Best Big Cities For Jobs – #2 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN
Forbes (May 2013)
Best High Schools in the US
Brentwood High School #4 in TN, #227 in the nation
Ravenwood High School #5 in TN, #474 in the nation
Page High School #15 in TN, #1,316 in the nation
Independence High School #17 in TN, #1,476 in the nation
US News & World Report (April 2013)
#1 Healthiest County in Tennessee – Williamson County
University of Wisconson Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Report
(March 2013)
Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For – Mars, Incorporated (95)
CNNMoney (February 2013)
Top 10 Cities for Historic Preservation
Franklin (4) The Preservation Network (September 2012)
Best Places to Live
Franklin (52) CNNMoney (2012)
Most Business-Friendly Cities in Tennessee- Brentwood #1, Franklin #2
Beacon Center of Tennessee (November 2012)
Top 10 Best Places to Live – Where the Jobs Are
CNNMoney (August 2012)
Nashville – Fastest job growth in the U.S.
Kiplinger (2012)
Top High Schools in U.S.
Brentwood High School is ranked 252, Ravenwood High is ranked 419, Franklin High is ranked 572 and Page High is ranked 672.
Newsweek (2012)
Nashville Best Big City for Jobs – 9th
Forbes (2012)
Tennessee 4th best place to do business
ChiefExecutive.net (2012)
Top 25 trendiest hotels in the US: Aloft Nashville – Cool Springs
TripAdvisor.com’s Travelers Choice (2012)
Brentwood named Tennessee’s smartest mid-sized city
Nashville Business Journal (based on census data) (November 2011)
Top 10: Tennessee’s most business-friendly cities
Brentwood (2), Franklin (3), Spring Hill (5)
Beacon Research (November 2011)
Best Places to Live
CNNMoney (August 2011)
Top 100 Places to Live
Franklin (July 2011)
Relocate America
‘Most Beautiful’ Town finalists
by Rand McNally/USA Today poll
Franklin (2011)
Top 5 Most Romantic Main Streets
Franklin (5th)
National Trust for Historic Preservation (2011)
Tennessee’s most business-friendly cities
Brentwood (3rd), Spring Hill (4th), Franklin (5th) – The Tennessee Center for Policy Research (2010)
Where the Jobs Are (25 counties with highest job growth in past 9 years)
Williamson County (20th) – Money Magazine (2010)
Best Places to Live
Franklin (66th) – Money Magazine (2010)
5 Local Schools On the Top High Schools in America List
Brentwood (213), Ravenwood (469), Franklin (1,003), Fairview (1,492), Centennial (1,605) – Newsweek (2010)
One of the Best Cities for Startups
Franklin (8th)
ZoomProspector.com and Bloomberg Businessweek (2010)
America’s Richest Counties
Williamson County (17th)
(Median Income: $88,316) – Forbes (2010)
1st in Personal and Family Well-Being
Williamson County ranks #1 in TN scoring a perfect 10
- Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (2010)
Healthiest County in Tennessee
- National County Health Rankings, University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2010)
Best Places to Get Ahead
Williamson County (4th) – Forbes.com (2009)
Nation’s Recession Resistant, High-Growth City
Spring Hill, (3rd) – Gadberry Group (2009)
America’s Most Promising Company
Vextec, based in Brentwood – Forbes.com (2009)
One of the Top 10 best American neighborhoods
Downtown Franklin Historic District – American Planning Association (2009)
One of Best Small Cities for Startups
Franklin – Business Week (2009)
1 of 12 Distinctive Destinations Nationwide
Franklin – National Trust for Historic Preservation (2009)
Best Small Town
Franklin (5th) – Southern Living (2009)
Best Places to Get Ahead
Williamson County (10th) – Forbes.com (2008)
Highest County Job Growth Rate in U.S. (4.5%)
Williamson Co (4.5%) – U.S. Department of Labor (2008)
Best Places to Live
Franklin (45th) – Money Magazine (2008)
Best places to Retire
Franklin – Money Magazine (2003)
America’s Richest Counties
Williamson County (18th)
(Median Income: $81,449) – Forbes (2008)
Highest Personal Per Capita Income ($47,712)
Williamson County (47th) – U.S. Census Bureau (2008)
“Hot Town”
Brentwood (9th) – Money Magazine (2003)
Skinniest Places to Live
Brentwood and Spring Hill (tied for 3rd) – CNN Money (2008)
6 Local Schools On the Top High Schools in America List
Brentwood (192nd), Ravenwood (473rd), Franklin (737th), Fairview (854th), Independence (1,318th), Centennial (1,405th) – Newsweek (2008)
