There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Colorado. 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 Colorado 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 Colorado. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 75 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 Colorado.
The Coloradan in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Snobbiest Places In Colorado
Don’t freak out.
What’s the snobbiest place in Colorado? The snobbiest place in Colorado is Castle Pines 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 Sterling.
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, Colorado is the 11th snobbiest in the United States.
For more Colorado reading, check out:
The 10 Snobbiest Places In Colorado For 2024
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% Highly Educated: 70.0%
Median Income: $189,280
Median Home Price: $863,001
More on Castle Pines: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 76.0%
Median Income: $149,464
Median Home Price: $827,554
More on Superior: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 67.0%
Median Income: $135,840
Median Home Price: $821,232
More on Louisville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 71.0%
Median Income: $121,066
Median Home Price: $927,299
More on Lone Tree: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 65.0%
Median Income: $154,509
Median Home Price: $727,737
More on Erie: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 56.0%
Median Income: $129,481
Median Home Price: $1,130,739
More on Breckenridge: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 65.0%
Median Income: $94,338
Median Home Price: $3,293,818
More on Aspen: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 61.0%
Median Income: $124,617
Median Home Price: $630,996
More on Centennial: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 63.0%
Median Income: $105,819
Median Home Price: $684,062
More on Lafayette: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Centennial 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 Colorado with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 75 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 75 places in each category with scores from one to 75. We then averaged each places ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Colorado. So lets all flip a table in honor of Castle Pines (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 Colorado 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 Colorado are Castle Pines, Superior, Louisville, Lone Tree, Erie, Timnath, Breckenridge, Aspen, Centennial, and Lafayette.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most laid back places in Colorado, according to science:
- Sterling
- Trinidad
- La Junta
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- Richest Cities In Colorado
- Safest Places In Colorado
- Worst Places To Live In Colorado
- Most Expensive Places To Live In Colorado
Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Colorado For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Pines, CO | 11,811 | $189,280 | $863,001 | 70.0% |
| 2 | Superior, CO | 13,146 | $149,464 | $827,554 | 76.0% |
| 3 | Louisville, CO | 20,920 | $135,840 | $821,232 | 67.0% |
| 4 | Lone Tree, CO | 13,993 | $121,066 | $927,299 | 71.0% |
| 5 | Erie, CO | 30,447 | $154,509 | $727,737 | 65.0% |
| 6 | Timnath, CO | 7,122 | $162,976 | $675,800 | 76.0% |
| 7 | Breckenridge, CO | 5,017 | $129,481 | $1,130,739 | 56.0% |
| 8 | Aspen, CO | 6,952 | $94,338 | $3,293,818 | 65.0% |
| 9 | Centennial, CO | 107,702 | $124,617 | $630,996 | 61.0% |
| 10 | Lafayette, CO | 30,295 | $105,819 | $684,062 | 63.0% |
| 11 | Carbondale, CO | 6,497 | $92,083 | $1,223,499 | 57.0% |
| 12 | Eagle, CO | 7,481 | $101,373 | $914,956 | 55.0% |
| 13 | Parker, CO | 58,733 | $126,615 | $684,096 | 53.0% |
| 14 | Boulder, CO | 106,598 | $80,243 | $974,246 | 76.0% |
| 15 | Broomfield, CO | 73,946 | $117,541 | $637,472 | 58.0% |
| 16 | Castle Rock, CO | 74,065 | $135,985 | $655,932 | 53.0% |
| 17 | Steamboat Springs, CO | 13,251 | $93,280 | $1,192,382 | 54.0% |
| 18 | Monument, CO | 10,548 | $102,969 | $712,688 | 54.0% |
| 19 | Golden, CO | 20,461 | $90,990 | $820,716 | 55.0% |
