There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Georgia. 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 Georgia 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 Georgia. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 128 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 Georgia.
The Georgian in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
$171,295 median income · $941,274 median home · #1 income in Georgia
Located in
Fulton County, Georgia
Milton is a city and suburb in Fulton County, Georgia, United States. Incorporated on December 1, 2006, it was created out of the entire unincorporated northernmost part of northern Fulton County. It is an affluent community, with an average household income within the ZIP code 30004 of $99,412. As of the 2010 census, Milton’s population was 32,661, with an estimated population of 36,662 in 2014.
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$160,093 median income · $703,497 median home · #2 income in Georgia
Located in
Fulton County, Georgia
Johns Creek is a city located in Fulton County in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 76,728. The city is a northeastern suburb of Atlanta. In 2017 Johns Creek ranked third on the USA TODAY list of “50 best cities to live in.”
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$147,612 median income · $726,349 median home · #3 income in Georgia
Located in
Fulton County, Georgia
Alpharetta is a city located in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States and is a suburb of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, Alpharetta’s population was 57,551. The estimated population in 2014 was 63,038.
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$117,663 median income · $741,429 median home · #10 income in Georgia
Located in
DeKalb County, Georgia
Brookhaven is a city in the northeastern suburbs of Atlanta and is located in western DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, directly northeast of Atlanta. On July 31, 2012, Brookhaven was approved in a referendum to become DeKalb County’s 11th city. Incorporation officially took place on December 17, 2012, on which date municipal operations commenced. With a population of around 49,000, it is the largest city in DeKalb County. The new city stretches over 12 square miles.
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$121,903 median income · $675,944 median home · #8 income in Georgia
Located in
DeKalb County, Georgia
Dunwoody is a city located in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is a northern suburb of Atlanta. Dunwoody was incorporated as a city on December 1, 2008. As of 2015, the city has a population of 48,733, up from 46,267 in the 2010 Census.
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$128,654 median income · $658,156 median home · #6 income in Georgia
Located in
Fulton County, Georgia
Roswell is a city in north Fulton County, Georgia, United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 88,346, and in 2014 the estimated population was 94,089, making it Georgia’s seventh largest city.
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$135,691 median income · $526,789 median home · #5 income in Georgia
Located in
Fayette County, Georgia
Tyrone is a town in Fayette County, Georgia, United States. The population was 6,879 at the 2010 census, up from 3,916 in 2000.
It was named after County Tyrone in Ireland.
The U.S. headquarters for Operation Mobilisation is in Tyrone.
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$104,340 median income · $691,063 median home · #15 income in Georgia
Located in
Fulton County, Georgia
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Sandy Springs had a population of 93,853, and as of 2014 the estimated population was 101,908.
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$103,260 median income · $607,322 median home · #18 income in Georgia
Located in
Gwinnett County, Georgia
Suwanee is a city in Gwinnett County in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,355; this had grown to an estimated 18,694 as of 2015. Suwanee was the practicing home of the Atlanta Falcons football team from 1979 to 2001 and was voted among the Top 10 Best Places to Live by Money in 2007. In 2012, Suwanee was rated by Kiplinger as the third best place in America for raising families, and in 2013, Suwanee was identified as one of the nation’s 10 Best Towns for Families by Family Circle magazine.
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$124,964 median income · $507,728 median home · #7 income in Georgia
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The receipts
Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Georgia’s statewide median.
