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#5 Best Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2019

#3 Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2019

#3 Metro for Number of Economic Development Projects among metros with a population of 200,000 – 1 million – SiteSelection, 2019

Top 10 Best State Capital to Live in – WalletHub, 2019

Top 7 Most Recession-Proof Cities in the U.S. – Livability, 2019

#7 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2018

#4 Top City With a Low Cost of Living and High Quality of Life – BadCredit.org, 2018 

#8 Best City to Find Small Business Jobs – ZipRecruiter, 2018 

#4 Best Place to Live – U.S. News & World Report, 2018 

#1 Most Popular City for Millennial Homebuyers – Lending Tree, 2018 

Top 10 Most-Artistic Medium-Sized City  – Expedia, 2018 

#8 Best Job Market for 2018 – ZipRecruiter, 2018

One of “5 Up-and-Coming Tech Hotspots” –  Livability, 2018

One of “12 Surprisingly Great Places to Retire in the Midwest” –  Kiplinger, 2018
“World Festival and Event City” – International Festivals and Events Association, 2017
#7 Place Where Jobs Will Be In 2018 – Forbes, 2017
#3 Most Popular City for Millennial Homebuyers – Lending Tree, 2017

#5 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2017

#9 Best City for Quality of Life – NerdWallet, 2017

#1 Minor League Sports Market – SportsBusiness Journal, 2017

#6 Best Place to Be a Teacher – SmartAsset, 2017

#4 Top City for Real Estate in the Midwest – PwC, 2017

#10 Best City for Tech Workers – SmartAsset, 2017

#1 Best Place for Millennials to Live in the Midwest – Growella, 2017

#1 Best Affordable Place to Live in the U.S. – U.S. News & World Report, 2017

#4 Best Place for Children – SmartAsset, 2017 

#5 Best City for Successful Aging – Milken Institute, 2017
Top 25 Community for Well-Being – Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, 2017
#3 Best Place to Live with a Low Cost of Living – Business Insider, 2017
#7 Most Charitable City – CNBC, 2017
#9 Best Place to Live – U.S. News & World Report, 2017
#9 Best City to Get Out of Credit Card Debt – SmartAsset, 2017


#6 Best Place for Business and Careers – Forbes, 2016

#5 Best Place Where Millennials Are Buying Houses – Fortune, 2016 
One of "15 of America's Most Incredible Farmers' Markets" – Mental Floss, 2016
#7 Hippest Mid-Sized City in America – Gogobot, 2016
#8 Best City for Book Lovers – SmartAsset, 2016
One of "10 Underrated Cities for Art Lovers" – U.S. News & World Report, 2016
#9 Best Place to Start a Business – CNBC, 2016
#11 Best Small Metro for Job Seekers – American Institute for Economic Research, 2016
#4 Best Place to Raise Children – SmartAsset, 2016
#8 Best City to Work in Tech – SmartAsset, 2016
#1 Best City for the Middle Class – Business Insider, 2016
#9 Top Metro for Financial Well-Being – Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, 2016
#4 Best Mid-Sized City to Make a Living – MoneyGeek, 2016
#10 Best City to Live and Work – Robert Half's Career City Index, 2016