The 10 Snobbiest Places In Pennsylvania For 2024


The Snobbiest places in Pennsylvania are Fox Chapel and Franklin Park for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Pennsylvania. You’ve got your Wine Snobs, Book Snobs, and, of course, Clothes Snobs. Then there are the Technology Snobs, Car Snobs, and yes, even City Snobsas in, I’m better than you because I live in (insert snooty city here).

How can we tell which Pennsylvania cities are the snobbiest? By measuring snobby things, that’s how.

We used Saturday Night Science to look at things like expensive homes, high incomes, and overly educated populations by city in Pennsylvania. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.

After analyzing 174 of the state’s most populous areas over 5,000 people, we came up with this ranking of the ten snobbiest places in the state of Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvanian in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Snobbiest Cities In Pennsylvania Map

Don’t freak out.

What’s the snobbiest place in Pennsylvania? The snobbiest place in Pennsylvania is Fox Chapel based on the data. If we had their wealth and lifestyle, we’d probably be a little snobby, too.

The most laid back? That would be Mckeesport.

We’re not so full of ourselves as to make this ranking up from nowhere. So here’s a look at the top ten and more on how we did it. And if you’re curious, Pennsylvania is the 13th snobbiest in the United States.

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The 10 Snobbiest Places In Pennsylvania For 2024

Fox Chapel, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Brastins | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 5,299
% Highly Educated: 86.0%
Median Income: $250,001
Median Home Price: $971,545
More on Fox Chapel: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Franklin Park, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 15,305
% Highly Educated: 73.0%
Median Income: $158,052
Median Home Price: $495,135
More on Franklin Park: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Swarthmore, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Population: 6,507
% Highly Educated: 81.0%
Median Income: $138,679
Median Home Price: $405,622
More on Swarthmore: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Conshohocken, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 9,182
% Highly Educated: 65.0%
Median Income: $114,523
Median Home Price: $431,765
More on Conshohocken: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Collegeville, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Population: 5,172
% Highly Educated: 59.0%
Median Income: $99,271
Median Home Price: $512,844
More on Collegeville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Media, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 5,860
% Highly Educated: 60.0%
Median Income: $85,951
Median Home Price: $558,498
More on Media: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Phoenixville, PA

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-SA-3.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 18,723
% Highly Educated: 52.0%
Median Income: $91,593
Median Home Price: $466,022
More on Phoenixville: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ambler, PA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7.5
/10
Population: 6,775
% Highly Educated: 47.0%
Median Income: $84,303
Median Home Price: $611,302
More on Ambler: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Perkasie, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Clionn | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 9,130
% Highly Educated: 41.0%
Median Income: $95,319
Median Home Price: $464,524
More on Perkasie: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Wyomissing, PA

Source: Wikipedia User Shuvaev | CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 11,067
% Highly Educated: 56.0%
Median Income: $86,786
Median Home Price: $339,512
More on Wyomissing: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Keystone State

Do you think wed just come up with this list willy-nilly? Not a chance – we only use Saturday Night Science around here.

We gathered up all of the places in Pennsylvania with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 174 places. Then, we looked at each place in terms of these snoot-er-iffic criteria (And no, its not a word. English snob.):

  • Median home price (Higher is snobbier)
  • Median household income (Higher is snobbier)
  • Percent of population with a college degree (Higher is snobbier)

Incomes and college education levels come from the American Community Survey. Home prices come from Zillow.

Turned out this simple criteria was much better at sniffing out the snobby places then more snobby criteria like:

  • Libaries per capita (Higher is snobbier)
  • Museums per capita (Higher is snobbier)
  • Private schools per capita (Higher is snobbier)

From there, we ranked each of our 174 places in each category with scores from one to 174. We then averaged each places ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Pennsylvania. So lets all flip a table in honor of Fox Chapel (with our pinkies up, of course.)

Before you get upset and ruin your blowout or something drastic here, lets remember that this is all in good fun. Would we live in one of these 10 places if we had the chance? Of course, we would.

And it’s not like your real estate agent would ever point out how snobby the town you’re moving to is. We’re here to keep you grounded, even if you’re wearing a monocle.