Georgia statewide median: $77,353
Georgia statewide median: $332,063
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Where the snobs live in Georgia
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Peach 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 Georgia with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 128 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 128 places in each category with scores from one to 128. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Georgia. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Milton (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 Georgia For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milton | 1.00 | 41,546 | $171,295 | $941,274 | 78.0% |
| 2 | Johns Creek | 3.33 | 81,988 | $160,093 | $703,497 | 72.0% |
| 3 | Alpharetta | 4.00 | 66,855 | $147,612 | $726,349 | 71.0% |
| 4 | Brookhaven | 5.33 | 57,855 | $117,663 | $741,429 | 72.0% |
| 5 | Dunwoody | 6.00 | 51,758 | $121,903 | $675,944 | 72.0% |
| 6 | Roswell | 7.00 | 92,621 | $128,654 | $658,156 | 66.0% |
| 7 | Tyrone | 8.83 | 7,896 | $135,691 | $526,789 | 60.0% |
| 8 | Sandy Springs | 9.00 | 107,087 | $104,340 | $691,063 | 70.0% |
| 9 | Suwanee | 11.67 | 22,349 | $103,260 | $607,322 | 62.0% |
| 10 | Senoia | 13.83 | 5,589 | $124,964 | $507,728 | 46.0% |
| 11 | Sugar Hill | 15.33 | 26,128 | $107,389 | $461,262 | 50.0% |
| 12 | Woodstock | 16.33 | 37,381 | $103,496 | $460,207 | 53.0% |
| 13 | Smyrna | 17.50 | 56,633 | $100,061 | $447,948 | 60.0% |
| 14 | Duluth | 18.33 | 32,426 | $95,331 | $448,806 | 54.0% |
| 15 | Braselton | 18.67 | 15,178 | $120,984 | $447,114 | 44.0% |
| 16 | Holly Springs | 18.83 | 18,627 | $113,992 | $433,920 | 46.0% |
| 17 | Peachtree Corners | 22.67 | 42,373 | $82,139 | $556,225 | 51.0% |
| 18 | Chamblee | 22.83 | 30,895 | $84,452 | $479,015 | 48.0% |
| 19 | Flowery Branch | 23.83 | 10,925 | $103,942 | $425,109 | 40.0% |
| 20 | Decatur | 25.67 | 24,518 | $139,397 | $279,470 | 77.0% |
| 21 | Cumming | 25.83 | 8,469 | $85,868 | $603,209 | 35.0% |
| 22 | Atlanta | 26.00 | 505,268 | $85,652 | $385,599 | 59.0% |
| 23 | Jefferson | 26.50 | 14,990 | $109,828 | $416,353 | 34.0% |
| 24 | Powder Springs | 27.17 | 18,009 | $105,070 | $363,229 | 41.0% |
| 25 | Richmond Hill | 27.67 | 18,181 | $92,824 | $420,904 | 37.0% |
| 26 | Fayetteville | 29.17 | 19,719 | $82,188 | $455,206 | 41.0% |
| 27 | Kennesaw | 29.67 | 34,605 | $83,356 | $403,299 | 47.0% |
| 28 | Marietta | 30.83 | 62,263 | $72,725 | $471,588 | 48.0% |
| 29 | Dahlonega | 33.00 | 7,299 | $77,516 | $382,573 | 49.0% |
| 30 | Pooler | 33.83 | 28,466 | $91,766 | $351,155 | 40.0% |
| 31 | Canton | 34.33 | 35,741 | $80,091 | $514,412 | 32.0% |
| 32 | Snellville | 35.33 | 21,620 | $89,896 | $355,608 | 36.0% |
| 33 | Newnan | 35.83 | 44,235 | $82,292 | $363,872 | 41.0% |
| 34 | Acworth | 35.83 | 22,473 | $83,539 | $409,265 | 34.0% |
| 35 | Fairburn | 36.50 | 16,831 | $91,897 | $321,971 | 40.0% |
| 36 | Dacula | 37.50 | 7,444 | $100,821 | $448,400 | 25.0% |
| 37 | Hiram | 40.17 | 5,231 | $85,119 | $312,225 | 40.0% |
| 38 | Hapeville | 41.00 | 6,630 | $95,714 | $265,299 | 44.0% |
| 39 | Norcross | 42.83 | 18,007 | $75,266 | $327,599 | 41.0% |
| 40 | Buford | 44.83 | 17,997 | $69,471 | $469,651 | 29.0% |
| 41 | Loganville | 45.67 | 15,527 | $83,605 | $392,226 | 27.0% |
| 42 | Doraville | 46.33 | 11,134 | $67,235 | $366,889 | 36.0% |
| 43 | Villa Rica | 47.50 | 18,551 | $87,803 | $311,754 | 29.0% |
| 44 | Douglasville | 47.83 | 37,536 | $79,107 | $301,700 | 35.0% |
| 45 | Cartersville | 48.50 | 24,074 | $84,437 | $323,100 | 29.0% |
| 46 | Social Circle | 49.67 | 5,217 | $88,591 | $361,857 | 24.0% |
| 47 | Grovetown | 51.17 | 17,014 | $85,660 | $304,550 | 28.0% |
