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SIMPLY THE BEST
With our impressive list of fun “To Do’s”, abundance of metro-area lakes, award-winning theaters, sizzling chefs, innovative inventors and practiced practitioners it’s no wonder Minneapolis Saint Paul tops the rankings in almost every category.
THE GOOD LIFE
- Ranked among best new cities to shop by Lucky Magazine, January 2008
- Minneapolis is one of GQ’s “7 best art cities (That you've never thought of)”
- Minneapolis Saint Paul made Kiplinger's list of the “7 Coolest Cities” in 2005
- Minneapolis is third on Esquire magazine’s "Cities that Rock" list
- Ranked one of the country's top 10 cities for singles by Forbes magazine
- Minneapolis named the best city for every stage of your life by Kiplinger’s
- Forbes named Minnesota the number 1 most affordable place to live well
BREATH EASY
- In a study by Earth Day Network, Minneapolis Saint Paul ranked among the top 10 greenest cities in America
- Ranked 2nd best in the nation for recycling by BioCycle magazine
FAMILY FUN
- According to Child Magazine Minneapolis is the 3rd best city for families
- USA Today named Minneapolis the 5th best City for Children
- Minneapolis Saint Paul is one of the top 5 cities to be married with kids, Kiplinger's Personal Finance
- Minneapolis named 2nd best city to have a baby by FitPregnancy Magazine
WELL READ
- According to America's Most Literate Cities, Minneapolis and Saint Paul rank number 1 and 3, respectively, as most literate cities in the country
- According to the Chamber of Commerce’s State-by-State Report Card, Minnesota ranks 2nd nationwide in academic effectiveness
EAT WELL
- Forbes Traveler ranked the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s 20.21 among the top museum restaurants
- Bon Appetite named Chambers Kitchen a “Top Table”
- Mill City Farmer's Market was named in Food & Wine’s “100 Tastes to Try” in 2007
- Cooking Light named Minneapolis Saint Paul the 4th best city for eating smart, being fit and living well
LIVE LONG
- In a study conducted by the American Heart Association, Minnesota is the number 1 state for healthy hearts
- Runner's World named Minneapolis the 2nd best city in the country for running
- According to PBS, Minneapolis Saint Paul is the 3rd most walkable community
- Minneapolis named “Most Athletic City” by Men’s Fitness
- CQ Press named Minnesota the nation's most healthy state in 2008
PROFESSIONAL PROWESS
- According to Forbes, Minneapolis Saint Paul is the number 8 best city for young professionals, the world’s 5th cleanest city and has the number 2 best home buyers’ market
- American City Business Journals named Minneapolis Saint Paul 4th in the nation for small business
- Minneapolis Saint Paul was named one of the best metro centers for business by Market Watch
