Greenville Rankings

Greenville Rankings

Top Ten Most Affordable Cities for 2010
Relocate America

Top Ten Retirement Cities for 2010
Relocate America

#19 in the Healthiest Housing Markets in 2010
Builder Magazine March 2010

#20 Best Bang for Your Buck Cities
Forbes December 2009

#46 Best Places for Business and Careers
Forbes December 2009

Artisphere Top 20 Event in the Southeast
Southeast Tourism Society December 2009

Greenville's Main Street Named Great American Street
American Planning Association October 2009

Nation’s #1 Metro for Economic Growth Potential
Business Facilities August 2009
 
Top Ten Metros for Drug and Pharmaceutical Industry
Business Facilities August 2009

Greenville Ranked One of the Best Places to Live the Simple Life
AARP Magazine, August 2009 

Greenville Ranked 4th among America’s top 100 places to live
Relocate-America.com 2008

Downtown Greenville Great American Main Street Award
National Trust for Historic Preservation

South Carolina: Among the Best for Overall Business Climate
Southern Business & Development Magazine

One of the highest concentrations of Engineers in the United States

South Carolina 9th Best State for Business
2009 Chief Executive Magazine

Home of Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR)

Clemson University ranked as 22nd Best National Public University
U.S. News & World Report

Affordable Quality of Life – 89.2
AACRA Index for 2009

“The top micro North American City of the Future 2009/10 is Greenville, South Carolina, due to its strong economic potential, good human resources and high scores in business friendliness.”
Foreign Direct Investment magazine

Greenville Ranked #1 Micro City of the Future in North America by Hot Jobs

Greenville ranked #1 overall, and placed in the top 5 for the following categories: Best Economic Potential (#1), Best Human Resources (#2), Best Infrastructure (#5), and Business Friendliness (#2)
Foreign Direct Investment magazine

Greenville’s Arts Weekend ranked 46 out of 600 Fine Art Shows
Lawler’s Art Fair Sourcebook

One of America’s 50 Hottest Cities
Expansion Management magazine 2007

#2 of Top 20 Real Estate markets for Expanding Companies
Expansion Management magazine 2007

5 High Schools in the Nation’s Top 5%
Newsweek, 2007

2006 Ballpark of the Year
Fluor Field, Home of the Greenville Drive
Baseballparks.com

One of the Top 5 Cities to weather the economic downturn
FORBES

Home to 250 International firms from 24 countries

Greenville ranked 4th out of 75 mid-size cities across the US for its level of volunteerism
Corporation for National and Community Service

Home to the BMW Pro-Am Golf Tournament

Home of The Greenville Hospital System USA Cycling Professional Championships