Area Awards

2008
• Named second in “Greenest Small City in America” contest by Organic Gardening magazine

2007
• Named "Best Green Place to Live in America" by Country Home magazine.
• One of "Best Places to Retire Young" by CNNMoney.com.
• Burlington featured in bestselling book "1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die" by Patricia Shultz.
• Winner "Best Town" competition on Burbia.com.

2006
• Named runner-up (Boulder, Colo. was first) in "Best All-Around" town category in "Best Outside Towns" by Outside Magazine.
• Ranked #4 in "Top Ten Cities for Beer Lovers" by Shermanstravel.com on MSNBC.com (behind Amsterdam, Berlin and Brugge, Belgium).
• Designated as a "Bicycle Friendly Community" by the League of American Bicyclists
• Featured as a "Great Garden Town" in Organic Gardening magazine.

2005
• Designated as a "Bicycle Friendly Community" by the League of American Bicyclists.

2004
• One of the Top 10 “Best small cities to do business in” by Inc. Magazine.
• Ranked #6 in the world for “Destination Stewardship” by National Geographic Traveler magazine.

2003
• “The “Perfect small city” by National Geographic Traveler magazine.
• The Northeast’s “Best place to live” by Men’s Journal magazine.
• Host to “One of America’s Top 10 Marathons” by Runner’s World magazine.
• “The Healthiest City in America” by Self magazine.

2002
• Ranked “one of America’s best places to live” by job-seeker website monster.com.

2001
• America’s most “Child-Friendly City" by Zero Population Growth.

2000
• One of America’s “50 Best Places to Live" by Maturity Magazine.
• One of America's “10 Fittest Cities for Women" Health Magazine.

1999
• Ranked #1 in "Top 10 Cities to Have it All” by the Arts & Entertainment Network (A&E).
• One of the “10 College Towns Worth a Visit” by Princeton Review: The Best Colleges.
• Ranked #1 for "Families That Love Outdoor Sports” by Outdoor Explorer magazine, premier issue.

1998
• Discover Jazz Festival called “One Of The 10 Best Festivals In The Country” by U.S. News and World Report.
• "One of 15 Best Walking Cities in America" by Walking Magazine.

1997
• "One Of 10 Great Places To Raise A Family” by Parenting magazine.
• "One of the 25 Most Livable Cities in America” (with populations under 100,000) by U.S. Conference of Mayors.
• Great American Main Street Award,” from National Trust for Historic Preservation.
• "One of America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns" by Utne Reader magazine.

1996
• "One of America's Top 10 Hippest Arts Towns," by author John Villani in “The 100 Best Small Arts Towns in America.”
• One Of “America’s Seven Best Retirement Cities,” by New Choices magazine.

1995
• “Burlington: Number One Dream Town—Where To Find It All” by Outside Magazine