There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Florida. 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 Florida 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 Florida. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 210 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 Florida.
The Floridian in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
$206,417 median income · $2,172,519 median home · #1 income in Florida
Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Pinecrest is an affluent suburban village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States of America. The population was 18,223 as of the census of 2010. Pinecrest is governed by a five-member Village Council and operates under the Council-Manager form of government. 33156, the zip code that encompasses all of the village, has been consistently ranked as one of the most expensive in the United States.
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$181,505 median income · $1,658,764 median home · #3 income in Florida
Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Key Biscayne is an island town in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,344 at the 2010 census.
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$168,403 median income · $2,070,045 median home · #4 income in Florida
Located in
Palm Beach County, Florida
The Town of Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. In 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000.
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$198,669 median income · $1,058,618 median home · #2 income in Florida
Located in
Broward County, Florida
Parkland is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
Parkland is known for its zoning laws, which are designed to protect the “park-like” character of the city. Initially, there were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland, though this began to change in the mid 1990s and early 2000s with the additions of large neighborhood developments including Heron Bay and Parkland Isles.
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$134,216 median income · $1,516,825 median home · #11 income in Florida
Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Coral Gables, officially the City of Coral Gables, is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, located southwest of Downtown Miami. The United States Census Bureau estimates conducted in 2013 yielded the city had a population of 49,631. Coral Gables is home to the University of Miami.
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$158,030 median income · $964,716 median home · #6 income in Florida
Located in
Sarasota County, Florida
Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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$142,447 median income · $920,528 median home · #9 income in Florida
Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Palmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 23,410 during the 2010 US census.
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$144,050 median income · $735,780 median home · #8 income in Florida
Located in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami Shores is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States.
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$139,825 median income · $730,059 median home · #10 income in Florida
Located in
Broward County, Florida
Weston is a master planned suburban community in Broward County, Florida, United States. Established as a city in 1996, much of the community was developed by Arvida/JMB Realty and is located near the western developmental boundary of Broward County. It is the most western city in Broward County, and its entire west side is next to the Everglades.
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$119,294 median income · $772,433 median home · #13 income in Florida
Located in
Duval County, Florida
