There's no better place to call home than the Greater Raleigh area. When you consider our location, climate, quality of life, culture and southern hospitality, living anywhere else just can't compare to Raleigh! Just look at all the accolades Raleigh and its surrounding towns have recently received.
~ #10 Best Performing Cities
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Milken Institute, November 2009
~ #17 Best Sports Cities
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sporting News, October 2009
~ #3 Best Places to Launch
a Small Business (Raleigh, NC)
CNNMoney.com, October 2009
~ #1 Best Place for Data Centers
(North Carolina)
Tishman Technologies
October 2009
~ #1 America's Smartest Cities
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
The Daily Beast, October 2009
~ # 8 Next Hot Youth-Magnet Cities
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
The Wall Street Journal
September 2009
~ 3rd Highest Percentage of Adults
with at least a Bachelor's Degree
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
~ 4th Highest Percentage of Adults
25 and over with a Master's Degree
or higher
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
~ 6th Highest Percentage of Adults
with a Doctorate/Professional
Degree
(Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
U.S. Census Bureau
September 2009
~ #5 Metro for Best Quality of Life
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009
~ 3rd Highest Percentage of Adults with at least a Bachelor's Degree (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
~ 4th Highest Percentage of Adults 25 and over with a Master's Degree or higher (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
~ 6th Highest Percentage of Adults with a Doctorate/Professional Degree (Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA)
U.S. Census Bureau
September 2009
~ #5 Metro for Best Quality of Life
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009
~ Favorite Destination for Retirees
(North Carolina)
Kiplinger.com, August 2009
~ #9 America's Top States for Business (North Carolina)
CNBC, August 2009
~ #4 MSA With Highest Concentration
of Employment - Drugs and
Pharmaceuticals
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Business Facilities, August 2009
~ #4 "Nano Metro" in the United States
(The Triangle, NC) The Project on Emerging Nano
Technologies, August 2009
~ #18 Best Cities For Working Mothers
(Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2009
~ #10 Overall Biotechnology Strength
(North Carolina)
Business Facilities, July 2009
~ #2 Best Sports Franchise
(Carolina Hurricanes)
ESPN The Magazine, July 2009
~ #18 Sports-Obsessed City
in the U.S. (Raleigh, NC)
Men's Health, July 2009
~ Best Places to Live and Work
for Young Professionals:
#6 (Cary, NC) - Mighty Micros
#12 (Raleigh, NC) - Midsized Magnets
Next Generation Consulting
June 2009
~ Strongest Metro Area in
North Carolina (Raleigh-Cary, NC) Brookings Institution, June 2009
~ #20 Most Fit MSA
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
The American College of Sports
Medicine, May 2009
~ # 10 Best City (Raleigh, NC)
Kiplinger's, May 2009
~ #5 Leading Life Sciences Clusters
in the U.S. (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Milken Institute, May 2009
~ #10 High-Tech Centers in the U.S.
(Raleigh, NC)
American City Business Journals,
May 2009
~ #5 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan
in the Country (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Easy Analytic Software, May 2009
~ #8 Best Big Cities for Jobs
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes.com, May 2009
~ #1 City with Best Economic Potential
fDi Magazine, (Raleigh, NC)
April 2009
~ #1 City Where Americans Are
Relocating (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, April 2009
~ #1 Best Place for Business and
Careers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, March 2009
~ 2nd Best State to Do Business In
(North Carolina)
Chief Executive Magazine
March 2009
~ #1 Fastest-Growing Metropolitan
Area in the Country (Raleigh-Cary)
US Census, March 2009
~ #6 Healthiest Housing Market
(Raleigh, NC)
Builderonline.com, February 2009
~ #18 MSA with Highest Rate
of House Price Appreciation
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Federal Housing Finance Agency,
February 2009
~ #1 Top City for Small Business
(Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, February 2009
~ #4 Best City in America for Dating
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperling's BestPlaces, January 2009
~ #3 Most Wired City
(Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, January 2009
Click here for a PDF of 2009 Accolades
======= 2008 Awards ========
#1 Most Political City
Men's Health, October 2008
#2 Best Performing City
The Milken Institute, September 2008
#2 Best City to Live, Work and Play
Kiplinger's, July 2008
#4 Best State for Business (North Carolina)
Forbes.com, July 2008
#3 Most Educated Workforce (Raleigh, NC)
Business Facilities, July 2008
#4 MSA With Highest Concentration of Employment - Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Business Facilities, July 2008
#2 State with the Best Business Climate (North Carolina)
Development Counsellors International, July 2008
#2 Best City to Live, Work and Play (Raleigh, NC)
Kiplinger's, July 2008
#10 U.S. City with the Largest Numerical Increase (Raleigh, NC)
U.S. Census Bureau, July 2008
#1 Pro-Business State (North Carolina)
Pollina.com, June 2008
#8 Best City for Recent College Grads (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Forbes.com, June 2008
#6 Largest Concentration of Drug and Pharmaceutical Jobs (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Technology, Talent and Capital: State Bioscience Initiatives 2008, June 2008
#12 Highest Concentration of Tech Workers (Raleigh, NC)
AeA's Cybercities 2008, June 2008
#1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (Raleigh, NC)
msnbc, June 2008
#5 Best Medium-Sized City for Families with Children (Raleigh, NC)
Who's Your City?, May 2008
#1 Best Place for Young Adults (Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, May 2008
Top 15 Place for Cultured Retirement (Raleigh, NC)
Smithsonian.com, April 2008
#5 Recession-proof City (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, April 2008
#4 Major Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
#9 Market in the South for Advanced Manufacturing (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Top Ten Great Innovation Market in the South (Raleigh-Cary-Durham, NC) Southern Business & Development, Winter 2008
#20 Best Place to Live and Launch (Raleigh, NC)
CNNMoney.com, March 2008
#3 Most Romantic City for Baby Boomers (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperling's BestPlaces, March 2008
#1 Best Place for Business and Careers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, March 2008
#6 Medium-Sized Metro (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Site Selection, March 2008
#10 Least Miserable Airport (Raleigh-Durham Intl.)
U.S. News & World Report, February 2008
#2 Best City for Bargain House-Hunters (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, February 2008
The Best American City for Singles (Raleigh, NC)
Every Day with Rachael Ray, January 2008
#9 Best City for Jobs (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, January 2008
Top Five Strongest Real Estate Market (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Veros.com, January 2008
#3 Most Wired City (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, January 2008
#1 Healthiest City for Men (Raleigh, NC)
Men's Health, January 2008
Click here for a PDF of 2009 Accolades
