Austin is the coolest town in America.  Located on the edge of the Texas hill country, Austin is home to 7 area universities, including the University of Texas Longhorns. Austin enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year as well as 175 parks, 23 green belts, and 30 miles of hike and bike trails. It is surrounded by many lakes and rivers that offer everything from lounging waterside in a great restaurant to tubing, boating, or water skiing. Austin is an innovative, trendy, exciting city with a young and creative population. You will find many outdoor and indoor music venues, South by Southwest festival, art festivals, plus a great nightlife that creates our casual and playful nature! This is living life “Austin Style.”

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More reason to move to Austin, Texas

Tyson Cole, owner & chef of South Austin restaurant Uchi, is one of "America's 10 Best New Chefs," according to Food & Wine magazine's annual ranking. (July 2005)

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Barton Creek Resort and Spa chosen one of top 100 Golf Courses in the world.
Condé Nast Traveler (June 2005) 

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Austin joins the likes of Bermuda, Hilton Head, South Beach and Yellowstone as one of MSNBC's "top 10 memorial getaways." (May 26, 2005)

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Barton Creek Greenbelt number two on its "top 10 walking trails."
The American Hiking Society (May 2005)

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Third on "Best Places" for business and careers. - Forbes  (May 2005)

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Hispanic magazine names Austin at the "Best City for Hispanics to Live In" in their annual ranking.  (July/August 2004)

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Sperling's Best Places touts Austin at the 4^th most unwired city and the University of Texas at Austin at the 3^rd most unwired college in the nation. 

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Barton Creek Resort & Spa earns the 29^th place on Conde Nast Traveler's "Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America and the Caribbean," which marks the "best places to stay and play." (June 2004)

   

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Men's Journal magazine declares its love of Austin, naming it the 5th "Best Big City" on "The 50 Best Places to Live" list. (June 2004)

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Austin is the "Best Large City for Relocating Families," according to The Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (ERC), Primacy Relocation, and Sperling's Best Places. (June 2004) 

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Austin again makes an appearance on Forbes magazine's "The Top 10 Places for Business" - this time ranking third. (May 24, 2004)

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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport lands on the USA Today "10 great places to hang out during a layover" list. The reason?  The airport's "Music in the Air Program" showcases Austin talent on three stages at various times of the week. (November 11, 2004)

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The city proves it's a world-class destination for "fat-tire fun," when Men's Journal makes Austin's trails #2 on its list of "The Ten Best Fall Mountain Bike Rides."

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Men's Journal's list of "50 Best Places to Live"- this time at number 35. The city also received the "Best Nightlife" accolade, beating out New York City.

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Austin-based companies, Whole Foods Market, Inc. (ranked 30) and National Instruments (ranked 40) make Fortune magazine's list of "100 Best Companies to Work For." (January 24, 2005)

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The Travel Industry Association of America, National Business Travel Association and the Institute of Business Travel Management released a study naming Austin 21^st on the "Top 25 Cities for General Business Travelers" and 18^th "Top 25 Cities for Convention/Conference/Seminar Travelers." (2005)

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Austin takes the number four slot on the top fifty schools that rock, detailed in 
Schools That Rock - The Rolling Stone College Guide book. (July 2005)

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Austin ranks eighth of "America's Cleanest Cities,"- Reader's Digest. (July 2005)

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"25 Best Running Cities in America" Austin is 11 - Runner's World (July 2005)

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 "Ten Greenest Cities" list. - Vegetarian Times (July/August 2005)

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Austin came in sixth  naming the nation's top tech hubs.  Study by Silicon Valley (September 2005)

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Austin is among the coolest cities for young professionals - Kiplinger.com. (September 2005)

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Top 10 cities to be a dog - DogFancy  (November 2005)

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