Accolades
Lubbock boasts many accolades by reputable sources.
2025
- Lubbock ranked #20 in the U.S. for Best Cities for Working Families in 2025
- Awarded the Business Facilities 2025 Economic Development Organization Award
2024
- Lubbock ranks Top 20 best city to start a business
- Lubbock named one of six Texas cities in the Top 100 Best Places to Live in the US
- Named among The Most Affordable Place to Move to in Texas After College
- Lubbock is one of the 50 Best Places to Buy a Home for Under $300,000
- Top 10 US Cities Where a $100,000 Goes Furthest
2023
- Lubbock ranked No. 5 of 20 fastest-growing, most affordable cities in the U.S.
- Lubbock ranked in best places for renters to live in 2023
- SmartAsset Named Lubbock 5th in The 10 U.S. cities where a $100,000 salary goes the furthest
- CNBC found ranking Lubbock, Texas number 5 in cities where $200,000 goes the furthest
- Golfweek ranked The Rawls Course at Texas Tech University in the Top 100 Public Golf Courses to play in 2023
- TexasRealEstateSource.com names Lubbock in the top 15 cities in Texas with the lowest cost of living
- Lubbock named in Top College Towns
- Lubbock ranked in Top cities for Graduates to Live
- Lubbock Ranked 5th Cheapest Place to Retire By Yahoo Finance
2022
- The Wall Street Journal with Realtor.com name Lubbock to be a top three city in Texas with an emerging housing market
- Yahoo! Finance ranked Lubbock 11th Best City for Young Professionals
- HGTV ranked Lubbock in The 20 Best Mid-Size Cities in the United States
- Business Facilities METRO Rankings Report has recognized Lubbock as the sixth-best business climate in a mid-sized metro
- U.S. Census Bureau data results show that Lubbock is ranked the 10th best place for families with kids
- U.S. News & World Report ranks TTUHSC among Best Graduate Schools for 2023
- Lubbock is one of the best dog park cities in US with a No. 4 quality rank
- Lubbock ranked No. 59 hardest-working city in US, per WalletHub
- Lubbock Ranked in 2023 Best Cities for Remote Workers
2021
- Business Facilities find Lubbock to be the sixth best business climate in a midsized metro and ninth most affordable city in the United States
- The Wall Street Journal with Realtor.com name Lubbock to be a top three city in Texas with an emerging housing market
- WalletHub names Lubbock third Best Large City to Start a Business
- Yahoo! Finance ranked Lubbock 11th Best City for Young Professionals
- Lubbock ranked third best city in the nation to start a business
- Yahoo! Finance names Lubbock a top city for Gen Z to Live Well on a Budget
- Lubbock Brewery, The Brewery LBK, named No. 1 brewpub in United States
- Texas Tech University ranks among top 1.7% globally in Center for World University rankings
2020
- Texas Tech ranked No. 1 online college in the state by Texas Online Colleges
- Inc. lists Lubbock in its 15 best cities for women entrepreneurs
- Finance Buzz ranked Lubbock as the third best city for newly remote workers
- Business Facilities ranks Lubbock as the fifth best business climate for mid-sized cities
- Lubbock is first in Texas and 14th nationaly for millenial homeownership according to ImproveNet
- The Wall Street Journal ranked Texas Tech graduates ninth nationally in workforce preparation
- WalletHub lists Lubbock as one of 2020’s Best Cities for Jobs
- SmartAsset lists Lubbock in the top 25 cities with the best work-life balance
- Lubbock is been nationally recognized by LendEDU as one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities that is still affordable for homebuyers
2019
- USA Today ranked Lubbock as one of the Best Cities for Jobs, Social Life and Affordable Living After College Graduation
- Business Facilities ranks Lubbock in the Top 10 Mid-Sized Cities for Economic Growth Potential
- Smart Asset lists Lubbock in its Top 20 Places Millennials are Moving