WE KNOW IT'S REALLY THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE, HERE'S WHAT THE MEDIA SAYS:
Forbes.com/ Milken Institute has ranked the Sarasota-Bradenton area as the 39th "Best Place to Live" out of 294 U.S. metro areas
Money Magazine named Sarasota one of the nation's "Best Places to Live" ranking the community seventh on a list led by New York City.
Money Magazine named Sarasota the "Best Small City in the United States."
Named one of the "Top 25 Terrific Places to Bring Up a Family" by Mothering Magazine
Modern Maturity named Sarasota as the "3rd Best Big City in Which to Retire."
Expansion Management named Sarasota-Bradenton as one of their "Five-Star Communities for Quality of Life." There were only 50 communities nationwide awarded the five-star designation, the highest in this rating category.
Expansion Management named Sarasota the "6th Best Metropolitan Area for Standard of Living" in the Country
Money Magazine named Sarasota as the "21st Best Place to Live in the United States
Money Magazine ranked Sarasota as one of the "Top 20 Places to Retire
Entrepreneur Magazine placed Sarasota as the "6th Best Medium-sized City in the United States." It also named Sarasota as the "8th Best City in the South" (regardless of size)
Venice was named one of the top 10 small towns by Florida Trend Magazine
Venice was honored with the Accessible America Award presented by the National Organization on Disability
AND IT'S GREAT FOR YOUR BUSINESS TOO!
Forbes Magazine named Sarasota the 44th "Best Place to Live and Do Business" out of the largest 150 U.S. Metro Areas
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ranked the Sarasota/Bradenton area "3rd in the Nation in Job Growth."
A New Business Opportunity Index developed by two professors in the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas at El Paso ranks Sarasota "7th among 316 Metropolitan areas in the U.S." for a variety of key conditions that positively influence business climate.
Expansion Management Magazine has rated Sarasota a four star community, one of only two to achieve this rank in all of Florida
Business Development Outlook Magazine has selected Sarasota as one of the "25 Choice Cities " - the most desirable cities into which a business can relocate or expand
Sarasota was ranked "37th Best Place for Business and Careers" out of 200 metro areas nationwide by Forbes Magazine
Forbes Magazine named Sarasota the "47th Best Place for Business and Careers" out of the top 200 U.S. Metro areas
Employment Review and BestJobs.USA has selected Sarasota as the "Best Place in Florida to Live and Work" and the "3rd Best Place in the Nation to Live and Work."
Employment Review and BestJobsUSA's 2000 Annual Report named Sarasota the "Number 1 Best Place to Live and Work in the United States."
For the third straight year, Expansion Management Magazine has chosen the Sarasota-Bradenton area as a "Five-star Community on their Quality of Life quotient - Best Places to Live and Work."
BizMiner Business Vitality Review ranked the Sarasota/Bradenton metro area as the "3rd Best Second-Tier Metropolitan City for Business Relocations Nationwide." It is ranked 1st in Florida.
