February 2008

"Best Places for Business and Careers"
Forbes
Nashville ranks as the No. 9 best city for business and careers based on job and income growth, as well as migration trends.

January 2008

"Top Cities for Cultural Amenities"
Nashville Business Journal
Nashville ranks nationally as the No. 3 best city in terms of cultural amenities behind New York City and San Francisco.

"Top Cities for Apartment Investing"
National Multi Housing Council
The Nashville-Middle Tennessee area ranks nationally as the No. 4 best city for apartment investing.

"Best Cities for Jobs"
Forbes
Nashville ranks as the No. 14 best city for jobs in 2008.

2007

"2007 Digital Cities Survey"
Center for Digital Government
Nashville ranks as the No. 4 best city for technology based on how it uses technology to create a seamless environment between local government and constituents.

"Top 25 Places to Live and go to School"
Relocate America
Nashville ranks as the No. 22 best community across the nation that offers families a great place to live based on quality of schools and choices in educational offerings.

"10 Best Cities for African Americans"
Black Enterprise
Nashville ranks as the No. 7 best city for African Americans based on high-paying jobs, affordable homes, a vibrant social life and short commutes.

"5-Star Business Opportunity Metros"
Nashville ranks as the No. 18 best city for business opportunity in the U.S.

October 2007

"Fastest Growing Wine Regions"
The Orbitz Food & Wine Index
Nashville ranks as the No. 7 fastest-growing wine regions in the U.S.

September 2007

"Top 10 Cities for Business"
MarketWatch.com
Nashville ranks as the No. 6 best city to do business because of robust industry sectors ranging from music to health care.

"Top Sports Towns"
Sporting News
Nashville ranks as the No. 16 top sports towns in the U.S.

"Top 50 Best Adventure Towns"
National Geographic
Nashville is nationally ranked as a top city to live and play based on an ideal mix of terrain, activity and opportunity.

August 2007

"2007 Economic Strength Rankings"
POLICOM
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro MSA ranks No. 4 nationally for economic strength based on long-term tendency to grow in size and quality.

"America's Friendliest Cities"
Travel + Leisure
Nashville ranks among the top five friendliest cities in America

July 2007

"Best Cities for Relocating Families"
Primacy Relocation
When it comes to suitable cities for relocating families, Nashville ranks as the No. 2 best large market city based factors such as home prices, appreciation rates and property taxes.

June 2007

"Top 10 Metro Areas for Per-capita Income Growth"
Bizjournals
Nashville ranks No. 8 nationally for per-capita income growth. Per-capita income was determined by salaries, dividends, interest payments, rental income and government checks, including Social Security.

May 2007

"Best Large City for Relocating Families"
Worldwide ERC & Primacy Relocation
Nashville is named the No. 2 best large city for relocating families based on economic, educational, quality of life and climate factors.

"Top MBA Employers" Fortune
Nashville ranks No. 8 nationally based on the percentage of MBA candidates who voted where they would most like to work.

April 2007

"Top 100 Places to Live"
Relocate-America.com
Nashville and Brentwood rank among the top 100 places to live based on education, crime, employment and housing.

"Best Cities for African Americans"
Black Enterprise
Nashville is ranked as the No. 5 Best Cities for African Americans nationally based on career mobility, affordable housing, and overall quality of life.

"Best Places for Business and Careers"
Forbes
Nashville ranks No. 9 nationally based on job and income growth, business and living costs, education of the workforce, migration trends, and quality-of-life issues such as crime rates and cultural opportunities.

"Tax Friendly Places 2007"
The Tax Foundation
Tennessee is named the No. 3 Tax Friendly Places nationally based on average tax payer's total state and local tax burden.

March 2007

"Top Metros"
Site Selection
Nashville ranked ninth among the top 10 metro areas in the U.S.

February 2007

"Best Places for Artists in the U.S."
Business Week
Nashville ranks No. 7 nationally based on metro areas that have the highest concentrations of artistic establishments.

"America's 50 Hottest Cities"
Expansion Managment
Nashville is ranked again as one of the nation's top hottest cities for business relocations and expansions.

October 2006

"Best Cities for Relocating Singles"
Worldwide ERC & Primacy Relocation
Nashville named the No. 1 Best City for Relocating Singles of 2006.

