Austin and Best of Lists
Sam Chapman
May 06, 2009
Austin makes it on a lot of lists and they are usually "best of" or "top places for..." and so on. Over the last several years I have compiled a list of lists of just what makes Austin such an attractive place to live.
Like everyone else, I realize that the economy is unhealthy now, but it has been unhealthy in the past and has always come back. Austin is likely to continue to make it on lists such as these. So my list of lists:
Austin ranks #8 on Forbes list of the best places for business and careers, March, 2009
Austin makes Kiplinger best places to live, January 2009-05-06
Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC put Austin in the top five large cities for families who are relocating, May 2008
Real estate guru Barbara Corcoran puts Austin on her list of best up and coming cities, November 2007
Austin ranks #1 on Forbes Best Bang for the Buck cities, October, 2008
Austin ranks as the 4th Best City in Overall Standard of Living by Expansion Management, June 2006
Austin ranks 2nd among the Top 10 Best Big Cities in the country by cnn.money.com, 2006
Austin ranks as the 3rd Smartest City in the country by 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 in the 50 Best Places to Live by Men´s Journal, March 2006
Austin ranks 6th in the Top 10 Cities for Walking by Prevention 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 2nd among the 50 Best Places to Live comparing the combinations of adventure,
attractiveness, and affordability by Men´s Journal, April 2006
Austin was voted the Best Place to Live for Future Business Locations by Expansion Magazine, August 2006
Austin ranks 10th in the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America by Sperling's, July 2006
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
Pollstar names Austin City Limits Music Festival the "Festival of the Year" during it's annual Concert Industry Awards, February 2006
American Way magazine features "The Top 10 Lists of Great American Music" and Austin appears on three of the lists including "great music towns," "great bigger-is-better music festivals" for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and "sacred ground" for Threadgill's restaurant, June 2005
Austin ranks 6th in a study by Silicon Valley naming the nation's Top Tech Hubs. The study compared 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 1st among U.S. cities in the fourth annual Mayors Challenge rankings of the Best
Cities for Future Business Locations by Management magazine
Each year, Intel ranks the Top 100 U.S. Cities and Regions with the Greatest Number of
Commercial and Public Wireless Internet Access Points and Austin ranks third, October 2006
Author Bio:
Sam Chapman is an Austin real estate agent who has lived and worked in the Austin sinnce 1987. He is also very active in the community working with Rotary, the American Cancer Society and in several schools.
Like everyone else, I realize that the economy is unhealthy now, but it has been unhealthy in the past and has always come back. Austin is likely to continue to make it on lists such as these. So my list of lists:
Austin ranks #8 on Forbes list of the best places for business and careers, March, 2009
Austin makes Kiplinger best places to live, January 2009-05-06
Primacy Relocation and Worldwide ERC put Austin in the top five large cities for families who are relocating, May 2008
Real estate guru Barbara Corcoran puts Austin on her list of best up and coming cities, November 2007
Austin ranks #1 on Forbes Best Bang for the Buck cities, October, 2008
Austin ranks as the 4th Best City in Overall Standard of Living by Expansion Management, June 2006
Austin ranks 2nd among the Top 10 Best Big Cities in the country by cnn.money.com, 2006
Austin ranks as the 3rd Smartest City in the country by 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 in the 50 Best Places to Live by Men´s Journal, March 2006
Austin ranks 6th in the Top 10 Cities for Walking by Prevention 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 2nd among the 50 Best Places to Live comparing the combinations of adventure,
attractiveness, and affordability by Men´s Journal, April 2006
Austin was voted the Best Place to Live for Future Business Locations by Expansion Magazine, August 2006
Austin ranks 10th in the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America by Sperling's, July 2006
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
Pollstar names Austin City Limits Music Festival the "Festival of the Year" during it's annual Concert Industry Awards, February 2006
American Way magazine features "The Top 10 Lists of Great American Music" and Austin appears on three of the lists including "great music towns," "great bigger-is-better music festivals" for the Austin City Limits Music Festival and "sacred ground" for Threadgill's restaurant, June 2005
Austin ranks 6th in a study by Silicon Valley naming the nation's Top Tech Hubs. The study compared 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 1st among U.S. cities in the fourth annual Mayors Challenge rankings of the Best
Cities for Future Business Locations by Management magazine
Each year, Intel ranks the Top 100 U.S. Cities and Regions with the Greatest Number of
Commercial and Public Wireless Internet Access Points and Austin ranks third, October 2006
Author Bio:
Sam Chapman is an Austin real estate agent who has lived and worked in the Austin sinnce 1987. He is also very active in the community working with Rotary, the American Cancer Society and in several schools.