There You Have It – Now That You’re On Your High Horse

When it comes to snobbery, these places in Pennsylvania are heading ever upward. Residents in these communities are well educated, well paid, and appear to have all the sophisticated culture and entertainment of an Ernst Lubitsch film right at their fingertips.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

The snobbiest cities in Pennsylvania are Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Swarthmore, Conshohocken, Collegeville, Media, Phoenixville, Ambler, Perkasie, and Wyomissing.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most laid back places in Pennsylvania, according to science:

  1. Mckeesport
  2. Duquesne
  3. Shamokin

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Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Pennsylvania For 2024

Rank City Population Median Income Average Home Prices Adult Highly Educated
1 Fox Chapel, PA 5,299 $250,001 $971,545 86.0%
2 Franklin Park, PA 15,305 $158,052 $495,135 73.0%
3 Swarthmore, PA 6,507 $138,679 $405,622 81.0%
4 Conshohocken, PA 9,182 $114,523 $431,765 65.0%
5 Collegeville, PA 5,172 $99,271 $512,844 59.0%
6 Media, PA 5,860 $85,951 $558,498 60.0%
7 Phoenixville, PA 18,723 $91,593 $466,022 52.0%
8 Ambler, PA 6,775 $84,303 $611,302 47.0%
9 Perkasie, PA 9,130 $95,319 $464,524 41.0%
10 Wyomissing, PA 11,067 $86,786 $339,512 56.0%
11 Camp Hill, PA 8,133 $104,959 $291,977 60.0%
12 Hatboro, PA 8,176 $106,318 $404,554 39.0%
13 Jefferson Hills, PA 12,296 $108,245 $312,878 44.0%
14 Clarks Summit, PA 5,091 $87,102 $305,379 54.0%
15 West Chester, PA 19,016 $71,875 $582,975 56.0%
16 Oakmont, PA 6,734 $82,012 $301,656 57.0%
17 Lansdale, PA 18,727 $84,985 $455,524 36.0%
18 Lititz, PA 9,559 $80,533 $393,606 40.0%
19 Bridgeport, PA 5,000 $79,887 $300,535 48.0%
20 Mechanicsburg, PA 9,402 $75,806 $356,612 42.0%
21 Kennett Square, PA 5,982 $70,903 $561,783 40.0%
22 Emmaus, PA 11,644 $80,625 $333,847 34.0%
23 Economy, PA 9,063 $86,983 $265,781 37.0%
24 Pleasant Hills, PA 8,456 $88,893 $246,154 38.0%
25 Plum, PA 27,032 $91,931 $225,948 40.0%
26 Souderton, PA 7,169 $77,342 $416,204 29.0%
27 Whitehall, PA 14,909 $77,752 $243,992 41.0%
28 Canonsburg, PA 9,672 $76,597 $328,096 32.0%
29 Ridley Park, PA 7,152 $90,842 $282,363 29.0%
30 Forest Hills, PA 6,397 $82,962 $194,399 60.0%
31 New Cumberland, PA 7,515 $77,770 $259,360 34.0%
32 Lansdowne, PA 11,051 $70,283 $252,844 40.0%
33 Dormont, PA 8,199 $73,798 $211,309 48.0%
34 Brookhaven, PA 8,268 $90,264 $240,312 31.0%
35 Bethlehem, PA 76,555 $62,072 $311,453 34.0%
36 Millersville, PA 8,426 $65,804 $308,678 32.0%
37 Hollidaysburg, PA 5,630 $65,142 $235,946 45.0%
38 Birdsboro, PA 5,106 $73,798 $294,777 28.0%
39 Mount Joy, PA 8,274 $80,492 $253,752 28.0%
40 West View, PA 6,660 $75,054 $217,210 37.0%
41 Norwood, PA 5,926 $83,104 $260,832 25.0%
42 Oxford, PA 5,724 $59,989 $398,773 30.0%
43 Dunmore, PA 14,082 $72,821 $210,287 38.0%
44 Bellefonte, PA 6,071 $56,008 $277,340 42.0%
