Why Ithaca?
This is a collection of accolades Ithaca has received over the past ten years. And we continue to receive more!
Ithaca
ranked #4 nationwide in The New Rating Guide to Life in America's Small Cities
by Kevin Heubusch, 1997, and in an earlier edition was ranked #1 in the East
Ithaca
ranked
"America's MostEnlightenedCity"
by Utne Reader, May 1997
Ithaca
ranked #2 overall for the United States in the Rating Guide to Environmentally Healthy Metro Area
, by Robert S. Weinhold, Durango, CO.: Animas Press, 1997
Ithaca
ranked as one of
"25 Terrific Places to Bring up a Family"
by Mothering Magazine, July/August 2001
Classified as
"Best Fly Fishing Through North America,"
Fish and Fly Magazine, Winter 2001
The Ithaca Farmers Market was named one of the top "60 Best American Public Places"
by Utne Reader, January 2002
Ithaca
rated as one of the best
"American Values: Where to Buy a Retirement Home,"
Smart Money Magazine, February 2002
"100 Great Escapes: Top-10 Trips,"
Travel & Leisure Magazine, March/April 2002
Ithaca
ranked as
one of the "Best Places to Vacation,"
Money Magazine, April 2002
Ithaca
ranked as one of
"America's Five Best Mountain Biking Towns"
in Bike Magazine, June 2002
Ithaca
ranked #14 in Outside Magazine's
"40 Best College Towns Outside ‘U'",
September 2003
Ithaca
rated as
"BestHealthyCity in the Northeast"
by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003
Ithaca
listed as
"an artist-friendly alternative to New York and Los Angeles"
by Susan M. Brackney in The No-so-Lost Soul Companion, October 2002
Ithaca
ranked as the
"Number-OneEmergingCity"
in USA Today based on the book Cities Ranked and Rated by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander, 2004
Ithaca
rated as one of the
"12 Great Places to Retire"
by Kiplingers Personal Finance, March 2005, by Pat Mertz Esswein, Mary Beth Franklin and Magali Rheault
Ithaca
graded as
#1 City for Knowledge Workers
, "College Towns Are at the Heart of the Knowledge Sector Economy" in Expansion Management magazine, March/April 2006, by
Bill King and Michael Keating
Bottom Line Personal highlighted Ithaca as one of
"Seven Great Places to Live"
that were noted for very reasonable real estate prices and the "small-town feel with entertainment options-theater, sports, lectures, dining-and quality medical care," March 1, 2006
Ithaca
ranked #4 in Relocate America's
"Top 100 Places to Live in 2006,"
April, 2006. Relocate-America.com
Ithaca
ranked #17 nationwide among the
"Best Places for Business and Careers"
by Forbes magazine, April 2006
Kiplinger's Personal Finance positioned Ithaca #8 in
"50 Smart Places to Live"
by Sean O'Neill, June 2006
Ithaca
rated among the
"12 Hippest Hometowns for Vegetarians"
in VegNews magazine, July/August 2006
Ithaca
rated #1 in
"12 Great Places You've Never Heard Of"
in Mother Earth News magazine, July/August 2006
Ithaca
graded #2 by Country Home magazine in
"Best Green Places to Live,"
April 2007
Ithaca
was listed #3 by Relocate America in
"Top 100 Places to Live in 2007,"
April 2007
Farmers Insurance positioned Ithaca at #3 in its study of
"Most Secure Places to Live - Small Towns"
in December 2007
Ithaca
schools ranked #2 nationwide among metro areas under 500,000 by Expansion Management Magazine, December 2007
Ithaca
graded #3 by Forbes.com in
"The Smartest Cities in America"
February 2008
Smart Money.com positioned Ithaca at #2 in
"Seven Places to Retire During An Economic Downturn"
by Kelli B. Grant, February 2008
"Retire Here, Not there." Smart Money cites Ithaca as a lesser-known gem with lower prices and a peppy economy for retirees. November 2011.