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 Snobs — as 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 60 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.
$119,338 median income · $410,432 median home · #1 income in Mississippi
Located in
Madison County, Mississippi
Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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$83,880 median income · $328,702 median home · #5 income in Mississippi
Located in
Rankin County, Mississippi
Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 7,823 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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$92,783 median income · $284,755 median home · #3 income in Mississippi
Located in
Rankin County, Mississippi
Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 21,705 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rankin County. Brandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area and located east of the state capital.
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$78,212 median income · $302,881 median home · #8 income in Mississippi
Pass Christian, nicknamed The Pass, is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Gulfport-Biloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,613 at the 2010 census.
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$64,451 median income · $412,781 median home · #20 income in Mississippi
Located in
Lafayette County, Mississippi
Oxford is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States. Founded in 1837, it was named after the British university city of Oxford in hopes of having the state university located there, which it did successfully attract.
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$79,712 median income · $270,588 median home · #6 income in Mississippi
Located in
Jackson County, Mississippi
Ocean Springs is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States, approximately 2 miles east of Biloxi and west of Gautier. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 17,225 at the 2000 U.S. Census. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city of Ocean Springs had a population of 17,442.
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$100,606 median income · $331,685 median home · #2 income in Mississippi
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Olive Branch is a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 33,484 at the 2010 census, up from 21,054 in 2000. Olive Branch is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, and is part of the Memphis Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region that consists of three counties in southwest Tennessee, five counties in northwest Mississippi, and two counties in eastern Arkansas. From 1990 to 2010 Olive Branch was the fastest growing city in the United States, with a growth rate of 838%. Along with other rapidly growing suburbs in DeSoto County, Olive Branch attributes most of its growth and development to the exodus of large numbers of middle-class families from central Memphis.
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$87,407 median income · $244,374 median home · #4 income in Mississippi
Located in
Hancock County, Mississippi
Diamondhead is a city in southeastern Hancock County, Mississippi, United States. The city is located just over 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the GulfportBiloxi Metropolitan Statistical Area. In February 2012, Diamondhead was officially incorporated as a city. At the time of the 2010 census, when Diamondhead was an unincorporated census-designated place, the population was 8,425. The city population, with slightly different boundaries, was estimated at 8,217 in 2016.
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$76,950 median income · $344,672 median home · #9 income in Mississippi
Located in
DeSoto County, Mississippi
Hernando is a city in and the county seat of DeSoto County, which is on the northwest border of Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,090 at the 2010 census, up from 6,812 in 2000. DeSoto County is the second-most-populous county in the Memphis metropolitan area.
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$66,038 median income · $282,705 median home · #18 income in Mississippi
Located in
Madison County, Mississippi
Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi. The population was 24,047 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Mississippi’s statewide median.
Mississippi statewide median: $56,447
Mississippi statewide median: $192,906
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Where the snobs live in Mississippi
