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 Snobsas 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 58 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.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Snobbiest Places In Louisiana
Don’t freak out.
What’s the snobbiest place in Louisiana? The snobbiest place in Louisiana is Mandeville 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 Bastrop.
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, Louisiana is the 44th snobbiest in the United States.
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The 10 Snobbiest Places In Louisiana For 2024
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% Highly Educated: 48.0%
Median Income: $84,886
Median Home Price: $349,833
More on Mandeville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 41.0%
Median Income: $111,619
Median Home Price: $268,782
More on Youngsville: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 41.0%
Median Income: $71,719
Median Home Price: $308,256
More on Covington: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 36.0%
Median Income: $94,912
Median Home Price: $270,303
More on Broussard: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 37.0%
Median Income: $88,811
Median Home Price: $261,425
More on Zachary: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 36.0%
Median Income: $75,099
Median Home Price: $284,984
More on Harahan: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 32.0%
Median Income: $101,450
Median Home Price: $258,024
More on Addis: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 32.0%
Median Income: $82,714
Median Home Price: $266,955
More on Central: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 29.0%
Median Income: $85,625
Median Home Price: $240,723
More on Denham Springs: Data | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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% Highly Educated: 40.0%
Median Income: $58,850
Median Home Price: $215,488
More on Lafayette: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How we determined the snobbiest cities in the Pelican 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 Louisiana with populations of 5,000 people or more. This left us with a total of 58 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 58 places in each category with scores from one to 58. We then averaged each places ranking into one overall score, where the lowest score went to the snobbiest place in Louisiana. So lets 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, 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 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, Youngsville, Covington, Broussard, Zachary, Harahan, Addis, Central, Denham Springs, and Lafayette.
If you’re also curious enough, here are the most laid back places in Louisiana, according to science:
- Bastrop
- Ville Platte
- Tallulah
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Table: The Snobbiest Cities In Louisiana For 2024
| Rank | City | Population | Median Income | Average Home Prices | Adult Highly Educated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandeville, LA | 13,194 | $84,886 | $349,833 | 48.0% |
| 2 | Youngsville, LA | 15,990 | $111,619 | $268,782 | 41.0% |
| 3 | Covington, LA | 11,444 | $71,719 | $308,256 | 41.0% |
| 4 | Broussard, LA | 13,322 | $94,912 | $270,303 | 36.0% |
| 5 | Zachary, LA | 19,401 | $88,811 | $261,425 | 37.0% |
| 6 | Harahan, LA | 9,043 | $75,099 | $284,984 | 36.0% |
| 7 | Addis, LA | 6,779 | $101,450 | $258,024 | 32.0% |
| 8 | Central, LA | 29,518 | $82,714 | $266,955 | 32.0% |
| 9 | Denham Springs, LA | 9,393 | $85,625 | $240,723 | 29.0% |
| 10 | Lafayette, LA | 121,706 | $58,850 | $215,488 | 40.0% |
| 11 | New Orleans, LA | 380,408 | $51,116 | $253,741 | 40.0% |
| 12 | Gonzales, LA | 12,356 | $66,310 | $268,157 | 24.0% |
| 13 | Walker, LA | 6,359 | $86,446 | $236,329 | 22.0% |
| 14 | Kenner, LA | 65,785 | $60,557 | $228,773 | 29.0% |
| 15 | Slidell, LA | 28,690 | $63,004 | $224,573 | 29.0% |
| 16 | Thibodaux, LA | 15,738 | $51,704 | $218,065 | 34.0% |
| 17 | Baton Rouge, LA | 225,500 | $50,155 | $214,487 | 37.0% |
| 18 | St. Gabriel, LA | 6,526 | $55,735 | $258,502 | 19.0% |
| 19 | Lake Charles, LA | 82,430 | $54,761 | $188,679 | 27.0% |
| 20 | Ruston, LA | 22,282 | $32,877 | $210,628 | 42.0% |
| 21 | Hammond, LA | 20,239 | $42,049 | $207,291 | 32.0% |