"5-Star Logistics Metro"
Expansion Managment
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn., has been given a "5-Star Logistics Metro" designation based on 10 logistics categories including road and bridge conditions, interstate highway access, and air cargo service.

August 2006

"Brainiest Cities in the United States"
CNNMoney.com
Nashville-Davidson ranks among America's smartest cities based on highest concentration of college degrees.

"Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs"
Entrepreneur magazine
Nashville ranks No. 8 nationally based on "entrepreneurial activity index."

"The 2006 Inc. 500 List"
Inc. magazine
Six Nashville-area firms included on annual ranking of fastest-growing privately held companies in America.

"2006 Economic Strength Rankings"
POLICOM
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro MSA ranks No. 2 nationally for economic strength based on long-term tendency to grow in size and quality.

July/August 2006

"Five-Star Business Metros for Business Expansion"
Expansion Management magazine

June 2006

"Best Cities for Relocating Families"
Primacy Relocation
When it comes to suitable cities for relocating families, Nashville ranks among the top five.

"Top 50 Smart Places to Live"
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Low cost of living, high quality of life, reasonable home prices elevate Nashville to No. 1.

May 2006

"Best Places for Business and Careers"
Forbes
Nashville cited among the top 10 cities in America.

"America's Best High Schools"
Newsweek
Two Metro Nashville public schools crack the top 50.

April 2006

"The South's Ten Top Headquarters Markets"
Southern Business & Development

March 2006

"America's 100 Fastest-Growing Counties"
U.S. Census Bureau
Three Nashville-area counties (Williamson/No. 59, Rutherford/No. 84 and Montgomery/No. 96) claim spots on the list.

February 2006

"Lowest State-Local Tax Burden Per Capita"
The Tax Foundation
Tennessee ranked among the top five most "tax-friendly" states in this analysis of state and local tax burdens of residents.

January 2006

"America's 50 Hottest Cities"
Expansion Management
Nashville repeats No. 1 status as the nation's hottest metro for business relocations and expansions.

December 2005

"Big Deals 2005"
Business Facilities
Nissan HQ relocation garners "Editor's Choice" recognition.

October 2005

"Seven Cool Cities"
Kiplinger's
Nashville is ranked as one of 7 locations that are perfect for young professionals.

"Hot Spots"
Entrepreneur
Nashville ranked 8th in the Entrepreneurial Hot Cities ranking.

"Best Cities for Relocating Singles"
Worldwide ERC & Primacy Relocation
Nashville named one of 2005's Best Cities for Relocating Singles.

July 2005

"The 20 Hot Headquarters Metros for the 21st Century"
Business Facilities
Nashville is the No. 1 metropolitan area for corporate headquarters.

June 2005

"Average Disaster Premiums By State"
Expansion Management
Tennessee ranks as the 18th best state for disaster insurance premium paid per business establishment.

May 2005

"Top US Cities for Doing Business"
Inc.
Nashville is the 47th best city in which to work, based on job growth.

"2005 Knowledge Workers Quotient"
Expansion Management
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn., is listed as a five-star knowledge worker city due to its well-educated workforce that attracts high-tech companies and entrepreneurs.

April 2005

"Top 25 Art Destinations in America"
AmericanStyle
Nashville ranked 19th in AmericanStyle magazine's eighth annual Top 25 Arts Destinations reader poll.

January 2005

"America's 50 Hottest Cities"
Expansion Management
Site consultants across the country chose Nashville as the hottest city for business relocation and expansion. They ranked the various metro areas according to business environment, workforce quality, operating costs, incentive programs, worker training programs, ease of working with local politicians and economic development officials.

November 2004

"U.S. Biotechnology's Leading Locations"
Business Facilities
In a study released by the Battelle Memorial Institute and the State Science and Technology Insitute for the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Tennessee ranked as the 11th best place in the country to locate a biotechnology business.

October 2004

"Top 40 Real Estate Markets"
Expansion Management
Nashville ranked 12th among the top 40 hottest real estate markets in the United States in this survey.

"Attorney Counts, Economic Growth and Malpractice Measures"
Expansion Management
Tennessee is ranked the 39th state with the most lawyers per capita and ranked the 25th state with the best legal system.

