There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 57 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 Louisiana.
The Louisianian in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
$94,405 median income · $355,608 median home · #4 income in Louisiana
Located in
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Mandeville is a small city in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 11,560 at the 2010 census. Mandeville is located on the North Shore of Lake Pontchartrain, south of Interstate 12. It is across the lake from the city of New Orleans and its southshore suburbs. It is part of the New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner metropolitan area.
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$79,516 median income · $315,751 median home · #8 income in Louisiana
Located in
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Harahan is a city in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, and a suburb of New Orleans. The population was 9,277 at the 2010 census.
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$116,179 median income · $282,910 median home · #1 income in Louisiana
Located in
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Broussard is a small city in Lafayette parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 6,754 from the 2005 Census Est.
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$75,851 median income · $317,481 median home · #9 income in Louisiana
Located in
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
Covington is a city in, and the parish seat of, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,765 at the 2010 census. It is located at a fork of the Bogue Falaya and the Tchefuncte River.
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$105,876 median income · $276,689 median home · #3 income in Louisiana
Located in
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
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$89,554 median income · $282,212 median home · #5 income in Louisiana
Located in
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Central is the thirteenth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the second largest city in East Baton Rouge Parish. Central became the state’s newest city in April 2005. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of Central was 26,864 as of the 2010 census.
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$84,480 median income · $267,773 median home · #6 income in Louisiana
Located in
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Zachary is a city in the East Baton Rouge parish of Louisiana in the United States. It lies 16 miles north of the city of Baton Rouge, and had a population of 14,960 at the 2010 census, up from 11,275 in 2000.
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$108,041 median income · $244,631 median home · #2 income in Louisiana
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$75,451 median income · $288,155 median home · #10 income in Louisiana
Located in
Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Gonzales is a small city in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 9,781. Known as the “Jambalaya Capital of the World”, it is famous for its annual Jambalaya Festival, which was first held in 1968. Stephen “Steve” F. Juneau came up with the idea for the Jambalaya Festival and served as the first president of the Jambalaya Festival Association President.
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$56,631 median income · $242,493 median home · #22 income in Louisiana
Located in
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
New Orleans ) is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Louisiana’s statewide median.
Louisiana statewide median: $60,756
Louisiana statewide median: $211,635
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Where the snobs live in Louisiana
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Pelican 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 Louisiana with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 57 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 57 places in each category with scores from one to 57. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Louisiana. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Mandeville (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 Louisiana For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandeville | 2.00 | 12,946 | $94,405 | $355,608 | 49.0% |
| 2 | Harahan | 4.50 | 8,904 | $79,516 | $315,751 | 43.0% |
| 3 | Broussard | 4.67 | 14,322 | $116,179 | $282,910 | 37.0% |
| 4 | Covington | 5.67 | 11,658 | $75,851 | $317,481 | 38.0% |
| 5 | Youngsville | 6.00 | 17,427 | $105,876 | $276,689 | 37.0% |
