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See where Austin Ranks among Other Cities!
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Top 10 Cities Use of Renewable Energy |
10 Best Big Cities |
Top 10 Metros for Future Business Locations |
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sustainlane.com 2006-07 |
CNN.Money.com 2006 |
Expansion Magazine 8/2006 |
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Oakland, CA |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
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2 |
Sacrements/SF/San Jose |
Austin, TX |
Minneapolis-St.Paul-
Bloomington, MN-WIS |
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3 |
Portland, OR |
Mesa, AZ |
Raleigh-Cary, NC |
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4 |
Boston, MA |
Raleigh, NC |
Dallas-Ft.Worth-Arlington,TX |
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5 |
San Diego, CA |
San Diego, CA |
Houston-Baytown-
Sugar Land, TX |
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6 |
Austin, TX |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-WVA |
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7 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Omaha, NE |
Madison, WS |
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8 |
Minneapolis, MN |
Columbus, OH |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue,WA |
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9 |
Seattle, WA |
Wichita, KS |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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10 |
Chicago, IL |
New York, NY |
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
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Top 10 Preferred Cities to Relocate -- by Workers |
Top 50 Smartest Cities |
Top 10 Golf Cities in US |
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Human Capital Institute,2007 |
Austin Business Journal June 2006 |
Golf Mag./Nat’l. Foundation of Golf, Dec 2007 |
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1 |
San Diego, CA |
Seattle, WA |
Austin, TX |
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2 |
San Francisco, CA |
San Francisco, CA |
Columbus, OH |
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3 |
New York, NY |
Austin, TX |
Las Vegas, NV |
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4 |
Atlanta, GA |
Colorado Springs, CO |
Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX |
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5 |
Boston, MA |
Minneapolis, MN |
Orlando, FL |
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6 |
Austin, TX |
Arlington, TX |
Seattle, WA |
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7 |
Denver, CO |
Dallas, TX |
San Jose, CA |
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8 |
Los Angeles, CA |
Houston, TX |
Atlanta, GA |
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9 |
Seattle, WA |
San Antonio, TX |
Portland, OR |
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10 |
Portland, OR |
El Paso, TX |
Rochester, NY |
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Top Healthiest Cities in America |
Top 50 Smart Places to Live |
Top 10 Cities in Mayor's Challenge Research* |
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Sperling’s July 2006 |
Kiplinger.com June 2006 |
Expansion Mgmt, 2007 |
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1 |
San Jose, CA |
Nashville, TN |
Austin, TX |
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2 |
Washington, DC |
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN |
Minneapolis, MN |
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3 |
San Fancisco, CA |
Albuquerque, NM |
Raleigh, NC |
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4 |
Seattle-Bellevue, WA |
Atlanta, GA |
Washington, DC |
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5 |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Austin, TX |
Kansas City, MO |
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6 |
Oakland, CA |
Kansas City |
Richmond, VA |
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7 |
Sacramento, CA |
Asheville, NC |
Pittsburgh, PA |
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8 |
Orange County, CA |
Ithaca, NY |
Omaha, NE |
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9 |
Denver, CO |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Fargo, ND |
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10 |
Austin, TX |
Iowa City, IA |
Seattle, WA |
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*Mayor’s challenge survey based on education, infrastructure, healthcare, taxes, spending, & affordability. |
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Top 10 Cities for Walking |
Top 10 America's Recession-Proof Cities |
Best Cities to Live, Work and Play |
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Prevention Magazine
April 2006 |
Forbes.com, April 2008 |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2008 |
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Portland, OR |
Oklahoma City, OK |
Houston, TX |
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2 |
Colorado Springs, CO |
San Antonio, TX |
Raleigh, NC |
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3 |
Madison, WI |
Austin, TX |
Omaha, NE |
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4 |
Boise City, ID |
San Jose, CA |
Boise City, ID |
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5 |
Las Vegas, NV |
Raleigh, NC |
Colorado Springs, CO |
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6 |
Austin, TX |
Salt Lake City, UT |
Austin, TX |
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7 |
Virginia Beach, VA |
Houston, TX |
Fayetteville, NC |
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8 |
Anchorage, AK |
Seattle, WA |
Sacramento, CA |
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9 |
Fremont, CA |
Charlotte, NC |
Des Moines, IA |
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10 |
Raleigh, NC |
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX |
Provo, UT |
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Most of these lists were compiled by LandAmerica Austin Title Company. Updated July 2008. | |
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