In spite of all you hear in the media about the housing crisis, Raleigh continues to enjoy continued job growth, low unemployment, moderate taxes and a steady housing market. To this end, Raleigh has received many accolades over the years from a variety of sources. So read on to hear how Raleigh, NC is the place to be.
2008
~ #20 Best Place to Live and Launch(Raleigh, NC)
CNNMoney.com, March 2008
~ #3 Most Romantic City for BabyBoomers (Raleigh-Durham-
Chapel Hill, NC)
Sperling’s Best Places, March 2008
~ #1 Best Place for Business andCareers (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 BargainHouse-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 EstateMarket (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
2007
~ #7 Top Appreciating Metro Area(Raleigh, NC)
Money, December 2007
~ Top 25 Places for Retirement Jobs(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
MarketWatch, November 2007
~ Top Research Science Park(North Carolina State University –
Centennial Campus)
The Association of University
Research Parks, November 2007
~ #1 Top Business Climate(North Carolina)
Site Selection, November 2007
~ #16 Top Real Estate Market(Raleigh, NC)
Expansion Management,
October 2007
~ #3 Economic Development Hot Spot(Wake County, NC)
National Policy Research Council,
September 2007
~ #10 Economic Development Hot Spot(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
National Policy Research Council,
September 2007
~ #3 Techiest City in America(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006
(Data released September 2007)
~ #3 5-Star Business OpportunityMetros (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management,
August 2007
~ #12 Most Affordable Real EstateMarket in the Nation
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2007
~ #12 Best Market for Female Execsand Women Business Owners
(Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, August 2007
~ #18 Fastest Growing Suburbin America (Holly Springs, NC)
#20 Fastest Growing Suburb
in America (Wake Forest, NC)
#63 Fastest Growing Suburb
in America (Apex, NC)
Forbes.com, August 2007
~ #15 Most Educated Workforce(Raleigh, NC)
Business Facilities, July 2007
~ #14 Best Place to Live (Apex, NC)# 22 Best Place to Live
(Holly Springs, NC)
Money, July 2007
~ “Fast City” for Research andDevelopment (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Fast Company, July 2007
~ #8 Fastest Growing Large City(Cary, NC)
#15 Fastest Growing Large City
(Raleigh, NC)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2006
(Data released 2007)
~ #1 Seller’s Market-Residential(Raleigh, NC)
Forbes.com, June 2007
~ #3 Best City for Relocating
Families - Medium Markets
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Worldwide ERC and Primacy
Relocation, 2007 Report
~ #8 County for Business Recruitmentand Attraction (Wake County)
#10 Large Metro for Business
Recruitment & Attraction
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Expansion Management,
May/June 2007
~ Top 5 Cities for Young Singles(Raleigh, NC)
Kiplinger’s Best Cities for Every
Stage of Your Life List, June 2007
~ 5-Star Knowledge Worker Metro(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
#3 Metro for College Educated
Workers (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management,
April 2007
~ #3 America’s Best Jobs in theHottest Cities (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Business 2.0, May 2007
~ #7 Business Boomtown(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Inc., May 2007
~ Top 10 Places in the South forthe Creative Class
(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Southern Business and
Development, Winter 2007
~ #3 Best City for African Americans(Raleigh, NC)
Black Enterprise, May 2007
~ #4 Hottest Job Market forYoung Adults (Raleigh, NC)
Bizjournals, April 2007
~ #1 Best Place for Business andCareers (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes, April 2007
~ #8 Fastest Growing Metro in theNation (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
U.S. Census Bureau, April 2007
~ #5 Best Place to Find a Mate(Raleigh, NC)
Men’s Health, March 2007
~ #1 Best U.S. City for Jobs(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes.com, February 2007
~ Top 50 Hottest Cities for Expandingand Relocating Companies
(Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Expansion Management,
February 2007
~ Top 10 Tech Town(Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Wired Magazine, January 2007
~ #1 School District in the Nation forCertified Teachers (Wake County)
National Board of Certified Teachers,
January 2007
~ Gold Rating (Wake County Schools)Expansion Management’s Education
Quotient, January 2007