Austin Ratings and Rankings for 2013

Check out some of Austin's latest rankings on the "best of" lists of 2013. Making almost every "best of" list in U.S., it goes without saying that Austin is one of the best cities to live in. View Austin's rankings and recognition on "best of" lists from 2012 and 2011.

Real Estate

• East Austin - Best Neighborhood That Tourists Haven't Found Yet (USA Today, April 2013)
• Austin - No. 6 Top Moving Destination (U-Haul, April 2013)
• Austin - No. 7 on List of Most Affordable Housing Markets (ZipRealty, March 2013)
• Austin - No. 5 on List of Fastest-Selling Homes (Redfin, March 2013)

Economy

• Austin - Top City for Working Women (Nerd Wallet, May 2013)
• Austin - Top Market in May (On Numbers Economic Index, May 2013)
• Austin - Top American Boomtown (Bloomberg, April 2013)
• Austin - Top Economic Health Index for Third Month in a Row (OnNumbers, April 2013)
• Austin - 7th Best Job Creation (Gallup, March 2013)
• Austin - No. 7 Fastest Growing Metro Area (U.S. Census Bureau, March 2013)
• Austin - No. 3 Best City for Good Jobs (Forbes, February 2013)
• Austin - Best in US for Small Business (On Numbers, January 2013)
• Austin - America's Fastest Growing City (Forbes, January 2013)
• Austin - Best City for Job Seekers (NerdWallet, January 2013)
• Austin - No. 2 on Best Cities List (Milken Institute, January 2013)
• Austin - Top 17 Coolest Co-Working Spaces (Business Insider, January 2013)

Business

• Austin - Most Optimistic Small Businesses in the Nation (Dell Intel, May 2013)
• Austin - Most Accommodating City to Start a Business (Thumbtack and Kauffman Foundation, April 2013)
• Austin - Friendliest Small Business Environment (Thumbtack and Kauffman Foundation, April 2013)
• Austin - Best City for Young Entrepreneurs (Under 30 CEO, March 2013)
• Austin - No. 7 Best City for Women Entrepreneurs (Forbes, February 2013)

Technology

• Austin - No.11 for Clean Tech Leadership (Clean Edge, May 2013)
• Austin - 2nd Largest Cyberstate Ranked on Tech Employment (TechAmerica Foundation, May 2013)
• Austin - 3rd in Tech Job Growth (Dice, March 2013)
• Austin - Dell Named One of Top 50 Most Popular CEOs (Glassdoor, March 2013)
• Austin - No. 6 Top City for Tech Mergers (Upstart Business Journal, February 2013)

Education

• UT Austin - High Rankings in List of Best Grad Schools (U.S. News & World Report, March 2013)
• UT Austin - 27th Best University in the World (Times Higher Education, March 2013)
• UT Austin - Best Value Colleges (Princeton Review, February 2013)
• UT Austin - McCombs Named a Top Social Media Friendly MBA School (OnlineMBAPage.com, January 2013)
• UT Austin - McCombs Named a Top School for Entrepreneurship (Bloomberg Business Week, January 2013)

Music

• Austin City Limits - Best Value Music Festival in US (Nerd Wallet, May 2013)

Food

• Chez Zee - One of Top 100 Best Brunch Spots in US (OpenTable, May 2013)
• Austin - One of the Tastiest Towns in the South (Southern Living, January 2013)

Lifestyle

• Austin - No.11 Fittest City in the US (CreditDonkey.com, April 2013)
• ABIA - No.7 Best Time-Saving Airport in the US (American Fitness Index, May 2013)
• Austin - Top 10 Place in U.S. Where Visitors Can Witness the Birth of Great Ideas (USA Today, April 2013)
• Austin - Leads Texas Metro Cities in Overall Health (Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, March 2013)
• Round Rock - Texas' Most Romantic City (Amazon.com, February 2013)

Texas Ratings and Rankings for 2013

Check out some of Texas' ratings and rankings for 2013.

Economy

• Texas - 1st Place in 2012 Governor's Cup (Site Selection, March 2013)