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

• Forbes ranks the city among the best for manufacturing.
• 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.
• One of National Geographic Traveler’s “Best of the World” destinations.
• 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.