Recognition and Awards

Metro New Mexico is a great place to live and do business, but don't take our word for it.  View some of the region's national recognition and achievements below.

2011

• TLC Ranks Albuquerque 4th Best City for Families
• Rio Rancho High School recieves a SCHOTT Solar 50 kW photovoltaic (PV) installation, largely in part because of students.

2010

• Albuquerque ranks among Top 10 cities for families by TLC (Also of interest to families, the Explora Science Center received the notable National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2010.)
• Albuquerque ranks No. 1 for 'Best Cities to Live, Work and Make Movies' by Movie Maker Magazine
• Albuquerque ranks 13th least expensive city for business travel by Business Travel News
• Albuquerque among top 10 'Best Recovery Cities' by Relocate Amercia
• CNM Rio Rancho campus earns design excellence award by Rio Rancho Observer
• Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Taos among top 25 cities for art by AmericanStyle
• Rio Rancho named among 'Best Small Cities' by Money Magazine
• New Mexico honors aviation by AOPA Online

2009

• Rio Rancho Rated Best Place for Raising Kids in New Mexico by BusinessWeek
• Albuquerque ranked No 11 for Best Places to Live and Work by Forbes
• New Mexico No. 3 for Great Film Locations by Variety Magazine
• Brookings Institution ranks Albuquerque area 15th out of 100 metros for coping well with the recession
• U.S. News and World Report ranks Albuquerque in the top 10 of 'Best Places to Live'
• Kiplinger ranks Albuquerque No.2 for 'Best Cities'
• The 2009 Creative Bravos Awardshonors excellence in Albuquerque arts and arts edcuation

2008

• Albuquerque ranked in top 20 sustainable cities, SustainLane
• Albuquerque ranked '3rd Fittest City' by Men's Fitness
• Popular Science ranked Albuquerque 16th out 50 for 'Greenest City'
• Albuquerque Ranked No 1 for Home Appreciation by Forbes
• From the Albuquerque Jounral, Kirtland FCU wins Zia Award: Quality New Mexico's top prize given for performance excellence

2007

• Forbes rated Albuquerque in top 10 of 'Best Cities for Jobs'
• Top 50 'Best Places to Live and Play' by National Geographic Adventure
• Inc. Magazine named Albuquerque in 'Top 20 Mid-size Cities'
• Albuquerque ranks 6th in Forbes 'Best Places for Business and Careers'
• New Mexico ranked No. 7 for Pro-Business Climate by Business Facilities
• MSNBC Today says that Albuquerque in one of the top five cities if you own a dog

2006

• Albuquerque ranked No. 1 in the nation for the lowest overall cost of doing business, according to Forbes' Best Place for Business
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked the Albuquerque Metro area as No.3 in list of '50 Smart Cities to Live'