When it comes to being a snob, you’ve got all types. You’ve got your wine snobs, beer snobs, and food snobs. There are book snobs, movie snobs, and theatre (yes, with an re) snobs. These days, you’ve probably even got snob snobs—people who think their type of snob is better than yours.
Down in the south, you might not think of folks as ‘snobby’ as those in the northeast. But, they’re out there, for sure. Especially in certain areas of Arkansas, where you can call these true southerners snooty or even just plain loaded if you will.
In fact, in these 10 places, it’s downright snobby:
- Maumelle (Photos)
- Bentonville (Photos)
- Lowell (Photos)
- Little Rock (Photos)
- Fayetteville (Photos)
- Marion (Photos)
- Hot Springs Village
- Centerton (Photos)
- Bella Vista (Photos)
- Rogers (Photos)
Now we’re not so full of ourselves as to just come up with this list from nowhere. We actually analyzed 82 places in the state. And we’re not saying there’s anything wrong with these cities.
Actually, if we had their wealth and lifestyle, we’d probably be a little snobby, too.
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How we determined the snobbiest places in Arkansas
You think we’d just come up with this list willy nilly? Not a chance.
What we did is, we gathered up all of the places in arkansas with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 82 places. Then, we looked at each place in terms of these snoot-er-iffic criteria: (And no, it’s 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)
- Private schools per capita (Higher is snobbier)
- Theaters per capita (Higher is snobbier)
- Art galleries per capita (Higher is snobbier)
From there, we ranked each of our 82 places in each category with scores from one to 82. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Arkansas. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Bentonville (with our pinkies up, of course.)
Now before you get upset, let’s 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!
Now, let’s put on your monocle and take a look at what make these places so snobby; for a more complete list, just hop down to the end of the post.
1. Maumelle
Population: 16,983
Median household income: $82,233
Median home price: $214,293
College degrees: 32%
2. Bentonville
Population: 35,394
Median household income: $61,680
Median home price: $166,000
College degrees: 26%
3. Lowell
Population: 7,345
Median household income: $58,309
Median home price: $144,292
College degrees: 19%
4. Little Rock
Population: 193,934
Median household income: $45,027
Median home price: $150,635
College degrees: 23%
5. Fayetteville
Population: 74,490
Median household income: $36,993
Median home price: $175,393
College degrees: 26%
6. Marion
Population: 12,292
Median household income: $63,283
Median home price: $143,293
College degrees: 19%
7. Hot Springs Village
Population: 13,207
Median household income: $51,293
Median home price: $210,000
College degrees: 22%
8. Centerton
Population: 9,393
Median household income: $58,933
Median home price: $140,223
College degrees: 32%
9. Bella Vista
Population: 26,284
Median household income: $61,293
Median home price: $152,932
College degrees: 24%
10. Rogers
Population: 56,092
Median household income: $61,264
Median home price: $162,200
College degrees: 19%
Summing Up The Humble Pie
Sure, we might have poked a little harmless fun at these 10 snobby places in Arkansas, but hey, it’s only because we’re jealous. High incomes, expensive homes, and excellent educations? That sounds pretty southern charming to us. Who wouldn’t want that!
If you’re interested, here are the least snobby places in Arkansas: Marianna, Dumas, Newport, Warren, Helena-West Helena.
Desktop users, there’s a chart below with all snobby cities in Arkansas ranked from first to last.
| City | Home Prices | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| maumelle | $214,700 | 1 |
| bentonville | $166,000 | 2 |
| lowell | $144,600 | 3 |
| little rock | $150,800 | 4 |
| fayetteville | $175,900 | 5 |
| marion | $143,900 | 6 |
| hot springs village | $210,100 | 7 |
| centerton | $140,800 | 8 |
| bella vista | $152,300 | 9 |
| rogers | $149,300 | 10 |
| conway | $150,700 | 11 |
| searcy | $131,400 | 12 |
| hot springs village | $210,100 | 13 |
| benton | $138,100 | 14 |
| sheridan | $121,100 | 14 |
| bryant | $142,600 | 16 |
| rockwell | $177,900 | 17 |
| sherwood | $141,900 | 18 |
| heber springs | $125,900 | 19 |
| siloam springs | $114,200 | 20 |
| mountain home | $119,000 | 21 |
| cabot | $138,900 | 22 |
| arkadelphia | $121,700 | 23 |
| white hall | $133,100 | 24 |
| pea ridge | $128,900 | 24 |
| farmington | $160,300 | 26 |
| harrison | $97,400 | 26 |
| north little rock | $120,000 | 26 |
| jonesboro | $133,500 | 26 |
| magnolia | $94,600 | 30 |
| hot springs | $118,600 | 31 |
| russellville | $117,800 | 32 |
| clarksville | $88,500 | 33 |
| van buren | $108,400 | 34 |
| prairie grove | $135,000 | 35 |
| greenbrier | $119,900 | 36 |
| springdale | $136,300 | 37 |
| fort smith | $112,300 | 38 |
| batesville | $106,900 | 39 |
| greenwood | $121,400 | 40 |
| jacksonville | $112,100 | 41 |
| alma | $120,000 | 42 |
| east end | $128,800 | 43 |
| wynne | $82,800 | 43 |
| paragould | $100,400 | 43 |
| texarkana | $96,900 | 46 |
| lonoke | $101,700 | 46 |
| mena | $81,000 | 48 |
| cherokee village | $80,800 | 48 |
| berryville | $98,100 | 50 |
| blytheville | $73,900 | 51 |
| monticello | $85,700 | 52 |
| el dorado | $70,500 | 53 |
| stuttgart | $86,900 | 53 |
| morrilton | $83,000 | 55 |
| west memphis | $89,500 | 56 |
| pocahontas | $69,600 | 57 |
| haskell | $113,300 | 58 |
| ward | $104,200 | 59 |
| crossett | $74,400 | 60 |
| pine bluff | $71,500 | 61 |
| malvern | $74,000 | 62 |
| camden | $72,200 | 63 |
| trumann | $79,500 | 64 |
| de queen | $68,200 | 64 |
| barling | $90,100 | 66 |
| ashdown | $78,000 | 67 |
| beebe | $107,000 | 68 |
| hope | $57,300 | 69 |
| piney | $67,700 | 70 |
| forrest city | $76,900 | 70 |
| nashville | $78,500 | 72 |
| walnut ridge | $64,600 | 73 |
| fordyce | $46,800 | 74 |
| osceola | $79,400 | 75 |
| dardanelle | $88,400 | 76 |
| mcgehee | $62,900 | 77 |
| helena-west helena | $59,500 | 78 |
| warren | $61,400 | 78 |
| newport | $64,800 | 80 |
| dumas | $50,100 | 81 |
| marianna | $51,400 | 81 |