Neptune Beach is a beachfront city east of Jacksonville in Duval County, Florida, United States. When the majority of Duval County communities consolidated with Jacksonville in 1968, Neptune Beach, along with Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach and Baldwin remained quasi-independent. Like those other towns, it maintains its own municipal government but its residents vote in the Jacksonville mayoral election and are represented on the Jacksonville city council. The population was 7,037 at the 2010 census. Neptune Beach is part of the Jacksonville Beaches community.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Florida’s statewide median.
Florida statewide median: $74,568
Florida statewide median: $375,662
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Where the snobs live in Florida
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Sunshine 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 Florida with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 210 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 210 places in each category with scores from one to 210. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Florida. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Pinecrest (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 Florida For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pinecrest | 1.83 | 18,462 | $206,417 | $2,172,519 | 72.0% |
| 2 | Key Biscayne | 2.33 | 14,791 | $181,505 | $1,658,764 | 78.0% |
| 3 | Palm Beach | 3.83 | 9,348 | $168,403 | $2,070,045 | 70.0% |
| 4 | Parkland | 4.17 | 37,178 | $198,669 | $1,058,618 | 72.0% |
| 5 | Coral Gables | 5.67 | 49,802 | $134,216 | $1,516,825 | 73.0% |
| 6 | Longboat Key | 6.83 | 7,539 | $158,030 | $964,716 | 70.0% |
| 7 | Palmetto Bay | 11.00 | 24,639 | $142,447 | $920,528 | 60.0% |
| 8 | Miami Shores | 11.00 | 11,752 | $144,050 | $735,780 | 65.0% |
| 9 | Weston | 11.67 | 68,837 | $139,825 | $730,059 | 68.0% |
| 10 | Neptune Beach | 13.00 | 7,168 | $119,294 | $772,433 | 62.0% |
| 11 | Sanibel | 16.67 | 6,418 | $108,644 | $808,687 | 60.0% |
| 12 | Jacksonville Beach | 18.67 | 23,654 | $120,698 | $632,971 | 60.0% |
| 13 | Naples | 19.33 | 19,704 | $153,182 | $551,996 | 64.0% |
| 14 | Southwest Ranches | 19.33 | 7,656 | $161,051 | $1,437,706 | 47.0% |
| 15 | Surfside | 19.50 | 5,631 | $100,208 | $1,276,757 | 58.0% |
| 16 | Atlantic Beach | 19.67 | 13,363 | $118,935 | $704,117 | 57.0% |
| 17 | Palm Beach Gardens | 21.17 | 60,959 | $106,947 | $675,581 | 58.0% |
| 18 | Jupiter | 24.83 | 61,883 | $110,240 | $693,656 | 54.0% |
| 19 | Boca Raton | 26.00 | 100,234 | $106,273 | $562,566 | 61.0% |
| 20 | St. Pete Beach | 26.50 | 8,805 | $114,583 | $600,935 | 56.0% |
| 21 | South Miami | 27.00 | 12,277 | $94,507 | $867,893 | 57.0% |
| 22 | Satellite Beach | 28.00 | 11,313 | $119,134 | $516,286 | 57.0% |
| 23 | Wellington | 29.00 | 62,146 | $115,632 | $648,906 | 50.0% |
| 24 | Marco Island | 30.17 | 16,205 | $101,523 | $865,675 | 48.0% |
| 25 | Oviedo | 32.17 | 40,599 | $117,070 | $506,154 | 56.0% |
| 26 | St. Augustine Beach | 32.17 | 6,860 | $100,802 | $584,851 | 56.0% |
| 27 | Winter Park | 32.67 | 30,274 | $105,724 | $464,211 | 65.0% |
| 28 | Belle Isle | 34.00 | 7,444 | $104,559 | $533,137 | 55.0% |
| 29 | Bay Harbor Islands | 34.00 | 5,847 | $89,663 | $660,038 | 57.0% |
| 30 | Tequesta | 34.33 | 6,193 | $98,271 | $636,088 | 52.0% |
| 31 | Doral | 34.67 | 79,216 | $94,164 | $549,014 | 59.0% |
| 32 | Lighthouse Point | 35.17 | 10,600 | $92,135 | $762,810 | 51.0% |
| 33 | Fernandina Beach | 36.33 | 13,420 | $97,903 | $600,245 | 52.0% |
| 34 | Gulf Breeze | 37.33 | 6,660 | $104,050 | $468,224 | 57.0% |
| 35 | Winter Garden | 37.83 | 47,872 | $106,495 | $567,352 | 46.0% |
| 36 | Miami Lakes | 38.50 | 31,553 | $101,557 | $653,606 | 44.0% |
| 37 | Maitland | 38.83 | 19,469 | $97,150 | $480,711 | 58.0% |
| 38 | Lake Mary | 39.67 | 16,860 | $109,173 | $466,032 | 52.0% |
| 39 | Safety Harbor | 40.50 | 17,033 | $106,830 | $495,956 | 49.0% |
| 40 | Lauderdale-by-the-Sea | 40.50 | 6,232 | $81,655 | $712,501 | 58.0% |
| 41 | North Palm Beach | 42.00 | 13,238 | $90,049 | $622,594 | 50.0% |
| 42 | Indian Harbour Beach | 43.50 | 9,025 | $97,254 | $457,548 | 56.0% |
| 43 | Key West | 46.83 | 25,720 | $87,037 | $1,018,284 | 42.0% |
