Edmond & Metro-Area Accolades
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2020
Best City for Remote Workers in Oklahoma – Zippia
2019
No. 1 city in America for “Worktirement” – SmartAsset
2018
2018 Best Places to Live – Money Magazine
Most Artistic Towns in America – Expedia
Best Big Cities for New Grads 2018 – The Degree360
50 Most Popular Mid-Size Cities to Relocate – moveBuddha
2018’s Best Small Cities to Start A Business – WalletHub
Most Educated City in Oklahoma – Insurify
Most Successful City in Oklahoma – Zippia
Best Place to Live in Every U.S. State – msn Insider
2018 Best Places to Retire in Each State – Forbes
2017
2017 Best Cities to Build a Forever Home – GoodCall
30 safest college towns in America – SafeWise
Best Cities for a Worktirement – SmartAsset
10 places in the US where young people are happy, rents are affordable and jobs are plentiful – Business Insider
America’s 50 Best Cities to Live – 24/7 Wall Street
The Best Cities to Raise Kids in the U.S. – National Council for Home Safety and Security
2016
Best Places to Live – Money Magazine
15 Smartest Cities in Oklahoma To Live – Only in Your State
The Top 10 Cities for Working Parents – SmartAsset
2015
Edmond ranked #30 out of 405 as Best City in the U.S. for Women Entrepreneurs to Launch a Business – GoodCall
Oklahoma City Metro Area ranked second among Healthiest Housing Market in 25 Big Cities – WalletHub
2014
Affordable housing draws middle class to inland cities – The New York Times
Edmond ranks among America’s 50 Best Cities to Live – 24/7 Wall St.
2013
Oklahoma City ranked among most cost-attractive business locations – KPMG
Oklahoma City ranked among best cities for high paying jobs – Kiplinger
Oklahoma City ranked among best big cities for jobs – Forbes
Oklahoma City ranked among 10 happiest cities for job-seeking college grads – Forbes
Oklahoma City ranked among 7 most business-friendly cities – CNN Money
Oklahoma City ranked among 75 best college towns and cities – AIER
Oklahoma City named a top 12 American boomtown – Yahoo Finance
2012
Edmond ranked among cities with lowest crime rates – The Edmond Sun
Edmond ranked among best places to live – CNNMoney
2011
Oklahoma City ranked among cities where home prices have held up most – Kiplinger
Oklahoma City named a hot spot to start a small business – The Fiscal Times
Edmond ranks high among other similar sized Oklahoma cities in brainpower ratings – The Business Journals
Edmond named the No. 1 Perfect Suburb – CNBC