Best of Boise: National Rankings Earned

Best place in USA for business and careers - Forbes magazine, 2005
Second best city in America to do business - Inc. magazine, 2005
No. 7 metro area in the nation to do business - Forbes magazine, 2005
No. 5 city its size in the nation for favorable cost of doing business - KPMG, LLP, 2004
No. 13 best overall city - National Policy Research Council¡¯s Gold Guide, May 2004
Idaho IceWorld one of the coolest rinks in America - American Hockey magazine, 2004
Idaho¡¯s Sportstown USA - Sports Illustrated magazine, 2004
Oasis for Retirees - Wall Street Journal, 2004
Jewell of the West - Travel Tips magazine, 2004
Number one mountain biking town in USA - Bike Magazine, 2003
Second ranked metropolitan area for business and careers - Forbes, 2003
Boise River names one of the West¡¯s top 12 rivers - Sunset magazine, 2003
Number one place in the U.S. to live and mountain bike - Mountain Bike Magazine, 2001
One of the top seven metropolitan areas for business and careers - Forbes, 2001
One of the top 10 most active places to live I- Modern Maturity, 2000
One of the top five U.S. regional economies - Forbes, 2000
One of the top 19 cities in America to start and grow a business - Inc. Magazine, 1999
One of the hottest tech cities - Newsweek, 1998
11th best medium size city in the U.S. - Money Magazine, 1998
One of America¡¯s 10 hottest cities - U.S. News & World Report, 1995