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NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Read about our many accomplishments and find out how we are becoming the “City You Never Want to Leave"

  1. Prospect Lake Water Treatment Plant Project Wins Best P3 Utility Project of the Year - P3 Bulletin
  2. LEED for Cities Gold Certification - U.S. Green Building Council
  3. Finalist in 2023 Smart Cities North America Awards - International Data Corporation (IDC)
  4. 2023 All-America City Hall of Fame Inductee - National Civic League
  5. 2023 Award for Favorite Beach Town, Florida East (Second Consecutive Year) - Trazee Travel
  6. #3 Best Place to Retire - WalletHub
  7. #5 Best City for Hispanic Entrepreneurs - WalletHub
  8. #2 Midsize Metro with Best Business Climate - Business Facilities
  9. Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2023 - Livability
  10. #13 Most Fun City in America - Wallet Hub
  11. Best Cities for Dogs - Rent.com
  12. #5 Best Retirement City - Wallet Hub
  13. #14 Best Place for Renters to Live - Rent Cafe
  14. Top 10 Best Downtowns - Livability
  15. Top 10 Most Exciting Places in Florida - Movoto National Real Estate
  16. Top 10 Most Exciting Mid-Sized Cities in America - Movoto National Real Estate
  17. Top 10 American Dream Cities - Xavier University and The Burghard Group
  18. Top 10 Greenest Mid-Sized Cities - MyLife.com
  19. Top 10 Best U.S. Cities for Small Businesses - Biz2Credit.com
  20. Top 10 Best Cities for Millennial Job Seekers in Florida - Nerd Wallet
  21. Top 10 City for Most Efficient Spending on Education - WalletHub
  22. Top 10 Best Cities to Move to in 2014 - SML National Moving
  23. Top 10 Mid-Sized American Cities to Visit - World Property Journal 
  24. Top 10 Small American Cities of the Future - fDi Magazine 
  25. Top 10 Most Physically Attractive Mid-Sized Cities - Movoto National Real Estate
  26. Top 10 Best Places for Veterans to Live - Best Places for Veterans Report
  27. Top 10 Best Cities for Parking - NerdWallet.com
  28. Top 10 Great Cities for Family Vacations - Vacation Critic Travel Planning Guide
  29. Top 10 Most Affordable Summer Destinations - GoBankingRates.com
  30. Top 10 Most Popular Summer Destinations – Hopper.com
  31. Top 10 Most Affordable U.S. Travel Destinations - SmartAsset.com
  32. Top 10 Summer Vacation Destinations - AAA Travel
  33. Top 10 Destinations for New Year's Eve - ThePointsGuy.com
  34. Top 10 Best Fourth of July Fireworks Shows - USA Today
  35. Top 10 Best Places to Retire - Money Magazine
  36. Top Ranked City for Hispanic Entrepreneurship Rate - WalletHub
  37. Top Ranked Busiest Firehouse in the United States - Firehouse magazine
  38. Top Ranked Busiest Fire-Rescue Department in Broward County, #5 in Florida, #58 in U.S. - Firehouse magazine
  39. Top Ranked Complete Streets Policy in Florida and #3 Nationally - Smart Growth America
  40. Top 20 Best Foodie Cities for Your Wallet - WalletHub
  41. Most Popular U.S. Beaches - The Daily Beast
  42. Best Beach Towns to Explore on Foot - Huffington Post Travel
  43. Favorite Winter Destination of Canadians - FlightNetwork.com
  44. Most Outstanding Green Government - U.S. Green Building Council South Florida
  45. Happiest Cities for Young Professionals - Forbes Magazine
  46. Top 100 Best Cities to Start a Business - WalletHub
  47. Best Places for Business and Careers - Forbes Magazine
  48. Certified as a Florida Green Local Government - Florida Green Building Coalition
  49. Lowest Travel Taxes among Top 50 U.S. Travel Destinations - Global Business Travel Association
  50. Best City in Broward - Broward New Times
  51. Top 20 most romantic mid-sized City in America - Movoto National Real Estate
  52. 11th Greenest City in the United States - Nerdwallet.com
  53. Top 50 Cities in the U.S. for Technology Talent - CRBE
  54. Most Diverse City in Florida - WalletHub
  55. Top 30 Large Cities in the U.S. for Law School Graduates - Goodcall
  56. Best Neighborhood Program in the U.S. - Neighborhoods USA 
  57. Best of the Web Award - Center for Digital Government 
  58. Digital Cities Survey Winner - Center for Digital Government
  59. Climate Leader Award - Southeast Florida Regional Climate Compact
  60. Top State Where Americans Would Most Like to Live - The Harris Poll  
  61. Best City to Find A Job in Florida - WalletHub
  62. Top 10 most popular city for foreigners buying U.S. homes - Miami Association of Realtors
  63. Top 5 Best Florida Beaches - U.S. News and World Report
  64. Top 10 Best Places to go in Florida - Smartertravel.com
  65. #2 Best Beach Vacations in Florida - TripAdvisor.com
  66. #1 Best Beach & Sun for Family Fun - TripAdvisor.com
  67. #1 Florida Family Beach - HomeAway.com
  68. Top 10 Best Holiday Events - USA Today
  69. Top 10 City for Real Estate Investment - Forbes, Inc.
  70. Top 10 Vision Zero Focus Cities -  Vision Zero Network
  71. Top 20 Global and Emerging Logistics Hubs - CRBE
  72. Top 25 Beach in the United States - TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards
  73. #1 Mid-Sized City in America for Nightlife - Gogobot
  74. #4 Best City for Small Business in America - Biz2Credit 
  75. #43 Best Large City to Start a Business - WalletHub
  76. #2 Retail Market in the Country - Ten-X
  77. Top 100 Most Diverse Cities in America - WalletHub
  78. Top 10 Happiest City in Florida - OnlyinYourState
  79. #2 Best American City for LGBT Seniors - SeniorAdvice 
  80. #12 Foodie City in America - WalletHub
  81. #1 Single-Family Housing Market in the United States - Ten-X
  82. Top 10 in the Nation for Small Business Activity - the Kauffman Foundation 
  83. Top 10 Best Florida Beaches for Families - Community Table 
  84. Top 10 Best Places to Retire in Florida - LendEDU
  85. #3 Best City for Summer Jobs - WalletHub
  86. #9 Best Place to Retire in Florida - WalletHub 
  87. #15 Best American City to take a "Staycation" - CNBC  
  88. Top 10 Cities for a Worktirement - SmartAsset