| 6 | Central | 7.50 | 29,783 | $89,554 | $282,212 | 35.0% |
| 7 | Zachary | 9.67 | 19,952 | $84,480 | $267,773 | 32.0% |
| 8 | Addis | 10.83 | 7,252 | $108,041 | $244,631 | 31.0% |
| 9 | Gonzales | 12.00 | 13,108 | $75,451 | $288,155 | 27.0% |
| 10 | New Orleans | 13.17 | 371,853 | $56,631 | $242,493 | 43.0% |
| 11 | Lafayette | 13.67 | 121,715 | $61,915 | $224,254 | 41.0% |
| 12 | Kenner | 13.67 | 64,904 | $64,020 | $268,195 | 29.0% |
| 13 | St. Gabriel | 16.17 | 6,639 | $74,688 | $263,882 | 24.0% |
| 14 | Denham Springs | 16.83 | 9,323 | $71,569 | $255,931 | 24.0% |
| 15 | Baton Rouge | 17.33 | 222,771 | $49,994 | $228,415 | 37.0% |
| 16 | Slidell | 17.83 | 28,561 | $70,497 | $218,143 | 31.0% |
| 17 | Thibodaux | 18.17 | 15,732 | $52,072 | $226,921 | 35.0% |
| 18 | Walker | 20.67 | 6,390 | $80,707 | $253,184 | 16.0% |
| 19 | Lake Charles | 21.33 | 81,143 | $59,235 | $199,012 | 29.0% |
| 20 | Ponchatoula | 22.17 | 7,808 | $51,161 | $247,934 | 24.0% |
| 21 | Hammond | 25.00 | 21,539 | $48,166 | $222,619 | 28.0% |
| 22 | Scott | 25.00 | 8,609 | $56,299 | $218,990 | 23.0% |
| 23 | Ruston | 25.33 | 22,284 | $31,120 | $225,352 | 40.0% |
| 24 | Houma | 25.83 | 32,392 | $58,194 | $184,223 | 24.0% |
| 25 | Gretna | 26.33 | 17,389 | $43,110 | $238,821 | 24.0% |
| 26 | Pineville | 26.67 | 14,160 | $49,774 | $193,577 | 26.0% |
| 27 | Sulphur | 28.00 | 20,775 | $61,760 | $195,533 | 17.0% |
| 28 | Carencro | 28.00 | 11,619 | $63,401 | $218,909 | 15.0% |
| 29 | DeRidder | 29.33 | 9,763 | $59,801 | $153,081 | 21.0% |
| 30 | Baker | 29.50 | 12,253 | $54,750 | $180,739 | 21.0% |
| 31 | West Monroe | 29.83 | 12,729 | $49,386 | $194,939 | 21.0% |
| 32 | Natchitoches | 30.00 | 17,577 | $37,133 | $181,713 | 31.0% |
| 33 | Plaquemine | 30.00 | 6,075 | $69,366 | $159,906 | 17.0% |
| 34 | Monroe | 31.67 | 47,004 | $40,505 | $149,717 | 33.0% |
| 35 | Shreveport | 32.67 | 180,982 | $48,699 | $135,092 | 28.0% |
| 36 | Breaux Bridge | 32.83 | 7,501 | $47,806 | $182,775 | 20.0% |
| 37 | Alexandria | 34.00 | 44,060 | $47,113 | $144,328 | 25.0% |
| 38 | Grambling | 35.33 | 5,287 | $0 | $151,062 | 36.0% |
| 39 | Westwego | 35.67 | 8,335 | $46,261 | $179,563 | 18.0% |
| 40 | Leesville | 38.67 | 5,495 | $37,500 | $153,498 | 19.0% |
| 41 | New Iberia | 39.33 | 27,571 | $47,087 | $145,864 | 17.0% |
| 42 | Jennings | 41.33 | 9,553 | $48,558 | $134,099 | 16.0% |
| 43 | St. Martinville | 41.67 | 5,297 | $36,130 | $150,321 | 17.0% |
| 44 | Patterson | 42.67 | 5,744 | $49,886 | $136,405 | 9.0% |
| 45 | Rayne | 43.00 | 7,105 | $42,151 | $173,349 | 8.0% |
| 46 | Minden | 43.67 | 11,455 | $34,294 | $140,974 | 17.0% |
| 47 | Crowley | 45.83 | 11,422 | $28,642 | $123,650 | 20.0% |
| 48 | Donaldsonville | 45.83 | 6,831 | $23,618 | $164,852 | 14.0% |
| 49 | Eunice | 47.83 | 9,239 | $35,436 | $109,304 | 14.0% |
| 50 | Abbeville | 48.67 | 11,003 | $33,015 | $138,932 | 10.0% |
| 51 | Franklin | 49.33 | 6,461 | $39,518 | $89,151 | 10.0% |
| 52 | Oakdale | 50.33 | 6,546 | $42,540 | $84,731 | 7.0% |
| 53 | Opelousas | 50.67 | 15,495 | $32,964 | $123,099 | 10.0% |
| 54 | Tallulah | 51.17 | 5,969 | $33,419 | $77,518 | 13.0% |
| 55 | Ville Platte | 51.83 | 6,253 | $28,361 | $98,290 | 13.0% |
| 56 | Bogalusa | 52.67 | 10,468 | $30,749 | $85,577 | 12.0% |
| 57 | Bastrop | 53.67 | 9,232 | $32,605 | $89,353 | 5.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 57 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana are Mandeville, Harahan, Broussard, Covington, Youngsville, Central, Zachary, Addis, Gonzales, and New Orleans. Not sold on Louisiana? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Snobbiest Places In Louisiana FAQs
What is the snobbiest city in Louisiana?
Mandeville is the snobbiest place in Louisiana for 2026. The median household income there is $94,405, the median home costs $355,608, and 49.0% of adults hold a college degree.
What are the snobbiest places in Louisiana?
The snobbiest places in Louisiana are Mandeville, Harahan, Broussard, Covington, Youngsville, Central, Zachary, Addis, Gonzales, and New Orleans. We ranked all 57 places with more than 5,000 residents on incomes, home prices, and college degrees.
What makes a place snobby?
Money and diplomas, mostly. Our Snob Score combines median income, median home value, and the share of adults with a college degree; places that rank high on all three earn the title.
How rich are people in the snobbiest parts of Louisiana?
Every place in the Louisiana top ten posts a median household income of at least $56,631, against a statewide median of $60,756. Homes across the top ten run $282,561, versus $211,635 statewide.
What is the most laid-back place in Louisiana?
Bastrop lands at the other end of the Snob Score, making it the most laid-back place in Louisiana by our measure. No pretension detected.
