TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Guanxin Borough in Hsinchu’s East District has reclaimed its position as Taiwan’s wealthiest neighborhood.
According to the finance ministry's 2024 tax filing data, Guanxin recorded an average annual household income of NT$4.59 million (US$143,800) and a median of NT$3.43 million, per ETtoday. It widened its lead over second-place Yongfu Borough in Taipei’s Shilin District, which posted an average of NT$3.54 million.
Former top-ranked Zhonghua Borough in Taipei’s Songshan District fell to third with NT$3.48 million after previously reaching NT$5.27 million. The fourth and fifth places went to Dongping Borough in Zhubei at NT$3.43 million and Longshan Borough in Hsinchu at NT$3.42 million.
The ministry received 6.98 million income tax filings in 2024, per Liberty Times. Fueled by the “Hsinchu Science Park effect,” Hsinchu led all counties and cities with an average total income of NT$1.77 million, extending its top ranking for seven consecutive years.
Hsinchu County came in second at NT$1.63 million. Taipei ranked third with NT$1.55 million, trailing Hsinchu County for the fourth straight year.
In dividend income, Taipei ranked first nationwide at about NT$385,000 per household, followed by Hsinchu at NT$228,000, per the Commercial Times. Taichung ranked third at NT$151,000, while the remaining 19 counties and cities all fell below the national average of NT$150,000.
