2011

 • Austin ranks among the Best Eight American Cities to Live and Work In by USABusinessReview.com, January 2011

 

2010

• Austin ranks among the Top Cities Worldwide Leading the Recovery from The Great Recession by Brookings Institute, December 2010

• Austin ranks 3rd Fastest-Growing City by Yahoo Finance, September 2010

• Austin ranks 3rd in Markets Most Likely to Appreciate by Forbes, September 2010

• Austin ranks 9th in Best Places to Retire by CNNMoney.com, September 2010

• Austin ranks 2nd in Best Cities for Families 2010 by Parenting Magazine, July 2010

• Austin ranks 1st in 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade by Kiplinger, July 2010

• Austin ranks 2nd in America’s Most Innovative Cities by Forbes, May 2010

• Austin ranks 10th in Best Places for Business and Careers by Forbes, April 2010

• Austin ranks 1st in Best Market for Young Adults by Austin Business Journal, March 2010

 

2009

• Austin ranks 2nd in Healthiest Housing Market by Builder Magazine, October 2009

• Austin ranks 5th in America’s Recession-Proof Cities to Retire In by Forbes, October 2009

• Austin ranks 3rd in Best Places to Live 2009 by US News and World Report, June 2009

• Austin ranks 1st in Cities for Job Growth by US Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 2009

• Austin ranks 10th in American Fitness Index “Fit” Cities List by The American College of Sports Medicine, May 2009

• Austin ranks 1st in Job Growth Potential by NewGeography.com, May 2009

• Austin ranks 1st in Best Cities for Jobs in 2009 by Forbes, April 2009

• Austin ranks among the Best Cities for Outdoors by Forbes, February 2009

• Austin ranks 2nd in The Healthiest Housing Markets for 2009 by Builder Magazine, February 2009

• Austin ranks 5th in Safest Cities with a Population of 500,000 or More by CQ Press of Washington, January 2009

 

2008

• Austin ranks 1st in America’s Best Bang for the Buck Cities by www.forbes.com, October 2008

• Austin ranks 3rd in Forbes Top 10 Recession Proof Cities in the US, May 2008

• Round Rock ranked the 7th Best Place to Live in America by Money Magazine, July 2008

• Austin ranks 1st in Fastest Growing Metros in 2008 by www.forbes.com, March 2008

• Austin ranks 3rd in Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 by www.forbes.com, January 2008

• Austin ranks 6th in the Top 25 Markets by Housing Predictor, January 2008

 

2007

• Texas Ranks #1 for Economic Development in Business Facilities Magazine, December 2007

• Georgetown ranks 1st Among the Best Places to Retire by US News and World Report, October 2007

• Round Rock was selected in a national competition as one of the 100 Best Communities for Young People in the nation by America’s Promise, January, 2007

• Family Circle named Cedar Park as one of America’s Top 10 Cities for Families, August 2007

• The Austin-Round Rock MSA ranked the Best Place for Business in the US by www.MoodysEconomy.com, August 2007

• Austin Ranks in the 10 Best Places to Live and Boat by Boating Life Magazine, July/August 2007

• Cedar Park is ranked 11th among the Top 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Suburbs by Forbes, July 2007

 

2006

• Austin ranks 2nd among the Top 10 Best Big Cities in the country by www.cnn.money.com, 2006

• Austin ranks 3rd in Intel’s Top 100 U.S. Cities and Regions with the Greatest Number of Commercial and Public Wireless Internet Access Points, October 2006

• Austin ranks 6th in the Top 10 Cities for Walking by Prevention magazine, August 2006

• Austin was voted the Best Place to Live for Future Business Locations by Expansion Magazine, August 2006

• Austin ranks 2nd among the 10 Best Places to Live, judging on financial, educational and quality of life criteria by Money magazine, July 2006

• Austin was included in the 8 Cheapest Places You'd Want to Live survey by Sperling's BestPlaces.com and msn.com, July 2006

• Austin ranks 10th in the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America by Sperling's, July 2006

• Austin ranks 4th in Best City in Overall Standard of Living by Expansion Management, June 2006

• Austin ranks as the 3rd Smartest City in the Country by www.Bizjournals.com, June 2006

• Austin ranks in the Top 5 “Smart Places to Live” by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance and the Austin Business Journal, June 2006

• Austin ranked 28th in Best Places for Business and Careers by Forbes, May 2006

• Austin ranks 2nd among the 50 Best Places to Live comparing the combinations of adventure, attractiveness, and affordability by Men’s Journal, April 2006

• Austin ranks 2nd in the 50 Best Places to Live by Men’s Journal, March 2006

• Pollstar names Austin City Limits Music Festival the "Festival of the Year" during its annual Concert Industry Awards, February 2006

 

2005

• Austin ranks as the 2nd Best Place to Live for Moviemakers by Moviemaker Magazine, December 2005

• Austin ranks 6th in a study by Silicon Valley naming the nation's Top Tech Hubs. The study compare business and quality-of-life issues, claiming Austin has affordable housing, electricity and state taxes, September 2005

• Austin is among the Coolest Cities for Young Professionals according to Kiplinger.com, September 2005

• Austin ranks as the Best Place to Live in America for Hispanics by Hispanic magazine for the second year in a row, August 2005

• Austin ranks 9th in the Top 10 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur.com, September 2005

• According to Dog Fancy Austin is one of the Top 10 Cities to Be a Dog, November 2005

• Austin ranks 8th of America's Cleanest Cities by Reader's Digest, July 2005

• Austin ranks 11th in the 25 Best Running Cities in America poll by Runners World, July 2005

• Austin ranks 2nd on Vegetarian Times' Ten Greenest Cities list, July/August 2005