There are all types when it comes to being a snob in New York. 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 New York 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 New York. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 162 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 New York.
The New Yorker in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
$250,001 median income · $2,157,586 median home · #2 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Scarsdale is a town and village in Westchester County, New York. The Town of Scarsdale is coextensive with the Village of Scarsdale, but the community has opted to operate solely with a village government, one of several villages in the state that have a similar governmental situation. As of the 2010 census, Scarsdale’s population was 17,166.
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$239,815 median income · $2,180,592 median home · #5 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is separate from the town of Rye, which has more land area than the city. Rye city, formerly the village of Rye, was part of the town until it received its charter as a city in 1942. The population was 15,720 at the 2010 census. Rye is the youngest city in New York state. No other city has been chartered anywhere in New York state since 1942.
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$250,001 median income · $1,751,159 median home · #2 income in New York
Located in
Nassau County, New York
East Hills is a village in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Village of Roslyn. As of the United States 2010 Census, the village population was 6,955.
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$250,001 median income · $1,309,985 median home · #2 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Pelham Manor is a village located in Westchester County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village had a total population of 5,486. It is located in the town of Pelham.
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$246,944 median income · $1,236,848 median home · #4 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the town of Rye. The population was 9,347 at the 2010 census.
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$173,315 median income · $1,472,340 median home · #14 income in New York
Located in
Nassau County, New York
North Hills is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,075 at the 2010 census.
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$215,815 median income · $1,450,321 median home · #7 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Bronxville is a village in Westchester County, New York, located about 15 miles north of midtown Manhattan. It is part of the town of Eastchester. The village comprises 1 square mile of land in its entirety, approximately 20% of the town of Eastchester. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Bronxville had a population of 6,323. As of 2016, Bronxville was rated the number one most expensive suburb around America’s ten largest cities by CNBC with a median home value of $2.33 million. In 2017 it was ranked 8th in Bloomberg’s “America’s 100 Richest Places”.
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$167,536 median income · $1,661,377 median home · #18 income in New York
Located in
Westchester County, New York
Larchmont is a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York, approximately 18 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan. The population of the village was 5,864 at the 2010 census.
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$170,000 median income · $2,123,230 median home · #17 income in New York
Located in
Nassau County, New York
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$211,299 median income · $2,373,621 median home · #8 income in New York
