Colorado Springs consistently ranks at the top of a variety of national and international lists.

• No. 1 - Money, "Big Cities to Live In"
• No. 1 - Outside Magazine, "Best Town"
• No. 1 - Forbes, "America's Most Pet-Friendly City"
• No. 1 - Men's Health, "Best Cities for Dogs"
• No. 2 - Men's Fitness, "Fittest City in America"
• No. 2 - Women's Health, "The Best Places to Live for Women"
• No. 3 - Men's Fitness, "Top Sports Town"
• No. 3 - Earth Day Network, “Best Places to Live”
• No. 3 - Car and Driver, "Top 10 Best Drivers' Cities"
• No. 3 - FedSmith, "Best Southwest City for Defense Jobs"
• No. 4 - Frommer's Travel Guide, "Cities Ranked and Rated"
• No. 5 - Kiplinger's Personal Finance, "Best Cities to Live, Work and Play"
• No. 5 - MSNBC, "Best Cities to Live, Work and Play"
• No. 6 - Forbes, "America's Most Wired Cities"
• No. 6 - SustainLane, "Top Ten Alternative Fueled City Fleets"
• No. 7 - Backpacker Magazine, "Best Places to Raise an Outdoor Kid"
• No. 8 - Business Week, "Best Places to Start Over"
• No. 9 - Forbes, "America's Best Bang-for-the-Buck Cities"
• No. 10 - Forbes, "Best Places for Business and Careers"
• Top 10 - U.S. News and World Report, "Green Places to Retire"
• No. 11 - ERC & Primacy Relocation, "Best Places to Relocate"
• No. 11 - The Boyd Company, "Best Places to Build a Data Center"
• No. 12 - Cooking Light Magazine, "America's Healthiest Cities"
• Top 10 - Budget Travel, "The 10 Coolest Small Towns" (Manitou Springs)
• Top 20 - Blue Rhine, "Top Cookout Capitals"
• Top 25 - American Style, "Mid-Sized U.S. City Art Destination"
• Silver Award - League of American Bicyclists, "Bicycle Friendly Community Award"