Arlington's Top Rankings

Arlington is not only the best place to live, work and play in our book, but it also tops the list of dozens of independent studies.

Ranked #1 in the Top 10 Large-Sized Communities for 2017 by Fourth Economy Niche – 2017
Ranked #1 in the Top Digital County Survey in the 150,000 - 249,999 population category by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) – 2017
Ranked #1 in the 2017 Best Cities for Millennials by Niche – 2017
Ranked #1 in the Best Suburbs to Live in the Washington, D.C Area by Niche – 2017
Ranked #3 Best City to Live in the United States by Niche – 2017
Ranked #19 of the 2017 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com – 2017
Ranked #3 in Expedia's Ranking the hippest spots to visit in the states by Expedia viewfinder – 2017
Arlington elementary schools rank #1-10, 14 and 21 of the top elementary schools in Washington according to Niche.com Inc. – 2017
Ranked #1 in Nine of the Best Cities To Live Without A Car by Forbes Magazine – 2017
Ranked #4 in Best Places to Live by U.S. News & World Report – 2017
Ranked #1 Hardest-Working Cities in America on SmartAsset.com – 2016
Ranked #1 in the Top Digital Counties Survey in the 150,000 - 249,999 population category by the Center for Digital Government (CDG) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) – 2016
Ranked #2 Best Cities for Millennials by the Digital Counties Survey – 2016
Ranked #1 Best Place in the Country in Which to Retire by Bankrate.com – 2016
Ranked the Best City to Live in the United States by Niche – 2016
Ranked #8 Happiest Cities to Work In by Forbes Magazine – 2016
Ranked #1 Best City for Recent Grads by NerdWallet – 2016
Ranked #1 Best Cities for Black Entrepreneurs by GoodCall – 2015
Ranked #1 Best D.C. Suburb for Young Professionals by Movoto – 2015
Ranked #2 Best Places for Recent Grads to Find Jobs by nerdwallet.com – 2015
Ranked #7 of The Most Hipster Cities in America by FindTheHome.com – 2015
Ranked #3 of the 100 Best Places to Live by Livability.com – 2015
Ranked #19 Best Metro Area to work for a small business by WalletHub.com – 2015