Austin’s Endless Bragging Rights

May 17, 2007

I have lived in Austin my entire life and I often take this city for granted. I am lucky because my husband (who was born in Oklahoma but got here as quickly as he could) sees things from a more wide eyed, grateful point of view. He notes the rolling hills and the sunset on the lakes. It has been amazing seeing it through his eyes and it is why we will never ever ever ever leave- ever.

We all know that Austin is an amazing place to live because of Lake Travis, Lake Austin, Mt. Bonnell, Sixth Street, the University of Texas and so on, but I’ve recently learned some new facts about Austin that reinforce my belief that it is the best place in the world:
1.  Austin ranks 4th in tech towns (Silicon Valley Leadership Group).
2.  Austin is the No. 2 place to live in America (Men’s Journal).
3.  Austin is the most wired city in the nation (Forrester Research).
4.  19 of Texas’ 50 fastest-growing tech firms are in Austin (Deloitte & Touche).
5.  The Austin-Round Rock MSA was named top metro for future business locations (Expansion Management).
6.  Austin ranks 3rd most inventive city (Wall Street Journal).
7.  Austin named 2nd in Best Places to Live (Money).
8.  Austin is ranked the 8th best city for Singles (Forbes)!
9.  Coming in 4th in best overall standard of living is Austin (Expansion Management).
10. Austin jumps 23 spots to be named the 3rd smartest city (Bizjournals.com)!
11. Austin is the 14th best Sustainable City (SustaineLane.com).
12. Austin ranks among Top 8 Cheap Places to Live (MSN Real Estate).
13. UT Business School ranks 19th in the US, UT Accounting School ranks 3rd (Business Week)!
14. Austin has the 4th hottest job market nationally (Business 2.0).
15. Austin/Round Rock named 2nd best schools for mid-size metros (Expansion Management).
16. Austin named 28th in Best Places for Businesses and Careers (Forbes).
17. Austin is the 8th Greatest Golf-Home Town (Golf Digest)!
18. Coming in at the 8th spot for Hot Retail Real Estate Markets is Austin (Sperry Van Ness).
19. Austin ranks 2nd for Filmmakers (MovieMaker).
20. Austin is the 6th best City for Walking (American Podiatric Medical Association).

The list goes on- Austin has incredible bragging rights. I myself used to be annoyed at outsiders (meaning anyone not from Austin, even Houstonians and the like) moving here, but because of said “outsiders,” and the city’s innovative nature, Austin has become extremely diverse which I absolutely love! Austin is the younger, hipper Silicon Valley and is a laid back yet extremely intellectual environment. The landscape is incomparable, and for numerous other reasons, Austin is repeatedly highly ranked nationally in countless categories. If you aren’t already in Austin, what are you waiting for? According to ME, Austin is ranked the Number One City in America To Live!

Brag on Austin… brag on,
L.A.

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