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The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is New York’s statewide median.
New York statewide median: $85,974
New York statewide median: $507,794
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Where the snobs live in New York
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Empire 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 New York with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 162 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 162 places in each category with scores from one to 162. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in New York. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Scarsdale (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 New York For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarsdale | 2.00 | 18,010 | $250,001 | $2,157,586 | 91.0% |
| 2 | Rye | 3.83 | 16,428 | $239,815 | $2,180,592 | 81.0% |
| 3 | East Hills | 3.83 | 7,257 | $250,001 | $1,751,159 | 81.0% |
| 4 | Pelham Manor | 6.50 | 5,644 | $250,001 | $1,309,985 | 80.0% |
| 5 | Rye Brook | 7.50 | 9,900 | $246,944 | $1,236,848 | 80.0% |
| 6 | North Hills | 7.67 | 5,415 | $173,315 | $1,472,340 | 84.0% |
| 7 | Bronxville | 8.00 | 6,510 | $215,815 | $1,450,321 | 79.0% |
| 8 | Larchmont | 9.00 | 6,567 | $167,536 | $1,661,377 | 83.0% |
| 9 | Lawrence | 10.00 | 6,778 | $170,000 | $2,123,230 | 77.0% |
| 10 | Kings Point | 10.00 | 5,634 | $211,299 | $2,373,621 | 67.0% |
| 11 | Briarcliff Manor | 11.50 | 7,519 | $229,732 | $1,094,016 | 76.0% |
| 12 | Pelham | 12.67 | 7,305 | $184,375 | $1,360,404 | 71.0% |
| 13 | Irvington | 12.83 | 6,531 | $173,248 | $1,222,448 | 76.0% |
| 14 | Hastings-on-Hudson | 14.17 | 8,434 | $193,621 | $1,036,677 | 74.0% |
| 15 | Sea Cliff | 17.67 | 5,033 | $193,590 | $1,099,757 | 62.0% |
| 16 | Wesley Hills | 18.17 | 6,196 | $209,345 | $1,123,610 | 60.0% |
| 17 | Dobbs Ferry | 20.00 | 11,443 | $165,417 | $975,067 | 69.0% |
| 18 | Harrison | 20.50 | 29,961 | $164,250 | $1,211,014 | 61.0% |
| 19 | Croton-on-Hudson | 21.17 | 8,202 | $191,678 | $812,905 | 74.0% |
| 20 | Rockville Centre | 24.00 | 25,765 | $151,938 | $965,150 | 64.0% |
| 21 | Pleasantville | 24.33 | 7,371 | $136,406 | $987,582 | 70.0% |
| 22 | Great Neck | 26.83 | 11,087 | $137,981 | $1,455,883 | 54.0% |
| 23 | Northport | 28.00 | 7,322 | $146,921 | $850,559 | 66.0% |
| 24 | Floral Park | 28.83 | 16,169 | $150,084 | $858,496 | 60.0% |
| 25 | Williston Park | 31.00 | 7,542 | $156,382 | $927,596 | 53.0% |
| 26 | Port Jefferson | 31.83 | 8,091 | $144,912 | $756,205 | 68.0% |
| 27 | Bayville | 31.83 | 6,744 | $149,191 | $841,959 | 57.0% |
| 28 | Massapequa Park | 35.00 | 16,963 | $171,953 | $792,452 | 53.0% |
| 29 | Malverne | 35.00 | 8,477 | $149,489 | $801,814 | 56.0% |
| 30 | Mineola | 35.17 | 21,211 | $137,739 | $815,487 | 57.0% |
| 31 | New Hyde Park | 35.50 | 10,220 | $142,927 | $974,068 | 49.0% |
| 32 | Mamaroneck | 36.83 | 19,826 | $120,000 | $859,344 | 57.0% |
| 33 | Long Beach | 37.00 | 34,756 | $140,739 | $805,359 | 56.0% |
| 34 | Nyack | 37.83 | 7,393 | $116,649 | $748,480 | 68.0% |
| 35 | New Hempstead | 39.83 | 5,472 | $126,165 | $978,445 | 46.0% |
| 36 | New Rochelle | 42.33 | 82,769 | $109,167 | $917,531 | 52.0% |
| 37 | White Plains | 44.83 | 60,666 | $110,763 | $770,309 | 54.0% |
| 38 | Babylon | 44.83 | 12,185 | $140,820 | $720,476 | 50.0% |
| 39 | Cedarhurst | 45.00 | 7,320 | $101,572 | $1,206,385 | 47.0% |
| 40 | Manorhaven | 45.67 | 6,958 | $105,486 | $823,279 | 53.0% |
| 41 | East Rockaway | 46.33 | 10,077 | $124,929 | $735,012 | 52.0% |
| 42 | Farmingdale | 46.33 | 8,474 | $122,980 | $717,477 | 53.0% |
| 43 | Westbury | 47.83 | 15,808 | $145,185 | $768,992 | 42.0% |
| 44 | Sleepy Hollow | 48.00 | 10,887 | $104,313 | $1,010,737 | 43.0% |
| 45 | Saratoga Springs | 49.00 | 28,631 | $105,944 | $633,902 | 60.0% |
| 46 | Mount Kisco | 52.50 | 10,737 | $96,534 | $688,450 | 57.0% |
