There are all types when it comes to being a snob in Pennsylvania. 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania. These are the criteria you’d argue with a friend over a foodie dinner about who’s snobbier.
After analyzing 175 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 Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvanian in these places aren’t snobby, they just know they’re better than you.
$243,625 median income · $1,000,519 median home · #1 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Fox Chapel is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is a suburb of Pittsburgh located 6 miles northeast of downtown.
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$176,875 median income · $539,476 median home · #2 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Franklin Park is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,470 at the 2010 census.
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$152,361 median income · $467,860 median home · #3 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Swarthmore is a borough in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. Swarthmore was originally named “Westdale” in honor of noted painter Benjamin West, who was one of the early residents of the town. The name was changed to “Swarthmore” after the establishment of Swarthmore College. “Swarthmore” can be pronounced with the first “r” either vocalized or dropped due to differences in rhotic and non-rhotic accents, but locally it is usually pronounced without the first “r”. The borough population was 6,194 as of the 2010 census.
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$122,721 median income · $482,552 median home · #4 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
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$102,138 median income · $521,604 median home · #10 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. It is located in the Philadelphia Metro Area. The population is 16,440 as of the 2010 Census.
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$89,092 median income · $632,298 median home · #26 income in Pennsylvania
The borough of Media is the county seat of Delaware County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is located 13 miles west of Philadelphia. Media was incorporated in 1850 at the same time that it was named the county seat. The population was 5,327 at the 2010 census, down from 5,533 at the 2000 census. Its school district is the Rose Tree Media School District with Penncrest High School and Springton Lake Middle School. In June 2006, it became the first fair trade town in America. Media promotes itself by its motto: “Everybody’s Hometown”.
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$91,466 median income · $568,662 median home · #20 income in Pennsylvania
Collegeville, sometimes referred to as “Little Philly” is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia on the Perkiomen Creek. Collegeville was incorporated in 1896. It is the location of Ursinus College, opened in 1869. The population was 5,089 at the 2010 census.
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$120,037 median income · $417,281 median home · #5 income in Pennsylvania
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$93,845 median income · $512,871 median home · #14 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Perkasie is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles north of Philadelphia. Establishments in the borough early in the twentieth century included silk mills, baseballs, brickyards, lumber mills, tile works, a stone crusher, and manufacturies of cigars, tags and labels, wire novelties, etc. The population in 1900 was 1,803; in 1910, 2,779 people lived in Perkasie. The population was 8,515 at the 2013 census.
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$93,203 median income · $377,346 median home · #17 income in Pennsylvania
Located in
