These Are The 10 Snobbiest Places In Oklahoma


We looked at science and data to see which places in OK probably think they’re better than you.

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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.

Over in Oklahoma, you might not think of folks as ‘snobby’ as the people in the northeast. But, they’re out there, for sure. Especially in certain areas of Oklahoma, where you can call these true midwesterners snooty – or even just plain loaded if you will, when compared to their Oklahoma peers.
In fact, in these 10 places, it’s downright snobby:

  1. Piedmont
  2. Edmond (Photos)
  3. Jenks (Photos)
  4. Bixby (Photos)
  5. Owasso (Photos)
  6. Broken Arrow (Photos)
  7. Blanchard
  8. Newcastle
  9. Yukon (Photos)
  10. Stillwater (Photos)

Now we’re not so full of ourselves as to just come up with this list from nowhere. We actually analyzed more than 80 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 Oklahoma

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 Oklahoma with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 85 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 85 places in each category with scores from one to 85. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Oklahoma. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Piedmont (with our pinkies up, of course.)

Now before you get upset and ruin your blowout or something drastic here, 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.

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1. Piedmont

Source: Public Domain

Population: 5,783
Median household income: $82,373
Median home price: $167,000
College degrees: 28%

2. Edmond

Source: Public domain

Population: 81,222
Median household income: $71,620
Median home price: $235,000
College degrees: 31%

3. Jenks

Population: 16,918
Median household income: $81,389
Median home price: $163,200
College degrees: 29%

4. Bixby

Population: 21,000
Median household income: $71,293
Median home price: $153,293
College degrees: 26%

5. Owasso

Population: 29,679
Median household income: $66,893
Median home price: $149,283
College degrees: 22%

6. Broken Arrow

Population: 99,000
Median household income: $64,293
Median home price: $138,000
College degrees: 23%

7. Blanchard

Population: 7,583
Median household income: $65,903
Median home price: $151,292
College degrees: 18%

8. Newcastle

Source: Public Domain

Population: 7,750
Median household income: $72,034
Median home price: $151,933
College degrees: 17%

9. Yukon

Population: 23,000
Median household income: $61,293
Median home price: $137,293
College degrees: 21%

10. Stillwater

Population: 45,303
Median household income: $31,223
Median home price: $150,293
College degrees: 26%

Summing Up The Humble Pie

Sure, we might have poked a little harmless fun at these 10 snobby places in Oklahoma, but hey, it’s only because we’re jealous. High incomes, expensive homes, and excellent educations? That sounds pretty charming to us. Who wouldn’t want that!

If you’re interested, here are the least snobby places in Oklahoma: Hugo, Holdenville, Broken Bow, Vinita and Bristow.
Desktop users, there’s a chart below with all snobby cities in Oklahoma ranked from first to last.

City Home Prices Rank
piedmont $167,600 1
edmond $235,000 2
jenks $163,700 3
bixby $153,800 4
owasso $141,700 5
broken arrow $138,400 6
blanchard $151,400 7
newcastle $151,400 8
yukon $137,100 9
stillwater $147,500 10
the village $107,600 11
mustang $136,300 12
norman $130,900 13
tuttle $152,700 14
weatherford $138,400 14
choctaw $180,600 16
moore $112,200 17
oklahoma city $130,600 18
collinsville $98,400 19
harrah $132,400 20
bartlesville $91,100 21
glenpool $100,600 22
sand springs $98,100 23
bethany $106,800 24
guymon $92,000 24
kingfisher $116,300 26
catoosa $115,700 26
coweta $110,400 26
woodward $92,800 26
midwest city $100,200 30
claremore $112,100 31
warr acres $100,000 32
elk city $99,200 33
tulsa $94,300 34
lawton $104,600 35
lone grove $120,900 36
grove $126,800 37
enid $90,700 38
duncan $99,000 39
noble $90,800 40
purcell $95,300 41
alva $76,400 42
fort gibson $88,700 43
sapulpa $89,200 43
ada $90,700 43
altus $84,900 46
slaughterville $97,600 46
durant $82,300 48
skiatook $96,000 48
mcloud $90,800 50
marlow $73,000 51
tahlequah $87,700 52
mcalester $91,100 53
ponca city $75,400 53
clinton $77,100 55
pryor creek $87,000 56
anadarko $58,700 57
guthrie $98,800 58
ardmore $78,100 59
sallisaw $97,100 60
el reno $83,100 61
del city $79,600 62
chickasha $80,700 63
wagoner $89,600 64
shawnee $69,400 64
perry $66,500 66
muskogee $81,000 67
poteau $82,300 68
pauls valley $77,900 69
cushing $80,600 70
pocola $84,800 70
tecumseh $65,600 72
idabel $73,700 73
henryetta $65,900 74
miami $76,400 75
okmulgee $71,300 76
sayre $67,300 77
seminole $73,500 78
sulphur $67,900 78
blackwell $45,900 80
bristow $61,100 81
vinita $70,600 81
broken bow $78,500 83
holdenville $49,700 83
hugo $60,500 83

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.