The Triangle, the region anchored by Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, consistenty ranks among the nation's best places to live, work, raise a family and earn a world-class education.
Accolades For The Triangle
2004
No. 11 U.S. Real Estate Market
(Raleigh-Durham)
Expansion Management
Oct 2004
No. 4 Best City for Dating
(Raleigh-Durham)
Sperling's Best Places
May 2004
No. 4 Best City for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
Gold Guide Rankings
May 2004
No. 2 Best Place for Business
(Raleigh-Durham)
Forbes
May 2004
No. 1 City With Happiest Workers
Hudson Employment Index
Mar 2004
No. 4 City That Rocks
Esquire Magazine
Apr 2004
No. 1 Hottest Job Market
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Business 2.0
Mar 2004
No. 6 Most Fun City
Cranium
Jan 2004
2003
No. 3 Best Place for Business and Careers
Forbes
Jun 2003
No. 2 Best Place for Education
Forbes
Jun 2003
No. 9 Best City for Singles
Forbes
Jun 2003
No. 1 Best Place to Live and Work
Employment Review Magazine
Jun 2003
No. 1 Best Place to Live
MSN House and Home
Jul 2003
No. 3 Best Place to Reinvent Your Life
AARP Magazine
May/June 2003
2002
No. 10 Real Estate Market
Expansion Management
Aug 2002
No. 18 Best Sports City
Sporting News
Aug 2002
No. 2 City in the US for Relocation
Expansion Management
Jan 2002
No. 3 Hottest Metro
Plants, Sites & Parks
Mar 2002
No. 4 Best City for Singles
Forbes
Jun 2002
No. 1 Best Place to Live and Work
Employment Review
Jun 2002
2001
No. 13 Best Place for Business and Careers
Forbes
May 2001
No. 4 Healthiest Metro Area in the U.S.
Demographics Daily
Jun 2001
Top 20 Best Urban Trails
(Raleigh's Umstead Park)
Runner's World
Oct 2001
No. 13 Best Place for Business and Careers
Forbes
May 2001
2000 and earlier
No. 1 Best Place to Live in the South
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Money Magazine
December 2000
No. 4 Best City to Start and Grow a Company in Now
(Raleigh-Durham)
Inc.
December 2000
No. 1 of Top 6 States for Commitment to Child Care
(NC)
Working Mother Magazine
October 2000
No. 14 out of America's 50 most Wired Cities
(Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill)
Yahoo! Internet Life
March 2000
No. 6 Best Place to Live
USA Today
November 1999
No. 13 Hottest High Technology Regions of America
Wall Street Journal
November 1999
No. 7 of the Top 10 Hot Markets for Home Prices
Smart Money
May 1999
No. 25 Best Sports Market
Sporting News
July 1999
No. 3 Fastest Growing Mid-sized Airport in the World
(RDU International)
Airports Council International
1999
No. 2 Big Southern City Place to Live
(Raleigh)
Money Magazine
June 1998
No. 13 High-tech Metro Area
(Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill)
Milken Institute
July 1999
No. 6 Best Cities for Business
Fortune Magazine
November 1998
No. 1 Best Place to Live
Money Magazine
September 1994
