ACCOLADES
Business & Economic Development
- No. 1 for wage growth among the Midwest’s largest metros (U.S. Labor Department)
- No. 1 for job growth among the Midwest’s largest metros (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- No. 1 for population growth among the Midwest’s largest metros (U.S. Census)
- Top 10 metro for corporate expansion and investment (Site Selection, March 2019)
- No. 1 in scaling up startups (Kauffman Foundation, October 2017)
- No. 1 rising city for startups (Forbes, 2018)
- No. 4 city to start a business right now (Inc, May 2017)
People & Community
- Top 5 U.S. city for work-life balance (SmartAsset, January 2020)
- Top 10 U.S. city for new college grads (SmartAsset, April 2020)
- Top 10 best big cities to live in (Money Magazine, November 2018)
- No. 1 real estate market (Realtor.com, April 2019)
- No. 6 in the country for most balanced lifestyle (Magnify Money, February 2018)
- No. 5 best city for millennials (Apartment List, September 2017)
- No. 1 best city for college grads (SmartAsset, April 2018)
Travel & Leisure
- 52 places to travel in 2019 (New York Times, January 2019)
- Top 10 city for Pride (Orbitz, April 2019)
- 20 top places to visit in 2019 (TripAdvisor, January 2019)
- 9 must-see destinations worth a visit in 2019 (Chicago Tribune, January 2019)
- Best places to go (and eat) in 2019 (Food & Wine, December 2018)
- Ranked “highest in visitor satisfaction in the Midwest” (J.D. Power 2016 Destination Experience Satisfaction Study℠)
- Best cities for conferences in 2018 (Smart Asset, December 2017)
Workforce & Career
- Top 5 city for female entrepreneurs (Fit Small Business, August 2019)
- Top 10 city for millennials to live and work (CommercialCafe, January 2020)
- No. 12 best metro area for STEM professionals (WalletHub, January 2019)
- No. 4 city for happiest workers (Kununu, February 2017)
- No. 1 best American city to work in tech (SmartAsset, August 2018)
- No. 5 best city for entrepreneurs and start-ups (Business.org, March 2018)
- No. 6 best city for starting your career (Bankrate, June 2017)
For more Columbus accolades visit columbusregion.com/market-research/rankings-and-accolades.