February 2020
December 2019
Virginia Beach ranked #1 most caring city in America
WalletHub
December 16, 2019
November 2019
Virginia Beach Among the Nation’s Top “Digital Cities”
Center for Digital Government
November 22, 2019
September 2019
July 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
May 2018
March 2018
January 2018
December 2017
August 2017
July 2017
June 2017
May 2017
April 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
One of the Top U.S. Metro Areas for Families
Apartment List
March 15, 2016
Among 5 Hottest Beach Vacation Destinations for Families
MSN Travel
March 4, 2016
December 2015
One of the Top 5 Digital Cities in America
Center for Digital Government
December 11, 2015
Best Cities for Outdoor Enthusiasts (No. 5)
SmartAsset.com
December 8, 2015
November 2015
September 2015
August 2015
Virginia Beach received an A+ in Starting a Small Business
Thumbtack.com
August 5, 2015
July 2015
June 2015
Top Destinations for Post-Military Life (No. 1)
MilitaryTimes
June 8, 2015
May 2015
Best Affordable Cities to Start a Family (No. 1)
Christian Science Monitor
May 1, 2015
April 2015
March 2015
January 2015
Best Places to be a kid (No. 2)
SmartAsset.com
January 8, 2015
December 2014
October 2014
One of America's "Best Cities for Global Trade"
Global Trade Magazine
October 30, 2014
September 2014
August 2014
June 2014
May 2014
April 2014
November 2013
One of the Ten Best Cities for Early Retirement
Kiplinger
November 21, 2013
October 2013
Gold Award for the Community Profile iBook
International Economic Development Council
October 15, 2013
Silver Award for the 2012 Annual Report
International Economic Development Council
October 15, 2013
September 2013
August 2013
One of America′s 10 Hardest-Working Cities
Forbes
August 22, 2013
July 2013
Virginia Beach Ranked as the Fittest City in America
Facebook's Fittest Cities
July 9, 2013
June 2013
2nd Most Business-Friendly City in America
CNNMoney.com Report
June 27, 2013
May 2013
Three Virginia Beach Companies ranked on the ″Fantastic 50″ fast growing company list
Daily Press
May 14, 2013
April 2013
Virginia Beach named the 2nd Most Small-Business Friendly City
Governing Magazine
April 5, 2013
January 2013
Virginia Beach is the 6th Happiest City in the Country in Which to Work
Forbes.com
January 14, 2013
September 2012
One of America′s 50 Best Cities
Bloomberg Businessweek
September 27, 2012
April 2012
Virginia Beach Ranked the 9th Fittest City in America for 2011
American College of Sports Medicine
April 23, 2012
March 2012
Virginia named Top State in Which to Make a Living in 2012
MoneyRates.com
March 21, 2012
January 2012
One of 29 accredited economic development organizations in North America
International Economic Development Council
January 25, 2012
Named #2 Best City in America for Raising a Family
24/7 Wall Street Journal
January 17, 2012
Seventh Healthiest City in America for Women
Women's Health Magazine
January 17, 2012
Best-Run City in America
24/7 Wall Street Journal
January 6, 2012
December 2011
Top 10 Best Walking Cities
Prevention Magazine
December 1, 2011
September 2011
Named 8th Best City in America
Bloomberg Businessweek
September 1, 2011
August 2011
Virginia ranks No. 1 for a pro-business climate
Pollina Real Estate, Inc.
August 17, 2011
Virginia ranked No. 1 in Economic Growth Potential
Business Facilities
August 4, 2011
Virginia Beach Boardwalk listed in the Top 10 U.S. Boardwalks
National Geographic Magazine
August 4, 2011
Virginia named America′s Top State for Business
CNBC
August 4, 2011
April 2011
Virginia is 4th best state to make a living
MoneyRates.com
April 4, 2011
9th Top Digital City in the U.S.
Center for Digital Government
April 1, 2011
Virginia Beach MSA is 5th Best City for Working Mothers
Forbes Magazine
April 1, 2011
December 2010
One of the Nation’s 100 Best Cities for Young People.
