Austin's Honor Roll
Just about everyone who comes to Austin has great things to say about it. Here’s a brief overview of how Austin ranks in a number of national surveys and reports.
General
- 10 Best Big Cities - #2 - CNN.Money.com (2006)
- 10 Best Places to Live - #2 - Money Magazine (July 2006)
- 50 Best Places to Live - #2 - Men’s Journal (April 2006)
- 2nd Fastest Growing Housing Market Through 2015 (behind Las Vegas) - Brookings Institute (2006)
Business
- Top 10 Metros for Future Business Locations - #1 - Expansion Magazine (August 2006)
- Business Vitality Index - #1 - Moody’s Economy.com (May 2007)
- America’s Most Innovative Cities - #3 - Wall Street Journal
- Best Places for Careers and Business - #3 - Forbes (May 2005)
- Nation’s Top Tech Hubs - #6 - Silicon Valley Study (Sept. 2005)
- Top 10 Cities for Job Growth Through 2015 - CNN.com
- 50 Smartest Places to Live - #5 - Kiplinger.com (June 2006) - per US Census Bureau, more than 45% of population has college degree or higher
- Top 10 Cities for Entrepreneurs - #9 - Entreprenuer.com (Sept. 2005)
Health/Lifestyle/Other
- America’s Heart Healthy Cities - #2 - Men’s Journal (August 2006)
- Top 10 Cities for Walking - #6 - Prevention Magazine (August 2006)
- The 50 Cleanest Cities - #8 - Readers Digest (July 2005)
- Top Healthiest Cities in America - #10 - Sperling’s (July 2006)
- Top 10 Cities for MovieMakers - #2 - MovieMaker Magazine (Winter 2005)
- 8 Cheap Places to Live - Sperling’s Best Places (July 2006)
- Live Music Capital of the World - Self-proclaimed and Undisputed
- Ten Greenest Cities - #2 - Vegetarian Times (July/August 2005)
I hope you’ll get a chance to find out first hand why everyone’s big on Austin.