| 48 | Locust Grove | 51.83 | 10,532 | $75,083 | $324,432 | 31.0% |
| 49 | Hampton | 53.33 | 8,687 | $75,052 | $307,291 | 32.0% |
| 50 | Byron | 53.67 | 5,971 | $85,596 | $263,141 | 32.0% |
| 51 | Bremen | 53.83 | 7,488 | $93,780 | $290,337 | 25.0% |
| 52 | Lilburn | 54.50 | 15,390 | $63,581 | $397,448 | 28.0% |
| 53 | McDonough | 55.67 | 30,947 | $75,343 | $334,349 | 27.0% |
| 54 | Dallas | 55.83 | 14,714 | $75,545 | $354,268 | 25.0% |
| 55 | St. Marys | 56.50 | 19,166 | $74,288 | $309,204 | 29.0% |
| 56 | Gainesville | 56.67 | 45,032 | $66,974 | $373,267 | 27.0% |
| 57 | Savannah | 58.50 | 147,898 | $57,137 | $326,509 | 33.0% |
| 58 | Conyers | 59.17 | 18,512 | $63,140 | $297,597 | 33.0% |
| 59 | Stockbridge | 59.50 | 35,737 | $70,136 | $289,839 | 31.0% |
| 60 | Lawrenceville | 60.50 | 30,954 | $61,561 | $382,152 | 25.0% |
| 61 | Perry | 60.83 | 23,001 | $76,909 | $273,009 | 29.0% |
| 62 | Port Wentworth | 60.83 | 12,892 | $79,731 | $290,499 | 25.0% |
| 63 | Kingsland | 62.33 | 19,627 | $77,944 | $297,403 | 24.0% |
| 64 | Auburn | 63.67 | 8,711 | $77,034 | $365,247 | 18.0% |
| 65 | East Point | 64.00 | 38,335 | $68,598 | $231,600 | 36.0% |
| 66 | Carrollton | 64.83 | 27,392 | $54,379 | $285,669 | 34.0% |
| 67 | Lovejoy | 64.83 | 11,508 | $71,612 | $279,096 | 28.0% |
| 68 | Oakwood | 66.50 | 5,862 | $67,917 | $322,538 | 23.0% |
| 69 | Eatonton | 67.00 | 6,515 | $56,250 | $399,155 | 21.0% |
| 70 | Temple | 67.67 | 5,901 | $91,180 | $284,500 | 17.0% |
| 71 | Covington | 69.00 | 14,584 | $58,810 | $292,187 | 27.0% |
| 72 | Winder | 69.50 | 19,437 | $63,779 | $338,264 | 20.0% |
| 73 | Austell | 69.67 | 8,447 | $72,938 | $292,181 | 21.0% |
| 74 | Warner Robins | 71.00 | 82,990 | $66,970 | $212,129 | 32.0% |
| 75 | Centerville | 75.00 | 8,505 | $68,922 | $227,613 | 27.0% |
| 76 | College Park | 75.17 | 14,712 | $51,635 | $277,094 | 28.0% |
| 77 | Statesboro | 76.33 | 34,149 | $44,737 | $276,367 | 32.0% |
| 78 | Commerce | 76.33 | 8,013 | $60,961 | $334,904 | 17.0% |
| 79 | Dalton | 76.50 | 34,538 | $63,577 | $242,582 | 25.0% |
| 80 | Rome | 78.50 | 38,189 | $54,435 | $229,355 | 29.0% |
| 81 | Columbus | 81.00 | 203,711 | $58,073 | $173,152 | 30.0% |
| 82 | Calhoun | 82.17 | 18,183 | $58,750 | $273,432 | 20.0% |
| 83 | Eastman | 82.83 | 5,584 | $52,394 | $154,913 | 34.0% |
| 84 | Clarkston | 84.67 | 14,557 | $48,564 | $267,836 | 24.0% |
| 85 | Hinesville | 84.83 | 35,679 | $60,028 | $237,454 | 21.0% |
| 86 | Rockmart | 84.83 | 5,204 | $56,828 | $254,776 | 21.0% |
| 87 | LaGrange | 85.50 | 32,078 | $43,708 | $236,813 | 29.0% |
| 88 | Monroe | 85.83 | 15,648 | $44,656 | $371,278 | 16.0% |
| 89 | Valdosta | 86.83 | 55,252 | $45,925 | $210,105 | 29.0% |
| 90 | Stone Mountain | 86.83 | 6,623 | $46,973 | $268,439 | 23.0% |
| 91 | Thomasville | 88.00 | 18,666 | $49,673 | $232,158 | 24.0% |
| 92 | Morrow | 88.17 | 6,364 | $73,693 | $216,943 | 16.0% |
| 93 | Barnesville | 89.67 | 6,121 | $57,411 | $258,106 | 17.0% |
| 94 | Fort Oglethorpe | 90.67 | 10,416 | $51,867 | $245,691 | 19.0% |
| 95 | Riverdale | 92.00 | 14,792 | $63,455 | $214,168 | 17.0% |
| 96 | Toccoa | 94.50 | 9,238 | $48,438 | $233,281 | 20.0% |
| 97 | Vidalia | 95.50 | 10,752 | $49,370 | $184,385 | 23.0% |
| 98 | Jackson | 95.67 | 5,741 | $46,191 | $283,113 | 15.0% |
| 99 | Tifton | 97.33 | 17,210 | $45,298 | $210,038 | 22.0% |
| 100 | Milledgeville | 98.50 | 16,748 | $41,616 | $244,327 | 20.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 128 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 Georgia 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 Georgia are Milton, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Dunwoody, Roswell, Tyrone, Sandy Springs, Suwanee, and Senoia. Not sold on Georgia? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
