Accolades
We think Louisville is a great place to live and a great place to be a college student. But what do the experts say? Here are some recent national accolades and rankings for Louisville in the media:
2019
- Smart Asset calls Louisville one of the Best Cities for College Grads
- CNBC names Louisville one of the Top Five Cities with the Happiest Workers
2019
- Smart Asset calls Louisville one of the Best Cities for College Grads
- CNBC names Louisville one of the Top Five Cities with the Happiest Workers
2018
- CNBC names Louisville a "Top city for millennials”
- SmartAsset names Louisville a "Top City for New College Grads"
- SmartAsset ranks Louisville a "Top City" for women in technology
- National Geographic named Louisville to its list of "Best Small Cities in the U.S."
- Lonely Planet says Kentucky is a "Top 10 Destination" to visit in 2018"
- Forbes says Louisville is a "Top 13 City" for affordable living
2017
- Louisville among best cities for theatre, Paste says.
- Louisville a Top 10 food city, National Geographic says.
- Named a "Top 10 Best City for Job Seekers" by ZipRecruiter.
- Travel + Leisure readers call Louisville one of the 10 friendliest U.S. cities
2016
- Louisville among top 10 cities where pay goes the furthest, Glassdoor says.
- USA Today places Louisville among top 14 place to visit in 2016.
- Among 15 best cities in the world for food, according to The Culture Trip.
- Named the best destination experience by the World Food Travel Association.
- Glassdoor places Louisville among 25 best cities for a job.
2015
- Louisville named a top 10 "City for Jobs" by Glassdoor.
- Travel & Leisure Magazine places Louisvilles as one of the "Best Places to Travel in 2015"
- Named one of "America's Best Music Scenes" by Time Magazine.
- USA Today ranks Louisville #2 on nation's best local food scenes.
2014
- One of the "Best Entrepreneurial Cities" by Entrepreneur.com.
- Eighth on the list of “Best Towns in America” by Outside Magazine.
- Eighth "Most Affordable City in the U.S." by Forbes.
- One of the top "Creative Cities for 20-Somethings" by PolicyMic.com
2013
- "Top Travel Destination for 2013" by Lonely Planet.
- Number three "Top 30 City for Young Entrepreneurs" by the readers of Under30CEO.
- One of the "Top 10 Cities for Cycling" by the Travel Channel.
See more accolades at the city of Louisville’s site.