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 Snobs — as 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 73 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.
$191,229 median income · $895,088 median home · #1 income in Colorado
Located in
Douglas County, ColoradoThe City of Castle Pines is statutory city located in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 10,360. By 2013, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population to have increased to 10,726. The city is situated 19 miles south-southeast of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. The city is located north of the Town of Castle Rock and south of the City of Lone Tree, Colorado.
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$159,434 median income · $833,348 median home · #4 income in Colorado
Located in
Jefferson County, ColoradoSuperior is a Statutory Town in Boulder County in the U.S. state of Colorado, with a small, uninhabited segment of land area extending into Jefferson County. According to the 2010 census, the population of the city was 12,483.
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$147,319 median income · $837,473 median home · #5 income in Colorado
Located in
Boulder County, ColoradoLouisville Colorado is a Home Rule Municipality in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 18,376 at the 2010 United States Census. Louisville began as a rough mining community in 1877, suffered through a period of extraordinary labor violence early in the 20th century, and then, when the mines closed in the 1950s, made a transition to a suburban residential community. CNN/Money and Money magazine have consistently listed Louisville as one of the 100 best places to live in the United States, ranking it among the top 100 in 2007, 2009 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.
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$173,349 median income · $725,091 median home · #3 income in Colorado
Located in
Weld County, ColoradoThe Town of Erie is a Statutory Town in Boulder and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. The population as of the 2010 census was 18,135, up from 6,291 at the 2000 census. Erie is located just west of Interstate 25, with easy access to Interstate 70, Denver International Airport and Colorado’s entire Front Range. Erie’s Planning Area spans 48 square miles, extending from the north side of State Highway 52 south to State Highway 7, and between US 287 on the west and Interstate 25 to the east. Erie is approximately 35 minutes from Denver International Airport, 25 minutes from Denver and 20 minutes from Boulder.
The town was named after Erie, Pennsylvania, the former home of an early settler, Richard Van Valkenburg.
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$178,257 median income · $675,535 median home · #2 income in Colorado
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$123,741 median income · $894,853 median home · #15 income in Colorado
Located in
Douglas County, ColoradoData | Crime | Cost of living | Movers
$104,964 median income · $1,310,883 median home · #27 income in Colorado
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Routt County, ColoradoThe City of Steamboat Springs, often shortened to just Steamboat, is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Routt County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,088.
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$128,816 median income · $755,938 median home · #10 income in Colorado
Located in
El Paso County, ColoradoThe Town of Monument is a statutory town situated at the base of the Rampart Range in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Monument is bordered by Pike National Forest on the west, Colorado Springs and the United States Air Force Academy to the south, foothills and rock outcroppings to the north, and rolling plains to the east. Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry’s Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument. The town population was 5,530 at the 2010 United States Census, an increase of 181% from the population of 1,971 in 2000.
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$131,928 median income · $649,086 median home · #8 income in Colorado
Located in
Arapahoe County, ColoradoThe City of Centennial is a Home Rule Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 100,377 at the 2010 United States Census. Centennial is a part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. Centennial is the tenth most populous municipality in the state of Colorado and its 2001 city incorporation was the largest in U.S. history. Centennial is ranked as the 15th-safest city in the country.
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$133,369 median income · $688,178 median home · #7 income in Colorado
Located in
Douglas County, ColoradoParker is a home rule municipality in Douglas County, Colorado, United States. As a self-declared “Town” under the Home Rule statutes, Parker is the second most populous town in the county; Castle Rock is the most populous. In recent years, Parker has become a commuter town at the southeasternmost corner of the Denver Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census the town population was 45,297; the estimated population in 2014 was 49,857. Parker is now the 19th most populous municipality in the state of Colorado.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Colorado’s statewide median.
