We've received honors from all corners of the United States. Our local community has received
many accolades regarding our entrepreneurial, dynamic economy and great quality of life.
2008
- #1 Best Places to Live - MSNBC, June 2008
- #4 Best Place for Tech Jobs - BusinessWeek, June 2008
- #2 Best Places to Live, Work and Play - Kiplinger.com, June 2008
- #5 America’s Recession-Proof Cities - Forbes Magazine, April 2008
- #9 Best Cities for Jobs - Forbes Magazine, January 11, 2008
- #9 Best Cities for Jobs - Forbes Magazine, January 11, 2008
2007
- #1 Raleigh for Top Home Sellers Market - Forbes Magazine, June 22, 2007
- #1 Raleigh for Best Places for Business and Careers – Forbes Magazine, April 5, 2007
- #14 Apex for Best Places to Live - Money Magazine, 2007
- Raleigh for Top 3 Most-Educated Cities in America - Census Bureau
- Top Ten Tech Town (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Wired Magazine, January 2007
- #1 School District in the Nation for Certified Teachers (Wake County) - National Board of Certified Teachers,
January 2007
- Gold Rating (Wake County Schools) - Expansion Management's Education Quotient, January 2007
2006
- #1 Best City for Women Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - AllBusiness.com, November 2006
- #8 Safest City (Cary, NC) - Morgan Quitno Press, October 2006
- #13 Overall Quality of Life (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Business Development Outlook, September/October 2006
- #9 Health Ranking #15 Climate Ranking #1 Area Overall (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Tampa Bay Partnership
Regional Economic Scorecard, September 2006
- #6 Area for Relocating Singles (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Primacy Relocation, October 2006
- #1 Area for Tech Business (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Silicon Valley Leadership Group, September 2006
- #3 Best City for Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Entrepreneur.com, August 2006
- #10 Fastest Growing MSA (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - US Census Bureau, July 2000 - July 2005 (Released August 2006)
- #3 Top Metro Overall (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management Mayor's Challenge, August 2006
- #12 Best Sports City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - The Sporting News, August 2006
- #4 Greatest Home Price Appreciation Market (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Veros, July 2006
- #6 Best City for Singles (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Forbes.com, July 2006
- 5-Star Business Metro for Business Expansion (Raleigh, NC) - Expansion Management, July/August 2006
- #13 Fastest Growing Cities (Raleigh, NC) - US Census Bureau, June 2006
- #6 Brainiest Mid-sized Metro (Raleigh, NC) - Bizjournal, June 2006
- 5-Star Quality of Life Metro (Raleigh, NC) - Expansion Management "Quality of Life Quotient”, May/June 2006
- #2 Best Place for Business & Careers (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes, May 2006
- #13 Boom Town (Raleigh, NC) - Inc. Magazine, May 2006
- Top 10 Projected Home Appreciation Market (Raleigh, NC) - MSN.com, April 2006
- Top 20 Business Schools (Duke University #11, UNC-CH #20) - US News and World Report, 2006
- #2 Best Value Public Colleges (North Carolina State University) - Princeton Review, March 2006
- #1 Highest Growth County in NC (Wake County, NC) - US Census Bureau, March 2006
- #1 City for Federally Funded Economic Development Incentives (Raleigh, NC) - Public Policy Forum, March 2006
- #10 Best Walking City (Raleigh, NC) - Prevention, March 2006
- #16 Hottest City for Business Relocation & Expansion (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management, February
2006
- #3 Most Educated City (Raleigh, NC) - American Community Survey, US Census Bureau, 2004 (Released January
2006)
- #3 Best US City for Bargains (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Hotwire Travel Value Index, January 2006
2005
- #10 Safest City (Cary, NC) - Morgan Quitno Press, November 2005
- #7 Richest City (Raleigh, NC) - Forbes, November 2005
- Top 20 Best Places to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Homebuilder.com, November 2005
- #5 Best Inner City for Small Businesses (Raleigh, NC) - Small Business Administration, November 2005
- Top Ten Fast Cities/Hubs for Creative Class Talent (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Fast Company, October 2005
