The following is a list of recognitions Raleigh has received thoughout the last few years.
Raleigh - A Hub for Tech Companies - January 2013
Forbes Finds Raleigh Is Fourth Fastest Growing in 2012 - January 2013
Raleigh Among the Very Best Run Cities In America - January 2013
Raleigh Fifth "America’s New Tech Hot Spots" - January 2013
Triangle Has Nation's Most 'Educated' Center Cities - January 2013
America’s most "Family Friendly City" - January 2013
Third "Best Performing City" - January 2013
Raleigh - A Hub for Tech Companies - January 2013
Raleigh is tenth on CIO.com’s ranking of Best Cities for IT Jobs 2013. It wrote: “Raleigh is becoming a hub for tech companies and a model on how to do things right in the tech space.”
Forbes Finds Raleigh Is Fourth Fastest Growing in 2012 - January 2013
Forbes rated the nation’s 100 most populous Metropolitan Statistical Areas and found Raleigh was fourth on the list of America’s Fastest Growing Cities in 2012.
Raleigh Among the Very Best Run Cities In America - January 2013
24/7 Wall St. placed Raleigh seventh on its list of the 10 best run cities in America.
Raleigh Fifth "America’s New Tech Hot Spots" - January 2013
Forbes latest report on “America’s New Tech Hot Spots” ranks the Raleigh-Cary metropolitan area fifth in the nation.
Triangle Has Nation's Most 'Educated' Center Cities - January 2013
Richard Florida’s study of metro regional and their supply of educated residents found the Triangle with vast resources both in the center cities and in the suburbs.
America’s most "Family Friendly City" - January 2013
The Human Life Project named Raleigh America’s most “family friendly city” among the nation’s 50 most populous metropolises. Read More
Third "Best Performing City" - January 2013
The Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area climbed to third in the 2012 Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities Index. The area was 14th in 2011.
2012 Accolades
Raleigh Places Fifth Nationally In Offering Eco-Friendly Services
Yahoo! Finance Places Raleigh Sixth On Its 'Hottest American Cities of the Future' Listing
10 Best Cities for a Happy Marriage
Forbes Ranks Raleigh Seventh on Jobs List
10 Best Cities for College Graduates
Triangle Leads Nation In Growing Tech Jobs
America's Most Optimistic Large Metro Area; Among the Most Satisfied
Raleigh at the top of the rankings of the healthiest cities in the nation for women
Raleigh is third among its "10 Best Cities for Raising a Family"
2011 Accolades
Among the 10 "Tastiest Towns in the South"
Among America's Tops for Retired Veterans seeking New Careers
Raleigh Area Posts Fifth Best Recession Recovery
Raleigh labeled, "The Best American city"
Raleigh Ranked fifth on the "Can-Do Cities" list
The fastest growing demographic of teens 15 and under
Triangle Takes Fifth In Ranking of America's Most Educated
RelocateAmerica placed Raleigh on its list of "America's Top 10 Places to Live"
Raleigh Ranked First on Forbes List of Best Places for Business and Careers
One of the Next Big Boom Towns and Among the Best Cities for Young Professionals
Nation's Most Sustainable Mid-Size Community
Raleigh-Cary area the healthiest of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets
America's Third Cleanest City
Among the nation's least residentially segregated metropolitan areas
The Triangle is the nation's number two brain magnet
Front of Line Among U.S. Technology Hubs
2010 Accolades
Named seventh Best-Performing City by Milken Institute
Named tops in Home Prices Appreciating by Forbes
Ranked Third-Best Place for College Students to Live by the American Institute for Economic Research
Called "Great for Raising Families" by Kiplinger
Raleigh-Cary Area is 11th Brainiest City on TheDailyBeast.com
Ranked Seventh in Low-Cost Manufacturing Centers by Business Facilities
Number One in Public Schools from Greatschools.org
Ranked Number Three Best City for Small Businesses by American Business Journal
Ranked Fifth Strongest Job Market by Business week
Reported Fifth Greatest Job Growth by Triangle Business Journal
Named the American city with the best quality of life
Ranked Second Fastest-Growing Metro Region by Brookings
Triangle named the Third Best Metro Area for Business by Forbes
BNET.com placed Raleigh as the third Hottest Job Growth City for the Next Decade
RelocateAmerica.com put Raleigh eighth on its Best Places to Live list
Forbes.com found Raleigh to be the third Best Place for Business and Careers
KPMG found Raleigh to be the third most Cost Competitive North American City
KPMG names Raleigh 2nd-cheapest midsized market to do business
Raleigh tops Forbes magazine's annual list of Most Wired Cities in America
Hotwire.com found Raleigh to be one of the top ten best travel values
Hanley Wood Market Intelligence ranked the Raleigh-Cary metro area as the nation's Healthiest Housing Market
The Raleigh/Cary area has the highest well-being in the South and the nation's top work
environment index
Raleigh has Most Impressive Climb Since 2000 in Population Rankings from Buffalo Business First
2009 Accolades
Raleigh-Cary strongest metro in N.C.
