Top Albuquerque Rankings
We
know Albuquerque is a great place to visit and to live. But don't take
our word for it; the list below shows how Albuquerque tops the charts in
a variety of categories as rated by prominent publications and
organizations.
2012 Albuquerque Rankings
Albuquerque ranked 3rd in Men's Fitness Magazine's 25 Fittest Cities.
The Trust for Public Land ranked the Albuquerque park system among the 10 Best in the nation.
Trip Advisor named Albuquerque one of 15 Destinations on the Rise.
Albuquerque was ranked 5th in Wanderlust's Top 5 Places to Pop the Question.
Film Industry Network ranked Albuquerque as one of the 10 Best Cities for Aspiring Filmmakers.
Albuquerque ranked 9th in Top 10: United States of Production by P3 Update.
Sandia Resort & Casino ranked in Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Awards for Mainland US Resorts
Jetset Magazine ranked Albuquerque's Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Course in their Ultimate Golf Destinations profile.
Albuquerque is ranked #3 by MovieMaker.com's Top 10 Cities to be a Moviemaker.
Yahoo! ranked Albuquerque one of the Top West Coast Destinations for Senior Travel.
Albuquerque's Paseo Del Bosque Trail was ranked by Sunset Magazine as a Top 10 City Bike Ride.
Sandia Golf Club ranked in GolfWeek Magazine as one of the Best Courses You Can Play in 2012.
2011 Albuquerque Rankings
MovieMaker magazine ranked Albuquerque as the
No. 2 city for independent filmmakers
The American Golf Resort Guide recognized Twin Warriors Golf Club as one of the
Top 150 golf courses in the U.S.
2010 Albuquerque Rankings
4th Best Place to Live with a Family on
TLC.com's Top 10 Cities for Families
Condé Nast Traveler magazine named the Hyatt Regency Tamaya as one of the
Nation's Top Resorts
Livability.com ranks Albuquerque #8 on their list of
Top Ten Pet Friendly Cities: America's Best Places to Live with Pets
Roadtripsforfamilies.com ranks the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta among its
Top Ten Fall Festivals for Families
U.S. News ranks Albuquerque #3 on their list of
10 Great Places to Buy Homes for Less Than $800 a Month
Ranked #2 among Top 20 Most Livable U.S. Cities for Wheelchair Users by
Disabled-World.com
MovieMaker Magazine ranks Albuquerque the #1 on their list of
10 Best Cities to Live, Work & Make Movies in America
Parenting.com named Albuquerque one of the
Best Cities for Families
PETA ranks Albuquerque #3 on its list of
The Most Veg-Friendly Cities in America (vegetarian and vegan)
Men's Health ranked Albuquerque #6 on their list of the
Top 10 Leanest Cities in the US
7th Best Large City for Arts,
AmericanStyle Magazine 2010
The “State of the Air Report” produced by the American Lung Association ranked Albuquerque as #8 on their list of the
Top 25 Cleanest U.S. Cities for Year-Round Particle Pollution Levels.
Livability.com ranked Albuquerque #7 on their list of the
Top 10 Surprisingly Great Food Cities
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is ranked #11
Top Resort Spa by
Condé Nast TravelerAlbuquerque ranks #9 on the Business Courier of Cincinnati's 'Green-Cities' List
Albuquerque ranks #3 on the Livability.com list of Golf's Best Kept Secrets: 10 Great Golf Cities
Meetings & Conventions readers awarded Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa with the prestigious Gold Tee Award.
2009 Albuquerque Rankings
Albuquerque named one of the
10 great places to find true Americana by Author Gary McKechnie, in his book
USA 101: A Guide to America's Iconic Places, Events and Festival, featured in
USA Today, August 2009
No. 6 on
Outside magazine's Best Cities in America 2009 list,
August 2009
Albuquerque ranks in
The 10 Best Cities for Local Food by
The Huffington Post, July 2009
Albuquerque ranks in the
Top 10 Best Cities to Live in 2009 by
U.S. News & World Report
Albuquerque ranks #2 on
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance’s 10 Best Cities of 2009
Albuquerque ranks in the
Top 10 Best Cities to Live in 2009 by
Relocate-America
Moving up two spots since 2008, Albuquerque is named the
5th Best Big City Art Destination in
American Style Magazine, April 2009
Sandia Golf Club ranks among the
top 100 golf shops,
Golf World, February 2009
5th Fittest City in the United States by
Men's Fitness magazine, January 2009
5th best city in the U.S. to ride it out as an independent movie maker this year by Movie Maker Magazine, February 2009
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa named in the top 20 "World's Best
Hotel Values" in a readers choice poll by subscribers of Travel +
Leisure Magazine, March 2009.
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Mist Spa named one of the Top Resort Spas in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean and Canada by Condé Nast Traveler March 2009.
2008 Albuquerque Rankings
The Albuquerque BioPark was named No. 8 of Sunset Magazine's Top 10 Urban Parks, Sunset, April 2008
2007 Albuquerque Rankings
No. 1 for Open Space
by a study of the Trust for Public Land indicates Albuquerque devotes
the most land area by percentage to parks and preserves of any large
city in the country. July, 2007
Area golf courses among the top 40 casino golf courses by
Golf Digest (No. 10 Twin Warriors Golf Club, No. 28 Sandia Golf Club, No. 33 Santa Ana Golf Club), July 2007
Second best mid-sized city for arts by
AmericanStyle, June 2007
Mayor Martin Chavez and Albuquerque won the
Mayor's Climate Protection Award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors beating out 90 other cities, June 2007
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is among the Top
100 reader-rated golf resorts in
Conde Nast Traveler, June 2007.