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, established on July 2, 1906. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,461, compared to 8,587 at the 2000 census. The population growth of the borough was largely due to its merger in January 2002 with neighboring Wyomissing Hills. Wyomissing is the most populous borough in Berks County. The borough is recognized as a Tree City USA and selected as a “Contender” for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by Money magazine.
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Compare the top ten
Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Pennsylvania’s statewide median.
Pennsylvania statewide median: $77,971
Pennsylvania statewide median: $282,736
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Where the snobs live in Pennsylvania
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Keystone 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 Pennsylvania with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 175 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 175 places in each category with scores from one to 175. We then averaged each place’s ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Pennsylvania. So let’s all flip a table in honor of Fox Chapel (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 Pennsylvania For 2026
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| Rank | City | Snob Score | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox Chapel | 1.00 | 5,246 | $243,625 | $1,000,519 | 86.0% |
| 2 | Franklin Park | 4.00 | 15,235 | $176,875 | $539,476 | 76.0% |
| 3 | Swarthmore | 5.67 | 6,550 | $152,361 | $467,860 | 81.0% |
| 4 | Conshohocken | 6.67 | 9,282 | $122,721 | $482,552 | 67.0% |
| 5 | Phoenixville | 10.33 | 19,452 | $102,138 | $521,604 | 57.0% |
| 6 | Media | 12.00 | 5,870 | $89,092 | $632,298 | 63.0% |
| 7 | Collegeville | 13.67 | 5,247 | $91,466 | $568,662 | 55.0% |
| 8 | New Freedom | 16.00 | 5,066 | $120,037 | $417,281 | 44.0% |
| 9 | Perkasie | 17.17 | 9,216 | $93,845 | $512,871 | 43.0% |
| 10 | Wyomissing | 17.33 | 11,172 | $93,203 | $377,346 | 58.0% |
| 11 | Camp Hill | 17.33 | 8,169 | $115,761 | $331,050 | 63.0% |
| 12 | Hatboro | 17.83 | 8,283 | $112,565 | $440,910 | 43.0% |
| 13 | West Chester | 19.17 | 20,666 | $78,385 | $657,113 | 60.0% |
| 14 | Jefferson Hills | 19.67 | 12,317 | $116,064 | $350,948 | 46.0% |
| 15 | Oakmont | 21.67 | 6,702 | $92,782 | $333,787 | 58.0% |
| 16 | Ambler | 23.33 | 6,847 | $77,394 | $686,428 | 48.0% |
| 17 | Lititz | 24.50 | 9,619 | $88,576 | $458,674 | 43.0% |
| 18 | Lansdale | 24.83 | 19,011 | $88,229 | $496,720 | 40.0% |
| 19 | Clarks Summit | 25.00 | 5,073 | $92,083 | $323,510 | 56.0% |
| 20 | Mechanicsburg | 28.17 | 9,720 | $84,421 | $401,857 | 43.0% |
| 21 | Bridgeport | 31.17 | 5,174 | $82,705 | $352,990 | 43.0% |
| 22 | Pleasant Hills | 31.33 | 8,399 | $102,167 | $265,880 | 47.0% |
| 23 | Souderton | 33.00 | 7,181 | $93,537 | $462,110 | 32.0% |
| 24 | Kennett Square | 33.17 | 6,243 | $80,505 | $620,982 | 36.0% |
| 25 | Plum | 35.67 | 26,723 | $98,705 | $252,851 | 45.0% |
| 26 | Economy | 39.00 | 9,005 | $95,313 | $278,625 | 37.0% |
| 27 | Whitehall | 40.17 | 14,811 | $89,404 | $262,406 | 43.0% |
| 28 | Ridley Park | 40.67 | 7,261 | $93,594 | $309,370 | 33.0% |
| 29 | Emmaus | 41.67 | 11,889 | $83,917 | $385,740 | 32.0% |
| 30 | Canonsburg | 42.67 | 9,675 | $79,227 | $358,324 | 35.0% |
| 31 | Mount Joy | 43.17 | 8,344 | $90,061 | $296,067 | 34.0% |
| 32 | Forest Hills | 43.67 | 6,286 | $89,688 | $222,967 | 58.0% |
| 33 | New Cumberland | 44.00 | 7,580 | $82,154 | $292,639 | 37.0% |
| 34 | West View | 44.00 | 6,533 | $84,063 | $252,296 | 44.0% |
| 35 | Dormont | 44.33 | 8,063 | $80,526 | $246,408 | 52.0% |
| 36 | Oxford | 49.00 | 5,825 | $67,733 | $465,377 | 33.0% |
| 37 | Northampton | 50.00 | 10,400 | $90,762 | $345,140 | 26.0% |
| 38 | Bethlehem | 50.17 | 77,956 | $68,879 | $351,353 | 36.0% |
| 39 | Brookhaven | 50.50 | 8,331 | $91,042 | $265,657 | 33.0% |
| 40 | Lansdowne | 50.67 | 11,122 | $73,232 | $277,114 | 39.0% |
| 41 | Norwood | 51.33 | 5,934 | $96,134 | $287,954 | 27.0% |
| 42 | Birdsboro | 51.33 | 5,116 | $86,290 | $331,845 | 27.0% |
| 43 | Palmyra | 52.00 | 7,755 | $77,469 | $343,038 | 30.0% |
