Ann Arbor Rankings and Awards
Ann Arbor Ranks High In Quality of Life
2010 Rankings and Reports:- PBS NEWSHOUR highlighted Ann Arbor's Vibrant Downtown and University as brightspots in Michigan.
2009 Rankings and Reports:
- e.Republics Center for Digital Government and Digital Communities Magazine named Ann Arbor a number 5 Digital City
- Ann Arbor ranked among the Top 15 Cities for People who Hate Long Commutes
- Michigan Environmental Council annouces Ann Arbor as the states most pedestrian friendly metro area
- The American Planning Association named South Main Street one of their "Great places in America," in the "streets" category
- The League of American Bicyclists Announced Ann Arbor as a "Spring 2009 Bicycle Friendly Community"
- Midwest Living Magazine ranked Ann Arbor as the "Third Best Midwest Food Town
- Forbes named Ann Arbor as the "Best College Sports Town"
- Business Week Magazine chose Ann Arbor as the "Best Place in Michigan to Raise your Kids"
- Bizjournals rated Ann Arbor no. 5 among the Top-rated Midsized Metros
- Dogfriendly.com listed Ann Arbor in the Top Ten U.S. Cities to Visit with Your Dog
2008 Rankings and Reports:
- AARP ranked Ann Arbor as the Nations healthiest hometown for retirement.
- Forbes 7th annual ranking of "Best Places for Business & Careers" named Ann Arbor 1st in the State of Michigan & 16th out of all the nations metro areas.
- US News listed the City of Ann Arbor as one of the top 10 "Brainiest Places to Retire."
- Forbes.com has named the City of Ann Arbor fourth on its annual list of "The Smartest Cities in America."
- Prevention magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association rated Ann Arbor as the third best walking city in America.
- Popular Science named Ann Arbor one of America's 50 Greenest Cities.
- Ann Arbor is the most kid and cost-friendly city in Michigan according to Businessweek.com.
- CNNmoney.com named Ann Arbor as one of the best small cities in the U.S.
- e.Republic's Center for Digital Government & Digital Communities Magazine ranked Ann Arbor as a Top Digital City in 2008 for its use of technology to create a seamless environment between local governments & citizens
- Oprah Winfrey included a brisket sandwich from Ann Arbor's Zingerman's Deli on her Top Sandwiches in America.
- Black Enterprise Magazine ranked Ann Arbor as the third "Best Place to Retire"
- Gaywired.com named Ann Arbor one of its "Top Five Suprisingly Gay-friendly Small Towns"
- Arbor Day Foundation granted Ann Arbor a Tree City Award for the 27th consecutive year
- Fortune listed Ann Arbor in the 100 Best Places to Live and Launch a small business
- Once again, the City of Ann Arbor received a Promoting Active Communities Gold Award from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports
- International City/County Management Association gave Ann Arbor a Voice of the People Award for Recreation Services
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance granted the City of Ann Arbor Energy Office with an Inspiring Efficiency Leadership Award
- Smithsonian.com's Guide to a Culture Retirement ranked Ann Arbor in the top 15 places to live next
2007 Rankings and Reports:
- Ann Arbor's own Main Street was voted "Best Main Street in Michigan" by the Automobile Club of Michigan
- The U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks the University of Michigan 24th among National Universities on their list of the nation's best colleges
- Sperling's BestPlaces ranked Ann Arbor as the 5th Best City to Live in the US
- Expansion Management magazine rated Ann Arbor is the #1 Knowledge Worker Metro in the Nation as well as one of the Top 10 Metros for College-Educated Workers
- Ann Arbor is 11th on Contry Home Magazine's Greenest Places in America list
- Bicycling Magazine named Ann Arbor among the 21 Best Cities for Cyclists
2006 Rankings and Reports:
- Ann Arbor was 3rd on Forbes.com's list of the Top Ten Smartest American Cities
- American Style magazine ranked the Ann Arbor Art Fairs 7th in the nation as well as one of the Top 25 Arts Destinations in the US
- Money Magazine's Best Places to Live list ranked Ann Arbor at 25th
- The City of Ann Arbor received a Promoting Active Communities Gold Award from the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health and Sports
- Bicycling Magazine rated Ann Arbor as one of the Top 21 Cities for Cyclists
2005 Rankings and Reports:
- Ann Arbor ranks 6th on Sperling's BestPlaces due in part to the high per capita income, low unemployment rate, and well educated population.
- Ann Arbor is named the #2 city for healthy pregnancies according to Babyfit.com
- The Concoran Group, a leading east coast real estate firm, rated Ann Arbor as one of the Top 5 Cities to Retire
- Forbes.com ranked Ann Arbor 16th among The Best Places to Start a Business
- The League of American Bicyclists named Ann Arbor a Bicycle-friendly community
2004 Rankings and Reports:
In its April issue, Food & Wine Magazine named Zingerman's Delicatessen to its list of the 25 best food markets in the world. San Francisco's Ferry Plaza Farmers Market was the only other U.S. name on the list. The common factor - the high quality of their products.- The U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks the University of Michigan as the second-highest ranked public university in the country, following University of California-Berkeley.
- Ann Arbor's Huron High School is among top 100 public high school music programs in the country according to Grammy, the organization that awards recording artists.
- Sperling's Best Places, rates Ann Arbor as the 8th best city for dating because it ranks high in dining out and scores in the 98th percentile for percentage of singles.
- Sperling's Best Places also rated Ann Arbor as the 6th lowest stress city in America.
- The Ann Arbor area ranked as the 6th Best Place to Live according to Frommer's travel guides
2003 Rankings and Reports:
- Money magazine rated Ann Arbor as one of the best cities to retire in 2003
2002 Rankings and Reports:
The Media Audit ranked Ann Arbor third in the nation for Internet usage with 70.2 percent of its citizens saying they went online at least once a month. Washington, D.C. and Madison, Wisconsin tied for first with 73.4 percent.- The University of Michigan was second in leading the nation's top 100 research universities in Research and Development spending, according to the Science Foundation report. Private and public-sector investments at U-M totaled $509 million in 1999. This amount helped push the state's spending to more than $18.7 billion, second only to California.
- Ladies Home Journal rated Ann Arbor its #3 city based on crime rate, lifestyle, public school quality, job opportunities, quality health and child care and the number of women in local government.
- AAA Michigan Living magazine readers voted Ann Arbor's Main Street the "Best Main Street in the State"
2001 Rankings and Reports:
- Zero Population Growth, the environmental organization, gave Ann Arbor an A+, 13th out of 140 independent cities, for its kid-friendliness. The criteria included safety, unemployment rates, parks, air quality, class size and grades, population growth and good health care
- Ladies Home Journal rated Ann Arbor its #2 city based on crime rate, lifestyle, public school quality, job opportunities, quality health and child care and the number of women in local government.
- The January issue of ING (a financial services company) listed Ann Arbor as the 3rd best place to earn and save money (out of the largest 125 metro areas in the US).
- Ann Arbor was named the 10th Best College Town in the nation by the Princeton Review
- American Style magazine named Ann Arbor 22nd in the nation for Best Arts Destinations