10 More Reasons to Love Austin

We are very lucky to be living in Austin. We have so much to be thankful for! Austin consistently ranks high on many best-places-to-live scales, including the latest Kiplinger report on 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade. And, if that doesn’t give you enough of a reason for doing a little chest-beating for your city, here are a few more things to note.

• Austin led the nation in job growth during the last year.
• The Milken Institute ranked Austin #1 on its list of Best Performing Cities in 2009 for job creation and maintenance.
• Forbes ranked Austin #1 in the nation on a list of large cities for job growth.
• Austin was ranked 3rd best city in the United States to move to by RelocateAmerica.com.
• Airports Council International surveyed airline passengers at 118 airports worldwide and ranked Austin’s airport as one of the top airports in the world based upon quality and service.
• In its Small Business Vitality rankings for 2010, Portfolio.com ranks Austin #1 in America.
• Monster.com named Austin the best city in America for job growth .
• Based upon data from the Brookings Institute, Austin ranks number two in best places to retire
• The Brookings Institute named Austin as one of only 10 cities as a “Next Frontier” Metro Area based on exceeding averages on population growth, diversity and educational attainment.
• Companies continue expansion in Austin, including Samsung’s plan to invest $3.6 million in Phase 2 of its semi-conductor fabrication plant. and Companies continue to move to Austin, including Home Depot, Hewlett-Packard, Hanger Orthopedic, Pioneer Surgical, Facebook, Legal Zoom and Formula One racing.

We Austinites know the reasons for all of the accolades Higher education, a lively music scene, entrepreneurship, culture, diversity, climate, physical beauty and just the right amount of weirdness make for a great place to live. If you ’ve got friends and family you’d like to transplant here, we can help. We " get " Austin and we’d love to help YOU get it, too.