45 Manheim, PA 5,028 $75,833 $240,588 29.0%
46 Gettysburg, PA 7,709 $50,736 $316,650 41.0%
47 Pittsburgh, PA 303,843 $60,187 $224,210 46.0%
48 Stroudsburg, PA 5,897 $58,412 $323,097 32.0%
49 Crafton, PA 6,044 $72,099 $204,534 38.0%
50 Carlisle, PA 20,846 $55,756 $293,109 39.0%
51 State College, PA 40,902 $43,459 $377,914 71.0%
52 Archbald, PA 7,316 $72,964 $217,444 34.0%
53 Easton, PA 28,883 $62,642 $319,568 26.0%
54 Northampton, PA 10,341 $77,182 $299,547 20.0%
55 Hermitage, PA 16,216 $66,922 $201,258 35.0%
56 Palmyra, PA 7,783 $65,743 $304,233 23.0%
57 Lower Burrell, PA 11,701 $78,639 $189,351 32.0%
58 Bristol, PA 9,862 $67,176 $292,040 23.0%
59 Moosic, PA 5,930 $67,434 $210,038 32.0%
60 East Stroudsburg, PA 9,345 $60,137 $282,508 27.0%
61 Baldwin, PA 21,266 $75,139 $199,620 30.0%
62 Bellevue, PA 8,236 $60,778 $184,640 46.0%
63 Greensburg, PA 14,876 $58,001 $218,993 38.0%
64 New Holland, PA 5,734 $59,553 $358,363 23.0%
65 Castle Shannon, PA 8,283 $65,700 $189,973 35.0%
66 Carnegie, PA 8,067 $61,875 $208,311 34.0%
67 Catasauqua, PA 6,512 $62,134 $241,843 27.0%
68 Old Forge, PA 8,506 $71,615 $189,084 32.0%
69 Coraopolis, PA 5,510 $55,714 $274,445 31.0%
70 Selinsgrove, PA 5,710 $56,295 $228,076 35.0%
71 Shillington, PA 5,458 $74,583 $226,975 23.0%
72 Lewisburg, PA 5,284 $42,302 $291,241 50.0%
73 Glenolden, PA 7,190 $71,719 $224,149 24.0%
74 Philadelphia, PA 1,593,208 $57,537 $216,286 34.0%
75 Ephrata, PA 13,738 $62,590 $231,736 23.0%
76 Lancaster, PA 57,970 $61,014 $203,705 28.0%
77 Swoyersville, PA 5,021 $64,397 $174,911 32.0%
78 Chambersburg, PA 21,917 $53,493 $257,534 26.0%
79 Swissvale, PA 8,588 $56,594 $158,879 41.0%
80 Nazareth, PA 6,015 $45,536 $384,744 25.0%
81 Sharon Hill, PA 5,976 $66,378 $179,059 26.0%
82 Blakely, PA 6,646 $62,065 $188,158 26.0%
83 Brentwood, PA 9,982 $57,900 $165,365 35.0%
84 Kingston, PA 13,317 $52,253 $190,124 34.0%
85 Bloomsburg, PA 12,836 $46,019 $230,927 34.0%
86 Huntingdon, PA 6,904 $59,364 $188,109 28.0%
87 Sayre, PA 5,463 $57,788 $174,815 33.0%
88 Wilson, PA 8,208 $80,565 $194,286 17.0%
89 Coatesville, PA 13,316 $55,989 $330,916 16.0%
90 Lehighton, PA 5,279 $59,940 $249,253 18.0%
91 Palmerton, PA 5,602 $66,358 $233,094 16.0%
92 Exeter, PA 5,509 $60,463 $208,115 22.0%
93 South Williamsport, PA 6,246 $60,020 $179,562 27.0%
94 Hanover, PA 16,411 $60,050 $256,890 17.0%
95 Olyphant, PA 5,372 $60,120 $203,135 22.0%
96 Monaca, PA 5,587 $62,125 $176,838 24.0%
97 White Oak, PA 7,585 $57,054 $180,169 28.0%
98 Allentown, PA 125,292 $52,449 $267,464 19.0%
99 Yeadon, PA 12,017 $55,667 $211,262 23.0%
100 Bangor, PA 5,172 $51,578 $286,466 18.0%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 260,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.

7 thoughts on “The 10 Snobbiest Places In Pennsylvania For 2024

  1. I can;t believe that Haverford was not on the snobby list !!! I believe their snobs are much worse than our little town of Media…no way !!!

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