100 Best Places to Work in IT 2007
- Computerworld, June 2007
25 Terrific Places to Bring up a Family
- Mothering Magazine, July / August 2001
Best Fly Fishing Through North America
- Fish and Fly Magazine, winter 2001
60 Best American Public Places
- Utne Reader, January 2002
American Values - Where to Buy a Retirement Home
- Smart Money Magazine, February 2002
100 Great Escapes: Top 10 Trips
- Travel & Leisure Magazine, March / April 2002
Best Places to Vacation
- Money Magazine, April 2002
America's 5 Best Mountain Biking Towns
- Bike Magazine, June 2002
Best Healthy City in the Northeast
- Organic Style Magazine, September / October 2003
An artist - friendly alternative to New York and Los Angeles
- Susan M. Brackney in her book, "The No-so-Lost Soul Companion,". Oct. 2002
Number 1 Emerging City
- in the book "Cities Ranked and Rated" by Bert Sperling and Peter Sander, 2004
12 Great Places to Retire
- Kiplingers Personal Finance, March 2005, by Pat Mertz Esswein, Mary Beth Franklin and Magali Rheault
Ranked eighth in "50 Smart Places to Live"
- Kiplingers Personal Finance, June 2006, by Sean O'Neill
Number 1 City for Knowledge Workers
- "College Towns Are at the Heart of the Knowledge Sector Economy", Expansion Management magazine, March/April 2006, by Bill King and Michael Keating
Ithaca ranked 17 nationwide among the "Best Places for Business and Careers"
- Forbes magazine, April 2006
Ithaca ranked among the "12 Hippest Hometowns for Vegetarians"
- VegNews magazine, July/Aug. 2006
Ithaca ranked first in "12 Great Places You've Never Heard Of"
- Mother Earth News magazine, July/Aug. 2006