America’s Promise Alliance
December 1, 2010
October 2010
Family Friendly Cities
Ebony Magazine
October 1, 2010
September 2010
Virginia Beach Ranks within Top 20 College Destinations
American Institute for Economic Research
September 2, 2010
April 2010
2010 ADC Active Base Community of the Year
Association of Defense Communities (ADC)
April 16, 2010
2010 Marketing Award of Excellence
International Economic Development Council
April 2, 2010
March 2010
″The Virginia Beach neighborhoods of Bay Colony and Cavalier Park ranked No. 18 in WalletPop.com′s list of Top 20 Retirement Dream Areas″
WalletPop.com
March 18, 2010
November 2009
Ranked #20 on America′s Fastest Recovering Cities from the Recession
Forbes.com
November 20, 2009
October 2009
Virginia Beach Boardwalk listed in the top 10 great public spaces in America
American Planning Association
October 17, 2009
August 2009
Virginia Beach is one of the 10 Best Places to Grow Up
U.S. News and World Report
August 27, 2009
The Best City to Buy a Home
Good Morning America report, Researched by Zillow.com
August 21, 2009
Ranks among top 20 MSA′s for economic performance during the recession
Brookings Institute
August 20, 2009
11th best place to retire in U.S.
Money Magazine
August 7, 2009
July 2009
Virginia Beach named one of the Happiest Cities for Families
McDonald's, research by Sperling's BestPlaces
July 17, 2009
June 2009
Virginia Beach MSA ranks 16th in economic health
Brookings Institute
June 19, 2009
May 2009
6th Best Place in the US for the Outdoors
Forbes Magazine
May 16, 2009
Number 10 Fittest City in the US.
WebMD Health News
May 8, 2009
April 2009
Virginia reclaims the title of ″America′s Top State for Business′″
CNBC
April 30, 2009
November 2008
6th Best Market for Jobs
Southern Business and Development Magazine
November 1, 2008
October 2008
Forbes Names Virginia Beach 6th Best City to ″Ride out the Recession″
Forbes
October 1, 2008
August 2008
Virginia Beach′s Sky Bar in Top 10 of Best Rooftop Bars in Unites States
Coastal Living
August 7, 2008
July 2008
Virginia Beach MSA ranked #1 in U.S. for high impact firms for jobs and growth
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy
July 1, 2008
June 2008
Virginia Beach ranks #2 in Best 100 places to raise a family list
Best Life magazine
June 7, 2008
May 2008
Virginia Beach ranks in top 10 list of America’s Best Cities for the Outdoors
Forbes
May 2, 2008
April 2008
Virginia Beach MSA ranks second in Top Major Market in the South
Southern Business & Development magazine
April 10, 2008
Top 10 Cities To Give Birth In
Fit Pregnancy
April 9, 2008
Virginia Beach ranked #4 in U.S. for cleanest surf
The National Resources Defense Council
April 1, 2008
Virginia Beach ranks in Top 10 Greenest Places to Retire
U.S. News & World Report
April 1, 2008
Virginia Beach named in the ten Boardwalks
Sherman Travel
April 1, 2008
March 2008
Virginia Beach ranked 14th out of the top 100 cities in the U.S. to live and launch a business.
Fortune Small Business
March 4, 2008
February 2008
Virginia Beach is the least stressful city in the US
MSNBC report, Biz Journals Study
February 2, 2008
April 2007
Virginia is America′s most business-friendly state.
Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc.
April 6, 2007
Virginia′s children have the best chance to succeed
Education Week
April 5, 2007
Top 25 Most Literate Cities
Central Connecticut State University
April 1, 2007
10th best fitness-walking city in America
Prevention Magazine
April 1, 2007
Virginia Beach is one of the top 10 technically advanced cities in the United States
Center for Digital Government’s 2007 Digital Cities Survey
April 1, 2007
Virginia Beach named among the 100 Best Communities for young people
America's Promise National Forum
April 1, 2007
July 2006
One of the nation’s ten best cities to get a job
Forbes
July 8, 2006
May 2006
Ranked # 3 in the Country for most educated workforce
Business Facilities
May 1, 2006
April 2006
Among the ten best big cities in America
Money Magazine
April 1, 2006
Virginia is the best state for business
Forbes
April 1, 2006
One of the ten best economic development departments in the nation
Site Selection Magazine
April 21, 2005
The 8th least-stressful city in the nation
Sperling’s Best Places
April 30, 2004
Third fittest city in the country
Men’s Fitness Magazine
April 28, 2004
4th highest city median household income among the nation’s 68 largest cities
Census Bureau’s American Community Survey
April 16, 2004
4th on the list of best city Governments
National Policy Research Council
April 1, 2004
Most technologically advanced government in America (among cities of 250,000 or more)
Digital Cities Survey
April 1, 2004
One of the top 20 cities in the nation for companies looking to expand or relocate
Expansion Management Magazine
April 1, 2004
The nation’s lowest crime rate (among cities of over 300,000)
FBI Crime Report
April 10, 2003