Raleigh Ranks Among Best Places

Newsweek magazine ranked Raleigh seventh on its list of "America’s 20 Can-Do Capitals." The cities were evaluated in the areas of sustainability, livability, transportation and infrastructure, and business development. Using a scoring metric that allowed for a perfect total of 100, Raleigh posted a 61.04 total. Sustainability ranked highest at 18.10, followed by livability at 17.71. Business scored 13.20 out of a possible 25 points. Transportation and infrastructure was the Capital City’s weakest quadrant, earning 12.02.

A new year is bringing more accolades for the Capital City, this time for women’s health and raising families.

The analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. Census Bureau and the American Cancer Society found Raleigh at the top of the rankings of the healthiest cities in the nation for women, according to Women’s Health magazine.

24/7 Wall St. placed Raleigh third among its "10 Best Cities for Raising a Family." Among the Capital City’s assets that were identified in this ranking were its strong economy, growing high-tech and biotech industries, good schools and highly educated adult population.

December

• Among the 10 "Tastiest Towns in the South"
  

November

• Among America's Tops for Retired Veterans seeking New Careers
• Raleigh Area Posts Fifth Best Recession Recovery

September

• 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

August

• RelocateAmerica placed Raleigh on its list of "America's Top 10 Places to Live"

July

• Raleigh Ranked First on Forbes List of Best Places for Business and Careers

June

• One of the Next Big Boom Towns and Among the Best Cities for Young Professionals

April

• Nation's Most Sustainable Mid-Size Community

March

• Raleigh-Cary area the healthiest of the 100 largest U.S. housing markets
• America's Third Cleanest City

February

• Among the nation's least residentially segregated metropolitan areas
• The Triangle is the nation's number two brain magnet

January

• Front of Line Among U.S. Technology Hubs

November

• Named seventh Best-Performing City by Milken Institute

October

• Named tops in Home Prices Appreciating by Forbes

September

• Ranked Third-Best Place for College Students to Live by the American Institute for Economic Research
• Called "Great for Raising Families" by Kiplinger

August

• 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

July

• Ranked Fifth Strongest Job Market by Businessweek
• Reported Fifth Greatest Job Growth by Triangle Business Journal
• Named the American city with the best quality of life

May

• Ranked Second Fastest-Growing Metro Region by Brookings

April

• 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

March

• 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

February

• 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