2023
- SmartAsset Names Lubbock 5th in The 10 U.S. cities where a $100,000 salary goes the furthest
- SmartAsset compared the after-tax income in 76 of the largest U.S. cities and then adjusted those figures for the cost of living in each place. After accounting for taxes and the cost of living, a $250,000 income is actually worth $196,373. ranking Lubbock, Texas number 5.
- 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
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
2018
- 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
2017
- 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
2016
- Move.org ranks Lubbock as the 6th Best City for 20-Somethings in the U.S. in 2016
- Lubbock ranks in the Top 15 for U.S. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Creative Sectors according to a report by Garner Economics LLC in 2016
- Lubbock is the 15th Best City to Start a Business in 2016 according to WalletHub
- In 2016, Safeco Insurance ranks Lubbock No. 1 on its list of the Top 10 U.S. Cities with the Shortest Commutes to Work
2015
- 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
2014
- 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
2013 & Before
- In August 2013, FindtheData.org and Yahoo! Finance rank Lubbock as one of the Best and Cheapest Places to Retire
- Lubbock has the lowest utility costs in the nation. Click here for more info
- 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
