Houston Rankings
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#1 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY & LUNG SURGERY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
U.S. News & World Report named Texas Children's Hospital Best Children's Hospitals in treating pulmonary conditions such as pediatric asthma, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy and in performing lung transplants.
#1 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY– TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
U.S. News & World Report named Texas Children's Hospital Best Children's Hospitals for treating pediatric nephrology excel in kidney transplants and biopsies and managing their young patients on dialysis.
#1 BEST HOSPITALS FOR PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
U.S. News & World Report named Texas Children’s Hospital #1 in pediatric cardiology performing heart transplants and complex surgeries to correct congenital heart defects as well as have programs to manage chronic cardiac conditions.
#1 BEST CANCER HOSPITAL IN U.S. – UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
U.S. News & World Report – July 2024
U.S. News & World Report named MD Anderson as the best cancer hospital in the United States for the 13th consecutive year.
#1 RELOCATION DESTINATION IN US
Houston Chronicle - April 2024
Penske Truck Rental named Houston as the country's No. 1 moving destination for the third year in a row. The rankings were conducted by looking at one-way truck rentals in 2023, according to the company.
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#1 Rankings
BEST HOSPITAL IN TEXAS – HOUSTON METHODIST
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
HOTTEST ZIP CODES—CYPRESS, TX 77433
Opendoor - January 2024
TOP RELOCATION DESTINATION IN US (2023)
Penske Truck Rental (via Houston Chronicle) – April 2024
BEST PLACE FOR FOREIGN BUSINESS
Financial Times – November 2023
BEST FAIR/RODEO OF THE YEAR – HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO
Academy of Country Music (via Houston Chronicle) – June 2023
TOP TEXAS MARKET FOR LIFE SCIENCE TALENT
CBRE (via Houston Business Journal) – June 2023
MOST ACTIVE PLACES FOR REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS (2013 TO 2022)
StorageCafe (via Houston Chronicle) – May 2023
BEST CITIES TO BUY A HOUSE IN THE U.S. – THE WOODLANDS
Niche (via Hello Woodlands) – March 2023
MOST POPULAR CITY IN TEXAS FOR OVERSEAS TOURISTS
TripstoDiscover.com (via FOX 26 Houston) – March 2023
TOP CITY FOR STOCK MARKET PERFORMANCE
CNBC (via The Houston Chronicle) – December 2022
50 BEST CITIES TO LIVE IN THE U.S. – THE WOODLANDS
Niche (via Travel+Leisure) – December 2022
BEST GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURS – JONES GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
The Princeton Review (via InnovationMap) – November 2022
BEST UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR ENTREPRENEURS – C.T. BAUER COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
The Princeton Review (via InnovationMap) – November 2022
LOWEST CARBON FOOTPRINT
Park Sleep Fly (blog) (via InnovationMap) – August 2022
NO. 1 DESTINATION FOR MILLENNIALS TO MOVE FROM AUSTIN
Harvard University (via InnovationMap) – August 2022
HIGHEST STANDARD OF LIVING FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES (AMONG 50 LARGEST US COMMUTING ZONES)
Stanford Institute for Economic Research (via InnovationMap) – January 2022
#2 Rankings
TOP HOSPITALS FOR PEDIATRIC DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
BEST HOSPITALS FOR PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY & NEUROSURGERY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
LOWEST HOUSING COST
Cost of Living Index - March 2024
HOTTEST ZIP CODES—KATY, TX 77493
Opendoor - January 2024
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
Business Facilities - August 2023
U.S. METRO HOME TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES
Fortune (via Houston Chronicle) – June 2023
FASTEST GROWING U.S. METRO
U.S. Census Bureau – May 2023
PLACE IN TEXAS FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS- GALVESTON COUNTY
Smart Asset (via InnovationMap) – December 2022
#3 Rankings
BEST HOSPITALS FOR NEONATOLOGY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
BEST CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
LOWEST COST OF LIVING
Cost of Living Index - March 2024
HOTTEST SHORT-TERM RENTAL CITIES IN THE U.S.
AirDNA (via Houston Chronicle) – June 2023
BEST U.S. CITIES FOR BIRDWATCHING
Lawn Love (via CultureMap) – June 2023
TOP METRO BY NEW & EXPANDED CORPORATE FACILITIES
Site Selection Magazine - March 2023
MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK FOR NEW HOMES
Homebay.com (via Culture Map) – August 2022
#4 Rankings
CITIES WITH THE MOST BUSINESSES OPENING VS. CLOSING
USA Today Blueprint - August 2024
BEST HOSPITAL IN TEXAS – BAYLOR ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
EMERGING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA
Startup Genome – June 2023
BEST U.S. CITIES – RESTAURANTS
Resonance Consultancy (via The Houston Business Journal) – June 2023
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S 2022 BEST ONLINE PROGRAMS MBA RANKINGS- RICE UNIVERSITY
The Princeton Review—May 2023
MOST DIVERSE CITIES IN THE U.S.
WalletHub – April 2023
METROS WITH DOG OWNERSHIP
Axios Houston – October 2022
#5 Rankings
BEST HOSPITAL IN TEXAS – MEMORIAL HERMANN
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
BEST BARBECUE CITIES IN THE US (2023)
LawnStarter (via San Antonio Current) – June 2023
U.S. CITIES WITH MOST MILLIONAIRES
New World Wealth and Henley & Partners (via The Houston Chronicle) – February 2023
BEST FOOD CITY IN THE U.S.
Travel + Leisure (via Houston Chronicle) – March 2023
BEST CITY FOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
Axios Houston – October 2022
BEST CITIES FOR VETERAN ENTREPRENEURS
InnovationMap – October 2022
MOST AMBITIOUS CITIES IN THE U.S.
Go.Verizon.com – September 2022
#6 Rankings
BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOR CANCER – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
MOST VALUABLE SPORTS CITY
OLBG (via Houston Business Journal) – April 2023
LARGE METROS WITH THE MOST MINORITIES IN GOVERNMENT
Home and Harpers (via The Houston Business Journal) – January 2023
TOP GEEKIEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES
Lawn Love – July 2022
BEST IN TEXAS TO HIRE REMOTE SOFTWARE ENGINEERS
Karat (via The Houston Business Journal) – December 2022
#7 Rankings
BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOR UROLOGY – TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY & GI SURGERY– TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
U.S. News & World Report - July 2024
WHERE RETIREES ARE MOVING
SmartAsset – May 2024
LEAST EXPENSIVE CITIES
GoBankingRates – February 2024
BEST COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE U.S. – RICE UNIVERSITY
WalletHub—October 2022
#8 Rankings
BEST CITY FOR CHILD-FRIENDLY VACATIONS
Lawn Love (via FOX 26 Houston) – January 2023
LARGEST METRO WITH THE MOST NEW BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Self Financial (via The Houston Business Journal)—February 2022
#9 Rankings
BEST US CITIES TO START A BUSINESS
USA Today Blueprint – August 2024
STRONG STARTER AMONGST TOP 25 EMERGING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS
Startup Genome – June 2023
BEST U.S. CITIES
Resonance Consultancy (via The Houston Business Journal) – June 2023
BEST CITY PARKS – HERMANN PARK
USA Today – February 2023
#10 Rankings
TOP METRO AREAS FOR HOUSING GROWTH AND STABILITY
Smart Asset (via Houston Chronicle) – April 2023
TOP 10 LIFE SCIENCES MARKETS IN THE U.S.
Commercial Café (via InnovationMap)—July 2022
Prepared by Greater Houston Partnership Research
Margaret Barrientos
Research Analyst
mbarrientos@houston.org
