The 10 Snobbiest Places In Georgia For 2026


The Snobbiest places in Georgia are Milton and Johns Creek for 2026 based on Saturday Night Science.

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 Snobsas 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.


Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table


Snobbiest Cities In Georgia Map

Don’t freak out.

What’s the snobbiest place in Georgia? The snobbiest place in Georgia is Milton based on the data. If we had their wealth and lifestyle, we’d probably be a little snobby, too.

The most laid back? That would be Camilla.

We’re not so full of ourselves as to make this ranking up from nowhere. So here’s a look at the top ten and more on how we did it. And if you’re curious, Georgia is the 22nd snobbiest in the United States.

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The 10 Snobbiest Places In Georgia For 2026

Milton, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 41,546
% Highly Educated: 78.0%
Median Income: $171,295
Median Home Price: $941,273
More on Milton: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Johns Creek, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9.5
/10
Population: 81,988
% Highly Educated: 72.0%
Median Income: $160,093
Median Home Price: $703,497
More on Johns Creek: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Alpharetta, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 66,855
% Highly Educated: 71.0%
Median Income: $147,612
Median Home Price: $726,349
More on Alpharetta: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Brookhaven, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mmann1988 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

8
/10
Population: 57,855
% Highly Educated: 72.0%
Median Income: $117,663
Median Home Price: $741,428
More on Brookhaven: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Dunwoody, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mmann1988 | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 51,758
% Highly Educated: 72.0%
Median Income: $121,903
Median Home Price: $675,944
More on Dunwoody: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Roswell, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Carrie Qualters | CC BY-SA 2.0
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Population: 92,621
% Highly Educated: 66.0%
Median Income: $128,654
Median Home Price: $658,156
More on Roswell: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Tyrone, GA

Source: Town of Tyrone, GA
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 7,896
% Highly Educated: 60.0%
Median Income: $135,691
Median Home Price: $526,789
More on Tyrone: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Sandy Springs, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Maksim Sundukov | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

9
/10
Population: 107,087
% Highly Educated: 70.0%
Median Income: $104,340
Median Home Price: $691,063
More on Sandy Springs: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Suwanee, GA

Source: Public domain
Overall SnackAbility

8.5
/10
Population: 22,349
% Highly Educated: 62.0%
Median Income: $103,260
Median Home Price: $607,321
More on Suwanee: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Movers

Senoia, GA

Source: Wikipedia User Mikefairbanks | CC BY-SA 3.0
Overall SnackAbility

6
/10
Population: 5,589
% Highly Educated: 46.0%
Median Income: $124,964
Median Home Price: $507,727
More on Senoia: Data | Movers

Methodology: How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Peach State

Do you think wed 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, its 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 places ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Georgia. So lets 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, lets 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.

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.

If you’re also curious enough, here are the most laid back places in Georgia, according to science:

  1. Camilla
  2. Fitzgerald
  3. Cordele

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Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Georgia For 2026

