Oklahoma City 2009 Rankings

• #3 on BusinessWeek’s Forty Strongest U.S. Metro Economies
• #1 on Fortune Magazine’s list of best places to start a business
• Top 20% of all metro’s in GDP growth, U.S. Dept of Commerce
• 28 of the nation’s 500 fastest-growing companies
• Top Ten in BusinessWeek’s Strongest Housing Markets in the U.S.
• #1 on fastest-growing per capita income for a large MSA, U.S. Dept of Commerce
• #2 for volunteer hours, #7 for overall volunteerism among major U.S. metros.
• #4 Best Undervalued Place to Live, U.S. News & World Report
• #8 for Indeed’s Best Cities to Look for a Job
• #2 on the Brooking’s Institution’s list of best-performing cities during the recession
• #4 in ArtBistro’s Top 25 Cities for Artists and Designers
• #4 for WomenCo.com’s Best Cities for Your Career
• #1 on FDI’s (Foreign Direct Investment) on list of most cost-effective large cities
• #1 on BusinessWeek’s most affordable major metros
• Top Ten, Mat Hoffman Action Sports Park on National Geographic’s Ten Best Things for Families
• #37 on The Sporting News’ Best Sports Cities (Toronto is #36, Austin is #38)
• #28 on the Today Show’s Best Places to Raise a Family
• #7 on Forbes’ Top Ten Cleanest Cities
• #4 on Forbes’ Best Cities for Commuters
• #1 on Forbes’ Most Recession-Proof Cities
• #4 on BizJournal’s 10 Least Stressful Metros
  

Source:  Metro Jacksonville newspaper