Raleigh Recognition: Recent "Best Of" Awards
Men's Health: Politically
Engaged City
Men’s Health magazine ranked Raleigh the most politically engaged city in America.
The rankings were based on percentages of active registered voters, ballots counted,
percentage of income donated in the current presidential election, campaign
spending, votes cast in the 2008 primary and votes cast in recent elections for
governor and senate.
-- Men’s Health magazine, September 2008Milken Institute: A Best Performing City
The Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area is ranked number two in the nation’s “Top 100
Best Performing Cities” in an annual economic performance index released by
Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate partners. The annual study ranks
metropolitan areas by how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic
growth. The Raleigh-Cary area rose from number 10 in 2007.
-- September 2008MSNBC: America's Best City
MSNBC.com ranks Raleigh America’s best city. “Raleigh, N.C., it seems, is the best
place to be in the U.S. right now. It ranks No. 1 in Forbes’ 2008 list and was also top
in 2007 – consistent placement among these lists is truly rare. It ranks No. 2 in
Kiplinger’s list this year. The city is also Fortune Small Business magazine’s No. 20
place to live and launch.”
-- June 2008Kiplinger's: A Top Urban Area
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance names the Triangle the second best urban area in the
U.S. It highlighted undeniable date: population growth since 2000 of 19.9 percent;
percentage of the work force in the creative class, 36.1 percent; cost of living index,
99 with 100 being the national average; median household income of $56,150; and
income growth of 10.3 percent since 200. This ranking dubbed Houston the best in
America and Omaha, Neb., the third best.
-- July 2008Forbes: Recession-Proof Local Economy
Forbes magazine ranks the Triangle’s economy as fifth on a list of 10 recession-proof
local economies. --
May 2008Best Place For Young
Adults
A study conducted by American City Business Journals ranked the Raleigh-Durham
market as the best in the nation for young adults, defined as ages 20 to 34. The
study examined 10 factors, including growth rates of employment and per capita
income, unemployment, percentage of people holding bachelor’s degrees and
median rent in the nation’s 67 largest metropolitan areas. Austin was ranked
second, Washington, D.C., third. Charlotte placed seventh. --
May 2008Fortune: A Best Place
To Live And Launch
Raleigh’s growing tech industry, support of entrepreneurs and the $2.5 billion
renaissance downtown place the Capital City at No. 20 in Fortune’s “Best Places to
Live and Launch.” --
May 2008Rachel Ray: Best City
For Singles
Raleigh is named The Best American City for Singles” in Every Day with Rachel Ray
magazine.
-- January 2008Late 2007 honors
Àz Money magazine ranks the Triangle the seventh top appreciating metro area.(December 2007)
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MarketWatch list Raleigh in the top 25 places for retirement jobs. (NovemberÀz
University’s Centennial Campus the top research science park.
2007)
The Association of University Research Parks names North Carolina State(NovemberÀz
Election. (
North Carolina is listed as the number one business climate in the U.S. by SiteNovember 2007)Fall 2007 honors
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