Well, I do know it is ranked number one for music! We are the"Live Music Capital of the World" after all. I can hear live music every time I sit outside with a glass of wine on our downtown Austin balcony.
Here are some of the many rankings that seemed rather interesting to me:
- ABC News ranked Austin in the top 5 places to buy and sell a home in August of 2009.
- US Bureau of Labor and Statistics ranked Austin as #1 in Job Growth in June of 2009.
- Austin was ranked the 9th fit city by The American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index in May of 2009.
- US Census Bureau ranked Austin in March of 2009 as the second fastest-growing metropolitan area between 2007 and 2008.
- Forbes.com ranked Austin #1 Best Bargain City in America in May of 2009.
- Forbes.com also ranked Austin as one of the best cities for recession recovery in June of 2009.
- MovieMaker Magazine ranked Austin #1 best place to live, work, and make movies in January of 2008.
- MovieMaker Magazine also ranked South by Southwest Film Festival as one of the top 25 film festivals in July of 2009.
- MSNBC ranked Austin 8th in the best places to live in the US in January of 2009
- The Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate ranked Austin 11th among the Most Attractive Cities for Foreign Real Estate Investors in January 2009.
- Builderonline.com ranked Austin 2nd Healthiest Housing Market in 2009 in February of 2009.
- Forbes Magazine listed Austin among the Top 25 Strongest Housing Markets in the Country in January of 2009.
- The Mother Nature Network recognizes Austin as one of the 10 greenest cities in the country, July 2009
- American Cities Business Journals ranked Austin #7 on the list of America’s Top Tech Centers in May of 2009.
- Austin was ranked #1 on the list of top cities for a fresh start by Relocation.com as of May 2009.
- Crazy about Art? Austin was ranked #15 on list of top destinations in the country for Art by the AmericanStyle magazine readers in April of 2009.
- US News named Austin was of the top 10 places to live in June 2009.
- According to WomenCo., Austin is the #1 city for a career, based on its growth and unemployment rates, average salaries, costs of living and commute time as of May 2009.
Many thanks to the following websites which helped me compile this list:
http://www.austintexas.org/, http://www.forbes.com/, http://www.moviemaker.com/, http://www.alamotitle-austin.com/,
Haha! These lists are like crack for Realtors, aren't they! Nice compilation Allison!
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