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Old 06-04-2010, 03:45 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I thought it would be interesting to try and collect some of these in one thread. This a start.

City of Austin - Kiplinger’s names Austin ‘Best City for the Next Decade’

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Old 06-04-2010, 04:20 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Lowest crime rates: Austin rates in top 10 lowest crime rates for cities over 500,000

The week of top 10 lists: The week of Top 10 lists, continuted....Austin 2nd fastest growing city

UT top party school: Playboy magazine names UT top party school

Top 10 lists Austin did not make: Top 10 Cities Lists that Austin is not on..

UT Architecture School top 5 in nation: UT Architecture School rated in top 5 in the Nation

LOL Highest property tax in the nation: Highest property tax in the nation?

Austin Energy was the precursor to USGBC and paved the way for the national sustainable building program: //www.city-data.com/forum/11404715-post4.html

Largest gain in forclosuers 8/2009: Austin leads Texas metros in having largest % gain in foreclosures year-to-date

Austin low unemployment rate: Austin unemployment rate tops 7.1% - Austin Business Journal

Top ten list when leaving Austin: My top ten lists-leaving Austin

Top Public High Schools, 9 in Austin: Newsweek Top 1500 High Schools for '09 include 9 in Austin
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Old 06-04-2010, 04:37 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Austin #3 on US News Best Places to live: Austin #3 on U.S. News "Best Places" 2009

Top 25 Cities for your Career: Top 25 Cities for Your Career - Excelle

Pitney-Bowes Top 5 Greatest retail success: Pitney Bowes Business Insight Forecasts Top Five U.S. Metros Most Likely to Experience Greatest Retail Success | Pitney Bowes Newsroom

Baltimore Business Journal Top City for Fresh Start: Report: Austin the nation's top city for a 'fresh start' - Baltimore Business Journal

Forbes Americas Best Bargain City: In Depth: America's Best Bargain Cities - 1. Austin, Texas - Forbes.com

Austin did not make this list, but we are working on it: Most Livable Cities: America's Most Livable Cities - Forbes.com

Kiplinger, Austin in top 10 places to live: Austin = #6 on Kiplinger top 10 places to live?

Austin #2 on Cities most Americans are moving to: Austin #2 on cities most Americans are moving to

Why does Austin keep making the Top-Ten lists? So why does Austin keep making top 10 lists?

Is Austin as great as the top ten lists say: Is Austin as great as the top 10 lists say?

Austin # 5 on Top Ten America's Drunkest Cities: Austin rank #5 on Forbes' America's Drunkest Cities (2006?)

Top Austin Schools: Comparing top Austin schools to top schools elsewhere

Top 10% law: Interesting Top 10% Numbers
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Old 06-04-2010, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Austin #3 Forbes Ideal places to live: Top Stories: Austin makes list as ideal place to live

Ten most beautiful spots on Austin: 10 Most "beautiful view" spots in Austin(complete list)

Austin #1 in Dirtiest Restaurants in America!: Austin #1 ranking again!!!

Best Cities to Live Work and Play: Ding, Ding round one: Best Cities to Live, Work and Play

Austin Accolades June 9, 2008, provided by Austin-Steve
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Austin Accolades
Courtesy of my Title Company who gathers this sort of info, here are some of the accolades Austin has received. It's interesting to see them listed in one place and to note how varied and diverse some of the rankings are.
I didn't know, for example, that Austin was ranked "the best place to be a Dog". I know what I want to be reincarnated as now, and where I want to live!

• Austin ranks 3rd in Best Cities for Jobs in 2008 by Business News and Financial News at Forbes.com, January 2008
• Austin ranks 1st in Fastest Growing Metross in 2008 by Business News and Financial News at Forbes.com, March 2008
• Austin ranks as the 4th Best City in Overall Standard of Living by Expansion Management, June 2006
• Austin Ranks in the 10 Best Places to Live and Boat by Boating Life Magazine, July/August 2007
• Texas Ranks #1 in the Country for Economic Development in Business FacilitiesMagazine, December 2007
• Family Circle named Cedar Park as one of America’s Top 10 Cities for Families, August 2007
• 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
• The Austin-Round Rock MSA ranked the best place for business in the US by MoodysEconomy.com, August 2007
• 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 Mens Journal, March 2006
• Austin ranks 6th in the Top 10 Cities forWalking by Prevention magazine, August 2006
• 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 as the 2nd Best Place to Live for Moviemakers by Moviemaker Magazine, December 2005
• Georgetown ranks 1st Among the Best Places to Retire by US NewsWorld Report, October 2007
• 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'dWant 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
• 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
• Austin was voted the Best Place to Live for Future Business Locations by ExpansionMagazine, August 2006
• Austin ranks 9th in the Top 10 Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs by Entrepreneur.com, September 2005
• According to DogFancy 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 10th in the Top 10 Healthiest Cities in America by Sperling's, July 2006
• Cedar Park is ranked number 11 among the Top 20 Fastest Growing U.S. Suburbs by Forbes, July 2007
• Austin ranks 11th in the 25 Best Running Cities in America poll by RunnersWorld, July 2005
• Austin is one of 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live by Gregory A. Kompes, December 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 • AmericanWay 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 TechHubs. 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 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 PublicWireless Internet Access Points and Austin ranks third, October 2006
• Austin ranks 3rd in a list of America's Most Innovative Cities by theWall Street Journal
That last post was so comprehensive I think I will stop researching the past at this point. From now on I will only add Future BEST.
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Old 06-05-2010, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Austin, Texas: Best Places - U.S. News: Money