| 47 | Lynbrook | 52.67 | 20,325 | $136,696 | $745,362 | 42.0% |
| 48 | Valley Stream | 53.67 | 40,315 | $133,190 | $756,941 | 40.0% |
| 49 | Lake Grove | 54.00 | 11,061 | $118,311 | $713,790 | 44.0% |
| 50 | Great Neck Plaza | 55.00 | 7,593 | $92,474 | $498,568 | 67.0% |
| 51 | Fairport | 55.67 | 5,403 | $107,009 | $396,821 | 61.0% |
| 52 | Elmsford | 55.67 | 5,186 | $120,179 | $678,626 | 43.0% |
| 53 | Chestnut Ridge | 56.17 | 10,557 | $111,725 | $862,819 | 35.0% |
| 54 | East Aurora | 58.00 | 5,993 | $103,949 | $431,047 | 58.0% |
| 55 | Beacon | 58.33 | 14,834 | $107,859 | $538,601 | 48.0% |
| 56 | Williamsville | 59.17 | 5,469 | $98,850 | $410,876 | 61.0% |
| 57 | Glen Cove | 60.50 | 28,112 | $92,064 | $810,612 | 42.0% |
| 58 | Amityville | 61.33 | 9,588 | $106,285 | $587,036 | 43.0% |
| 59 | Suffern | 63.33 | 11,441 | $104,607 | $576,040 | 43.0% |
| 60 | New York | 64.00 | 8,483,844 | $80,483 | $812,861 | 42.0% |
| 61 | Airmont | 64.17 | 10,205 | $94,972 | $963,994 | 31.0% |
| 62 | Warwick | 64.50 | 6,585 | $89,609 | $566,347 | 49.0% |
| 63 | Monroe | 64.67 | 9,515 | $109,851 | $530,517 | 42.0% |
| 64 | Hamburg | 66.17 | 9,792 | $112,292 | $297,871 | 50.0% |
| 65 | Lindenhurst | 66.50 | 27,142 | $130,128 | $600,910 | 31.0% |
| 66 | Goshen | 67.67 | 5,773 | $104,643 | $558,034 | 40.0% |
| 67 | Ballston Spa | 68.67 | 5,027 | $101,667 | $422,527 | 45.0% |
| 68 | Patchogue | 68.83 | 12,396 | $107,306 | $586,013 | 35.0% |
| 69 | Port Chester | 69.00 | 31,102 | $92,222 | $725,361 | 37.0% |
| 70 | Freeport | 70.33 | 44,088 | $120,625 | $652,866 | 27.0% |
| 71 | Ossining | 72.33 | 26,950 | $103,573 | $538,109 | 37.0% |
| 72 | New Paltz | 73.67 | 8,314 | $52,774 | $496,651 | 73.0% |
| 73 | Yonkers | 75.17 | 209,978 | $83,549 | $680,218 | 35.0% |
| 74 | Washingtonville | 76.50 | 5,707 | $95,313 | $516,964 | 35.0% |
| 75 | Peekskill | 77.33 | 25,625 | $85,954 | $500,840 | 38.0% |
| 76 | Mount Vernon | 79.50 | 72,427 | $78,779 | $568,431 | 35.0% |
| 77 | Colonie | 80.50 | 7,702 | $103,983 | $341,964 | 35.0% |
| 78 | Baldwinsville | 82.83 | 7,715 | $77,241 | $321,320 | 42.0% |
| 79 | Webster | 83.17 | 5,718 | $70,495 | $386,505 | 42.0% |
| 80 | Kenmore | 83.67 | 15,044 | $77,639 | $249,943 | 47.0% |
| 81 | Ithaca | 84.33 | 32,814 | $48,784 | $410,621 | 67.0% |
| 82 | Albany | 87.33 | 100,492 | $61,986 | $320,506 | 45.0% |
| 83 | West Haverstraw | 87.50 | 10,711 | $86,301 | $425,897 | 30.0% |
| 84 | Walden | 89.33 | 6,868 | $87,487 | $412,020 | 27.0% |
| 85 | Hempstead | 89.67 | 58,801 | $90,420 | $627,531 | 22.0% |
| 86 | Hudson | 90.00 | 5,865 | $54,139 | $436,090 | 44.0% |
| 87 | Kingston | 93.00 | 23,911 | $68,186 | $378,030 | 32.0% |
| 88 | Scotia | 93.00 | 7,264 | $76,525 | $249,645 | 38.0% |
| 89 | Geneva | 93.33 | 12,512 | $79,435 | $218,802 | 40.0% |
| 90 | Haverstraw | 95.17 | 12,325 | $75,167 | $444,473 | 25.0% |
| 91 | Canandaigua | 95.67 | 10,514 | $64,929 | $274,506 | 37.0% |
| 92 | Canton | 95.67 | 7,167 | $62,054 | $185,238 | 53.0% |
| 93 | Oneonta | 96.67 | 15,045 | $61,111 | $220,587 | 47.0% |
| 94 | Hilton | 97.00 | 5,968 | $87,377 | $300,281 | 26.0% |
| 95 | Brockport | 97.83 | 7,277 | $69,866 | $269,355 | 34.0% |
| 96 | East Rochester | 98.33 | 6,218 | $73,344 | $227,077 | 36.0% |
| 97 | Glens Falls | 98.83 | 14,609 | $67,788 | $264,460 | 34.0% |
| 98 | Geneseo | 99.67 | 7,701 | $46,589 | $271,031 | 56.0% |
| 99 | Wappingers Falls | 100.50 | 5,761 | $65,040 | $486,033 | 23.0% |
| 100 | Poughkeepsie | 100.67 | 31,958 | $60,741 | $339,927 | 32.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 162 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 New York 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 New York are Scarsdale, Rye, East Hills, Pelham Manor, Rye Brook, North Hills, Bronxville, Larchmont, Lawrence, and Kings Point. Not sold on New York? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