Brookings Report, June 2009
The Raleigh-Durham area has finished on top in a study designed to determine how several prominent Southeastern cities compare to each other.
Triangle Business Journal, June 2009
Top 10 boom town offering solid employment opportunities and the talent to create new, well-paying positions
Kiplingers, May 2009
Tree City USA recognition (Cary, Raleigh, Wendell and Zebulon)
Arbor Day Foundation, March 2009
2nd Best State to Do Business In (North Carolina)
Chief Executive Magazine, March 2009
#1 City Where Americans Are Relocating (Raleigh-Cary)
Forbes.com May 2009
#1 City with Best Economic Potential (Raleigh)
fDi Magazine, April 2009
#1 City Where Americans Are Relocating (Raleigh)
Forbes.com, April 2009
#1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh-Cary) Forbes.com, March 2009
#1 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Area in the Country (Raleigh-Cary) U.S. Census Bureau, Southern Living, January 2009
#1 Top City for Small Business (Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals and portfolio.com, February 2009
#2 on their list of Cities on the Rebound
The Today Show, May 2009
#2 Best Festival or Fair in Readers’ Choice Awards (North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh) Southern Living, January 2009
#3 Most Visited Attraction in North Carolina (N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh) Carolina Publishing Associates, January 2009
#4 among America’s Best Cities for Dating (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Sperling’s BestPlaces, January 2009
#4 among America’s Best Cities for Dating (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Sperling’s BestPlaces, January 2009
#4 among America’s Best Cities for Dating (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Sperling’s BestPlaces, January 2009
#5 Top City for Designers and Artists (Raleigh-Cary)
ArtBistro.com, May 2009 March 2009
#6 Healthiest Housing Market (Raleigh)
Builderonline.com, February 2009
#6 Best Value Public College for 2009 (North Carolina State University, Raleigh)
USA Today, January 2009
#10 Most Visited Attraction in North Carolina (N.C. Museum of History, Raleigh)
Carolina Publishing Associates, January 2009
#10 Best City of 2009 (Raleigh-Cary)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, May 2009
#18 MSA with Highest Rate of House Price Appreciation (Raleigh-Cary)
Federal Housing Finance Agency, February 2009
#22 Most Visited Attraction in North Carolina (N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh)
Carolina Publishing Associates, January 2009)
2008 Accodades
This is a list of the region’s from the November 2008 issue of Neighborhood Builder - The official magazine of the Home Builders Association of Raleigh-Wake County:
Top 10 Great Innovation Market in the South
(Raleigh-Cary-Durham, N.C.)
Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008
The Best American City for Singles (Raleigh, N.C.)
Every Day with Rachael Ray, January 2008
Top Five Strongest Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Veros.com, January 2008
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives
2008, June 2008
#1 Pro-Business State (North Carolina)
Pollina.com, June 2008
#1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (Raleigh, N.C.)
msnbc, June 2008
#1 Best Place for Young Adults (Raleigh, N.C.)
Bizjournals, May 2008
#1 Healthiest City for Men (Raleigh, N.C.)
Men’s Health, January 2008
#1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, March 2008
#2 State with the Best Business Climate (North Carolina)
Development Counselors International, July 2008
#2 Best City to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh, N.C.)
Kiplinger’s, July 2008
#2 Best City for Bargain House-Hunters (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, February 2008
#3 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh, N.C.)
Business Facilities, July 2008
#3 Most Romantic City for Baby Boomers (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Sperling’s BestPlaces, March 2008
#3 Most Wired City (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, January 2008
#4 Best State for Business (North Carolina)
Forbes.com, July 2008
#4 MSA With Highest Concentration of Employment - Drugs
and Pharmaceuticals (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Business Facilities, July 2008
#4 Major Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008
#5 Best Medium-Sized City for Families with Children
(Raleigh, N.C.)
