reasons to live in houston

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Houston #1

Top Metro in the Nation
Site Selection Magazine - March 2009

Best City to Live, Work and Play
Kiplinger's Personal Finance - July 2008

Best U.S. City to Earn a Living
Forbes.com - August 18, 2008

Best City for Your Job
BusinessWeek - June 12, 2008

Best City to Buy a Home
Forbes.com - July 14, 2008

Best City for Recent College Grads
Forbes.com - June 26, 2008

Nation's Healthiest Housing Market
Builder and Hanley Wood Market Intelligence - February 2009

Hottest Labor Market
Bizjournals.com – September 8, 2008

Nominal Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment – March 2009

Lowest Cost of Living Among Major Metro Areas
ACCRA Cost of Living Index - Third Quarter 2008

Largest IT Service Economy
Onforce, Inc. (VoIP Monitor) – December 5, 2008

Top U.S. Manufacturing Cities
Manufacturers' News Inc. (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - May 30, 2008

Most Accessible City for the Disabled
The National Organization on Disability - February 14, 2008

Top Local Government Green Power Purchaser
Environmental Protection Agency - July 2008

America's Best Hospitals - Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
U.S News & World Report - July 2008

Highest Population Growth in the Nation
U.S. Census Bureau (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - July 10, 2008
Houston #2

Fastest Job Growth (01/08 to 01/09)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment - March 4, 2009

Nation's Top Export Markets
U.S. Department of Commerce - July 14, 2008
Houston #3

Green Jobs
Global Insight – October 2008

Best Cities for Young Professionals
Forbes.com - July 09, 2008

Number of Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune - April 21, 2008

Nation's Most Charitable Cities
Charity Navigator's 2008 Metro Market Charitable Analysis Study
Houston #4

Cities Where Your Nest Egg Goes Farthest
Forbes.com - October 2008

Best Big City for Business
Inc.com - July 2008

Top Ten Up-and-Coming Tech Cities
Forbes.com - March 10, 2008

Top Cities for African Americans
BlackEnterprise.com - September 17, 2007

Best Value in Private Institutions - Rice University
Kiplinger's - February 2009
Houston #6

Top U.S. Real Estate Investment Markets
Urban Land Institute (as reported in the Houston Business Journal) - January 10, 2008

Houston #7

Best Cities for Jobs in 2008
Forbes.com - January 10, 2008
Houston #10

Top Ten Cities for Green Technology Innovation
SustainLane - March 2007

Top Ten Cities for Hispanics
Hispanic Magazine - August 2008

Texas #1

Nation's Number One Exporting State
U.S. Department of Commerce - February 2009

Fortune 500 Headquarters
Fortune Magazine (As reported in the Dallas Morning News) - April 2008

America's Top State for Business
CNBC.com - July 2008

Most Favorable Business Climate in the Nation
Development Counsellors International (DCI) - "Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing" - July 2008

Best State To Do Business
Chief Executive Magazine - January 2008

U.S.'s Top Exporting State
WISERTrade - February 2008

2008 Gold Shovel Recipient
Area Development Magazine - June/July 2008