Kiplinger’s Personal Finance ranked Minneapolis/St. Paul number 2 among America's “Smart Cities,” based on affordability and livability
Minneapolis was ranked 7th most-educated city in the country, based on percentage of population with a college degree, by Encarta online
Minneapolis was ranked 2nd-best in the nation for recycling in a national survey by BioCycle magazine and Columbia University's Earth Engineering
Minneapolis was rated one of the cities with the most courteous drivers in the country in a survey by AutoVantage
Arts and culture
The September 2006 issue of GQ magazine named the Guthrie Theater one of "The 10 Most Important Buildings of the 21st Century"
Chef Stewart Woodman, who started Five restaurant was named 1 of 10 Best New Chefs for 2006 by Food & Wine magazine
Minneapolis was named 1 of 5 up-and-coming destinations in 2006 by Travel + Leisure magazine
AmericanStyle magazine ranked Minneapolis as the 9th
mid-size arts destination city (2006)
Recreation
Men’s Journal magazine named Minneapolis an “adventure city” within their list of the “50 Best Places to Live”
Named "Most Athletic City" by Men's Fitness magazine, 2006
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak was named one of the fittest mayors in America by Men's Fitness magazine (2006)
Men's Health magazine rated Minneapolis the 10th best city for men to live in (2006)
Rated The City Most Motivated to Change in 2006 by Men's Fitness magazine, for resident's adaptability to any weather change
Homestore.com named Minneapolis 1 of "The Top 10 Greenest Cities in America," one reason being that 60% of downtown workers get to work some other way than driving alone
Business
Minnesota earned straight A's in vitality in the 2006 Development Report Card for the States, issued by the Corporation for Enterprise Development
Named 6th smartest state by Morgan Quitno Press (2005-2006)
Technology
Minneapolis is the top city for technology, as rated in 2005 by Popular Science magazine
A 2005 study by Milken Institute's Life Sciences Index rated the Minneapolis metro area as the 8th most vibrant life sciences cluster, and the leader in the medical devices industry.
Airport
A 2005 survey by travelers from around the world ranked the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport 20th in the world, the highest-ranking airport in North America
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport the 2005 Award of Excellence for innovation in a parking operation or program
