2022
- Business Facilities METRO Rankings Report has recognized Lubbock as the sixth best business climate in a mid-sized metro
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
