Greater Phoenix Ranks

Whether it's recognized for its young and vibrant workforce, favorable cost-of-doing-business or excellent quality of life, Greater Phoenix consistently ranks among the top regions in which to live and succeed in business. Here are some of the region's most notable rankings:

#1 in Attracting College Graduates
Greater Phoenix has attracted college-educated, single people between the ages of 25 and 39 at a higher rate than all other cities in the U.S., according to The Wall Street Journal. 
May 2009

Top Large Metro and County for Recruitment and Attraction
Greater Phoenix topped large metro areas as the best place for recruitment and attraction, according to Expansion Management magazine. The magazine also named Maricopa County the No. 4 top county for recruitment and attraction.
May/June 2007

Top 10 Best States for Business
Arizona claimed a spot in the top 10 in a study of the nation’s best states for doing business by Development Counsellors International.
July 2008

#3 State for Cost of Labor
Business Facilities ranked Arizona third in terms of cost of labor, based on unionization rates, unemployment insurance, tax rates, worker’s compensation premium rates, average hourly pay in manufacturing, average annual pay in the private sector, and the annual cost of health coverage.
July 2008

Top 10 for Tech Jobs
U.S. News & World Report rated Greater Phoenix among the top 10 places in the nation to grow technology and industry jobs.
September 2009

A Hot Spot for Young Professionals
Greater Phoenix ranks fifth in a Bizjournals’ study that identifies which metros have the strongest job opportunities for young adults.
May 2008

Going Green
Arizona was ranked the 8th Greenest State in Business Facilities’ 2008 Ranking Report. The ranking is based on nine eco-related criteria including incentives for renewable energy and energy efficiency, and pounds of pollution released.
July 2008

Best Places to Live
Four of Greater Phoenix’s communities ranked among CNN Money’s best small cities to live. The communities ranked were Chandler, Scottsdale, Peoria and Gilbert.
July 2008

Top 10 Megapolitans
Greater Phoenix is part of the Sun Corridor Megapolitan, one of 10 megapolitans CNN Money predicts will see the bulk of investment in the U.S. by 2030.
January 2006

Secure Water Future
The Sun Corridor, especially the Phoenix area, has the most secure water supply among the five Megapolitans in the Intermountain West, according to a Brookings study.
July 2008

#2 Safest Business City
A survey by Risk & Insurance magazine and AIR Worldwide Corp. ranked Greater Phoenix the
No. 2 safest major U.S. metropolitan area to conduct business, based on low susceptibility to major business disruptions such as weather disturbances, earthquakes and terrorism.
December 2006