Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they probably 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 6.28x the national median and household incomes are 3.43x the national median.
But where exactly in Seattle do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Broadmoor where the median income is a cool $188,646.
Here’s a look at the top 10 richest neighborhoods in Seattle out of 78 for 2020.
The Richest Neighborhoods In Seattle For 2020
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Seattle for 2020? According to the most recent census data, Broadmoor looks to be the richest Seattle neighborhood to live in.
Summing up the median income of those 10 neighborhoods adds up to $1,485,324. 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. Continue on to find where your neighborhood ranks amongst the richest in Seattle. Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from richest to poorest.
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How We Determined The Wealthiest Neighborhoods In Seattle For 2020
Every city has it’s 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 really 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 census and extrapolated BLS data, we ranked every neighborhood based on income levels.
We ranked every neighborhood in Seattle by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Broadmoor, was named the richest neighborhood in Seattle.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be International District.
Now a look at how all the neighborhoods in Seattle ranked.
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Detailed List Of The Richest Neighborhoods In Seattle For 2020
| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income< |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broadmoor | $188,646 |
| 2 | Denny-Blaine | $186,066 |
| 3 | Laurelhurst | $170,046 |
| 4 | Madison Park | $168,926 |
| 5 | Montlake | $148,077 |
| 6 | View Ridge | $133,298 |
| 7 | Windermere | $127,762 |
| 8 | Madrona | $123,935 |
| 9 | Madison Valley | $123,390 |
| 10 | Matthews Beach | $115,178 |
| 11 | Hawthorne Hills | $113,832 |
| 12 | Leschi | $111,087 |
| 13 | Portage Bay | $110,704 |
| 14 | Magnolia | $108,612 |
| 15 | Fauntleroy | $107,902 |
| 16 | Green Lake | $106,534 |
| 17 | Bryant | $105,780 |
| 18 | Queen Anne | $104,518 |
| 19 | Olympic Manor | $103,313 |
| 20 | Wedgwood | $101,398 |
| 21 | Arbor Heights | $100,528 |
| 22 | North Beach | $99,843 |
| 23 | Loyal Heights | $96,947 |
| 24 | Ravenna | $96,775 |
| 25 | Admiral | $96,220 |
| 26 | Blue Ridge | $95,292 |
| 27 | Westlake | $94,208 |
| 28 | Phinney Ridge | $94,057 |
| 29 | Wallingford | $93,826 |
| 30 | Sunset Hill | $93,572 |
| 31 | Alki | $92,988 |
| 32 | Whittier Heights | $92,956 |
| 33 | Seward Park | $91,406 |
| 34 | West Seattle | $89,963 |
| 35 | Industrial District | $89,424 |
| 36 | Crown Hill | $89,372 |
| 37 | Maple Leaf | $89,121 |
| 38 | Ballard | $88,479 |
| 39 | South Lake Union | $88,097 |
| 40 | Capitol Hill | $85,656 |
| 41 | Broadview | $85,064 |
| 42 | Belltown | $84,419 |
| 43 | Mount Baker | $84,194 |
| 44 | Pioneer Square | $82,597 |
| 45 | Fremont | $81,943 |
| 46 | Greenwood | $81,641 |
| 47 | Interbay | $81,117 |
| 48 | Meadowbrook | $79,570 |
| 49 | Lower Queen Anne | $79,278 |
| 50 | Roosevelt | $78,093 |
| 51 | Riverview | $76,727 |
| 52 | Eastlake | $75,217 |
| 53 | North Delridge | $73,541 |
| 54 | Cedar Park | $73,451 |
| 55 | North College Park | $72,782 |
| 56 | Downtown | $70,330 |
| 57 | Central District | $69,524 |
| 58 | Victory Heights | $66,984 |
| 59 | Atlantic | $66,899 |
| 60 | Haller Lake | $66,470 |
| 61 | Sand Point | $66,250 |
| 62 | Georgetown | $64,669 |
| 63 | Pinehurst | $64,376 |
| 64 | Roxhill | $63,066 |
| 65 | Olympic Hills | $61,322 |
| 66 | Rainier Beach | $61,016 |
| 67 | High Point | $60,140 |
| 68 | Beacon Hill | $60,130 |
| 69 | Columbia City | $58,398 |
| 70 | Northgate | $55,515 |
| 71 | Bitter Lake | $55,490 |
| 72 | Highland Park | $53,914 |
| 73 | South Delridge | $52,981 |
| 74 | University District | $51,109 |
| 75 | Brighton | $48,031 |
| 76 | First Hill | $47,158 |
| 77 | South Park | $37,624 |
| 78 | International District | $31,574 |
