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 Seattle has to offer. Where houses go for over 8.06x the national median and household incomes are 3.83x the national median.
But where exactly in Seattle do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Laurelhurst where the median income is a cool $210,921.
Here’s a look at the top 10 wealthiest neighborhoods in Seattle out of 78 for 2024.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Seattle For 2024
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Seattle for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Laurelhurst looks to be the richest Seattle neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $1,772,455. 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 Seattle For 2024 By Median Income
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurelhurst | $210,921 |
| 2 | Broadmoor | $209,423 |
| 3 | Montlake | $209,141 |
| 4 | Olympic Manor | $187,862 |
| 5 | Denny-Blaine | $182,711 |
| 6 | Portage Bay | $167,367 |
| 7 | Hawthorne Hills | $160,074 |
| 8 | View Ridge | $152,296 |
| 9 | Madison Park | $148,198 |
| 10 | Madrona | $144,462 |
| 11 | Windermere | $143,520 |
| 12 | Magnolia | $141,201 |
| 13 | North Beach | $139,319 |
| 14 | Leschi | $137,792 |
| 15 | Crown Hill | $135,529 |
| 16 | Westlake | $134,864 |
| 17 | Matthews Beach | $134,463 |
| 18 | Wedgwood | $133,957 |
| 19 | Blue Ridge | $133,868 |
| 20 | Bryant | $132,914 |
| 21 | Loyal Heights | $132,548 |
| 22 | Admiral | $131,429 |
| 23 | Ravenna | $127,194 |
| 24 | Queen Anne | $127,134 |
| 25 | Seward Park | $126,607 |
| 26 | Sunset Hill | $126,147 |
| 27 | Whittier Heights | $126,064 |
| 28 | Roosevelt | $125,118 |
| 29 | Alki | $123,565 |
| 30 | Wallingford | $122,922 |
| 31 | Arbor Heights | $122,584 |
| 32 | Madison Valley | $121,864 |
| 33 | Phinney Ridge | $120,498 |
| 34 | Belltown | $119,089 |
| 35 | Eastlake | $118,666 |
| 36 | Green Lake | $115,032 |
| 37 | West Seattle | $114,356 |
| 38 | Interbay | $112,626 |
| 39 | South Lake Union | $112,418 |
| 40 | Maple Leaf | $112,090 |
| 41 | Ballard | $111,230 |
| 42 | Fauntleroy | $108,630 |
| 43 | Victory Heights | $106,968 |
| 44 | Fremont | $106,927 |
| 45 | Mount Baker | $105,979 |
| 46 | Downtown | $104,919 |
| 47 | Meadowbrook | $104,565 |
| 48 | Broadview | $103,633 |
| 49 | Industrial District | $101,956 |
| 50 | Capitol Hill | $101,771 |
| 51 | Columbia City | $101,141 |
| 52 | Greenwood | $98,236 |
| 53 | North Delridge | $97,486 |
| 54 | Riverview | $94,884 |
| 55 | North College Park | $93,581 |
| 56 | High Point | $90,727 |
| 57 | Cedar Park | $90,465 |
| 58 | Lower Queen Anne | $89,961 |
| 59 | Central District | $89,534 |
| 60 | Rainier Beach | $85,466 |
| 61 | Haller Lake | $84,547 |
| 62 | Roxhill | $83,584 |
| 63 | Pinehurst | $82,235 |
| 64 | Pioneer Square | $80,342 |
| 65 | First Hill | $80,018 |
| 66 | Highland Park | $77,412 |
| 67 | Beacon Hill | $76,883 |
| 68 | Georgetown | $76,727 |
| 69 | Atlantic | $76,498 |
| 70 | South Delridge | $75,812 |
| 71 | Sand Point | $75,068 |
| 72 | Olympic Hills | $73,213 |
| 73 | Brighton | $67,024 |
| 74 | Northgate | $65,554 |
| 75 | Bitter Lake | $62,397 |
| 76 | University District | $61,264 |
| 77 | South Park | $56,829 |
| 78 | International District | $49,002 |
How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Seattle 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 Seattle.
We ranked every neighborhood in Seattle by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Laurelhurst, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Seattle.
The richest neighborhoods in Seattle are Laurelhurst, Broadmoor, Montlake, Olympic Manor, Denny-Blaine, Portage Bay, Hawthorne Hills, View Ridge, Madison Park, and Madrona.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be International District.
The poorest neighborhoods in Seattle are International District, South Park, University District, Bitter Lake, and Northgate.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Seattle.
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