One of the "Top 100 Safest Cities in America" by FreeBackgroundChecksUSA.com

2010 Champion Award winner "Preparing Youth for Work, Community of the Year" by Ready by 21 National Partnership, and Corporate Voices for Working Families

One of the "100 Best Communities for Young People" by America’s Promise Alliance

3rd Safest City for Kids by ParentDish

2nd-best housing market in the United States by Forbes.co

Top 25 U.S. Cities with the Most ENERGY STAR Buildings as reported by EPA

One of America's top 25 "Bicycle-Friendly Cities" by Bicycling Magazine

The United States’ 40th most literate city in “America’s Most Literate Cities, 2009” conducted by Central Connecticut State University

One of North America’s “Small Cities of the Future” by Foreign Direct Investment Magazine

“Most Livable U.S. Cities for Workers” by WomenCo.com

Top 25 for Forbes Best Bank For Buck Cities

Louisville events named as “Top 20 Southeast U.S. Tourist Attractions” by Southeast Tourism Society

One of the “Cities to Watch” in the Smarter Cities environmental survey

Among "America’s Foodiest” Cities by Bon Appetit

4th Most “Photo-Friendly” City in America by Popular Photography Magazine