NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Read about our many accomplishments and find out how we are becoming the “City You Never Want to Leave"

1. Prospect Lake Water Treatment Plant Project Wins Best P3 Utility Project of the Year - P3 Bulletin
2. LEED for Cities Gold Certification - U.S. Green Building Council
3. Finalist in 2023 Smart Cities North America Awards - International Data Corporation (IDC)
4. 2023 All-America City Hall of Fame Inductee - National Civic League
5. 2023 Award for Favorite Beach Town, Florida East (Second Consecutive Year) - Trazee Travel
6. #3 Best Place to Retire - WalletHub
7. #5 Best City for Hispanic Entrepreneurs - WalletHub
8. #2 Midsize Metro with Best Business Climate - Business Facilities
9. Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023 - Livability
10. #13 Most Fun City in America - Wallet Hub
11. Best Cities for Dogs - Rent.com
12. #5 Best Retirement City - Wallet Hub
13. #14 Best Place for Renters to Live - Rent Cafe
14. Top 10 Best Downtowns - Livability
15. Top 10 Most Exciting Places in Florida - Movoto National Real Estate
16. Top 10 Most Exciting Mid-Sized Cities in America - Movoto National Real Estate
17. Top 10 American Dream Cities - Xavier University and The Burghard Group
18. Top 10 Greenest Mid-Sized Cities - MyLife.com
19. Top 10 Best U.S. Cities for Small Businesses - Biz2Credit.com
20. Top 10 Best Cities for Millennial Job Seekers in Florida - Nerd Wallet
21. Top 10 City for Most Efficient Spending on Education - WalletHub
22. Top 10 Best Cities to Move to in 2014 - SML National Moving
23. Top 10 Mid-Sized American Cities to Visit - World Property Journal 
24. Top 10 Small American Cities of the Future - fDi Magazine 
25. Top 10 Most Physically Attractive Mid-Sized Cities - Movoto National Real Estate
26. Top 10 Best Places for Veterans to Live - Best Places for Veterans Report
27. Top 10 Best Cities for Parking - NerdWallet.com
28. Top 10 Great Cities for Family Vacations - Vacation Critic Travel Planning Guide
29. Top 10 Most Affordable Summer Destinations - GoBankingRates.com
30. Top 10 Most Popular Summer Destinations – Hopper.com
31. Top 10 Most Affordable U.S. Travel Destinations - SmartAsset.com
32. Top 10 Summer Vacation Destinations - AAA Travel
33. Top 10 Destinations for New Year's Eve - ThePointsGuy.com
34. Top 10 Best Fourth of July Fireworks Shows - USA Today
35. Top 10 Best Places to Retire - Money Magazine
36. Top Ranked City for Hispanic Entrepreneurship Rate - WalletHub
37. Top Ranked Busiest Firehouse in the United States - Firehouse magazine
38. Top Ranked Busiest Fire-Rescue Department in Broward County, #5 in Florida, #58 in U.S. - Firehouse magazine
39. Top Ranked Complete Streets Policy in Florida and #3 Nationally - Smart Growth America
40. Top 20 Best Foodie Cities for Your Wallet - WalletHub
41. Most Popular U.S. Beaches - The Daily Beast
42. Best Beach Towns to Explore on Foot - Huffington Post Travel
43. Favorite Winter Destination of Canadians - FlightNetwork.com
44. Most Outstanding Green Government - U.S. Green Building Council South Florida
45. Happiest Cities for Young Professionals - Forbes Magazine
46. Top 100 Best Cities to Start a Business - WalletHub
47. Best Places for Business and Careers - Forbes Magazine
48. Certified as a Florida Green Local Government - Florida Green Building Coalition
49. Lowest Travel Taxes among Top 50 U.S. Travel Destinations - Global Business Travel Association
50. Best City in Broward - Broward New Times
51. Top 20 most romantic mid-sized City in America - Movoto National Real Estate
52. 11th Greenest City in the United States - Nerdwallet.com
53. Top 50 Cities in the U.S. for Technology Talent - CRBE
54. Most Diverse City in Florida - WalletHub
55. Top 30 Large Cities in the U.S. for Law School Graduates - Goodcall
56. Best Neighborhood Program in the U.S. - Neighborhoods USA 
57. Best of the Web Award - Center for Digital Government 
58. Digital Cities Survey Winner - Center for Digital Government
59. Climate Leader Award - Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact
60. Top State Where Americans Would Most Like to Live - The Harris Poll  
61. Best City to Find A Job in Florida - WalletHub
62. Top 10 most popular city for foreigners buying U.S. homes - Miami Association of Realtors
63. Top 5 Best Florida Beaches - U.S. News and World Report
64. Top 10 Best Places to go in Florida - Smartertravel.com
65. #2 Best Beach Vacations in Florida - TripAdvisor.com
66. #1 Best Beach & Sun for Family Fun - TripAdvisor.com
67. #1 Florida Family Beach - HomeAway.com
68. Top 10 Best Holiday Events - USA Today
69. Top 10 City for Real Estate Investment - Forbes, Inc.
70. Top 10 Vision Zero Focus Cities -  Vision Zero Network
71. Top 20 Global and Emerging Logistics Hubs - CRBE
72. Top 25 Beach in the United States - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards
73. #1 Mid-Sized City in America for Nightlife - Gogobot
74. #4 Best City for Small Business in America - Biz2Credit 
75. #43 Best Large City to Start a Business - WalletHub
76. #2 Retail Market in the Country - Ten-X
77. Top 100 Most Diverse Cities in America - WalletHub
78. Top 10 Happiest City in Florida - OnlyinYourState
79. #2 Best American City for LGBT Seniors - SeniorAdvice 
80. #12 Foodie City in America - WalletHub
81. #1 Single-Family Housing Market in the United States - Ten-X
82. Top 10 in the Nation for Small Business Activity - the Kauffman Foundation 
83. Top 10 Best Florida Beaches for Families - Community Table 
84. Top 10 Best Places to Retire in Florida - LendEDU
85. #3 Best City for Summer Jobs - WalletHub
86. #9 Best Place to Retire in Florida - WalletHub 
87. #15 Best American City to take a "Staycation" - CNBC  
88. Top 10 Cities for a Worktirement - SmartAsset