What They're Saying

The City of Raleigh and surrounding Research Triangle Region is blessed to receive dozens of national awards and rankings every year. Below you will find a few of our favorites:

#2 Medium Sized City for Young Entrepreneurs (Raleigh, NC)
under30ceo.com, March 2013 

Best City for New College Grads in 2013 (Raleigh, NC)
Rent.com, March 2013 

#6 U.S. Destination for a Value Vacation (Raleigh, NC)
Hotwire, March 2013

#4 City for Life Science Companies  (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Area Development Magazine, March 2013

#1 City for Car Drivers (Raleigh, NC)
Nerd Wallet, March 2013

#2 Place to Start a Business in 2013 (Raleigh, NC)
National Federation of Independent Business, February 2013

#4 Life Sciences Cluster Metro in U.S. (Raleigh-Durham)
Jones Lang LaSalle, February 2013

#4 Best City for Small Business (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
The Business Journals, February 2013

#11 Best Patenting Rate (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program,February 2013

#6 Best Value in Public Education (North Carolina State University)
Princeton Review/USA Today, February 2013 

#1 City for Biggest Gains in Home Sales in 2012 (Raleigh-Durham NC)
RE/MAX , January 2013

#1 Metro for Housing Construction Permits in 2012 (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
U.S. Census Bureau/Trulia, January 2013

#9 Hot City for IT Jobs in 2013 (Raleigh, NC)
Modis, January 2013

#10 Best City to Find an IT Job (Raleigh, NC)
CIO.com, January 2013

#7 Best Run City in America (Raleigh, NC)
24/7 Wall Street, January 2013

#4 Fastest Growing City in America (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes, January 2013

#3 Best-Performing City for Creating & Sustaining Jobs & Economic Growth (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Milken Institute, January 2013

#2 in Population Growth from 1985-2011 (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., January 2013

#8 Largest Growth Increase in Private-Sector Employment since Recession (Raleigh, NC)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2013

#10 Overall Jobs Increase in Private-Sector Employment since Recession (Raleigh, NC)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2013

#1 Metro with the Largest Share of College Grads in the Center City (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Atlantic Cities, January 2013

#8 Metro with the Largest Share of College Grads in Suburbs (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC)
Atlantic Cities, January 2013

#5 America’s New Tech Hot Spots (Raleigh-Cary, NC)
Forbes, January 2013

#1 Least Congested Major Metro in U.S. (Raleigh-Durham, NC)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute, December 2012 

Best Place in North Carolina for Veterans (Raleigh-Cary, NC) 
USAA & Military.com, November 2012

#3 Easiest City to Find a Job (Raleigh, NC)
Forbes, November 2012

#4 Best Job Market (Raleigh, NC)
Indeed.com, November 2012