National ranking
The places with the highest income per person
Scarsdale, NY ranks first by per capita income ($188,274), within the margin of error of Hillsborough, CA. Ranked: 5,361 places with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate. Income per resident, children included, in 2024 dollars. The survey publishes it without a top code, so it orders even the richest places one by one.
Which U.S. places have the highest per capita income?
The places with the highest income per person, first to fifth: Scarsdale, NY ($188,274), Hillsborough, CA ($179,325), Short Hills, NJ ($164,794), Paradise Valley, AZ ($164,581) and Winnetka, IL ($162,186).
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdale, NYwithin the margin | $188,274±$24,143 |
| 2 | Hillsborough, CAwithin the margin | $179,325±$16,697 |
| 3 | Short Hills, NJwithin the margin | $164,794±$12,799 |
| 4 | Paradise Valley, AZwithin the margin | $164,581±$19,146 |
| 5 | Winnetka, ILwithin the margin | $162,186±$19,821 |
| 6 | Darien, CTwithin the margin | $152,454±$12,934 |
| 7 | Naples, FLwithin the margin | $152,378±$11,982 |
| 8 | Rye, NYwithin the margin | $151,878±$18,569 |
| 9 | West University Place, TXwithin the margin | $151,767±$15,683 |
| 10 | Los Altos, CAwithin the margin | $149,247±$8,439 |
| 11 | Piedmont, CAwithin the margin | $146,869±$13,261 |
| 12 | New Canaan, CTwithin the margin | $143,695±$11,337 |
| 13 | Alamo, CAwithin the margin | $141,615±$13,157 |
| 14 | Malibu, CAwithin the margin | $141,203±$25,469 |
| 15 | Orinda, CAwithin the margin | $140,621±$18,872 |
| 16 | Millburn Township, NJwithin the margin | $140,337±$8,920 |
| 17 | Greenwich, CTwithin the margin | $137,685±$8,071 |
| 18 | Weston, MAwithin the margin | $136,646±$16,040 |
| 19 | Westport, CTwithin the margin | $134,276±$9,519 |
| 20 | Palos Verdes Estates, CAwithin the margin | $133,196±$16,493 |
| 21 | Great Falls, VAwithin the margin | $131,942±$10,168 |
| 22 | McLean, VAwithin the margin | $131,068±$7,009 |
| 23 | Los Gatos, CAwithin the margin | $130,293±$7,624 |
| 24 | New Trier Township, ILwithin the margin | $129,507±$7,364 |
| 25 | Menlo Park, CAwithin the margin | $128,814±$7,634 |
| 26 | Mercer Island, WAwithin the margin | $128,615±$8,745 |
| 27 | San Carlos, CAwithin the margin | $127,894±$7,357 |
| 28 | Weston, CTwithin the margin | $127,002±$15,895 |
| 29 | Corte Madera, CAwithin the margin | $126,428±$14,588 |
| 30 | Tamalpais-Homestead Valley, CAwithin the margin | $125,795±$13,255 |
| 31 | Greenwich CDP, CTwithin the margin | $125,748±$14,199 |
| 32 | Saratoga, CAwithin the margin | $124,686±$7,676 |
| 33 | Palo Alto, CAwithin the margin | $123,939±$5,208 |
| 34 | Town of New Castle, NYwithin the margin | $123,827±$11,818 |
| 35 | Lafayette, CAwithin the margin | $123,402±$7,754 |
| 36 | Hinsdale, ILwithin the margin | $122,593±$8,399 |
| 37 | Chevy Chase, Montgomery County (CDP), MDwithin the margin | $121,598±$10,184 |
| 38 | Chatham Township, NJwithin the margin | $120,510±$12,068 |
| 39 | Bethesda, MDwithin the margin | $120,363±$5,751 |
| 40 | Town and Country, MOwithin the margin | $120,153±$9,192 |
| 41 | Mountain Brook, ALwithin the margin | $119,993±$8,117 |
| 42 | Bellaire, TXwithin the margin | $119,378±$12,545 |
| 43 | Mill Valley, CAwithin the margin | $118,725±$10,849 |
| 44 | Manhattan Beach, CAwithin the margin | $118,152±$6,941 |
| 45 | Town of Mamaroneck, NYwithin the margin | $117,789±$10,035 |
| 46 | Southlake, TXwithin the margin | $116,135±$9,255 |
| 47 | Greenwood Village, COwithin the margin | $116,127±$10,131 |
| 48 | Potomac, MDwithin the margin | $115,782±$5,664 |
| 49 | New Albany, OHwithin the margin | $114,920±$14,905 |
| 50 | Lexington, MAwithin the margin | $114,758±$6,064 |
| 51 | Beverly Hills, CAwithin the margin | $113,837±$8,988 |
