NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Read about our many accomplishments and find out how we are becoming the “City You Never
Want to Leave"

1. All-America City - National Civic League
2. Top 10 Best Downtowns - Livability.com
3. Top 10 Most Exciting Places in Florida - Movoto National Real Estate
4. Top 10 Most Exciting Mid-Sized Cities in America - Movoto National Real Estate
5. Top 10 American Dream Cities - Xavier University and The Burghard Group
6. Top 10 Greenest Mid-Sized Cities - MyLife.com
7. Top 10 Best U.S. Cities for Small Businesses - Biz2Credit.com
8. Top 10 Best Cities for Millennial Job Seekers in Florida - Nerd Wallet
9. Top 10 City for Most Efficient Spending on Education - WalletHub
10. Top 10 Best Cities to Move to in 2014 - SML National Moving
11. Top 10 Mid-Sized American Cities to Visit - World Property Journal 
12. Top 10 Small American Cities of the Future - fDi Magazine 
13. Top 10 Most Physically Attractive Mid-Sized Cities - Movoto National Real Estate
14. Top 10 Best Places for Veterans to Live - Best Places for Veterans Report
15. Top 10 Best Cities for Parking - NerdWallet.com
16. Top 10 Great Cities for Family Vacations - Vacation Critic Travel Planning Guide
17. Top 10 Most Affordable Summer Destinations - GoBankingRates.com
18. Top 10 Most Popular Summer Destinations – Hopper.com
19. Top 10 Most Affordable U.S. Travel Destinations - SmartAsset.com
20. Top 10 Summer Vacation Destinations - AAA Travel
21. Top 10 Destinations for New Year's Eve - ThePointsGuy.com
22. Top 10 Best Fourth of July Fireworks Shows - USA Today
23. Top 10 Best Places to Retire - Money Magazine
24. Top Ranked City for Hispanic Entrepreneurship Rate - WalletHub
25. Top Ranked Busiest Firehouse in the United States - Firehouse magazine
26. Top Ranked Busiest Fire-Rescue Department in Broward County, #5 in Florida, #58 in U.S. - Firehouse magazine
27. Top Ranked Complete Streets Policy in Florida and #3 Nationally - Smart Growth America
28. Top 20 Best Foodie Cities for Your Wallet - WalletHub
29. Most Popular U.S. Beaches - The Daily Beast
30. Best Beach Towns to Explore on Foot - Huffington Post Travel
31. Favorite Winter Destination of Canadians - FlightNetwork.com
32. Most Outstanding Green Government - U.S. Green Building Council South Florida
33. Happiest Cities for Young Professionals - Forbes Magazine
34. Top 100 Best Cities to Start a Business - WalletHub
35. Best Places for Business and Careers - Forbes Magazine
36. Certified as a Florida Green Local Government - Florida Green Building Coalition
37. Lowest Travel Taxes among Top 50 U.S. Travel Destinations - Global Business Travel Association
38. Best City in Broward - Broward New Times
39. Top 20 most romantic mid-sized City in America - Movoto National Real Estate
40. 11th Greenest City in the United States - Nerdwallet.com
41. Top 50 Cities in the U.S. for Technology Talent - CRBE
42. Most Diverse City in Florida - WalletHub
43. Top 30 Large Cities in the U.S. for Law School Graduates - Goodcall
44. Best Neighborhood Program in the U.S. - Neighborhoods USA 
45. Best of the Web Award - Center for Digital Government 
46. Digital Cities Survey Winner - Center for Digital Government
47. Climate Leader Award - Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact
48. Top State Where Americans Would Most Like to Live - The Harris Poll  
49. Best City to Find A Job in Florida - WalletHub
50. Top 10 most popular city for foreigners buying U.S. homes - Miami Association of Realtors
51. Top 5 Best Florida Beaches - U.S. News and World Report
52. Top 10 Best Places to go in Florida - Smartertravel.com
53. #2 Best Beach Vacations in Florida - TripAdvisor.com
54. #1 Best Beach & Sun for Family Fun - TripAdvisor.com
55. #1 Florida Family Beach - HomeAway.com
56. Top 10 Best Holiday Events - USA Today
57. Top 10 City for Real Estate Investment - Forbes, Inc.
58. Top 10 Vision Zero Focus Cities -  Vision Zero Network
59. Top 20 Global and Emerging Logistics Hubs - CRBE
60. Top 25 Beach in the United States - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards
61. #1 Mid-Sized City in America for Nightlife - Gogobot
62. #4 Best City for Small Business in America - Biz2Credit 
63. #43 Best Large City to Start a Business - WalletHub
64. #2 Retail Market in the Country - Ten-X
65. Top 100 Most Diverse Cities in America - WalletHub
66. Top 10 Happiest City in Florida - OnlyinYourState
67. #2 Best American City for LGBT Seniors - SeniorAdvice 
68. #12 Foodie City in America - WalletHub
69. #1 Single-Family Housing Market in the United States - Ten-X
70. Top 10 in the Nation for Small Business Activity - the Kauffman Foundation 
71. Top 10 Best Florida Beaches for Families - Community Table 
72. Top 10 Best Places to Retire in Florida - LendEDU
73. #3 Best City for Summer Jobs - WalletHub
74. #9 Best Place to Retire in Florida - WalletHub 
75. #15 Best American City to take a "Staycation" - CNBC