Living Here
Madison ranked 8th Best Music Scene
Livability.com, March 2012
State Street Ranked in Top Eight Shopping Districts in America
MSN, January 2012
Madison has 6th Most Dog Parks
USA Today, December 2011
Madison in Top 5 U.S. Cities for Winter Biking
Metaefficient, November 2011
Madison Ranked 10th Best Town to Live
Outside Magazine, October 2011
Madison Ranked Most Educated City in America
Men's Health Magazine, September 2011
Middleton Ranked 8th Best Place to Live
Money Magazine, September 2011
Madison Named 3rd Best City for Young Professionals
Forbes, July 2011
Madison Named City with Best Job Market
Portfolio.com, July 2011
Madison Ranked 6th Best City for Families
Parenting.com, June 2011
Madison Ranked 6th Best College Town in Renter Satisfaction
Apartment Ratings, May 2011
Madison Ranked 15th Most Socially Networked City in the US
Men's Health, March 2011
Madison Ranked in Top Ten for America's Best Getaway Cities
NYDailyNews.com, March 2011
Madison Ranked Best City for an Active Retirement
Forbes Magazine, February 2011
Madison Ranked Most Secure Place to Live in America
Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, December 2010
Madison Ranked #7 in Best Places for Military Retirement
USAA / Military.com, December 2010
Madison Ranked 7th Best City to Relocate to in America
CNBC.com, October 2010
Madison Ranked #3 in Most Secure US Places
AOL Real Estate, October 2010
Madison #4 in Top 10 Midsize US Metro Areas for Quality of Life
Portfolio.com, June 2010
UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health ranked Top 20 for "Social Mission"
School of Medicine and Public Health, June 2010
Madison #7 Among Innovative Cities Nationwide
Forbes.com, June 2010
Madison 2nd Best City for College Grads
The Daily Beast.com, May 2010
Madison 5th Gayest City in America
The Advocate, February 2010
Madison #26 in Top 50 Most Charitable Cities
Men's Health, November 2009
America's Best Adventure Towns
National Geographic, October, 2009
The Top Ten Places to Buy a Home
Abc News, August, 2009
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation's best
U.S. News & World Report summarized by UW-Madison News, April, 2009
"Most Unique American Cities & Towns"
Newsmax Magazine, April, 2009
Madison Gay Hockey Association named Outsports' top gay sports group
Outsports.com, April, 2009
#4 MSN Real Estate 2008 Best Bargain Market
MSN Real Estate, June, 2008
Nation's Smartest City
bizjournals, April, 2008
Best Place to Educate Your Child - Madison Area is #2
Forbes, December, 2007
One of the Ten Most Livable Cities in the United States
2007 Places Rated Almanac, Spring, 2007
One of the 30 Best Towns in America
Outside, August, 2007
Madison Rated One of Five Perfect College Towns
Smarter Travel, August, 2007
One of the Nation's 25 Best Cities in Which to Live
Kiplinger's Personal Finance, June, 2007
UW-Madison Ranked "America's Hottest Big State School"
Kaplan/Newsweek "How to Get Into College Guide", Summer, 2007
Top Medium-Sized Metro in the Arts
Creative Class Group, May, 2007
One of the Top 25 Best Places to Live
Country Home, April, 2007
Madison Ranked One of 100 Best Places to Live in America
Money, August, 2006
4th Brainiest Medium-Sized City
bizjournals.com, June, 2006
One of America's Best Vegetarian-Friendly Small Cities
http://www.goveg.com/f-vegcities-madison.asp, March, 2006
Madison Named Most Romantic U.S. City
USAWeekend.com, February, 2006
UW-Madison Campus Rated Among Nation's Best LGBT-Friendly Campuses
The Advocate College Guide for LGBT Students, August, 2006
