Which Union County Towns Ranked Among 'Snobbiest' in N.J.?

By Jason Koestenblatt

It seems like every week another Union County town is perched atop a new ranking or list for safest town, best schools, or most desirable place to live.

Two Union County towns have found themselves on another list, but this one isn’t as glamorous. Let’s remember, though, it’s all in good fun.

According to roadsnacks.net, Westfield is the seventh most “snobbiest” town in New Jersey while Summit is the ninth.

The website took a look at New Jersey towns with a population of 5,000 or more, and 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.

According to the site’s ranking of Summit:

“Home to The Summit Playhouse, the Summit Opera, and the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, this city of just over 21,000 puts the arts in artsy fartsy. And with a median home price of nearly $800,000, they put the “OH MY GOD” in “OH MY GOD THESE HOMES ARE EXPENSIVE.”

According to the site’s ranking of Westfield:

“If you’re an “adorability snob,” Westfield’s the place for you. It. is. SO. cute.As a matter of fact, Westfield’s cute factor has actually won it some awards—in 2004, it was the winner of the Great American Main Street Award, and in 2010, the America in Bloom Contest winner.”

The full top 10 includes:

• Princeton
• Chatham
• Mendham
• Edgewater
• Glen Ridge
• Bernardsville
• Westfield
• Hoboken
• Summit
• Oradell