Lifestyle - Austin, Texas
2008 AUSTIN RANKINGS
Austin
ranked 6th Best City to Live, Work & Play
(Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, 7/08)
Austin ranked 2nd among U.S. cities for opportunities for young
adults
(Austin Business Journal, 5/08)
Austin: Most "Digital Savvy" City.
(Scarborough Research, 5/13/08)
Austin No. 3 Recession-Proof City.
(Forbes, 5/7/08)
Austin among Top 10 Greenest Places to Retire.
(US News & World Report, 4/25/08)
Green power program of Austin Energy ranks 1st in the nation.
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 4/22/08)
Austin ranks 2nd among Best Cities for Clean Drinking Water.
(Forbes, 4/14/08)
Austin tops Forbes’ list of America’s Fastest Growing
Metros.
(Forbes, 1/30/08)
Forbes ranks Austin 3rd among Best Cities for Jobs in 2008.
(Forbes, 1/10/08)
Austin is named No. 1 among the Top Ten U.S. Cities to Live,
Work & Make Movies.
(MovieMaker, 1/08)
2007 AUSTIN RANKINGS
Austin ranked in the Top 10 Preferred Metropolitan Areas for
Job Relocation.
(Human Capital Institute, 11/07)
Austin is one of "America's Favorite Cities."
(Travel + Leisure, 11/07)
Austin leads among top markets for people who read or contribute
to blogs.
(Scarborough Research, 10/07)
Austin ranks high among Best Cities for Relocating Singles.
(Worldwide ERC & Primacy Americas, 9/07)
A dozen Austin companies among 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies
in the U.S.
(Inc., 9/07)
UT-Austin business, law, & engineering schools named in
Top 10 Schools for Hispanics lists.
(Hispanic Business, 9/07)
Austin named No. 1 among Cities Where Business Opportunity is
Greatest for Growing Companies.
(Expansion Management, 8/07)
Austin is a Great Place to Retire.
(AARP The Magazine, Sep-Oct/07)
Austin is No. 1 for Business Vitality.
(Moody’s Economy.com/Austin Business Journal, 8/6/07)
Austin is America’s Best City for Hispanics.
(Hispanic, 8/07)
Newsweek Names UT one of the Hottest Schools in America.
(Newsweek, 8/20/07)
Cedar Park ranks as a Top Town for Families.
(Family Circle, 8/07)
Austin named a "Startup Hub" among world's 30 Fastest
Cities.
(Fast Company, 7/07)
Williamson County named in the Top 10 for Best Public Schools
for the Buck.
(Forbes, 7/5/07)
Austin is No. 1 metro for Business Vitality.
(Moody’s Economy.com/Wall Street Journal, 6/11/07)
Austin named one of the 10 Greenest Cities in America.
(MSN City Guides, 6/07)
Fifteen area schools make Newsweek’s “Top of the
Class” list.
(Newsweek, 6/07)
Austin is the 5th Best Large City for Relocating Families.
(Worldwide ERC, 5/14/07)
Austin ranked among Top 10 New "Silicon Valleys" of
the clean technology sector worldwide.
(Clint Wilder & Ron Pernick, The Clean Tech Revolution, 5/07)
Site Selection names Austin in Top 10 Deals of 2006.
(Site Selection, 5/07)
Austin ranked 16th Best Place to do Business.
(Inc., 4/07)
Austin-area companies in Fortune 500.
(Fortune, 4/30/07)
Green power program of Austin Energy is No. 1 in the nation.
(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 4/03/07)
Austin named in Top 5 Places to Embrace Urban Life.
(Men's Journal, 4/07)
Austin ranked 8th in Top Metros for College-Educated Workers.
(Expansion Management, 4/07)
Austin ranked in Top 10 US Cities for Renewable Energy.
(SustainLane.us, 4/07)
Austin ranked 7th among Hottest Jobs Markets for Young Adults.
(bizjournals.com, 04/07)
Austin named 2nd in Best Walking Cities.
(Prevention, 4/07)
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Named Best Domestic Airport.
(Airports Council International, 3/07)
Austin named one of Top 10 Places in the South for the Creative
Class.
(Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007)
Samsung’s new chip plant in Austin named a Top 10 Story
of 2006.
(Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007)
UT-Austin ranked one of the Top 10 Universities that Drive Economic
Development.
(Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007)
Austin, Texas & Samsung cited as one of the “Great
Corporate Love Affairs in the South.”
(Southern Business & Development, Winter 2007)
Austin is the Top U.S. City for Cleantech.
(Sustainlane Government, 2/07)
Austin named one of America's 50 Hottest Cities.
(Expansion Management, 2/07)
Austin-Round Rock ranked in Top 25 Best U.S. Cities for Jobs.
(Forbes, 2/07)
Austin companies among the EPA's Top 25 Green Power Partners.
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1/07)
Austin ranks 2nd globally for per capita employment in IT & computer
manufacturing.
(Joint Venture: Silicon Valley Network, 1/07)
2006 AUSTIN RANKINGS
Austin ranked 2nd for Festivals.
(Urban Institute, 11/06)
Austin ranks 2nd among Best Cities for Relocating Singles.
(Worldwide ERC/Primacy Relocation, 10/11/06)
UT System takes top billing in Patent Index.
(Milken Institute, 9/06)
Austin ranks 5th Best Large City for Entrepreneurs.
(Entrepreneur, 9/06)
Austin ranks 4th among tech towns.
(Silicon Valley Leadership Group, 9/01/05)
19 of Texas' 50 fastest-growing tech firms in Austin.
(Deloitte & Touche, 08/23/06)
Austin ranks 3rd among Most Inventive Cities.
("The Most Inventive Towns in America," Wall Street Journal,
8/22/06)
Austin named Best Metro in U.S. for Future Business Locations
(Expansion Management, 8/06)
Austin ranks 3rd among America’s Smartest Cities.
(American Business Journals, 6/06)
Austin ranks one of the Top Metros in the U.S. Overall for Public
Schools.
(Expansion Management, 5/06)
Austin ranks 2nd among 50 best places to live.
(Men's Journal, 3/06)
UT Austin ranks among top 10 business schools worldwide.
(University of Texas at Dallas School of Management, 3/10/06)
Austin ranks one of 7 great places to live with affordable housing.
(Bottom Line, 3/06)
Austin among hottest U.S. regions for relocation, expansion.
(Expansion Management, 2/01/06)
Austin ranks No. 2 best city for filmmakers.
(MovieMaker, 2/06)
Austin ranks No. 2 for wireless “hotspots” worldwide.
(JiWire, Inc., 1/06)
Austin ranks 7th for annual growth of U.S. metro area economies.
(Prepared by Global Insight for the United States Conference on Mayors,
1/06)
2005 AUSTIN RANKINGS
Austin ranks 19th on World Knowledge Competitive Index.
(World Knowledge Competitiveness Index, 12/05)
Austin ranks Most Literate City in Texas and 16th Nationwide.
(America's Most Literate Cities, 11/05)
Yahoo HotJobs lists Austin in Top 10 Cities for Work-Life Balance.
(Yahoo! HotJobs, 10/20/05)
Austin ranks 5th Nationally in Percentage of College Graduates.
(Austin American-Statesman, 10/13/05)
Austin is No. 1 for Relocating Singles.
(www.primacy.com, 10/05)
Austin is one of Kiplinger's Top 7 Cool Cities.
(Your Money, 10/05)
Austin is 9th among Hottest Cities for Entrepreneurs.
(www.entrepreneur.com/bestcities, 9/05)
Austin is Best Place to Live for Hispanics.
(Hispanic, 08/05)
Austin ranks 1st for Coolness, 1st in Number of Singles, & 2nd
in Job Growth.
(Forbes, 07/05)
Austin ranks as Most Wired City in the Nation.
(www.forrester.com, 07/05)
Austin ranks 3rd among Best Places for Business and Careers.
(Forbes, 05/05)
Austin is the No. 2 Large Market for Families to Relocate.
(www.erc.org, 05/05)
UT-Austin Ties as No. 1 Source of Fortune 1,000 CEOs.
(USA Today, “Wanted, CEOs, No Ivy Required”, 04/07/05)
Austin ranks 3rd among 150 Great Places to Live.
(Urban Review - St. Louis, 04/04/05)
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