| 44 | Millersville | 53.67 | 8,982 | $67,866 | $353,092 | 33.0% |
| 45 | Catasauqua | 54.00 | 6,541 | $85,049 | $284,193 | 30.0% |
| 46 | Gettysburg | 55.00 | 8,254 | $54,365 | $366,471 | 44.0% |
| 47 | Moosic | 55.00 | 5,973 | $80,187 | $238,010 | 39.0% |
| 48 | Bellevue | 57.50 | 8,128 | $68,827 | $236,965 | 49.0% |
| 49 | Easton | 57.83 | 29,739 | $69,348 | $371,500 | 28.0% |
| 50 | Bellefonte | 58.33 | 6,009 | $62,540 | $309,022 | 39.0% |
| 51 | Hollidaysburg | 59.00 | 5,558 | $69,458 | $243,009 | 42.0% |
| 52 | Carlisle | 59.33 | 21,852 | $61,720 | $329,620 | 37.0% |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 60.00 | 304,759 | $65,742 | $237,533 | 50.0% |
| 54 | State College | 60.00 | 41,050 | $45,424 | $408,500 | 68.0% |
| 55 | Archbald | 60.33 | 7,404 | $71,936 | $242,130 | 37.0% |
| 56 | Manheim | 61.17 | 5,027 | $81,273 | $273,737 | 28.0% |
| 57 | Lewisburg | 61.33 | 5,257 | $54,767 | $326,711 | 42.0% |
| 58 | Stroudsburg | 62.33 | 5,894 | $66,674 | $346,453 | 29.0% |
| 59 | Baldwin | 63.17 | 21,057 | $80,983 | $231,521 | 34.0% |
| 60 | Greensburg | 66.50 | 14,741 | $64,914 | $238,469 | 40.0% |
| 61 | Coraopolis | 67.33 | 5,417 | $63,828 | $302,086 | 32.0% |
| 62 | New Holland | 67.67 | 5,780 | $63,182 | $408,128 | 26.0% |
| 63 | Edinboro | 68.83 | 5,440 | $48,173 | $288,726 | 60.0% |
| 64 | Dunmore | 69.00 | 14,181 | $71,302 | $217,857 | 37.0% |
| 65 | Lower Burrell | 69.00 | 11,633 | $84,602 | $200,396 | 33.0% |
| 66 | Nazareth | 69.33 | 6,043 | $56,855 | $443,943 | 27.0% |
| 67 | East Stroudsburg | 69.67 | 9,319 | $59,821 | $309,993 | 32.0% |
| 68 | Bangor | 69.67 | 5,163 | $70,076 | $324,590 | 24.0% |
| 69 | Bristol | 70.33 | 9,902 | $76,042 | $339,367 | 21.0% |
| 70 | Carnegie | 71.33 | 7,978 | $67,656 | $224,034 | 37.0% |
| 71 | Shillington | 71.33 | 5,492 | $79,922 | $260,081 | 25.0% |
| 72 | Hermitage | 74.00 | 16,041 | $70,052 | $213,565 | 35.0% |
| 73 | Selinsgrove | 74.33 | 5,593 | $65,650 | $239,848 | 33.0% |
| 74 | Glenolden | 76.67 | 7,220 | $72,786 | $241,350 | 26.0% |
| 75 | Crafton | 77.67 | 5,961 | $64,006 | $208,119 | 38.0% |
| 76 | Philadelphia | 78.17 | 1,579,706 | $61,953 | $231,815 | 36.0% |
| 77 | Wilson | 78.17 | 8,183 | $82,902 | $234,076 | 23.0% |
| 78 | Castle Shannon | 78.33 | 8,209 | $64,071 | $211,413 | 37.0% |
| 79 | Old Forge | 80.00 | 8,573 | $71,812 | $207,907 | 30.0% |
| 80 | Lancaster | 81.17 | 57,719 | $63,690 | $243,853 | 29.0% |
| 81 | Chambersburg | 82.67 | 22,319 | $56,576 | $286,441 | 27.0% |
| 82 | Brentwood | 83.33 | 9,866 | $68,904 | $169,689 | 37.0% |
| 83 | Ephrata | 83.83 | 13,772 | $69,735 | $249,296 | 23.0% |
| 84 | Monaca | 84.33 | 5,519 | $73,538 | $209,283 | 26.0% |
| 85 | Coatesville | 84.67 | 13,353 | $59,256 | $384,165 | 20.0% |
| 86 | Olyphant | 86.00 | 5,381 | $66,423 | $228,298 | 27.0% |
| 87 | Red Lion | 86.33 | 6,516 | $72,901 | $291,903 | 16.0% |
| 88 | Bloomsburg | 88.67 | 13,024 | $51,536 | $257,067 | 32.0% |
| 89 | Huntingdon | 89.50 | 6,897 | $67,125 | $190,101 | 33.0% |
| 90 | Swoyersville | 89.67 | 5,048 | $71,555 | $206,255 | 25.0% |
| 91 | Swissvale | 90.00 | 8,418 | $60,341 | $163,309 | 42.0% |
| 92 | Waynesboro | 92.33 | 11,047 | $66,956 | $275,318 | 19.0% |
| 93 | Kingston | 93.00 | 13,397 | $55,347 | $220,513 | 31.0% |
| 94 | Clifton Heights | 94.00 | 6,832 | $70,931 | $259,887 | 17.0% |
| 95 | Sharon Hill | 94.00 | 6,002 | $75,130 | $192,594 | 24.0% |
| 96 | Palmerton | 96.17 | 5,622 | $68,143 | $254,962 | 18.0% |
| 97 | Exeter | 96.67 | 5,541 | $57,639 | $225,840 | 26.0% |
| 98 | Allentown | 97.00 | 125,976 | $55,494 | $309,699 | 19.0% |
| 99 | West Mifflin | 97.00 | 19,190 | $76,563 | $160,812 | 25.0% |
| 100 | South Williamsport | 97.50 | 6,211 | $64,583 | $191,786 | 28.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024, Zillow research. 175 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania are Fox Chapel, Franklin Park, Swarthmore, Conshohocken, Phoenixville, Media, Collegeville, New Freedom, Perkasie, and Wyomissing. Not sold on Pennsylvania? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
