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Lubbock boasts many accolades by reputable sources.

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

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

Texas Tech University is in the Top 10 Percent of Schools for International Students
Out of 204 cities, OnlineDegrees.com lists Lubbock is #5 for Best Mid-Size Cities for New Graduates in 2018
CNBC put Lubbock on its list of Cities with the Best Traffic with an average of only 10 hours per year
SmartAsset ranks Lubbock as the #4 City With the Best Work-Life Balance
MSN lists Lubbock as one of 17 Places in America that are Getting Richer
Lubbock is No. 10 on 2018 Best Cities to Raise a Family according to Zumper
Indeed.com. ranks Lubbock as the third best city in the nation for Above-Average Employment Opportunities and High Projected Growth
Veterans United lists Lubbock as #19 Best City for Veterans to Live in 2018

US News & World Report lists Texas Tech University as a Top University for International Students
A 2017 WalletHub study ranks Lubbock among US Cities with the Lowest Amount of Traffic
Lubbock is one of 17 places in America that is getting richer according to MSN.com
Out of the 100 largest cities in the country, Lubbock ranks No. 4 among Cities with the Best Work-Life Balance
Lubbock ranks No. 5 out of 204 cities on OnlineDegrees.com’s list of Best Mid-Size Cities for New Graduates in 2018
Lubbock ranks as one of WalletHub’s Top 15 Cities in America to Start a Business in 2017
Lubbock ranks as one of the Top 25 Cities in the U.S. For People Under 35 according to a 2017 Growella study published by CNBC
In 2017, WalletHub ranks Lubbock No. 16 on its 2017 list of the 150 Best Cities for Hispanic Entrepreneurs
Out of 100 cities, Lubbock ranks 49 on Veterans United list of Best Cities for Veteran Homebuyers in 2017
Out of 200 cities, ValuePenguin ranks Lubbock as the 24th Best City for Small Business in the U.S. in 2017
Millennial Personal Finance ranks Lubbock 68th on its list of the Top 150 Cities for Millennials in 2017

In 2015, Business.com ranks Lubbock No. 4 on its list of the 10 Best U.S. Cities to Get a Job
WalletHub ranks Lubbock as the No. 1 Most Recession-Recovered City in the U.S. in 2015
WalletHub named Lubbock the No. 10 Best City in the U.S. for Veterans in 2015
In June 2015, Fortune.com listed Lubbock as one of the Top 10 Cities to Find a Job in 2015
In February 2015, The Milken Institute ranked Lubbock 20th among the Top 25 Best Performing Cities in the United States
In 2015, Southern Business & Development Magazine features Lubbock as one of the “Ten Sizzling Mid-Market Economies in the South”
In January 2015, Business Insider ranks Lubbock No. 2 on its list of the Best Cities for Employment with a College Degree
Nerd Wallet ranks Lubbock 18th on its list of the Best Cities for Job Seekers in 2015

In 2014, Vocativ ranks Lubbock 15th on its list of Best Cities for People Under 35
In November 2014, Lubbock ranks 11th on NerdWallet’s list of the Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs to Start Small Businesses
In 2014, Global Trade Magazine ranks Lubbock as one of the top 10 cities in the nation for having the Best Skilled Workforce
In March 2014, Movoto ranks Lubbock as America’s Best City for Professional Women

In August 2013, FindtheData.org and Yahoo! Finance rank Lubbock as one of the Best and Cheapest Places to Retire
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America’s Promise Alliance ranks Lubbock as one of the top 100 Places for Young People in 2012
In 2012, Lubbock ranks 4th on America’s Promise Alliance’s list of Top 10 Best Hispanic Communities for Young People
Forbes ranks Lubbock’s cost of living 41st out of the 200 Best Metropolitan Areas in the Nation in 2009
In 2009, Children’s Health ranks Lubbock 35th on the list of the Best 100 Places to Raise Kids
Out of 200 large cities, The Milken Institute ranked Lubbock 16th for its 5-year High-Tech GDP growth from 2001 to 2009

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