| 20 | Windsor, CO | 33,905 | $121,754 | $567,646 | 52.0% |
| 21 | Arvada, CO | 123,066 | $106,014 | $594,157 | 49.0% |
| 22 | Littleton, CO | 45,531 | $90,273 | $674,009 | 56.0% |
| 23 | Avon, CO | 6,115 | $85,817 | $1,150,708 | 42.0% |
| 24 | Durango, CO | 19,148 | $76,177 | $707,331 | 59.0% |
| 25 | Mead, CO | 5,110 | $120,532 | $549,415 | 43.0% |
| 26 | Frederick, CO | 15,037 | $128,078 | $545,237 | 36.0% |
| 27 | Gypsum, CO | 8,291 | $99,726 | $676,112 | 34.0% |
| 28 | Berthoud, CO | 10,892 | $101,817 | $592,425 | 39.0% |
| 29 | Denver, CO | 710,800 | $85,853 | $558,402 | 54.0% |
| 30 | Severance, CO | 8,526 | $121,047 | $494,757 | 42.0% |
| 31 | Estes Park, CO | 5,906 | $63,598 | $687,234 | 55.0% |
| 32 | Fort Collins, CO | 168,758 | $78,977 | $545,188 | 59.0% |
| 33 | Firestone, CO | 16,704 | $106,960 | $562,511 | 32.0% |
| 34 | Glenwood Springs, CO | 10,100 | $80,806 | $793,858 | 38.0% |
| 35 | Longmont, CO | 98,282 | $89,720 | $540,403 | 45.0% |
| 36 | Lakewood, CO | 156,149 | $82,786 | $560,048 | 45.0% |
| 37 | Wellington, CO | 11,163 | $101,259 | $466,351 | 43.0% |
| 38 | Woodland Park, CO | 7,911 | $89,341 | $534,640 | 43.0% |
| 39 | Gunnison, CO | 6,629 | $63,229 | $564,780 | 56.0% |
| 40 | Salida, CO | 5,697 | $63,775 | $666,776 | 46.0% |
| 41 | Wheat Ridge, CO | 32,263 | $79,567 | $594,883 | 41.0% |
| 42 | Westminster, CO | 115,502 | $90,651 | $521,670 | 41.0% |
| 43 | Eaton, CO | 5,763 | $102,314 | $454,752 | 39.0% |
| 44 | Englewood, CO | 33,634 | $79,375 | $522,702 | 44.0% |
| 45 | Thornton, CO | 141,799 | $95,064 | $512,505 | 31.0% |
| 46 | Edgewater, CO | 5,002 | $71,964 | $592,807 | 38.0% |
| 47 | Loveland, CO | 76,500 | $81,898 | $487,758 | 40.0% |
| 48 | Milliken, CO | 8,438 | $96,772 | $443,483 | 32.0% |
| 49 | Dacono, CO | 6,260 | $94,783 | $483,988 | 29.0% |
| 50 | Colorado Springs, CO | 479,612 | $79,026 | $440,298 | 42.0% |
| 51 | Brighton, CO | 40,569 | $86,975 | $497,256 | 22.0% |
| 52 | Aurora, CO | 387,349 | $78,685 | $472,149 | 31.0% |
| 53 | Fountain, CO | 29,498 | $80,311 | $389,428 | 31.0% |
| 54 | Northglenn, CO | 37,948 | $77,797 | $459,707 | 24.0% |
| 55 | Lochbuie, CO | 7,963 | $84,556 | $457,546 | 14.0% |
| 56 | Fruita, CO | 13,462 | $71,550 | $430,521 | 30.0% |
| 57 | Grand Junction, CO | 65,918 | $62,993 | $382,198 | 35.0% |
| 58 | Montrose, CO | 20,394 | $60,132 | $423,228 | 31.0% |
| 59 | Greeley, CO | 107,949 | $65,525 | $411,873 | 27.0% |
| 60 | Rifle, CO | 10,420 | $72,955 | $439,901 | 15.0% |
| 61 | Evans, CO | 22,092 | $75,544 | $388,506 | 18.0% |
| 62 | Cortez, CO | 8,832 | $55,962 | $301,599 | 31.0% |
| 63 | Fort Lupton, CO | 8,164 | $71,293 | $451,653 | 11.0% |
| 64 | Sheridan, CO | 6,062 | $53,707 | $424,232 | 19.0% |
| 65 | Brush, CO | 5,304 | $64,475 | $289,894 | 18.0% |
| 66 | Federal Heights, CO | 14,173 | $56,316 | $401,479 | 14.0% |
| 67 | Pueblo, CO | 111,430 | $52,794 | $286,223 | 22.0% |
| 68 | Fort Morgan, CO | 11,501 | $55,407 | $318,927 | 18.0% |
| 69 | Craig, CO | 9,013 | $52,443 | $287,429 | 22.0% |
| 70 | Alamosa, CO | 9,792 | $50,239 | $284,458 | 27.0% |
| 71 | Delta, CO | 9,137 | $45,950 | $335,333 | 18.0% |
| 72 | Lamar, CO | 7,667 | $48,422 | $167,777 | 19.0% |
| 73 | La Junta, CO | 7,244 | $50,799 | $154,737 | 18.0% |
| 74 | Trinidad, CO | 8,334 | $47,908 | $242,035 | 14.0% |
| 75 | Sterling, CO | 13,466 | $44,556 | $239,066 | 16.0% |
I believe it with GV being #1 for being totally unfriendly and rude at times. I live in SE Denver, right on the line with Greenwood Village. And I can’t say anything positive about GV based on their elitist, crappy personalities. Most, if not all who live in GV have privileged background. Their parents probably taught them to act like an elitist thug towards those who look average. If you didn’t go to Cherry Creek high school you’re probably treated like an outsider. If you don’t work in DTC you’re most likely going to be treated as below-average since you’re not dressed like office day-timers. What else is there in GV? Areas like Belleview Square, Belleview Promenade and Landmark area is pretty much the same everywhere else in GV. Upscale, ugly personalities. At least Aspen, #3 has something: Majestic mountains.