September 2004

"Americas 100 Most Logistics Friendly Metros"
Expansion Management
Nashville received a five-star ranking in Expansion Management's 2004 Logistics Quotient. See below how the city ranked in different categories.
-41st in the transportation and warehouse industry
-155th top labor workforce
-203rd best road infrastructure
-176th best road density/congestion/safety
-119th best road conditions
-54th best interstate highways
-63rd in taxes and fees
-102nd best railroads
-50th best waterborne commerce
-43rd in air cargo

January 2004

"Top 50 Hottest U.S. Metros"
Expansion Management
The Nashville MSA ranked No. 2 in Expansion Management's poll of 60 prominent site location consultants, based on their experiences over the past two to three years.

2004

"Best Performing Cities"
The Milken Institute
Nashville ranked 68th in the Best Performing Cities index.

November 2003

"U.S. Biotech's Top 40 Locations"
Business Facilities
The Nashville MSA ranked No. 21 overall for biotechnology companies, including life sciences and pharmaceuticals, through careful measurement of 13 separate factors.

"Top 25 State Business Climate Rankings"
Site Selection
Tennessee moved up to No. 3 overall in the annual business climate rankings.

September 2003

"Five Star City for Logistics"
Expansion Management
Nashville ranked No. 2 overall for logistics-friendly cities based on categories such as transportation and distribution industry climate, available workforce, road infrastructure and conditions, taxes and fees, waterborne commerce and air cargo.

August 2003

"Top Locations for Plastics Industry"
Business Facilities
Tennessee was ranked third hottest plastics location for expansions and relocations by professional site consultants who deal with the industry on a regular basis.

July 2003

"Most Promising Locale for a New Automotive Manufacturing Facility"
Business Facilities
Tennessee ranked seventh among the top sites picked by consultants, site selectors, and real estate professionals as the most promising locale for a new automotive manufacturing facility.

June 2003

"Most Diversified Local Economy"
Moody's Investors Service
Nashville ranked eighth among the top 10 most diversified local economies.

"Top 20 Best Places to Live & Work in America"
Employment Review Magazine and BestJobsUSA.com
Nashville ranked sixth in the "Top 20 Best Places to Live & Work in America."

May 2003

"5th Annual Quality of Life Quotient"
Expansion Management
Nashville ranked second in the "Best Metros for Standard of Living" category and was hallmarked as a four-star community.

"Top Places for Business and Careers"
Forbes Magazine
Nashville ranked 25th in Forbes Magazine's fifth annual listing of top places for business and careers.

"Most Competitive State Economic Development Agency"
Site Selection
Tennessee Economic and Community Development Department won Site Selection magazine's inaugural award as the most competitive state economic development agency.

April 2003

"Most Generous Metropolitan Area"
The Chronicle of Philanthropy, via cnn.com
Nashville ranked seventh most generous metropolitan area. The poll measured by percentage of disposable income donated to charity.

March 2003

"Top Metros: Picture Perfect Metros"
Plants Sites & Parks Magazine
Nashville was ninth in the magazine's "Picture Perfect Metro" list.

February 2003

"Internet Growth"
Nielsen/NetRatings, The Tennessean
Nashville ranked second in Internet growth.

2003

"Best Cities for Entrepreneurs"
Entrepreneur Magazine
In 2003, Nashville was the 45th best city for entrepreneurs.

"Cities with Best Business Climate in the U.S."
Business Opportunity Index
Nashville was ranked as having the third best business climate in the nation.

October 2002

"Best Cities for Black Families"
Bet.com
Nashville was ranked the 10th best city for black families based on quality of life factors.

2002

"Top Recession-proof Cities"
Business Development Outlook
Nashville ranked as the second most recession-proof city in 2002.

April 2002

"Best Cities for Women"
Ladies' Home Journal
Nashville ranked as the 46th best city for women to live and work.

April 2001

"100 Best Cities for Families"
Child
Nashville was ranked the 82nd best city for families in the United States.

July 2000

"Top 10 Big Metros for Start-up Companies"
Site Selection
Nashville was ranked the 10th best large metropolitan area for new companies.