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When you look up the word “snobby,” you basically get a whole lot of other words that boil down to one primary sentiment: Snobby people think they’re better than you.
Here at the Movoto Real Estate Blog, we’re breaking that down a bit further. See, we’re numbers people. We like to be able to take a concept, break it up into measurable, studiable facts, and come up with a nice, neat solution.
In this case, that solution was this list of the top places for the snootiest, snottiest, and downright snobbiest folks in the country. San Francisco came out on top, but it wasn’t without some stiff competition.
Here are the 10 snobbiest big cities in America:
1. San Francisco, CA
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Seattle, WA
4. Scottsdale, AZ
5. Oakland, CA
6. Portland, OR
7. Irvine, CA (tie)
7. Honolulu, HI (tie)
9. Madison, WI
10. Atlanta, GA
If you’re a blog snob and you’ve been watching ours, you’ll know that we’ve already covered the Snobbiest Small Cities and the Snobbiest Mid-Sized Cities in America. You’ll also probably realize that, in all three lists, California comes up more often than any other state. What can we say? California is an ideal environment for snobs.
To find out just why each of these places—California cities included—have graced our list with their presence, just keep reading (or have Jeeves read the rest to you).
Our Methodology
We started by compiling a list of the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. according to the 2010 U.S. Census.
Then, using the Census (2010) and business listings, we procured the appropriate information that we deemed necessary, whilst sipping tea with our pinkies up. (Translation: we researched each city according to the following criteria… while drinking tea with our pinkies up.)
Median home price (the higher the better)
Median household income (the higher the better)
Percent of population with a college degree (the higher the better)
Private schools per capita (the more the better)
Performing arts per capita (the more the better)
Art galleries per capita (the more the better)
Fast food restaurants per capita (the fewer the better)
From there, we ranked each place in each category from one to 100, with the lower scores being the snobbier places. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one Big Deal Score, where the place with the lowest score was our snobbiest place.
Now before we let this snob fest begin, it must be said that this list is all in good fun. Being one of these best cities for snobs isn’t a bad thing. Look at you: You’ve got culture! You’ve got money! You’ve got houses the size of hotels—or, in the case of San Francisco, houses the size of closets that cost the price of hotels! It’s nothing to be ashamed of… you’re just far superior to the rest of us, right? (Wink)
Right. Now let’s take a look at our top 10 snobbiest places, starting with the land of snobs itself, San Francisco.
Here at the Movoto Real Estate Blog, we’re breaking that down a bit further. See, we’re numbers people. We like to be able to take a concept, break it up into measurable, studiable facts, and come up with a nice, neat solution.
In this case, that solution was this list of the top places for the snootiest, snottiest, and downright snobbiest folks in the country. San Francisco came out on top, but it wasn’t without some stiff competition.
Here are the 10 snobbiest big cities in America:
1. San Francisco, CA
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Seattle, WA
4. Scottsdale, AZ
5. Oakland, CA
6. Portland, OR
7. Irvine, CA (tie)
7. Honolulu, HI (tie)
9. Madison, WI
10. Atlanta, GA
If you’re a blog snob and you’ve been watching ours, you’ll know that we’ve already covered the Snobbiest Small Cities and the Snobbiest Mid-Sized Cities in America. You’ll also probably realize that, in all three lists, California comes up more often than any other state. What can we say? California is an ideal environment for snobs.
To find out just why each of these places—California cities included—have graced our list with their presence, just keep reading (or have Jeeves read the rest to you).
Our Methodology
We started by compiling a list of the top 100 largest cities in the U.S. according to the 2010 U.S. Census.
Then, using the Census (2010) and business listings, we procured the appropriate information that we deemed necessary, whilst sipping tea with our pinkies up. (Translation: we researched each city according to the following criteria… while drinking tea with our pinkies up.)
Median home price (the higher the better)
Median household income (the higher the better)
Percent of population with a college degree (the higher the better)
Private schools per capita (the more the better)
Performing arts per capita (the more the better)
Art galleries per capita (the more the better)
Fast food restaurants per capita (the fewer the better)
From there, we ranked each place in each category from one to 100, with the lower scores being the snobbier places. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one Big Deal Score, where the place with the lowest score was our snobbiest place.
Now before we let this snob fest begin, it must be said that this list is all in good fun. Being one of these best cities for snobs isn’t a bad thing. Look at you: You’ve got culture! You’ve got money! You’ve got houses the size of hotels—or, in the case of San Francisco, houses the size of closets that cost the price of hotels! It’s nothing to be ashamed of… you’re just far superior to the rest of us, right? (Wink)
Right. Now let’s take a look at our top 10 snobbiest places, starting with the land of snobs itself, San Francisco.
