Real Estate

How Dare They?! Survey Ranks Walnut Creek No. 5 Snobbiest City in Country

We view these inferior results with utter disdain! (Wait, does that sound snooty?)

Walnut Creek, the city reputed for its classy restaurants and performing arts venues, took fifth place among "The 10 Snobbiest Small Cities In America."

The rankings -- see the full story here -- were put together by Movoto Real Estate.  The company used medial home price, median income and percentage of people with college degrees.

Palo Alto, meanwhile, came in at No. 1.

Also in the Top Ten from California: San Rafael was No. 4; Encinitas tied with a Maryland town at No. 8; and Laguna Niguel was No. 10.

And Santa Cruz was No. 12.


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