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Which Montco Towns Are 'Snobbiest' In Pa.?

According to a ranking, five of Pennsylvania's "snobbiest" towns are in Montgomery County.

Montgomery County has nearly half the state’s “snobbiest” communities, according to new ranking.

According to a ranking on roadsnacks.net, five of Pennsylvania’s “snobbiest” towns are in Montgomery County. Blue Bell was ranked number one.

Let’s remember, though, it’s all in good fun.

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According to roadsnacks.net, these five local towns are among the state’s snobbiest: Blue Bell, Collegeville, Fort Washington, Glenside and Montgomeryville.

The website ranked Pennsylvania’s top 10 ”snobbiest” towns towns by assessing those with a population of 5,000 or more. It created a point system to rank median home price, median household income, percent of population with a college degree and a few other pieces of criteria.

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According to the site’s description of Blue Bell:

As a Texas girl, when I hear “Blue Bell,” my mind goes to homemade ice cream, small country farms, and charming but simple living.

I imagine it’s a bit different in Pennsylvania. Here, Blue Bell likely brings to mind beautiful and large homes, a highly educated population, private schools out the wazoo, a variety of nearby theaters and galleries per capita, and some dude with a monocle, whapping people on the knuckles with his cane.

The full top 10 ”snobbiest” towns include:

  1. Blue Bell
  2. Fox Chapel
  3. Paoli
  4. Collegeville
  5. Swarthmore
  6. Doylestown
  7. Fort Washington
  8. Glenside
  9. Montgomeryville
  10. Media

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