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.

• Ranked #1 Place to Open a Restaurant by Small Business Trends  – 2019
• Ranked #1 Fittest City in the U.S. by the American College of Sports Medicine’s American Fitness Index – 2019
• Ranked #6 of The 15 Cities with the most high tech jobs by MSN Money – 2019
• Ranked #1 Best City to Live in America by Niche.com – 2019
• Ranked #2 Hardest Working City by Havenlife.com – 2018
• Arlington Public Schools ranked #1 of the Best School Districts in Virginia by niche.com – 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