| 22 | Pineville, LA | 14,357 | $51,752 | $185,246 | 25.0% |
| 23 | Houma, LA | 33,094 | $56,823 | $183,681 | 21.0% |
| 24 | Scott, LA | 8,271 | $55,057 | $193,674 | 21.0% |
| 25 | Gretna, LA | 17,640 | $47,010 | $205,631 | 25.0% |
| 26 | Baker, LA | 12,463 | $60,555 | $173,779 | 19.0% |
| 27 | Carencro, LA | 10,194 | $56,352 | $211,544 | 15.0% |
| 28 | West Monroe, LA | 12,987 | $47,129 | $184,419 | 22.0% |
| 29 | Plaquemine, LA | 6,218 | $69,183 | $157,817 | 16.0% |
| 30 | Sulphur, LA | 21,286 | $53,606 | $191,566 | 17.0% |
| 31 | Deridder, LA | 9,850 | $56,607 | $142,925 | 21.0% |
| 32 | Ponchatoula, LA | 7,805 | $38,249 | $234,997 | 20.0% |
| 33 | Alexandria, LA | 45,133 | $49,049 | $127,872 | 25.0% |
| 34 | Natchitoches, LA | 17,908 | $34,020 | $179,286 | 27.0% |
| 35 | Shreveport, LA | 186,183 | $45,967 | $129,604 | 26.0% |
| 36 | Breaux Bridge, LA | 7,544 | $45,619 | $170,678 | 18.0% |
| 37 | Monroe, LA | 47,631 | $36,550 | $135,375 | 27.0% |
| 38 | Grambling, LA | 5,315 | $25,050 | $126,622 | 41.0% |
| 39 | New Iberia, LA | 28,363 | $47,108 | $159,856 | 15.0% |
| 40 | Leesville, LA | 5,681 | $35,652 | $153,245 | 21.0% |
| 41 | Abbeville, LA | 11,213 | $39,566 | $150,812 | 14.0% |
| 42 | Westwego, LA | 8,466 | $43,981 | $139,788 | 14.0% |
| 43 | Patterson, LA | 5,868 | $46,189 | $141,190 | 7.0% |
| 44 | Jennings, LA | 9,819 | $39,888 | $94,670 | 16.0% |
| 45 | Minden, LA | 11,789 | $28,233 | $137,686 | 17.0% |
| 46 | Eunice, LA | 9,440 | $37,828 | $115,673 | 15.0% |
| 47 | Rayne, LA | 7,223 | $34,725 | $156,551 | 8.0% |
| 48 | Marksville, LA | 5,034 | $33,635 | $125,081 | 16.0% |
| 49 | Crowley, LA | 11,726 | $28,827 | $109,244 | 19.0% |
| 50 | Oakdale, LA | 6,701 | $46,250 | $85,581 | 10.0% |
| 51 | Opelousas, LA | 15,810 | $34,271 | $122,748 | 13.0% |
| 52 | Bogalusa, LA | 10,689 | $39,213 | $82,743 | 13.0% |
| 53 | Franklin, LA | 6,666 | $39,068 | $97,289 | 12.0% |
| 54 | Donaldsonville, LA | 6,799 | $22,110 | $156,759 | 11.0% |
| 55 | St. Martinville, LA | 5,447 | $32,781 | $134,241 | 12.0% |
| 56 | Tallulah, LA | 6,290 | $31,070 | $81,815 | 14.0% |
| 57 | Ville Platte, LA | 6,364 | $24,341 | $116,096 | 7.0% |
| 58 | Bastrop, LA | 9,623 | $29,286 | $74,979 | 7.0% |
This article is total crap. I don’t think Covington is the snobbier city in LA. Do we have a few art galleries? Yes, we are cultured. But to hold that against us is not right. I’ve met some of the nicest people I’ve ever known since living in Covington. I’m calling bs!
This is completely wrong and very offensive also have you even been to Broussard…?
Just because people from these areas are successful and can send their children to private school, as well as live in an area where art is prominent (For God’s Sake we live in Louisiana) does not under any circumstance mean they’re snobby. This article is awful. The communities in each of these areas are amazing and welcoming much more than this says. Shame on you.
I’m from New orleans, lived in Covington for 25 years, and lived in Baton Rouge several years. I don’t know what to make of this. All three are very cultured and lots of social activity. Perhaps I would say that Baton Rouge would be the snobbiest. I currently live in New Orleans after 35 years of being away. Growing up here I would say is pretty snobby if you’re not from here. It helps if your parents are from N.O.
I can say without reservation that after moving (after Katrina) to Bogalusa, that Bogausa is one of the least snobbiest places in the country.
Read the last part: “So sure, we may call you guys a little ‘snobby’. But it’s only because we’re jealous.”
I just read your report account you don’t get around the state because you haven’t going to Shreveport Monroe Alexandria Broussard I’m in Youngsville and other places so where do you get your data that does the snobbiest want you back it up
Funny it seems half the list is from St. Tammany Parish and the other half is either a big city or somewhere up north. So it seems that if you’re educated and doing well financially, then you’re considered snobby. Considering these places are (for the most part) for the more affluent, who can actually afford to live in these places and want to live somewhere nice (lets face it; Louisiana doesn’t have many options).
You can add the “Prien” section of Southwest Lake Charles, LA. There are a ton of jobs here.