Austin has been rated as the #1 “Best City for Relocating Families” with a population of over 500,000 based on how easy it is to move to a city, focusing on the factors families face in the first year they live in a new city, including commute times, crime rates, taxes, eligibility criteria for in-state college tuition rates, and service levels of local utilities. Interested in more reasons to join the Austin community?

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American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) surveyed the 100 most populous cities in the USA and used 20 criteria to determine the best and fitness walking cities. Austin ranked number 2, with Madison, Wisconsin taking first place. (American Podiatric Medical Association)

Austin-Round Rock ranked #1 for relocating and Austin attained a ranking of in the "Top 25 US Arts Destinations" growing businesses in the "Mayor's Challenge" rankings.

Being the most unwired city of Texas - with hundreds of wi-fi access pionts - and number 3 nationwide makes Austin as attractive to out-of-town business people as to locals. (Intel

Austin makes the top 5 for the most educated employee pool and "brainiest" populace. (MSN Encarta, CNNMoney.com, Men's Journal, American Cities Business Journal)

Austin attained a ranking of 8 in the "Top 25 US Arts Destinations." (american Style)

Austin made the list of 50 Cleanest and Dirtiest Cities in America. We got a respectale overall score of 34 (higher numbers are better) with individual rankings of Air (44) Water (9) Toxics(48) Hazardous Waste (50).

Austin is on the top 10 list for one of the healthiest cities in America and in the tp 25 list for one of the fittest cities. (Sperling's, Men's Journal)

Austin has an environmental aareness and activism with being credited as one of the top 2 green0friendly cities. (Green Guide)

According to DogFancy Austin is one of the top 10 cities to be a dog.

Austin earns the number two spot on Vegetarian Times' "Ten Greenest Cities" list.

Runner's World names the "25 Best Running Cities in America" and Austin is 11.

UT rocks and the proof is in the fact that Austin takes the number four slot on the top fifty schools that rock, detailed in Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide book. (July 2005)

Condé Nast Traveler's readers choose Barton Creek Resort and Spa as having one of the top 100 Golf Courses in the world (June 2005)

American Way magazine features "The Top 10 Lists of Great American Music" and Austin appears on three of the lists including "great music towns," "great bigger-is-better music festivals" for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and "sacred ground" for Threadgill's restaurant. (June 1, 2005)

Austin joins the likes of Bermuda, Hilton Head, South Beach and Yellowstone as one of MSNBC's "top 10 memorial getaways." (May 26, 2005)

The American Hiking Society named the Barton Creek Greenbelt number two on its "top 10 walking trails." Each of the trials named can be completed in 60 to 90 minutes and are within 10 to 15 miles of a major metro area. (May 2005)

The Austin area ranked third on Forbes magazine's "Best Places" for business and careers, giving the Capital City high marks for education attainment, net migration to the area, and the cost of doing business in the region.  (May 2005)

Austin again makes Men's Journal's list of "50 Best Places to Live"- this time at number 35. The city also received the "Best Nightlife" accolade, beating out New York City.

The annual study of "Travelers' Top Tourist Attractions" list the State Capitol as one of the Top 10 Texas Attractions for non-Texans and Texans. (2005)

The Travel Industry Association of America, National Business Travel Association and the Institute of Business Travel Management released a study naming Austin 21^st on the "Top 25 Cities for General Business Travelers" and 18^th "Top 25 Cities for Convention/Conference/Seminar Travelers." (2005)

MovieMaker magazine names Austin as number two in its "Top 10 Cities For MovieMakers," an annual ranking of the "best cities for independents to live and make movies." The Capital City has appeared on this notable list for five consecutive years.  (Winter 2005)

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lands on the USA Today "10 great places to hang out during a layover" list. The reason?  The airport's "Music in the Air Program" showcases Austin talent on three stages at various times of the week. (November 11, 2004)

The city proves it's a world-class destination for "fat-tire fun," when Men's Journal makes Austin's trails #2 on its list of "The Ten Best Fall Mountain Bike Rides."

Barton Creek Resort & Spa earns the 29^th place on Conde Nast Traveler's "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America and the Caribbean," which marks the "best places to stay and play." (June 2004)

Men's Journal magazine declares its love of Austin, naming it the 5th "Best Big City" on "The 50 Best Places to Live" list. (June 2004)

Austin is the "Best Large City for Relocating Families," according to The Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (ERC), Primacy Relocation, and Sperling's Best Places. (June 2004)