These Are The 10 Snobbiest Places In Wyoming


We used science and data to determine which places in WY probably think they’re better than you.

This article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. Don’t freak out.

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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.

Up in Wyoming, you might not think of folks as ‘snobby’ as some of the people in America’s northeast. But, they’re out there, for sure. Especially in certain areas of Wyoming, where you can call these true mountain lovers snooty – or even just plain loaded if you will, when compared to their Wyoming peers.

In fact, in these 10 places, it’s downright snobby:

  1. South Park
  2. Rafter J Ranch
  3. Hoback
  4. Wilson
  5. Ranchettes
  6. Moose Wilson Road
  7. Vista West
  8. Green River (Photos)
  9. Kemmerer (Photos)
  10. Jackson (Photos)

Now we’re not so full of ourselves as to just come up with this list from nowhere. We actually analyzed every single place 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 Wyoming

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 Wyoming with more than 1,000 people. This left us with a total of 58 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 58 places in each category with scores from one to 58. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Wyoming. So let’s all flip a table in honor of South Park (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. South Park

Source: Public Domain

Population: 1,56
Median household income: $111,000
Median home price: $1,151,000
College degrees: 49%

2. Rafter J Ranch

Source: Public Domain

Population: 1,307
Median household income: $117,000
Median home price: $600,000
College degrees: 31%

3. Hoback

Source: Public Domain

Population: 1,538
Median household income: $100,389
Median home price: $714,200
College degrees: 26%

4. Wilson

Source: Public Domain

Population: 1,173
Median household income: $73,293
Median home price: $659,293
College degrees: 26%

5. Ranchettes

Source: Public Domain

Population: 6,623
Median household income: $90,893
Median home price: $310,213
College degrees: 24%

6. Moose Wilson Road

Source: Public Domain

Population: 2,251
Median household income: $67,293
Median home price: $734,000
College degrees: 57%

7. Vista West

Source: Public Domain

Population: 1,100
Median household income: $127,903
Median home price: $274,292
College degrees: 13%

8. Green River

Population: 12,123
Median household income: $73,034
Median home price: $241,933
College degrees: 16%

9. Kemmerer

Population: 2,700
Median household income: $80,293
Median home price: $219,293
College degrees: 17%

10. Jackson

Source: Public domain

Population: 9,645
Median household income: $53,223
Median home price: $472,293
College degrees: 28%

Summing Up The Humble Pie

Sure, we might have poked a little harmless fun at these 10 snobby places in Wyoming, 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 Wyoming: Fox Farm College, Mills, Fort Washakie, Guernsey and South Greeley.

Desktop users, there’s a chart below with all snobby cities in Wyoming ranked from first to last.

City Home Prices Rank
south park $1,151,000 1
rafter j ranch $591,000 2
hoback $714,400 3
wilson $659,200 4
ranchettes $307,500 5
moose wilson road $734,400 6
vista west $273,900 7
green river $241,700 8
kemmerer $219,100 9
jackson $472,500 10
pinedale $243,800 11
sleepy hollow $217,400 12
antelope valley-crestview $243,600 13
star valley ranch $208,800 14
rock springs $221,500 14
bar nunn $203,300 16
marbleton $187,700 17
buffalo $191,100 18
north rock springs $211,800 19
gillette $191,000 20
cody $218,300 21
evanston $189,600 22
laramie $209,600 23
lander $183,800 24
cheyenne $193,600 24
powell $205,000 26
casper $183,100 26
sheridan $191,400 26
saratoga $179,400 26
afton $175,500 30
wright $176,700 31
warren afb $157,000 32
douglas $180,900 33
sundance $132,400 34
moorcroft $206,900 35
newcastle $119,200 36
glenrock $159,800 37
rawlins $184,300 38
mountain view $162,400 39
mountain view $162,400 40
lyman $154,700 41
greybull $88,600 42
evansville $276,400 43
riverton $148,700 43
worland $124,200 43
torrington $126,900 46
lovell $114,800 46
thermopolis $123,000 48
basin $122,100 48
ethete $75,300 50
arapahoe $107,000 51
wheatland $115,100 52
lusk $109,800 53
south greeley $34,600 53
guernsey $103,500 55
fort washakie $73,700 56
mills $69,000 57
fox farm-college $31,500 58
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.