Rankings and Statistics

From career opportunities to cleanliness, Austin consistently ranks as one of the nation's top cities.

No. 1 Best City for Hispanics (Hispanic Magazine, 2005)
No. 1 Best City for Dating (Sperling’s Best Places, 2005)
No. 2 Best City for Job Growth (Forbes, 2004)
No. 2 Ten Greenest Cities (Vegetarian Times, 2005)
No. 2 Best-Looking People (Travel & Leisure, 2004)
No. 2 Top Ten Walking Trails (American Hiking Society, 2005)
No. 3 Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes, 2005)
No. 3 Top WiFi Cities (Intel, 2005)
No. 3 Best City for Singles (Forbes, 2004)
No. 4 Hottest Job Market (Business 2.0, 2004)
No. 5 Friendliest People (AOL Travel+Leisure, 2004
No. 5 Cleanliness (AOL Travel+Leisure, 2004)
No. 8 America's Cleanest Cities (Reader's Digest 2005)
No. 9 Hot City for Entrepreneurs (Entrepreneur & NPRC’s, 2005)
more Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau rankings
         (McCombs academic rankings)

Austin Quick Facts:

Population, metro area: 1,412,271 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2000) Job growth since 2004:* Austin: 4.02% National avg: 2.61% (*Sperlings Best Places, 2005)

Forecast job growth to 2015:* Austin: 28.97% National avg: 10.8% Change in avg. home value since 2000:* Austin: 1.96% National avg: 13.62%