Rank City Population Median Income Average Home Prices Adult Highly Educated
1 Milton, GA 41,546 $171,295 $941,273 78.0%
2 Johns Creek, GA 81,988 $160,093 $703,497 72.0%
3 Alpharetta, GA 66,855 $147,612 $726,349 71.0%
4 Brookhaven, GA 57,855 $117,663 $741,428 72.0%
5 Dunwoody, GA 51,758 $121,903 $675,944 72.0%
6 Roswell, GA 92,621 $128,654 $658,156 66.0%
7 Tyrone, GA 7,896 $135,691 $526,789 60.0%
8 Sandy Springs, GA 107,087 $104,340 $691,063 70.0%
9 Suwanee, GA 22,349 $103,260 $607,321 62.0%
10 Senoia, GA 5,589 $124,964 $507,727 46.0%
11 Sugar Hill, GA 26,128 $107,389 $461,262 50.0%
12 Woodstock, GA 37,381 $103,496 $460,206 53.0%
13 Smyrna, GA 56,633 $100,061 $447,947 60.0%
14 Duluth, GA 32,426 $95,331 $448,806 54.0%
15 Braselton, GA 15,178 $120,984 $447,114 44.0%
16 Holly Springs, GA 18,627 $113,992 $433,919 46.0%
17 Peachtree Corners, GA 42,373 $82,139 $556,224 51.0%
18 Chamblee, GA 30,895 $84,452 $479,014 48.0%
19 Flowery Branch, GA 10,925 $103,942 $425,109 40.0%
20 Decatur, GA 24,518 $139,397 $279,470 77.0%
21 Cumming, GA 8,469 $85,868 $603,208 35.0%
22 Atlanta, GA 505,268 $85,652 $385,599 59.0%
23 Jefferson, GA 14,990 $109,828 $416,352 34.0%
24 Powder Springs, GA 18,009 $105,070 $363,228 41.0%
25 Richmond Hill, GA 18,181 $92,824 $420,903 37.0%
26 Fayetteville, GA 19,719 $82,188 $455,205 41.0%
27 Kennesaw, GA 34,605 $83,356 $403,298 47.0%
28 Marietta, GA 62,263 $72,725 $471,587 48.0%
29 Dahlonega, GA 7,299 $77,516 $382,572 49.0%
30 Pooler, GA 28,466 $91,766 $351,154 40.0%
31 Canton, GA 35,741 $80,091 $514,411 32.0%
32 Snellville, GA 21,620 $89,896 $355,607 36.0%
33 Newnan, GA 44,235 $82,292 $363,872 41.0%
34 Acworth, GA 22,473 $83,539 $409,265 34.0%
35 Fairburn, GA 16,831 $91,897 $321,970 40.0%
36 Dacula, GA 7,444 $100,821 $448,400 25.0%
37 Hiram, GA 5,231 $85,119 $312,225 40.0%
38 Hapeville, GA 6,630 $95,714 $265,298 44.0%
39 Norcross, GA 18,007 $75,266 $327,599 41.0%
40 Buford, GA 17,997 $69,471 $469,651 29.0%
41 Loganville, GA 15,527 $83,605 $392,226 27.0%
42 Doraville, GA 11,134 $67,235 $366,889 36.0%
43 Villa Rica, GA 18,551 $87,803 $311,754 29.0%
44 Douglasville, GA 37,536 $79,107 $301,699 35.0%
45 Cartersville, GA 24,074 $84,437 $323,099 29.0%
46 Social Circle, GA 5,217 $88,591 $361,856 24.0%
47 Grovetown, GA 17,014 $85,660 $304,549 28.0%
48 Locust Grove, GA 10,532 $75,083 $324,431 31.0%
49 Hampton, GA 8,687 $75,052 $307,291 32.0%
50 Byron, GA 5,971 $85,596 $263,141 32.0%
51 Bremen, GA 7,488 $93,780 $290,336 25.0%
52 Lilburn, GA 15,390 $63,581 $397,447 28.0%
53 Mcdonough, GA 30,947 $75,343 $334,349 27.0%
54 Dallas, GA 14,714 $75,545 $354,267 25.0%
55 St. Marys, GA 19,166 $74,288 $309,203 29.0%
56 Gainesville, GA 45,032 $66,974 $373,267 27.0%
57 Savannah, GA 147,898 $57,137 $326,508 33.0%
58 Conyers, GA 18,512 $63,140 $297,596 33.0%
59 Stockbridge, GA 35,737 $70,136 $289,838 31.0%
60 Lawrenceville, GA 30,954 $61,561 $382,152 25.0%
61 Perry, GA 23,001 $76,909 $273,008 29.0%
62 Port Wentworth, GA 12,892 $79,731 $290,498 25.0%
63 Kingsland, GA 19,627 $77,944 $297,403 24.0%
64 Auburn, GA 8,711 $77,034 $365,246 18.0%
65 East Point, GA 38,335 $68,598 $231,600 36.0%
66 Carrollton, GA 27,392 $54,379 $285,668 34.0%
67 Lovejoy, GA 11,508 $71,612 $279,096 28.0%
68 Oakwood, GA 5,862 $67,917 $322,538 23.0%
69 Eatonton, GA 6,515 $56,250 $399,154 21.0%
70 Temple, GA 5,901 $91,180 $284,500 17.0%
71 Covington, GA 14,584 $58,810 $292,186 27.0%
72 Winder, GA 19,437 $63,779 $338,264 20.0%
73 Austell, GA 8,447 $72,938 $292,180 21.0%
74 Warner Robins, GA 82,990 $66,970 $212,129 32.0%
75 Centerville, GA 8,505 $68,922 $227,613 27.0%
76 College Park, GA 14,712 $51,635 $277,093 28.0%
77 Statesboro, GA 34,149 $44,737 $276,367 32.0%
78 Commerce, GA 8,013 $60,961 $334,904 17.0%
79 Dalton, GA 34,538 $63,577 $242,582 25.0%
80 Rome, GA 38,189 $54,435 $229,354 29.0%
81 Columbus, GA 203,711 $58,073 $173,152 30.0%
82 Calhoun, GA 18,183 $58,750 $273,432 20.0%
83 Eastman, GA 5,584 $52,394 $154,913 34.0%
84 Clarkston, GA 14,557 $48,564 $267,835 24.0%
85 Hinesville, GA 35,679 $60,028 $237,453 21.0%
86 Rockmart, GA 5,204 $56,828 $254,775 21.0%
87 Lagrange, GA 32,078 $43,708 $236,812 29.0%
88 Monroe, GA 15,648 $44,656 $371,278 16.0%
89 Valdosta, GA 55,252 $45,925 $210,104 29.0%
90 Stone Mountain, GA 6,623 $46,973 $268,438 23.0%
91 Thomasville, GA 18,666 $49,673 $232,158 24.0%
92 Morrow, GA 6,364 $73,693 $216,943 16.0%
93 Barnesville, GA 6,121 $57,411 $258,106 17.0%
94 Fort Oglethorpe, GA 10,416 $51,867 $245,690 19.0%
95 Riverdale, GA 14,792 $63,455 $214,168 17.0%
96 Toccoa, GA 9,238 $48,438 $233,280 20.0%
97 Vidalia, GA 10,752 $49,370 $184,384 23.0%
98 Jackson, GA 5,741 $46,191 $283,113 15.0%
99 Tifton, GA 17,210 $45,298 $210,037 22.0%
100 Milledgeville, GA 16,748 $41,616 $244,327 20.0%
About Nick Johnson

Nick Johnson earned his masters in Business Administration from the Drucker School At Claremont Graduate University. He has written for 39 publications across the country and ran the media relations department at Movoto, a real estate portal based in San Francisco. He has been featured in over 500 publications as an expert in real estate and as an authority on real estate trends.

Nick's the creator of the HomeSnacks YouTube channel that now has over 900,000 subscribers and is an excellent source to learn about different parts of the country.