Best Place's to Live, Best Place's to raise a family, First housing Market to recover

Best Place's to Live, Best Place's to raise a family, first housing Market to recover the list goes on and on....

Boulder, CO has been very blessed over the last couple years with receiving recognition. Here is a short list of what others are saying:

2009

"Strongest U.S. Housing Markets" (Boulder ranked #1) - Business Week, August 2009

"The Best Cities to Raise an Outdoor Kid: The Winning 25" (Boulder ranked #1) - Backpacker magazine, August 2009

"Top 25 Arts Destinations" (Small city category; Boulder ranked #8) - American Style magazine, June 2009

"Best Places to Live- The 30 Coolest Neighborhoods in America" -Men's Journal, June 2009

"America's Top 25 Towns to Live Well" (Boulder ranked #1) - Forbes.com, May 2009

"Top Ten Best Midsize Metropolitan Areas" (Boulder ranked #2) - Bizjournals.com, March 2009

"The West's 20 Best Small Towns" (Boulder ranked as a favorite eco-friendly small town) - Sunset magazine, March 2009

"Best Places for Business and Careers" (Boulder ranked #20) - Forbes magazine, March 2009

2008

"Most Educated City in America" (Boulder ranked #1) - Forbes magazine, Nov. 2008

"8 Fabulous Winter Wonderlands" - Where to Retire magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008

"America's Best Healthy Places to Retire" - U.S. News & World Report, Oct. 2008

"Bicycle Friendly Community" (platinum level) - League of American Bicyclists, Sept. 2008

"Top 25 Arts Destinations" - (small city category; Boulder ranked #8) American Style magazine, Aug. 2008

"Top 10 Healthiest Cities to Live and Retire" - (Boulder ranked #6) AARP the Magazine, July 2008

"Cities with the Highest Ratio of Artists in the Country" - (Boulder ranked #6) National Endowment for the Arts, July 2008

"Best Cities for Cycling" - Bicycling magazine, July 2008

"Cities with a High Percentage of Workers Employed in High-Tech Work" - (Boulder ranked #2) American Electronics Association, June 2008

"Top 10 Jewish Neighborhoods in North America," - Jewish Living magazine, June 2008

"America's Top 5 Cities for Cycling" - Bicycling magazine, June 2008

"Top 25 Small Cities and Towns for Art" - (Boulder ranked #8), American Style magazine, June 2008

"Top Heart Friendly Cities" - (Boulder ranked #1 for cities with a population less than 560,000), American Heart Association, May 2008

"The 10 Brainiest Places to Retire" - U.S. News and World Report, May 2008

"Top 10 Cities for Masters Runners" - (Boulder ranked #3), Masters Athlete magazine, May 2008

"Top 100 Destinations in the World" - Trip Advisor, April 2008

"Top 25 Destinations in the U.S." - Trip Advisor, April 2008

"Top 10 World's Greener Cities" - Urban Land Green magazine, spring 2008

"Best Green Places to Live in America" - (Boulder ranked #5), Country Home magazine, March 2008

"Smartest Cities in America" - (Boulder ranked #1), Forbes magazine, February 2008