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