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 Glendale has to offer. Where houses go for over 6.13x the national median and household incomes are 3.56x the national median.
But where exactly in Glendale do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Rancho San Rafael where the median income is a cool $195,550.
Here’s a look at the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods in Glendale out of 37 for 2024.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Glendale For 2024
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Glendale for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Rancho San Rafael looks to be the richest Glendale neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $1,459,474. 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.
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Richst Neighborhoods In Glendale For 2024 By Median Income
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rancho San Rafael | $195,550 |
| 2 | Emerald Isle | $192,098 |
| 3 | Chevy Chase | $170,146 |
| 4 | Verdugo Woodlands | $145,745 |
| 5 | San Rafael Hills | $139,593 |
| 6 | Scholl Canyon | $133,330 |
| 7 | El Miradero | $125,863 |
| 8 | Brockmont | $122,629 |
| 9 | Greenbriar | $122,241 |
| 10 | Verdugo Mountains | $112,279 |
| 11 | Rossmoyne | $112,014 |
| 12 | College Hills | $108,975 |
| 13 | Crescenta Highlands | $102,487 |
| 14 | Oakmont | $99,369 |
| 15 | Montecito Park | $97,807 |
| 16 | Woodbury | $88,346 |
| 17 | Montrose Verdugo City | $87,835 |
| 18 | Glenwood | $86,848 |
| 19 | Whiting Woods | $86,473 |
| 20 | Glenoake Canyon | $85,429 |
| 21 | Sparr Heights | $82,066 |
| 22 | San Gabriel Mountains | $79,281 |
| 23 | Pelanconi | $77,721 |
| 24 | Verdugo Viejo | $75,236 |
| 25 | Riverside Rancho | $73,856 |
| 26 | Fremont Park | $67,877 |
| 27 | Grandview | $65,206 |
| 28 | Vineyard | $62,086 |
| 29 | City Center | $61,009 |
| 30 | Grand Central | $60,131 |
| 31 | Tropico | $60,085 |
| 32 | Pacific Edison | $60,055 |
| 33 | Somerset | $59,584 |
| 34 | Adams Hill | $59,172 |
| 35 | Moorpark | $58,934 |
| 36 | Citrus Grove | $50,757 |
| 37 | Mariposa | $48,291 |
How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Glendale 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 Glendale.
We ranked every neighborhood in Glendale by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Rancho San Rafael, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Glendale.
The richest neighborhoods in Glendale are Rancho San Rafael, Emerald Isle, Chevy Chase, Verdugo Woodlands, San Rafael Hills, Scholl Canyon, El Miradero, Brockmont, Greenbriar, and Verdugo Mountains.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be Mariposa.
The poorest neighborhoods in Glendale are Mariposa, Citrus Grove, Moorpark, Adams Hill, and Somerset.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Glendale.
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