Colorado statewide median: $95,470
Colorado statewide median: $541,842
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Where the snobs live in Colorado
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Centennial 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 Colorado with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 73 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 73 places in each category with scores from one to 73. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Colorado. So let’s 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, 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 Colorado For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castle Pines | 4.00 | 13,388 | $191,229 | $895,088 | 71.0% |
| 2 | Superior | 5.67 | 13,305 | $159,434 | $833,348 | 80.0% |
| 3 | Louisville | 7.17 | 20,786 | $147,319 | $837,473 | 70.0% |
| 4 | Erie | 8.50 | 33,808 | $173,349 | $725,091 | 69.0% |
| 5 | Timnath | 8.50 | 8,941 | $178,257 | $675,535 | 76.0% |
| 6 | Lone Tree | 9.50 | 14,147 | $123,741 | $894,853 | 70.0% |
| 7 | Steamboat Springs | 13.50 | 13,433 | $104,964 | $1,310,883 | 62.0% |
| 8 | Monument | 13.50 | 11,735 | $128,816 | $755,938 | 58.0% |
| 9 | Centennial | 13.83 | 108,201 | $131,928 | $649,086 | 62.0% |
| 10 | Parker | 15.50 | 61,783 | $133,369 | $688,178 | 56.0% |
| 11 | Lafayette | 15.67 | 30,602 | $119,040 | $676,851 | 63.0% |
| 12 | Castle Rock | 16.50 | 79,123 | $145,197 | $672,107 | 56.0% |
| 13 | Carbondale | 16.50 | 6,637 | $108,324 | $1,437,953 | 53.0% |
| 14 | Boulder | 16.83 | 106,433 | $87,493 | $964,531 | 76.0% |
| 15 | Eagle | 17.17 | 7,442 | $110,398 | $1,028,575 | 53.0% |
| 16 | Broomfield | 17.33 | 76,304 | $123,874 | $632,201 | 61.0% |
| 17 | Golden | 19.50 | 20,417 | $98,582 | $863,815 | 60.0% |
| 18 | Windsor | 20.83 | 37,914 | $127,028 | $577,243 | 56.0% |
| 19 | Aspen | 21.17 | 6,756 | $74,033 | $3,535,613 | 69.0% |
| 20 | Arvada | 24.33 | 122,634 | $117,348 | $616,566 | 52.0% |
| 21 | Littleton | 25.00 | 44,710 | $98,839 | $634,610 | 57.0% |
| 22 | Mead | 25.17 | 5,919 | $125,357 | $556,278 | 50.0% |
| 23 | Berthoud | 25.33 | 12,411 | $119,385 | $606,280 | 49.0% |
| 24 | Durango | 26.67 | 19,411 | $78,602 | $747,772 | 61.0% |
| 25 | Estes Park | 27.50 | 5,844 | $85,956 | $684,046 | 58.0% |
| 26 | Avon | 28.33 | 5,972 | $89,027 | $1,258,435 | 39.0% |
| 27 | Frederick | 28.67 | 16,651 | $129,460 | $544,142 | 39.0% |
| 28 | Gypsum | 29.00 | 8,941 | $115,564 | $699,183 | 33.0% |
| 29 | Glenwood Springs | 30.17 | 10,241 | $91,481 | $869,621 | 36.0% |
| 30 | Firestone | 30.33 | 18,049 | $120,150 | $570,742 | 38.0% |
| 31 | Severance | 30.67 | 10,130 | $124,572 | $495,599 | 47.0% |
| 32 | Fort Collins | 31.00 | 170,229 | $85,070 | $563,815 | 61.0% |
| 33 | Denver | 31.17 | 718,877 | $94,718 | $539,666 | 56.0% |
