Charleston’s Accolades
CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, is rated the fifth most popular vacation destination in the United States, and it surely must rank in the top five among places to spend the rest of your life. If it doesn’t yet, it eventually will. Visit the city once and you’ll discover that it pulls at your heartstrings like no other place in the country. Is it the delightful year-round climate? The almost-European feel of its downtown city streets? The overwhelming
amount of history lurking behind every corner and down every alley? Charleston is truly one of the most cosmopolitan places around, offering sophisticated dining rivaling that of much larger cities and shopping experiences for even the most jaded consumers.
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Charleston was ranked as one of 10 best small “Adventure Burgs” Outside Magazine • August 2009 Charleston was ranked #8 for its strong infrastructure,
Forbes • December 2009
attractive economy and savvy urban planning Charleston was ranked 11th among 405 small cities
(population 50,000–99,999) Charleston received first place honors
Best Cities for Technology Jobs Charleston was ranked among the nation’s top 10 Next Cities: Best Places to Live & Charleston was ranked 2nd among cities with
Work for Young Professionals Best Small Cities for Startups
America’s Strongest Housing Markets 2008 Best Performing Cities:
Where America’s Jobs Are Created 50 Best Places to Live:
The Next Great Adventure Towns 100,000 to 200,000 population
Mount Pleasant was cited as best city in South Carolina
Charleston was ranked among the top 25 Business Week • April 2009 Forbes • January 2009 Charleston was ranked 10th among the largest U.S. metros Milken Institute • September 2008
Charleston was one of five Southern cities in the Eastern National Geographic Adventure • August 2008 United States
Top U.S. Cities for Doing Business Charleston was ranked6th among mid-sized metros Top Arts Destinations Job Market Leaders
Inc. • August 2008
Charleston was ranked6th among the nation’s mid-sized cities American Style • June 2008 Charleston was ranked5th in private-sector job growth, 2006-2007 Bizjournals • September 2007
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Next Generation Consulting • June 2009 Smarter Cities • July 2009
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