- #3 Best Large Metro Areas for New Businesses and Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - National Policy
Research Council, October 2005
- #1 Area for Tech Business (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Silicon Valley Leadership Group, September 2005
- Top "Seven Cool Cities" for Young Professionals (Raleigh, NC) - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, October 2005
- #3 Hottest City for Entrepreneurs (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Expansion Management, August 2005
- #12 Top Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Expansion Management, August 2005
- Top Ten Best Budget Weekend City (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - MSN City Guides, August 2005
- Five-Star Business Opportunity Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management, July 2005
- #2 Schools that Rock (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Rolling Stone, July 2005
- #4 Best City for Singles (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Forbes, July 2005
- Top 20 Business Opportunity Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management, July 2005
- #5 Knowledgeable Workforce (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management, July 2005
- #1 Fastest Growing Life Science Workforce
- #5 Overall Life Science Cluster - Milken Institute, June 2005
- #17 Healthiest City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Sperlings Best Places, June 2005
- #2 Best Place for Business and Careers, (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Forbes, May 2005
- #2 Most Educated City (Raleigh, NC) - US Census Bureau-American Community Survey, 2003 Survey, (Released
April 2005)
- #2 Best Public Education System (Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management, April 2005
- #1 Fastest Growing Life Science Workforce
- #5 Overall Life Science Cluster - Milken Institute, June 2005
- #8 High-Tech City (Raleigh, NC) - Popular Science, February 2005 Science
- #17 Healthiest City ( Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Sperlings Best Places, June 2005 Places
- #17 Best City for Runners (Raleigh, NC) - Runner’s World, June 2005
- #8 Most Wired City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Intel Annual Survey, 2005 Survey
- Five Star Knowledge-Worker Metro
- #7 Best Educated Workforce
- #10 Top Metro for University R&D Spending
- #7 Top Metro-Scientists and Engineers Per Capita ( Raleigh-Cary , NC) - Expansion Management, May 2005
Management
- Top Five Most Innovation-Entrepreneurial Regions (Raleigh, NC) - US Small Business Administration, April 2005
- Top 50 5-Star City for Quality of Life ( Raleigh-Cary, NC) - Expansion Management’s Quality of Life Quotient,
March 2005
2004
- #2 Best Place for Business (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Forbes, May 2004
- #4 Best City for Entrepreneurs and Small Business - Gold Guide, May 2004
- #6 Best Public School System ( Raleigh - Durham -Chapel Hill MSA) - Expansion Management's MSA Education
Quotient Rankings, April 2004
- #1 City with the Happiest Workers (Raleigh, NC) - Hudson Employment Index, March 2004
- #3 High Value Labor Market Quotient 2004 - Expansion Management, March 2004
- #4 City That Rocks (Raleigh, NC) - Esquire, April 2004
- #6 Least Expensive Midsize Metro Area for Businesses (Raleigh, NC) - KPMG LLP, February 2004
- 2004 National Superintendent of the Year (Bill McNeal, Wake County Public Schools) - American Association of
School Administrators, 2004
- #3 Best Education In The Biggest Cities (Wake County Schools) - Forbes, February 2004
- #1 Hottest Job Market (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC) - Business 2.0, March 2004
- Hottest Town in the East (Cary, NC) - Money magazine, January 2004
- #6 Most Fun City - Cranium, January 2004
- #4 Top State for New Business Sites and Facilities - Plants, Sites & Parks, January 2004
- #13 Hottest Cities (Raleigh-Durham, NC) - Expansion Management, January 2004
2003
- #1 Best Place to Live - MSN House & Home, July 2003
- #1 Best Place to Live & Work - Employment Review, June 2003
- #9 Best City for Corporate Headquarters - Business Facilities, April 2003
- #3 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life - AARP magazine, May/June 2003
- #4 Top Metro for 2003 - Plants, Sites & Parks, March 2003
- #1 Best City for Education - Places Rated Almanac, Millennium Edition
- #1 Fastest Growing Local Online Population - Nielson/Netratings Report, February 2003
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