America's Most Desirable Cities

Boulder has won more accolades than any other city in America for 
  its recreation, culture, health, business, climate and overall quality of life. 
   Here are some examples of recent lists with Boulder at or near the top.

2010

 15 Cities for Outdoor Enthusiasts - Mother Nature Network, October 2010
 America's Foodiest Town 2010 - Bon Appétit, October 2010
 Best College Football Towns - Associated Press, October, 8, 2010
 America's Best Farmers' Markets - Livability.com, September 2010
 America's Top Adventure Towns - NationalGeographic.com, September 2010
 The Most Bike-Friendly City in the World - MotorcycleInsurance.org, September 2010
 Top 10 College Towns: Great Cities for School & Life After Graduation - Livability.com, 2010
 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade - Kiplinger, July 2010
 Smartest City - Dailybeast.com,  August, 2010
 Best People Watching - Denver Post,  August, 2010
 Best Bar Snacks - Westword, August, 2010
 150 Perfect Places to have a Beer - Beer Traveler, Summer 2010
 Top Friendly Gay Cities - 365 Gay, July 2010
 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, July 2010
 #9 Top 25 Small Cities for Art - AmericanStyle magazine, June 2010
 Top 10 mid-sized Business Markets - Denver Business Journal, June 2010
 America's Best College Towns - MSNBC, June 2010
 Best Cities - Kiplinger, May 2010
 #3 America's Best Bike Cities - Bicycling magazine, May 2010
 America's Best Town for Startups - Business Week, April 2010
 10 Surprising Foodie Cities - Livabilty.com, April 2010
 Top Ten College Towns - Away.com, March 2010
 America's Best New Restaurants - Forbes, February 2010
 Happiest and Healthiest City - Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, February 2010
 Top 25 Destinations in the US - TripAdvisor, January 2010

2009

 Best Running Cities in America - Runner's World, December 2009
 11 Most Bicycle Friendly Cities in the World - Virgin Vacations Web site, December 2009
 25 Coolest Film Festivals: 2009 - MovieMaker Magazine, July 2009
 The Best Cities to Raise an Outdoor Kid - Backpacker Magazine, August 2009
 10 Top Wine Destinations - Food and Wine, July 2009
 10 Best Places for Jobs - CNNMoney.com, December, 2009
 25 American Hot Spots - Travel and Leisure, November, 2009
 Best Places for College Grads - RelatorMag, October 2009
 Strongest U.S. Housing Markets - Business Week, August 2009
 Top 25 Arts Destinations - AmericanStyle magazine, June 2009
 Best Places to Live - 30 Coolest Neighborhoods in America - Men's Journal, June 2009
 America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well - Forbes.com, May 2009
 Top Ten Best Midsize Metropolitan Areas - Bizjournals.com, March 2009
 The West's 20 Best Small Towns - Sunset Magazine, March 2009
 Best Places for Business and Careers - Forbes magazine, March 2009
 Best Place for Starting a Business in Colorado - BusinessWeek, March, 2009

2008

 Top Pick for Food & Wine Vacations - Organic/Veggie by Orbitz
 America's Smartest City - Forbes magazine, February 2008
 #6 in "Top 10 Best Eco-Friendly Restaurants" The Kitchen - Bon Appétit, Feb 2008
 The West's Greenest Restaurant The Kitchen - Sunset magazine, March 2008
 Top 10 World's "Greener Cities" - Urban Land Green magazine, Spring 2008
 #5 in "Top 25 Best Green Places to Live" - Country Home magazine, April 2008
 Top 25 Destinations in the US - TripAdvisor, April 2008
 Top 100 Destinations in the World - TripAdvisor, April 2008
 #3 in "Top 10 Cities for Masters Runners" - Masters Athlete magazine, May 2008
 #8 in "Top 25 Small Cities & Towns for Art" - AmericanStyle magazine, June 2008
 Ten Great Football Stadiums - USA Today
 America's Top 5 Cities for Cycling - Bicycling magazine, June 2008

2007

 #8 in "Top 10 Cities for Artists" - BusinessWeek, February 2007
 Top Triathlon Town - Inside Triathlon magazine, April 2007
 #7 in "Top 25 Best Green Cities" - Country Home magazine, April 2007
 #5 in "Best Cities for Empty-nesters" - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, June 2007
 Top 10 Hottest New Restaurants - Bon Appétit magazine, June 2007
 #8 in "Top 25 Small Cities & Towns for Art" - AmericanStyle magazine, June 2007
 #3 in "Top 10 Rooftop Bars" - Sunset magazine, July 2007
 #6 "Top 10 Farmers' Markets" - EatingWell magazine, August 2007
 CVB & Tourist Office Award Winner - Successful Meetings magazine, August 2007
 Best Places to Retire - US News and World Report.com, August 2007
 #1 "Top Small-City College Destination" - Denver Business Journal, October 2007
 #4 "11 Most Bicycle-Friendly Cities in the World" - Virgin Vacations.com, Nov. 2007
 Top 10 Best New Restaurants - 5280 magazine, December 2007