Third best city in the nation for dogs by
Men's Health Magazine, June 2007
No. 1 Most Affordable Vacation Spot by
AAA, June 2007
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club as the Best in the Southwest by Zagat Survey, May 2007
Among the top ten cleanest U.S. Cities for long-term particle pollution by
The American Lung Association, May 2007
Among the top 20 "Nano Metro" areas in the nation by
Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, May 2007
Ranked among the top small airports for customer satisfaction by
J.D. Power and Associates, May 2007
Golf on the Santa Fe Trail ranked among four
best multi-stop shops for your next golf trip,
GOLF Magazine, May 2007
No. 1 Healthiest Cities for Latinas by
Latina magazine, May 2007
No. 6 Best Place for Business and Careers by
Forbes Magazine, April 2007
No. 19 among mid-sized cities for doing business by Inc. magazine
Among top 25 Best Places to Get a Job by
Forbes.com, March 2007
No. 1 Fittest City in America by
Men's Fitness Magazine, January 2007
100 Best Communities for Young People by America's Promise Alliance, January 2007
No. 4 Best American City for making movies,
MovieMaker Magazine, Winter Edition 2007
Top 10 best places to own real estate, Investor's Guide 2007,
Fortune Magazine
2006 Albuquerque Rankings
6th Best Overall Value for Visitors according to the Hotwire® Travel Value Index, January 2006
Top 6 Travel Destinations to keep on your radar for 2006 by SmarterTravel.com and reported in USAToday.com , January 2006
No. 1 of the Best Places for Business and Careers Survey by Forbes Magazine, May 2006
Consistently a top 25 art destination, American Style Magazine, Summer 2006
Top 25 bargain destinations for hotels and meal rates, Expo Magazine, July/August 2006
2006 Gold Tee Award awarded to Twin Warriors Golf Club from Meetings and Conventions Magazine, May 2006
One of "America's 75 Best Golf Resorts" is the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort's Twin Warriors' Golf Club by GOLF Magazine , March 2006
No. 21 of "America's 50 Hottest Cities" by Expansion Management magazine, February 2006
Third-best place to bike in the U.S. by Bicycling Magazine , January 2006
Albuquerque Tricentennial Celebration ranked #1 on Top 100 Events in North America by the American Bus Association
2005 Albuquerque Rankings
"A Rising Star" by Yahoo! HotJobs among cities and metropolitan areas that provide the foundation for good work and life balance, October.
5th Best Real Estate Market, Expansion Management, August.
Top 25 Bargain Destinations for Hotels and Meal Rates by Expo magazine, July/August.
A Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro by National magazine, May.
11th Best City for Relocating Families, Employee Relocation Council, May.
Best City to Start a Business or Career, MSN, May.
5th Best Metro Overall and 5th Lowest Cost City for Doing Business by Forbes magazine, May.
"Super City of the Future" for Educated "Knowledge Workers," Expansion Management, May.
2nd in poll of favorite Art Destinations by Business Weekly, April.
11th Best Midsize City for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur Magazine, 2005
Albuquerque International Sunport voted one of the Top 5 U.S. Airports for Wireless Access , Microsoft Small Business Center, February.
10th fittest city by Men's Fitness magazine, January.
7th on America's Hottest Cities List by Expansion Management, January.
5th best Real Estate Market and the 4th lowest city for purchase cost by Expansion Management.
Sandia Golf Club at Sandia Resort and Casino, has been named Development of the Year by Golf Inc. magazine.
2005 New Mexico Rankings
3rd Best State for Cost of Labor, Business Facilities, July.
5th Best State for Manufacturing Growth, Business Facilities, July.
3rd on Top 10 Small Tech Hot Spots List for the third consecutive year, Small Times magazine, March.
2004 Albuquerque Rankings
Albuquerque Metro ranks 20th on list of Best Performing Cities, Milken Institute, November.
One of the top Real Estate Markets, Expansion Management, October.
Top 10 City for Hispanics by HISPANIC magazine, June.
12th for the top 40 Hispanic markets by Hispanic Business Network, March.
11th on the list of Top 25 Art Destinations, AmericanStyle magazine, Summer.
12th Best Place for Business and Careers in the country among 150 cites by Forbes magazine, May.
No. 1 in local manufacturing productivity by Area Development magazine, May.
One of the best cities in the country for new and expanding business by Inc. Magazine, May.
New Mexico's Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort named "America's 75 Best Golf Resorts" by Golf Magazine, March.
Santa Ana Golf Course named "One of America's three best true links-style golf courses" by The New York Times, March.
2003 Albuquerque Rankings
One of the Top 40 Hottest Real Estate Markets in U.S. by Expansion Management magazine, August.
10th for Lowest Suburban Office Rents by Expansion Management Magazine, August.
2nd in the Top Cities In Which To Start A Business by Money Magazine, July.
Top 10 Cities for Hispanics by Hispanic Magazine, July.
39th on the list among the country's 296 largest metropolitan areas by Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities Index , June.
One of Best in Nation for Job Growth by Manpower Employment Outlook Survey , June.
One of Nation's Top 25 Arts Destinations by American Style Magazine, Summer.
28th out of 149 Large Metro Areas as a top places for business and careers . In individual categories, Albuquerque ranked 8th on "cost to do business;" 39th on "educational attainment;" and 60th on job growth, Forbes magazine, May.