Boise Area National Accolades in 2015/2016
Meridian #2 Best City to Live In
24/7 Wall St. | October 2016
#4 Best Midzise Real Estate Market
WalletHub | August 2016
#3 Best Midsize City for First-Time Home Buyers
WalletHub | July 2016
Top 10 City for Active Families
Outside Magazine | July 2016
Idaho Ranked #1 in Job Love
Monster & Brandwatch | July 2016
#8 Best City for Recreation
WalletHub | July 2016
#5 Best Drivers in Country
AllState | July 2016
#4 Best State to Practice Medicine
Medscape | June 2016
Idaho Ranked the Hottest Job Market
Kipplinger | June 2016
Top 10 Best Cities for Summer Jobs
WalletHub | May 2016
Top 10 Best Wine Region in America
Sommeliers | May 2016
#1 Lowest Cost Metro in Pacific U.S.
KPMG Competitive Alternatives | April 2016
Top 10 Best Air Quality
Realtor.com | April 2016
#6 Best Place to Live
U.S. News & World Report | March 2016
#3 Best Cities for Jobs this Spring
Business Insiders | March 2016
Top 20 Americas Fastest Growing Cities
Forbes | March 2016
Top 10 Best Places to Live 2016 – “The Revamped Rocky Mountain City”
Men’s Journal | March 2016
#6 Best Downtown
Livability | March 2016
Hot Cities for Cool Downtown Meetings
Smart Meetings | February 2016
Top 10 Best Capital City
WalletHub | February 2016
Top 5 Places for Millennial Startups
Tech.co | February 2016
Top 10 Hottest Housing Markets of 2016
Zillow | January 2016
Top States for Job Growth – #6
Forbes | January 2016
#1 Most Caring City in America
WalletHub | December 2015
#2 State for Volunteerism
Corporation for National & Community Service | December 2015
#2 Most Artistic Mid-Sized City in America
gogobot | November 2015
Meridian #1 Best City To Live In
USA Today | November 2015
“Meridian, located just outside of Idaho’s capital city of Boise, is 24//7 Wall St.’s best city to live in. The city is safe, and jobs have attracted growing numbers of new residents.”
Top 20 Greenest Cities in America
WalletHub | October 2015
Top 10 Best Towns for College Football
Time Magazine | September 2015
#2 Best City for Millennial Entrepreneurs
via FastCompany | September 2015
Top 100 Best Places to Live
Livability | September 2015
“Situated at the intersection of where desert meets mountains, the city of Boise’s cultural amenities are just as impressive as its natural surroundings. The Boise River flows through the city, past theatres, musuems, great breweries and Boise State University…”
#1 Best Corn Maze to Visit for Family Fun – Meridian, ID
USA Today | September 2015
#3 State with Fastest Job Growth in 2015
Kiplinger via MSN Money | July 2015
The Next Top 10 Cities for Tech Jobs (Boise #7)
via FastCompany | July 2015
Boise has cemented itself as an affordable launch pad for tech careers, attracting major industry employers like Hewlett Packard and Microsoft along with a burgeoning startup ecosystem.
#2 Top Up-And-Coming Cities for Recent College Grads
Forbes | June 2015
#5 Best City for Freelancers
Forbes via a Nerdwallet Study | June 2015
#1 State for Job Growth
Governing.com | May 2015
Top 15 Fastest Growing Cities | Meridian, #9
Yahoo Homes | May 2015
#2 Best City to Move to in 2015
SML | March 2015
#1 City “Where the Jobs Will Be This Spring”
Forbes | March 2015
#4 Best Place to Save Money
Forbes | February 2015
#4 Best Travel-Worthy State Capital
USA Today | January 2015
Top 10 Best Brunch Spots in America (The Fork, Boise)
Mens Journal | January 2015