From our campgrounds to our workforce, Tech Valley is home to some of the best resources in the nation. Below is just a sampling of where national organizations and publications rank our schools, business climate, quality of life, hospitals and other important aspects of
life,
work and
recreation.
Report | Publication | Year
America's Best Places To Raise A Family | Forbes | 2010
#9. Albany-Schenectady-Troy
America's Most Innovative Cities | Forbes | 2010
#15. Albany
Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities | Forbes | 2010
#30. Albany-Schenectady-Troy
Best Cities for Job Growth | New Geography | 2010
#17/Medium Cities. Albany-Schenectady-Troy
#29/Medium Cities. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
#35/Small Cities. Glens Falls
Best Markets for Young Adults | Portfolio.com | 2010
#24. Albany
Green City Index | American City Business Journals | 2010
#10. Albany
Strongest Performing Metro Areas | Brookings | 2010
Among top 21. Albany
Small Business Vitality 2010 | Portfolio.com | 2010
#20. Poughkeepsie
Top Mid-size US Metro Areas for Quality of Life | Portfolio.com
| 2010
#19. Poughkeepsie
Best Job Markets | Portfolio.com | 2009
#23. Albany
Top Micropolitans By # of Projects | Site Selection | 2009
#14. Plattsburgh
Best Performing Cities | Milken Institute | 2009
#23. Glens Falls
America's 25 Strongest Housing Markets | Forbes | 2008
#21. Albany
Top Cities for Jobs | CollegeGrad.com | 2008
#21. Albany
Go Red For Women Heart-Friendly Cities | Portfolio.com
| 2008
#14. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
#15. Albany-Schenectady-Troy
10 Coolest Small Towns in America | Budget Travel
| 2008
Catskill
Port Jervis
Brainpower Rankings of 100 Top Metros | American City Business Journals | 2008
#11. Albany