Who’s Your City?, May 2008
#5 Recession-proof City (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, April 2008
#6 Largest Concentration of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs
(Raleigh-Durham, N.C.) #6 Medium-Sized Metro (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Site Selection, March 2008
#8 Best City for Recent College Grads
(Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
Forbes.com, June 2008
#9 Market in the South for Advanced Manufacturing
(Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008
#9 Best City for Jobs (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, January 2008
#10 U.S. City with the Largest Numerical Increase
(Raleigh, N.C.)
U.S. Census Bureau, July 2008
#10 Least Miserable Airport (Raleigh-Durham International)
U.S. News & World Report, February 2008
#12 Highest Concentration of Tech Workers (Raleigh, N.C.)
AeA’s Cybercities 2008, June 2008
#24 Top Arts Destination among Mid-Size Cities (Raleigh)
AmericanStyle Magazine, April 2009
2007 Accolades
Top 25 Places for Retirement Jobs (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
5-Star Public Education Metro (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Expansion Management, December 2007
Top 5 Cities for Young Singles (Raleigh, N.C.)
Kiplinger’sBest Cities for Every Stage of Your Life list,
June 2007
5-Star Knowledge Worker Metro (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Expansion Management, April 2007
Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expanding and Relocating
Companies (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Expansion Management, February 2007
Gold Rating (Wake County Schools)
Expansion Management’s Education Quotient, January 2007
Top 15 Place for Cultured Retirement (Raleigh, N.C.)
Smithsonian.com, April 2008
(Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Worldwide ERC and Primacy Relocation, 2007 Report
Top Research Science Park (North Carolina State University -
Centennial Campus)
The Association of University Research Parks, November 2007
“Fast City” for Research and Development
(Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
Fast Company, July 2007
Top 10 Places in the South for the Creative Class (Raleigh-
Durham, N.C.)
Southern Business and Development, Winter 2007
Top 10 Tech Town (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
Wired Magazine, January 2007
#1 Best U.S. City for Jobs (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Forbes.com, February 2007
#1 Top Business Climate (North Carolina)
Site Selection, November 2007
#1 Seller’s Market-Residential (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes.com, June 2007
#1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, N.C.)
Forbes, April 2007
#1 School District in the Nation for Certified Teachers
(Wake County)
National Board of Certified Teachers, January 2007
#3 Economic Development Hot Spot (Wake County, N.C.)
National Policy Research Council, September 2007
#3 Techiest City in America (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 (Data released September 2007)
#3 5-Star Business Opportunity Metros (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Expansion Management, August 2007
#3 Best City for Relocating Families - Medium Markets
#3 Metro for College Educated Workers (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
#3 America’s Best Jobs in the Hottest Cities (Raleigh-
Durham, N.C.)
Business 2.0, May 2007
#3 Best City for African Americans (Raleigh, N.C.)
Black Enterprise, May 2007
#4 Hottest Job Market for Young Adults (Raleigh, N.C.)
Bizjournals, April 2007
#5 Best Place to Find a Mate (Raleigh, N.C.)
Men’s Health, March 2007
#7 Top Appreciating Metro Area (Raleigh, N.C.)
Money, December 2007
#7 Business Boomtown (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Inc., May 2007
#8 Fastest Growing Large City (Cary, N.C.)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 (Data released 2007)
#8 Fastest Growing Metro in the Nation (Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
U.S. Census Bureau, April 2007
#8 County for Business Recruitment and Attraction
(Wake County)
Expansion Management, May/June 2007
#10 Economic Development Hot Spot
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.)
National Policy Research Council, September 2007
#10 Large Metro for Business Recruitment & Attraction
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C.)
Expansion Management, May/June 2007
#12 Most Affordable Real Estate Market in the Nation
(Raleigh-Cary, N.C.)
Forbes.com, August 2007
#12 Best Market for Female Execs and Women Business
Owners (Raleigh, N.C.)
Bizjournals, August 2007
#14 Best Place to Live (Apex, N.C.)
Money, July 2007 #15 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh, N.C.)
Business Facilities, July 2007
#15 Fastest Growing Large City (Raleigh, N.C.)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 (Data released 2007)
#16 Top Real Estate Market (Raleigh, N.C.)
Expansion Management, October 2007
#18 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Holly Springs, N.C.)
Forbes.com, August 2007
#20 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Wake Forest, N.C.)
Forbes.com, August 2007
#20 Best Place to Live and Launch (Raleigh, N.C.)
CNNMoney.com, March 2008
#22 Best Place to Live (Holly Springs, N.C.)
Money, July 2007
#63 Fastest Growing Suburb in America (Apex, N.C.)
Forbes.com, August 2007
* Information provided by the Wake County Economic Development Center.
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