Community Recognition
Community
It is said the Greater St. Cloud area is a wonderful place to live, work and play and we think so too!
Recognition Through the Years
- Top 10 Mid-sized Cities for Small Businesses – Entrepreneur
- Best Places to Start a Business in Minnesota – NerdWallet
- The Golden Corridor – Minnesota Business Magazine
- St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce Celebrates 150 Years – WJON, St. Cloud Times
- 25 Best Places to Visit in Minnesota – VacationIdea.com
- 2018 Top 10 Best MN Town – Minnesota Monthly Magazine
- St. Cloud #27 of 300 U.S small cities in Verizon Business 2018 Best Small Cities for Small Businesses report. Full report.
- Best City for Older American – 24/7 Wallstreet
- Greenest City in Minnesota (#1 of 853 Minnesota cities) – Insurify
- 2017 Best Performing Small City (#47 of 201 U.S. small cities) – Milken Institute
- America’s Best Hockey Town in 2018 (#14 of 114 U.S. cities) – SmartAsset.com
- Minnesota Safest City – National Council for Home Safety and Security – Alarms.org
- 2017 Top 10 Best MN Town – Minnesota Monthly Magazine
- 2017 Bicycle Friendly Community – Bronze Category – Bikeleague.org
- Top Leading Location for Development in 2017 (#197 of 394 MSAs) – AreaDevelopment.com
- America’s Best Hockey Town in 2017 (#17 of 118 U.S. cities) – SmartAsset.com
- Best Metro Area for Young Entrepreneurs (#19 of 381 MSA’s) – NerdWallet.com
- Best City for Young Entrepreneurs (#28 of 181 MSA’s) – NerdWallet.com
- 2015 Best Performing Small City (#70 of 201 U.S. cities – #1 small city in MN) – Milken Institute
- 5th Best City for Singles (Who Like Being Single) – SmartAsset.com
- 8th Best Hockey Town in Country (#8 of 123 U.S. cities) – SmartAsset.com
- Top 100 Smartest City (#42 of 100 U.S.cities) – Luminosity.com
- Smartest City in MN to Live In (#3 of 11 MN cities) – OnlyInMinnesota.com
- Top 10 Secret Swimming Holes: Quarry Park and Nature Preserve – The Travel Channel
- Top 15 Metro Areas You Can Afford a Home on a $50,000 Income – Nerdwallet.com
- Top 10 Large Metro Area for Law Graduates (#8 of 100 MSAs) – GoodCall.com
- Top Leading Location for Development in 2015 (#87 of 373 MSAs) – AreaDevelopment.com
- Best Place to Start a Business in Minnesota (#76 of 123 MN cities) – Nerdwallet.com
- Best Small City in America (#47 of 1,300 U.S. cities) – Nerdwallet.com
- 2014 Best Performing Small City (#26 of 179 U.S. cities – #1 small city in MN) -Milken Institute
