Charleston Rankings

Award Description Publication/Date
Next Cities: Best Places to Live & Work for Young Professionals Charleston 2nd among cities with 100,000 to 200,000 population Next Generation Consulting
June 2009
Best Cities for Technology Jobs Among nation’s top 10 Forbes
June 2009
Most Livable Cities in America Charleston receives first-place honors U.S. Conference of Mayors
June 2009
Best Small Cities for Startups Mount Pleasant cited as best city in South Carolina Business Week
April 2009
America’s Strongest Housing Markets Among the top 25 Forbes
January 2009
2008 Best Performing Cities: Where America's Jobs Are Created 10th among largest U.S. metros Milken Institute
September 2008
50 Best Places to Live: The Next Great Adventure Towns One of five Southern cities in the eastern U.S. National Geographic Adventure
August 2008
Top U.S. Cities for Doing Business 6th among mid-sized metros Inc.
August 2008
Top Arts Destinations 6th among the nation's mid-size cities American Style
June 2008
Job Market Leaders 5th in private-sector job growth 2006-2007 Bizjournals
September 2007
Where to Live Now - Best Towns in America Best "big city" on the East Coast Outside
August 2007
Hot Growth for Incomes 5th in per capita income growth since 1995 Bizjournals
June 2007
Best Places for Business Attraction A top 15 midsize metro Expansion Management
May/June 2007
Best Places for Business and Careers In the top 25 for job growth Forbes
April 2007
North American City of the Future Ranked #2 for infrastructure among large metros fDi (a Financial Times publication)
April 2007
Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metros Listed among top 20 percent Expansion Management
March/April 2007
America's 50 Hottest Cities for business expansion Ranked among top 25 Expansion Management
January/February 2007
Top Logistics Metros in the U.S. Designated a 5-Star Logistics Metro Expansion Management
October 2006
Hot Cities for Entrepreneurs Ranked #2 among top midsize metros Entrepreneur
September 2006
Mid-Size Markets with Highly Diverse Economies Listed among top 10 Southern Business & Development
Winter 2006
New American Dream Towns Listed among top 10 Outside magazine
August 2005