Austin TX best place for job seakers says Reuters: Austin, Texas best for job seekers: poll | Reuters

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http://www.lakeaustin.com/#The #1 Destination Spa in North America!
Join us in the Texas Hill Country and experience for yourself why Lake Austin Spa Resort was named the #1 destination spa in North America by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler in 2008 as well as being named one of the top ten spas in Travel + Leisure's World's Best Awards. The 2009 Zagat Survey recognized the resort as the #1 destination spa in the United States and publications such as Allure, InStyle, Departures, Health, Luxury SpaFinder, Spa Magazine and American Airlines' Celebrated Living magazines have recognized the resort as one of the best in the country and in the world.
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The Driskill Grill has recently received numerous awards and accolades including the coveted Foder's Choice Award, Zagat's ranking of "Extraordinary to Perfection" and OpenTable's Diners Choice Award. Wine Spectator, America's leading wine appreciation magazine has honored The Driskill Grill with their "2009 Best of Award of Excellence". The Best of Award of Excellence, according to Wine Spectator, is given to restaurants whose wine lists offer a carefully chosen selection of "quality producers, along with a thematic match to the menu in both price and style,"
University of Texas listed in Best Colleges 2010 by US News: http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandre...-of-texas-3658

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http://www.averyranchgolf.com/golf/p...veryranchgolf/
Avery Ranch Golf Club is an award-winning golf course, having been voted "Best Overall Golf Course" by Avid Golfer Magazine in 2004 & 2005, as well as rated with 4 1/2 Stars and "Best Places to Play" by Golf Digest in 2008/2009.
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Promoted by the European Tour Guide as a "must see place when visiting Texas."
Voted "Best Honky-Tonk in Texas" by Texas Highways magazine.
Voted "Best Country Dance hall in Nation" by Entertainment magazine.
National Geographic called us "Their favorite night spot."

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Best hiking in Texas: #4. Barton Creek
A moderate day hike through a surprisingly wild area within Austin. Special Attractions: Rugged, wooded Hill Country canyon, accessibility.… From the guidebook "Hiking Texas"
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Small Planet guide says: Top 10 Austin http://austin.smallplanetguide.com/r...in_tx_overview
Austin Texas consistently makes a variety of top ten lists -- named one of the top ten cities to be a dog, one of the best cities for dating, the number two vegetarian city in the U.S. and one of the coolest cities to be a young professional. The city is also the third most wired city in the country and that means virtual Austin also is an adventure.

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Old 06-05-2010, 09:24 AM
 
Location: NE Atlanta Metro
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Even Vegetarian Times has a list out?
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Old 06-05-2010, 02:33 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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In order to be fair I have to add this one.

Largest % TX foreclosures to date: Austin leads Texas metros in having largest % gain in foreclosures year-to-date

and Most expensive rent in TX: Article: Austin the most expensive rent in TX
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Old 06-09-2010, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Austin, CNN says one of top 5 cities for jobs in the next decade.
For job seekers, top five cities for the next decade - CNN.com
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:20 PM
 
Location: The Lone Star State
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Well, this isn't a "good" list, but it got in this top 20 Most Obese Moderator cut: orphaned

In Pictures: America's Most Obese Cities - Forbes.com

Last edited by Bo; 06-12-2010 at 07:06 AM.. Reason: orphaned - the thread you referred to was deleted
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Old 06-11-2010, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Well, this isn't a "good" list, but it got in this top 20 Most Obese someone else posted a link to in another thread.

In Pictures: America's Most Obese Cities - Forbes.com
That is a 3 year old article, here are three most recent surveys that refute it.

Here is a more recent survey. Jan. 24, 2009.

Austin Ranked 17th of Nation’s Fittest Cities And did not make the list of 20 fattest cities.

Austin Ranked One of Nation’s Fittest Cities – San Antonio, Not So Much (http://www.ericbramlett.com/austin-ranked-one-of-nations-fittest-cities-san-antonio-not-so-much/ - broken link)


Here is another one even more recent:

Austin one of top 10 fittest cities in U.S., Shape magazine says. May 21, 2010

http://www.examiner.com/x-37614-Aust...-magazine-says
http://www.shape.com/lifestyle/travel/austin

And another one by Men's Fitness Magazine:

Austin #17 in the top 25 Fittest Cities

The Fittest and Fattest Cities in America 2009 - Men's Fitness
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