Where Saint Louis Ranks on Quality of Life Indicators
Saint Louis Region Named All-American Region 2008
Saint Louis Named a Four Star Quality of Life Metro 2007, Expansion Management Magazine
Saint Louis Region Named One of the Most Underrated Destinations of the World, Los Angeles Times, 2009
Saint Louis Region Has the Best Value of any Unban Destination Anywhere, Los Angeles Times, 2009
Saint Louis Region’s Crime Ranking (103) is Among the Lowest in the Nation for Large Metropolitan Areas, 2009
Saint Louis Region named as one of the National Trust for Historical Preservation’s 2010 Dozen Distinctive Destinations
Saint Louis is one of the “100 Cities of the World”, Falco Brenner, published by Parragon
1st – Saint Louis Zoo, America’s Number One Rated Zoo (The Zagat Survey in Association with Parenting magazine, 2012) Rated America’s #1 Zoo – The Saint Louis Zoo is the region’s best loved and most visited family attraction – the Zoo welcomed a record 3.5 million visitors in 2012
1st – List of the `10 Happiest Cities for Job-Seeking College Grads (Forbes.com 2012) http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2012/05/18/the-happiest-cities-for-job-seeking-college-grads/?goback-+.gde_38311_member_119991271
1st – US Cities with the Cheapest Cost of Living (Kiplinger.com, 2011
1st – Saint Louis boasts more museums and libraries per capita than any city in the top 10 and it beats New York and Washington D.C., by a factor of 25! (Kiplinger.com, 2011)
1st – Missouri ranked as the Best State in the Country for manufacturing and Logistics (Ball State University’s Bureau of Business Research, 2011)
1st – Best Large City for a Weekend Getaway in the Midwest (AAA Midwest Traveler, July-August 2011
1st – Lowest Cost of Living in the United States, US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), 2009