | Kenmore | $40,829 |
| 10 | North Hill | $38,185 |
| 11 | South Akron | $37,464 |
| 12 | Rolling Acres | $35,933 |
| 13 | Chapel Hill | $33,985 |
| 14 | West Akron | $33,584 |
| 15 | Elizabeth Park Valley | $33,412 |
| 16 | East Akron | $32,926 |
| 17 | Lane-Wooster | $28,938 |
| 18 | Summit Lake | $28,858 |
| 19 | University Of Ohio Akron | $26,718 |
| 20 | Middlebury | $26,477 |
| 21 | Downtown | $15,724 |
How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Akron For 2024
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:
Which neighborhoods have the highest median income?
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Akron.
We ranked every neighborhood in Akron by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Northwest Akron, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Akron.
The richest neighborhoods in Akron are Northwest Akron, Fairlawn Heights, Wallhaven, Merriman Valley, Firestone Park, Ellet, Highland Square, Goodyear Heights, Kenmore, and North Hill.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Downtown.
The poorest neighborhoods in Akron are Downtown, Middlebury, University Of Ohio Akron, Summit Lake, and Lane-Wooster.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Akron.
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