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Magnolia State
Do you think we’d 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 60 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)
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 60 places in each category with scores from one to 60. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Mississippi. So let’s 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, 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.
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.
The full plate
Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Mississippi For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 1.33 | 27,946 | $119,338 | $410,432 | 64.0% |
| 2 | Flowood | 4.33 | 10,587 | $83,880 | $328,702 | 54.0% |
| 3 | Brandon | 6.50 | 25,542 | $92,783 | $284,755 | 41.0% |
| 4 | Pass Christian | 7.33 | 6,097 | $78,212 | $302,881 | 46.0% |
| 5 | Oxford | 7.67 | 26,411 | $64,451 | $412,781 | 57.0% |
| 6 | Ocean Springs | 8.00 | 18,646 | $79,712 | $270,588 | 47.0% |
| 7 | Olive Branch | 8.17 | 47,019 | $100,606 | $331,685 | 31.0% |
| 8 | Diamondhead | 8.50 | 9,338 | $87,407 | $244,374 | 41.0% |
| 9 | Hernando | 8.83 | 17,949 | $76,950 | $344,672 | 35.0% |
| 10 | Ridgeland | 10.00 | 24,587 | $66,038 | $282,705 | 53.0% |
| 11 | Clinton | 10.33 | 27,195 | $74,745 | $237,467 | 48.0% |
| 12 | Southaven | 13.67 | 56,226 | $78,483 | $274,141 | 29.0% |
| 13 | Bay St. Louis | 13.67 | 10,188 | $67,442 | $236,958 | 39.0% |
| 14 | Long Beach | 14.83 | 17,009 | $70,332 | $232,929 | 35.0% |
| 15 | Byram | 16.67 | 12,799 | $70,445 | $222,108 | 33.0% |
| 16 | Petal | 19.00 | 11,294 | $74,750 | $223,366 | 27.0% |
| 17 | Tupelo | 19.67 | 37,791 | $66,257 | $203,314 | 34.0% |
| 18 | Starkville | 19.67 | 25,721 | $42,125 | $279,620 | 51.0% |
| 19 | Biloxi | 19.83 | 48,861 | $57,204 | $232,658 | 31.0% |
| 20 | Senatobia | 21.00 | 8,380 | $54,167 | $236,534 | 29.0% |
| 21 | D’Iberville | 22.33 | 13,203 | $66,016 | $238,690 | 25.0% |
| 22 | Pearl | 23.00 | 27,737 | $61,695 | $205,783 | 29.0% |
| 23 | Hattiesburg | 23.33 | 48,619 | $46,342 | $220,234 | 37.0% |
| 24 | Waveland | 25.50 | 7,062 | $68,693 | $210,333 | 24.0% |
| 25 | Batesville | 26.33 | 7,387 | $51,727 | $200,429 | 30.0% |
| 26 | Richland | 29.00 | 7,346 | $66,558 | $217,271 | 20.0% |
| 27 | New Albany | 30.67 | 7,663 | $51,332 | $199,590 | 26.0% |
| 28 | Gautier | 32.00 | 19,046 | $61,926 | $190,096 | 22.0% |
| 29 | Cleveland | 32.67 | 10,623 | $44,074 | $143,488 | 36.0% |
| 30 | Booneville | 32.67 | 9,246 | $50,879 | $140,559 | 29.0% |
| 31 | Gulfport | 33.00 | 73,003 | $49,919 | $200,520 | 24.0% |
| 32 | Pontotoc | 33.67 | 5,806 | $46,167 | $201,463 | 25.0% |
| 33 | Canton | 34.33 | 10,811 | $38,337 | $223,700 | 26.0% |
| 34 | Vicksburg | 35.67 | 20,589 | $45,781 | $145,564 | 27.0% |
| 35 | Corinth | 35.67 | 14,323 | $44,226 | $181,417 | 26.0% |
| 36 | Horn Lake | 36.00 | 26,647 | $53,311 | $202,373 | 16.0% |
| 37 | Columbus | 37.00 | 23,348 | $42,235 | $172,832 | 26.0% |
| 38 | Philadelphia | 37.00 | 6,996 | $50,788 | $137,663 | 26.0% |
| 39 | Pascagoula | 38.00 | 21,710 | $52,222 | $143,032 | 22.0% |
| 40 | Ripley | 38.83 | 5,377 | $55,444 | $138,469 | 21.0% |
| 41 | Amory | 39.00 | 6,500 | $52,901 | $157,258 | 18.0% |
| 42 | Laurel | 39.83 | 17,679 | $47,661 | $147,337 | 21.0% |
| 43 | Grenada | 40.33 | 12,375 | $46,303 | $133,953 | 25.0% |
| 44 | Jackson | 43.00 | 146,631 | $42,071 | $87,256 | 28.0% |
| 45 | Picayune | 44.33 | 11,900 | $41,213 | $193,808 | 17.0% |
| 46 | Forest | 44.33 | 5,357 | $49,724 | $122,992 | 20.0% |
| 47 | Brookhaven | 44.67 | 11,650 | $36,685 | $160,659 | 22.0% |
| 48 | Holly Springs | 44.67 | 6,704 | $45,462 | $175,426 | 14.0% |
| 49 | Natchez | 45.00 | 14,192 | $36,735 | $117,030 | 27.0% |
| 50 | Moss Point | 47.00 | 11,957 | $44,296 | $146,443 | 13.0% |
| 51 | Indianola | 50.00 | 9,062 | $41,708 | $103,788 | 20.0% |
| 52 | Greenville | 50.67 | 28,166 | $40,083 | $61,070 | 22.0% |
| 53 | West Point | 50.67 | 9,900 | $38,064 | $143,439 | 16.0% |
| 54 | Kosciusko | 51.17 | 6,933 | $40,085 | $113,939 | 19.0% |
| 55 | Greenwood | 51.83 | 14,086 | $35,473 | $87,553 | 24.0% |
| 56 | Meridian | 52.00 | 34,137 | $36,562 | $113,056 | 22.0% |
| 57 | Louisville | 52.00 | 5,983 | $36,985 | $139,871 | 16.0% |
| 58 | Columbia | 53.17 | 6,632 | $38,507 | $133,498 | 15.0% |
| 59 | McComb | 54.17 | 12,049 | $40,707 | $89,933 | 15.0% |
| 60 | Clarksdale | 56.50 | 14,231 | $36,382 | $42,685 | 19.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 60 places with more than 5,000 residents.
Summary
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, Pass Christian, Oxford, Ocean Springs, Olive Branch, Diamondhead, Hernando, and Ridgeland.
