Rankings

• Albuquerque Fittest City in the Nation, Men's Fitness, March 2007
• Albuquerque One of America's 50 Hottest Cities, Expansion Management, February 2007
• Albuquerque Best Real Estate Market in the West, 3rd in the Nation, Fortune, December 2006
• Sandia Heights, NM Ranked One of the Best Affordable Suburbs in the U.S., Business Week, November 2006
• Bizjournals Survey Ranks Albuquerque 18th for Jobs, BizJournals, November 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked 8th Best City for a Data Center, The Boyd Company, featured in Information Week article, October 2006
• Albuquerque Named a Smart City for Singles, Families & Retirees, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, October 2006
• New Mexico Ranked 4th in Small Tech Industry, Small Times Magazine, October 2006
• Albuquerque Named Among Best Cities for Relocating Singles, Primacy Relocation & Worldwide ERC, October 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked 14th Best Mid-Size City for Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneur, September 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked High for Data Centers, The Boyd Company, September 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked 3rd Best Metro for Hispanics, Hispanic Magazine, July 2006
• Albuquerque Named One of World's Five Best Vacations, Orbitz, July 2006
• Albuquerque 39th Fastest-Growing City in the Nation, Census Bureau, June 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked Among Top 10 of America's Brainiest Cities, BizJournals.com, June 2006
• Albuquerque Ranks 8th Best for Lifestyle Options for Relocating Families, Primacy Relocation & Worldwide ERC, May 2006
• Albuquerque Best in Nation for Business and Careers, Forbes, May 2006
• Albuquerque Named a Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro, Expansion Management, May 2006
• Albuquerque Ranked 3rd Smartest City to Live, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, May 2006
• 2nd in Top 25 Arts Destinations, mid-size cities (AmericanStyle Magazine, 2007)
• 4th Best American City for Making Movies (MovieMaker magazine, 2007)
• 9th in Most Educated Workforce (Business Facilities, 2007)
• Top 10 Retail Investment Market (Sperry Van Ness, 2007)
• 19th Top Mid-size Cities for Doing Business (Inc. Magazine, 2007)
• 29th in 100 Hottest Cities for Entrepreneurs (Inc. Magazine, 2007)

  Also see link to AED http://www.abq.org/media.html#rankings