Rankings
"Ann Arbor is 28 square miles surrounded by reality."
-Wikipedia
Yes, cities are ranked, too! Here are some of ours.
All-'round Great Place to Live
- Money magazine ranks Ann Arbor 25th Best Place to Live (2006)
- CNNMoney.com ranks AA among Best Places to Live (2003)
- Automobile Club of Michigan (AAA) votes ours the Best Main Street in Michigan
- Sperling's Best Places ranks Ann Arbor the 6th lowest stress city in America
- Life 2.0 by Forbes Magazine Publisher Rick Karlgaurd ranks Ann Arbor among the "IQ Campuses" - energy centers of biotech and infotech where new wealth is created. (2001)
Bicycling
- Bicycling magazine voted Ann Arbor one of the Top 20 Bike Towns in the United States. # 3 in Best Cycling City, after Boulder, Colorado, and Eugene, Oregon
Books
- Ann Arbor ranks first in the number of booksellers and books sold per capita, according to Wikipedia.
Food
- Food & Wine Magazine names Zingerman's Delicatessen to its list of the 25 best food markets in the world. San Francisco's' Ferry Plaza Farmers Market was the only other U.S. name on the list. The common factor: the high quality of their products.
- Joan Nathan, author of Jewish Cooking in America, names Ann Arbor's Zingerman's Deli as one of the 10 great places in the U.S. to order a genuine Jewish nosh (2001)
- Zagat America's Top Restaurants names Zingerman's Delicatessen and the Common Grill as two of the top restaurants in the country (2006)
Green Living
- Country Home magazine ranks Ann Arbor No. 11 among "Best Green Places." The study looked at air and watershed quality, mass transit use, power use, farmers markets, organic producers, number of green-certified buildings and more. (2007)
Kids/Family
- Baby.first.com ranks Ann Arbor 2nd among 100 cities. Criteria are: prenatal care, availability of doctors, incidence of pregnancy complications and stress levels.
- Child Magazine twice named Mott Children's Hospital as one of the best children's hospitals in the U.S. (2003, 2005)
- Grammy's name Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School as a Top 50 Music Program in the Nation (2006) and Huron High School as a Top 100 Music Program (2004).
- Zero Population Growth, the environmental organization, ranks Ann Arbor 13th of 140 independent cities for its kid-friendliness. Criteria included safety, unemployment rates, parks, air quality, class size and grades, population growth and good health care
Jobs
- Best Jobs USA.com ranks Ann Arbor 10th in nation
Money
- ReliaStar Financial Corp. ranks AA #3 Best City to Earn and Save Money (2002)
- The January issue of ING (a financial services company) lists Ann Arbor as the 3rd best place to earn and save money (out of the largest 125 metro areas in the U.S.) (2001)
Singles
- Money magazine names Ann Arbor 15th Best Place for Singles (2006)
- Sperling's Best Cities rates Ann Arbor as the 8th best city for dating because it ranks high in dining out and scores in the 98th percentile for number of singles.
Women
- Ladies' Home Journal ranks Ann Arbor #3 in Best Cities for Women (Small Cities Category