| 44 | Destin | 47.50 | 14,077 | $89,011 | $613,519 | 46.0% |
| 45 | Treasure Island | 50.33 | 6,553 | $87,107 | $523,698 | 50.0% |
| 46 | Bonita Springs | 51.67 | 55,904 | $95,210 | $511,964 | 43.0% |
| 47 | Miami Springs | 51.67 | 13,726 | $87,099 | $729,504 | 41.0% |
| 48 | Fort Myers Beach | 52.17 | 5,513 | $91,291 | $494,794 | 46.0% |
| 49 | Aventura | 52.33 | 39,885 | $89,274 | $425,757 | 57.0% |
| 50 | Wilton Manors | 53.50 | 11,511 | $85,392 | $576,125 | 45.0% |
| 51 | Coral Springs | 54.00 | 136,103 | $93,602 | $520,102 | 41.0% |
| 52 | Cocoa Beach | 57.17 | 11,377 | $87,990 | $456,921 | 49.0% |
| 53 | Winter Springs | 57.83 | 38,951 | $92,574 | $424,494 | 48.0% |
| 54 | Marathon | 59.17 | 9,914 | $89,355 | $825,707 | 34.0% |
| 55 | Davie | 61.00 | 108,346 | $87,250 | $515,020 | 41.0% |
| 56 | Niceville | 61.17 | 16,544 | $102,409 | $437,726 | 39.0% |
| 57 | Minneola | 64.00 | 16,598 | $110,902 | $440,330 | 35.0% |
| 58 | Miami Beach | 64.17 | 82,031 | $72,856 | $515,965 | 53.0% |
| 59 | Royal Palm Beach | 64.33 | 40,344 | $96,027 | $481,810 | 37.0% |
| 60 | Fort Lauderdale | 66.33 | 185,604 | $83,130 | $508,474 | 41.0% |
| 61 | Pembroke Pines | 66.33 | 173,194 | $85,104 | $487,422 | 40.0% |
| 62 | Miramar | 66.67 | 138,600 | $89,125 | $518,019 | 37.0% |
| 63 | Cutler Bay | 68.50 | 45,070 | $89,244 | $564,584 | 34.0% |
| 64 | West Melbourne | 70.67 | 28,795 | $92,986 | $372,682 | 43.0% |
| 65 | Apopka | 70.83 | 58,232 | $96,884 | $394,963 | 39.0% |
| 66 | St. Augustine | 72.17 | 15,351 | $78,151 | $431,116 | 45.0% |
| 67 | Sunny Isles Beach | 72.50 | 22,437 | $61,921 | $649,891 | 53.0% |
| 68 | New Smyrna Beach | 74.17 | 31,974 | $83,865 | $448,438 | 39.0% |
| 69 | Groveland | 75.33 | 22,012 | $100,226 | $371,292 | 38.0% |
| 70 | Flagler Beach | 77.33 | 5,373 | $84,632 | $452,138 | 37.0% |
| 71 | Ocoee | 78.00 | 49,033 | $98,911 | $414,464 | 33.0% |
| 72 | Clermont | 78.83 | 46,853 | $82,306 | $429,095 | 39.0% |
| 73 | Venice | 80.83 | 27,479 | $76,755 | $379,805 | 46.0% |
| 74 | Tampa | 84.17 | 401,618 | $75,475 | $374,888 | 45.0% |
| 75 | Longwood | 84.67 | 16,337 | $78,548 | $455,599 | 35.0% |
| 76 | West Miami | 85.67 | 7,162 | $61,274 | $662,496 | 40.0% |
| 77 | Oldsmar | 86.00 | 14,904 | $88,333 | $365,724 | 38.0% |
| 78 | High Springs | 87.17 | 6,544 | $94,421 | $330,417 | 39.0% |
| 79 | Delray Beach | 88.17 | 67,979 | $82,041 | $340,487 | 44.0% |
| 80 | Freeport | 88.17 | 6,689 | $91,985 | $390,449 | 32.0% |
| 81 | Punta Gorda | 88.50 | 20,278 | $85,779 | $335,129 | 42.0% |
| 82 | Daytona Beach Shores | 89.00 | 5,188 | $74,392 | $365,983 | 45.0% |
| 83 | Sarasota | 89.33 | 56,970 | $72,105 | $412,112 | 41.0% |
| 84 | Dunedin | 89.83 | 36,062 | $74,477 | $405,386 | 39.0% |
| 85 | Mount Dora | 91.83 | 17,278 | $74,537 | $391,997 | 39.0% |
| 86 | Alachua | 91.83 | 10,743 | $83,464 | $331,489 | 42.0% |
| 87 | Miami | 92.33 | 459,745 | $62,462 | $579,564 | 38.0% |
| 88 | St. Petersburg | 92.33 | 262,732 | $75,192 | $347,964 | 43.0% |
| 89 | Newberry | 93.00 | 7,865 | $89,552 | $330,551 | 38.0% |
| 90 | Orlando | 93.17 | 319,758 | $72,336 | $374,136 | 42.0% |
| 91 | Rockledge | 95.33 | 29,133 | $84,255 | $395,209 | 31.0% |
| 92 | DeBary | 95.50 | 22,869 | $88,569 | $365,930 | 32.0% |
| 93 | West Palm Beach | 95.67 | 122,290 | $73,446 | $399,471 | 38.0% |
| 94 | St. Cloud | 96.17 | 65,130 | $83,174 | $394,011 | 32.0% |
| 95 | Tarpon Springs | 96.17 | 25,791 | $79,529 | $388,386 | 34.0% |
| 96 | Seminole | 96.33 | 19,396 | $75,774 | $380,864 | 37.0% |
| 97 | Sunrise | 102.83 | 97,918 | $77,652 | $360,656 | 34.0% |
| 98 | Hollywood | 103.17 | 155,082 | $67,203 | $439,400 | 34.0% |
| 99 | Vero Beach | 103.83 | 17,042 | $69,758 | $362,131 | 39.0% |
| 100 | Gulfport | 104.17 | 11,734 | $71,203 | $349,949 | 39.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 210 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 Florida 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 Florida are Pinecrest, Key Biscayne, Palm Beach, Parkland, Coral Gables, Longboat Key, Palmetto Bay, Miami Shores, Weston, and Neptune Beach.
