Consistently Highly-Ranked

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.

Arlington Public Schools is the #1 School District in the State by the Arlington Patch – 2018
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) – 2018
Ranked #1 Fittest City in the U.S by the American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index – 2018
Ranked #9 of the Most Walkable Cities by Expedia.com – 2018
Ranked #2 of the 2018 Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Grads by Livability.com – 2018
Ranked #1 of Cities Where Women Are the Most Successful by SmartAsset.com – 2018
Ranked #1 of the 2018 Best Places to Live in Virginia by Niche.com – 2018
Ranked #6 of the Best Cities for Women in Tech in 2018 by SmartAsset.com – 2018
Ranked #3 in the Best Cities for Millennials in America by Niche.com – 2018
Ranked #1 City in Virginia on the the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index – 2017
Arlington Earns Nation’s First LEED For Communities Platinum Certification from U.S. Green Building Council – 2017
Ranked #2 Best City for Recent College Grads by NerdWallet – 2017
Ranked #1 in the Top 10 Large-Sized Communities for 2017 by Fourth Economy Niche.com – 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.com – 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 #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