National Recognition

Syracuse ranked #1 by CNN Money as the most affordable place to live.
#4 on Forbes’ list of Best Places to Raise a Family.
Syracuse ranks #10 on Businessweek.com’s list of the 20 best places for jobseekers to “start over.”
Auburn, NY rated by Forbes among the Best Small Cities to Raise a Family.
Syracuse named one of America’s Strongest Cities by The Brookings Institute.
PETA names Syracuse named one of the most vegetarian-vegan friendly (small) cities in North America by PETA.
Syracuse named one of top 10 healthiest cities by Parenting magazine.
A top-20 City for Weathering the Recession by The Brookings Institution.
Named by Business Facilities magazine as one of 7 best U.S. locations for business relocation and expansion
Syracuse: ranked #14 among “Next Cities” for young professionals, by Next Generation Consulting
One of the nation’s top 20 green leaders in National Geographic’s Green Guide
Syracuse: one of MSN.com’s top 12 emerging green cities in the country
Named the #6 cleantech cluster by Sustainable World Capital.
#17 among America’s Greenest Cities in Popular Science (#2 in the Northeast)
One of America’s Best Places for Business, Forbes.
University Hill: one of the Top Ten Neighborhoods in the U.S., American Planning Association
#17 on Portfolio.com’s Fun Index of America’s 100 biggest cities; #2 in New York State
One of the Best Places to Retire, U.S. News & World Report