| 34 | Wheat Ridge | 32.33 | 32,070 | $90,564 | $606,404 | 48.0% |
| 35 | Salida | 33.33 | 5,861 | $70,045 | $700,439 | 54.0% |
| 36 | Longmont | 34.67 | 99,406 | $90,671 | $556,720 | 47.0% |
| 37 | Gunnison | 34.83 | 6,766 | $62,189 | $620,585 | 60.0% |
| 38 | Lakewood | 35.00 | 156,583 | $89,792 | $573,913 | 45.0% |
| 39 | Woodland Park | 35.00 | 7,949 | $99,238 | $534,082 | 44.0% |
| 40 | Westminster | 35.33 | 115,484 | $100,272 | $527,654 | 44.0% |
| 41 | Wellington | 35.33 | 11,798 | $107,017 | $470,775 | 47.0% |
| 42 | Englewood | 37.50 | 34,129 | $86,800 | $516,657 | 50.0% |
| 43 | Eaton | 38.33 | 5,867 | $106,294 | $466,373 | 41.0% |
| 44 | Thornton | 40.67 | 144,187 | $103,088 | $502,945 | 33.0% |
| 45 | Brighton | 41.33 | 42,059 | $107,679 | $498,701 | 24.0% |
| 46 | Dacono | 41.33 | 6,530 | $104,559 | $502,451 | 28.0% |
| 47 | Loveland | 44.33 | 78,410 | $84,604 | $500,792 | 39.0% |
| 48 | Milliken | 46.00 | 8,871 | $107,500 | $450,807 | 24.0% |
| 49 | Fruita | 46.67 | 13,691 | $87,184 | $480,864 | 33.0% |
| 50 | Colorado Springs | 47.33 | 487,887 | $84,818 | $449,452 | 42.0% |
| 51 | Aurora | 47.50 | 394,432 | $88,368 | $463,081 | 34.0% |
| 52 | Lochbuie | 49.33 | 8,609 | $97,009 | $464,474 | 21.0% |
| 53 | Fountain | 50.83 | 29,300 | $86,242 | $394,609 | 36.0% |
| 54 | Northglenn | 52.33 | 38,014 | $84,030 | $463,886 | 28.0% |
| 55 | Montrose | 52.33 | 21,044 | $70,386 | $467,131 | 33.0% |
| 56 | Grand Junction | 53.67 | 68,142 | $70,080 | $422,320 | 37.0% |
| 57 | Rifle | 54.00 | 10,570 | $80,000 | $497,317 | 19.0% |
| 58 | Greeley | 58.00 | 110,806 | $69,881 | $420,464 | 28.0% |
| 59 | Fort Lupton | 58.67 | 8,897 | $80,889 | $464,448 | 12.0% |
| 60 | Evans | 59.00 | 22,396 | $75,563 | $394,719 | 21.0% |
| 61 | Sheridan | 60.67 | 6,005 | $60,608 | $436,932 | 23.0% |
| 62 | Alamosa | 61.50 | 9,879 | $49,688 | $314,612 | 34.0% |
| 63 | Cortez | 62.33 | 8,976 | $54,247 | $339,964 | 26.0% |
| 64 | Craig | 63.67 | 8,991 | $72,636 | $304,797 | 18.0% |
| 65 | Pueblo | 64.33 | 111,561 | $56,664 | $283,603 | 24.0% |
| 66 | Delta | 64.67 | 9,421 | $45,250 | $368,018 | 24.0% |
| 67 | Brush | 64.83 | 5,306 | $73,382 | $298,242 | 16.0% |
| 68 | Fort Morgan | 65.33 | 11,605 | $64,158 | $328,288 | 17.0% |
| 69 | Federal Heights | 66.00 | 14,125 | $56,597 | $399,108 | 14.0% |
| 70 | Lamar | 68.00 | 7,611 | $53,188 | $180,906 | 20.0% |
| 71 | Trinidad | 69.33 | 8,286 | $52,273 | $230,018 | 18.0% |
| 72 | La Junta | 69.67 | 7,140 | $52,315 | $158,563 | 18.0% |
| 73 | Sterling | 71.17 | 13,172 | $43,283 | $244,759 | 16.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 73 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 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, Erie, Timnath, Lone Tree, Steamboat Springs, Monument, Centennial, and Parker. Not sold on Colorado? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
