The 10 Snobbiest Places In Mississippi For 2024


The Snobbiest places in Mississippi are Madison and Flowood for 2024 based on Saturday Night Science.

There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.

After analyzing 61 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 Mississippi.

The Mississippian 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 Mississippi Map

Don’t freak out.

What’s the snobbiest place in Mississippi? The snobbiest place in Mississippi is Madison 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 Columbia.

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, Mississippi is the 47th snobbiest in the United States.

For more Mississippi reading, check out:

The 10 Snobbiest Places In Mississippi For 2024

Madison, MS

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

7.5
/10
Population: 27,595
% Highly Educated: 67.0%
Median Income: $124,575
Median Home Price: $389,530
More on Madison: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Flowood, MS

Source: Wikipedia User | CC-BY-SA-2.5
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 10,204
% Highly Educated: 54.0%
Median Income: $89,144
Median Home Price: $318,663
More on Flowood: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Brandon, MS

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

7
/10
Population: 25,142
% Highly Educated: 44.0%
Median Income: $89,051
Median Home Price: $272,442
More on Brandon: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Olive Branch, MS

Source: Wikipedia User Thomas R Machnitzki ([email protected]) | GFDL
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 45,938
% Highly Educated: 33.0%
Median Income: $93,762
Median Home Price: $325,825
More on Olive Branch: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Hernando, MS

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

8
/10
Population: 17,262
% Highly Educated: 37.0%
Median Income: $69,761
Median Home Price: $326,012
More on Hernando: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ridgeland, MS

Source: Flickr User pmsyyz | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 24,618
% Highly Educated: 52.0%
Median Income: $66,171
Median Home Price: $262,121
More on Ridgeland: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Ocean Springs, MS

Source: Flickr User Brian Leon of Ottawa | CC BY-ND 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 18,417
% Highly Educated: 44.0%
Median Income: $72,500
Median Home Price: $250,207
More on Ocean Springs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Oxford, MS

Source: Wikipedia User The original uploader was Enjoybeta at English Wikipedia | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 25,713
% Highly Educated: 59.0%
Median Income: $56,784
Median Home Price: $323,812
More on Oxford: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Pass Christian, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

5
/10
Population: 5,802
% Highly Educated: 44.0%
Median Income: $65,000
Median Home Price: $289,217
More on Pass Christian: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Clinton, MS

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

7
/10
Population: 27,668
% Highly Educated: 48.0%
Median Income: $71,315
Median Home Price: $225,260
More on Clinton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate

Methodology: How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Magnolia 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 Mississippi with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 61 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 61 places in each category with scores from one to 61. We then averaged each places ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Mississippi. So lets all flip a table in honor of Madison (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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi are Madison, Flowood, Brandon, Olive Branch, Hernando, Ridgeland, Ocean Springs, Oxford, Pass Christian, and Clinton.

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

  1. Columbia
  2. West Point
  3. Clarksdale

For more Mississippi reading, check out:

Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Mississippi For 2024

Rank City Population Median Income Average Home Prices Adult Highly Educated
1 Madison, MS 27,595 $124,575 $389,530 67.0%
2 Flowood, MS 10,204 $89,144 $318,663 54.0%
3 Brandon, MS 25,142 $89,051 $272,442 44.0%
4 Olive Branch, MS 45,938 $93,762 $325,825 33.0%
5 Hernando, MS 17,262 $69,761 $326,012 37.0%
6 Ridgeland, MS 24,618 $66,171 $262,121 52.0%
7 Ocean Springs, MS 18,417 $72,500 $250,207 44.0%
8 Oxford, MS 25,713 $56,784 $323,812 59.0%
9 Pass Christian, MS 5,802 $65,000 $289,217 44.0%
10 Clinton, MS 27,668 $71,315 $225,260 48.0%
11 Diamondhead, MS 9,360 $80,504 $246,567 37.0%
12 Byram, MS 12,922 $72,536 $200,046 37.0%
13 Bay St. Louis, MS 9,788 $63,508 $236,101 36.0%
14 Southaven, MS 54,908 $72,513 $258,896 25.0%
15 Long Beach, MS 16,809 $66,573 $225,244 28.0%
16 Petal, MS 11,047 $61,957 $210,789 31.0%
17 Tupelo, MS 37,939 $62,686 $185,761 36.0%
18 Biloxi, MS 49,141 $55,775 $224,489 29.0%
19 Starkville, MS 24,274 $36,076 $248,103 47.0%
20 Batesville, MS 7,464 $57,813 $170,642 32.0%
21 Waveland, MS 7,075 $56,396 $204,521 23.0%
22 Pearl, MS 27,255 $56,838 $182,229 25.0%
23 Senatobia, MS 8,288 $56,780 $220,794 22.0%
24 Hattiesburg, MS 48,466 $41,024 $199,812 34.0%
25 Richland, MS 7,208 $54,753 $201,415 23.0%
26 Gautier, MS 19,007 $57,757 $172,204 21.0%
27 Cleveland, MS 11,082 $42,005 $147,968 33.0%
28 Gulfport, MS 72,524 $43,499 $190,647 24.0%
29 D’iberville, MS 12,922 $52,625 $195,552 20.0%
30 Vicksburg, MS 21,337 $45,147 $161,758 25.0%
31 Horn Lake, MS 26,652 $57,111 $186,016 17.0%
32 New Albany, MS 7,657 $50,890 $175,466 21.0%
33 Booneville, MS 9,027 $48,655 $127,177 26.0%
34 Pontotoc, MS 5,676 $49,235 $176,634 21.0%
35 Columbus, MS 23,896 $38,954 $151,954 25.0%
36 Corinth, MS 14,520 $40,546 $144,798 25.0%
37 Amory, MS 6,642 $52,298 $144,341 18.0%
38 Canton, MS 10,951 $33,411 $200,822 21.0%
39 Jackson, MS 153,271 $42,193 $62,707 28.0%
40 Ripley, MS 5,440 $53,175 $132,221 18.0%
41 Philadelphia, MS 7,065 $38,713 $132,847 22.0%
42 Grenada, MS 12,594 $40,714 $120,441 24.0%
43 Laurel, MS 17,241 $36,336 $133,004 21.0%
44 Indianola, MS 9,572 $36,243 $102,937 25.0%
45 Leakesville, MS 5,463 $49,250 $134,411 6.0%
46 Picayune, MS 11,804 $35,649 $183,125 16.0%
47 Pascagoula, MS 21,904 $41,679 $130,667 18.0%
48 Natchez, MS 14,380 $31,800 $118,158 27.0%
49 Brookhaven, MS 11,714 $32,869 $166,022 20.0%
50 Greenwood, MS 14,242 $37,718 $84,541 23.0%
51 Moss Point, MS 12,173 $44,779 $125,200 15.0%
52 Holly Springs, MS 6,942 $45,552 $123,433 13.0%
53 Forest, MS 5,416 $50,093 $99,558 13.0%
54 Greenville, MS 29,495 $35,148 $66,483 22.0%
55 Louisville, MS 6,061 $36,078 $127,400 14.0%
56 Mccomb, MS 12,295 $37,288 $88,612 19.0%
57 Kosciusko, MS 7,056 $33,719 $108,104 20.0%
58 Meridian, MS 34,990 $32,797 $107,888 20.0%
59 Clarksdale, MS 14,769 $35,377 $45,333 20.0%
60 West Point, MS 10,063 $32,846 $124,955 16.0%
61 Columbia, MS 5,831 $29,470 $122,969 14.0%
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.

6 thoughts on “The 10 Snobbiest Places In Mississippi For 2024

  1. Um, Gulf Park Estates is a neighborhood, not a city. The city is Ocean Springs. And that I would agree is probably one of the snobbiest towns in Mississippi based on the snobby criteria

  2. You said last week Kosciusko was the 7th dumbest, but based off money, we are 3rd snobbiest, so we are stupid snobs? Really? A bunch of dumb people sure do make a lot of money and have expensive houses…

  3. You obviously didnt do enough research because Gulf Park Estates is NOT a city lol…its just a neighborhood…

  4. I see you missed Oxford, home of the Northern-Mississippi Memphis-adjunct BowTie University, Ole Miss.

    No true list of the smarmiest, most self-centered and snobbiest places in Mississippi is complete without it.

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