Austin Accolades
Austin Accolades, Awards, and Rankings
As each year passes, Austin continues to receive more and more positive press from the rest of the nation.Along with the press comes various accolades, awards, and top rankings from dif- ferent businesses across the land.We are continually being named one of the best real estate markets in America and it seems as if someone is always talking about how Austin is the best place in the U.S. to live.The Austin Real Estate Market continues to thrive while other markets seem to go on a roller coaster ride.Those other markets aren’t receiving all of the attention like we are! Take a look at just a few of the highlights from the past few years.
Austin-Bergstrom International airport was named the third best performing airport in North America in airport service quality by Airports Council International (ACI). (March 2009)
Newgeography.com ranks Austin #1 for job growth potential. (april 2009)
The Austin Film Festival made Moviemaker Magazine’s list of the top 25 festivals worth the fee. (April 2009)
American Style magazine readers ranked Austin #15 on the list of top art destinations in the country. (April 2009)
Austin home prices up, still dropping elsewhere - Austin Business Journal Wednesday / May 27, 2009 Though the rate of decline is slowing in some regions, home prices continue to drop nationwide. But in Austin, home prices actually increased in March compared with the same month last year, according to research from First American CoreLogic. http://Austin.bizjournals.com/Austin
Austin is the #1 city for a career according to WomenCo. Based on Austin’s growth and unemployment rates, average salaries, costs of living and commute time. (May 2009)
Pitney Bowes Business Insight names Austin America’s top retail city. (May 2009)
Austin ranks #7 on the list of america’s top tech centers, according to american cities business journals. (May 2009)
Relocation.com ranks Austin #1 on its list of the top cities for a fresh start. (May 2009)
Austin is recognized as one of the eight ideal places for foodies to retire to by Retire Magazine. (May/June 2009)
Austin lands the number one spot as the top U.S. city for job growth, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 2009)
Austin only major city to add jobs in last year - Austin Business Journal / Wednesday, June 3, 2009 / “Metro Austin continues to lead the nation in job performance” http://Austin.bizjournals.com/Austin
The Mother Nature Network recognizes Austin as one of the 10 greenest cities in the country. (July 2009)
Austin cited as one of the next “youth-magnet” cities - Austin Business Journal / Wednesday, September 30, 2009 / According to the Journal, “Austin has become a gathering place for tech- and arts-conscious young adults.” http://Austin.bizjournals.com/Austin
America's best bargain cities / “Austin is the place where people pay the least to get the most.” / http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/15/cities-retire-best-lifestyle-real- estate-top-ten.html
America's recession-proof cities to retire in / Austin named one of the affordable metro areas that offer sunny weather, jobs and rosy economic outlooks / http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/15/cities-retire-best-lifestyle-real- estate-top-ten.html
America's fittest cities / Austin ranks #9 in a new report that looks at 30 different measures to determine which cities' residents are healthiest / http://www.forbes.com/2009/05/22/america-fit-cities-lifestyle-health- healthy-cities_slide_38.html
10 cities where Americans are relocating / No.2: Austin, Texas (Austin-Round Rock metro area) 2008 Population: 1,652,602 2007-2008 Change: 3.77% With one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country: 6.4% in January 2009--Austin's popularity streak continues. This has quite a bit to do with the metro area's thriving music, film and fine arts scenes, but it's also about the employers, which include University ofTexas, Advanced Micro Devices and Dell. http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/30/americans-moving-cities-lifestyle-real-...