| 52 | Difficult Run, VAwithin the margin | $113,631±$10,015 |
| 53 | Wilton, CTwithin the margin | $113,354±$8,632 |
| 54 | University Park, TXwithin the margin | $113,291±$10,703 |
| 55 | Laguna Beach, CAwithin the margin | $113,228±$11,317 |
| 56 | Pinecrest, FLwithin the margin | $113,172±$20,657 |
| 57 | Summit, NJwithin the margin | $112,787±$8,192 |
| 58 | Wilmette, ILwithin the margin | $112,774±$9,452 |
| 59 | Newport Beach, CAwithin the margin | $112,622±$5,026 |
| 60 | Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CAwithin the margin | $112,591±$4,129 |
| 61 | Upper Montclair, NJwithin the margin | $112,208±$9,219 |
| 62 | Hermosa Beach, CAwithin the margin | $111,872±$9,827 |
| 63 | Wellesley, MAwithin the margin | $111,798±$7,479 |
| 64 | Cupertino, CAwithin the margin | $110,519±$5,134 |
| 65 | Lake Forest, ILwithin the margin | $109,918±$7,583 |
| 66 | Winchester, MAwithin the margin | $109,898±$7,642 |
| 67 | Bernards Township, NJwithin the margin | $109,797±$9,235 |
| 68 | Town of North Castle, NYwithin the margin | $109,769±$10,715 |
| 69 | Plain Township, Franklin County, OHwithin the margin | $109,693±$12,620 |
| 70 | Wolf Trap, VAwithin the margin | $109,381±$6,651 |
| 71 | Hoboken, NJwithin the margin | $109,360±$5,188 |
| 72 | Birmingham, MIwithin the margin | $108,921±$7,265 |
| 73 | Leawood, KSwithin the margin | $108,786±$16,818 |
| 74 | Rye Brook, NYwithin the margin | $108,148±$11,825 |
| 75 | Westfield, NJwithin the margin | $107,640±$7,323 |
| 76 | Lower Merion Township, PAwithin the margin | $107,615±$5,191 |
| 77 | Travilah, MDwithin the margin | $107,390±$11,348 |
| 78 | Danville, CAwithin the margin | $107,266±$5,438 |
| 79 | Medfield, MAwithin the margin | $107,234±$11,710 |
| 80 | Larkspur, CAwithin the margin | $107,185±$10,446 |
| 81 | Hingham, MAwithin the margin | $106,998±$7,045 |
| 82 | Lakeway, TXwithin the margin | $106,890±$10,351 |
| 83 | Key Biscayne, FLwithin the margin | $106,219±$7,831 |
| 84 | Franklin Lakes, NJwithin the margin | $105,713±$13,261 |
| 85 | La Cañada Flintridge, CAwithin the margin | $105,500±$8,721 |
| 86 | Wayland, MAwithin the margin | $104,751±$6,743 |
| 87 | Tenafly, NJwithin the margin | $104,694±$11,993 |
| 88 | Town of Bedford, NYwithin the margin | $104,585±$9,582 |
| 89 | Coto de Caza, CAwithin the margin | $104,388±$12,281 |
| 90 | San Anselmo, CAwithin the margin | $104,254±$12,235 |
| 91 | Western Springs, ILwithin the margin | $104,158±$13,386 |
| 92 | Garden City, NYwithin the margin | $104,010±$8,591 |
| 93 | Marblehead, MAwithin the margin | $103,980±$8,288 |
| 94 | Town of Pelham, NYwithin the margin | $103,634±$7,636 |
| 95 | Calabasas, CAwithin the margin | $103,325±$13,892 |
| 96 | Town of Lewisboro, NYwithin the margin | $102,675±$9,205 |
| 97 | Needham, MAwithin the margin | $102,328±$5,735 |
| 98 | Warren Township, NJwithin the margin | $102,163±$10,343 |
| 99 | San Marino, CAwithin the margin | $101,598±$14,124 |
| 100 | Belmont, CA | $101,385±$5,679 |
Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
One figure is read for each of the places with 10,000 or more residents in 2020 and a reliable estimate: the per capita income. Places whose survey estimate has a coefficient of variation over 40% are left out, because the survey cannot place them reliably. Equal published figures share a rank. A ranking measures one number; it is not a judgment of a place.
Towns and townships are ranked beside cities, villages and census-designated places, and a census-designated place can lie inside a township, so one area can appear twice, once as each.
Across the 100 places shown, the per capita income runs from $101,385 (Belmont, CA) to $188,274 (Scarsdale, NY); the middle place on the list stands at $114,758.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections