We know Albuquerque is a great place to visit and to live. But don’t take our word for it; the list below shows how Albuquerque tops the charts in a variety of categories as rated by prominent publications and organizations.
2009 Albuquerque Rankings
Albuquerque ranks in the Top 10 Best Cities to Live in 2009
2008 Albuquerque Rankings
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club ranked No. 3 in the United States for best public golf courses in a Readers Choice Poll by subscribers of Golf World, October 2008.Top 10 Cities for Hispanics by Hispanic Magazine, August 2008
Among America’s Most Walkable Neighborhoods in the Top 40 U.S. Cities by Walkscore.com, 2008
Among the Top 66 Places Where Owning Real Estate Makes Sense by RealEstateMSN.com, 2008
The Albuquerque Zoo is rated one of America’s 60 best zoos, according to The Intrepid Traveler, July 2008
No. 2 for Open Space by a study of the Trust for Public Land indicates Albuquerque devotes the second most land area by percentage to parks and preserves for large cities in the country. July, 2008
Albuquerque’s growing population moved the city to the big city category for 2008, but we are still a top 25 art destination, at 7th Best Big City Art Destination in AmericanStyle Magazine, April 2008
Albuquerque’s local cupcake boutique Cake Fetish ranked top amongst the country’s best cupcakes for their famous Fluffer Nutter cupcake by MSN.com, February 20083rd Fittest City in the Unites States by Men’s Fitness magazine, February 2008
2007 Albuquerque Rankings
Top 50 Best Places to Live and Play by National Geographic Adventure magazine, September 2007
Top 25 Memorable Summer Vacations is Ballooning in Albuquerque by Woman’s Day, July 2007
Second best mid-sized city for arts by AmericanStyle, June 2007Mayor Martin Chavez and Albuquerque won the
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is among the Top Mayor’s Climate Protection Award at the U.S. Conference of Mayors beating out 90 other cities, June 2007
Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa is among the Top 100 reader-rated golf resorts in Conde Nast Traveler, June 2007.
Third best city in the nation for dogs by Men’s Health Magazine, June 2007
No. 1 Most Affordable Vacation Spot by AAA, June 2007
Paa-Ko Ridge Golf Club as the Best the Southwest by Zagat Survey, May 2007Ranked among the top small airports for customer satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, May 2007
Golf on the Santa Fe Trail ranked among four best multi-stop shops for your next golf trip, GOLF Magazine, May 2007
No. 1 Healthiest Cities for Latinas by Latina magazine, May 2007
Among top 25 Best Places to Get a Job by Forbes.com, March 2007No. 1 Fittest City in America by Men’s Fitness Magazine, January 2007100 Best Communities for Young People by America’s Promise Alliance, January 2007
