| Who/What Recognized |
Award, Recognition, List |
Publisher |
Date Recognized/Awarded |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 100 Best Places to Live |
Livability.com |
March 2019 |
| Ithaca, NY |
The Prettiest Town in Every US State |
Architectural Digest |
July 2018 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Favorite Family Road Trip Destination |
Carrentals.com |
April 2018 |
| Firelight Camps |
10 Luxury Glamping Resorts that "up-the-ante" on Style & Comfort |
Jetsetter.com |
March 2018 |
| Ithaca, NY |
2018 Featured Destination |
DatingAdvice.com |
March 2018 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 100 Best Places to Live |
Livability.com |
March 2018 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 50 Most Underrated Cities to Visit in the US |
Thrillest Travel |
February 2018 |
| Firelight Camps |
Best Yoga Retreat in New York |
Shape |
December 2017 |
| Ithaca, NY |
United State's Top Emerging Nature Destination in 2017 |
Luxury Travel Guide Awards |
2017 |
| Ithaca Beer Company's Flower Power IPA |
The 25 Most Important Craft Beers Ever Brewed |
Food & Wine Magazine |
January 2017 |
| Experience the Finger Lakes Tours |
TripAdvisor's Top Wine Tours in the US |
TripAdvisor |
2016 |
| Cornell University & Ithaca College |
Top 30 List of LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges & Universities |
Campus Pride Index |
August 2016 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#2 on the Best Small College Towns |
USA |
April 2016 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Best Places to Live |
Men's Journal |
March 2016 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Coffee Capital of New York State |
FindtheHome & FindtheCompany |
January 2016 |
| Ithaca Farmers' Market |
10 of America's Best Farmers Markets |
Travel & Leisure |
September 2015 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Healthiest City in New York State |
24/7 Wall Street |
September 2015 |
| Ithaca, NY |
20 Best College Towns for Food in America |
DailyMeal.com |
April 2015 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Best Small Cities for Young, Single Women |
DatingAdvice.com |
March 2015 |
| Robert H. Treman State Park |
Best Swimming Spot in New York State |
Weather Channel |
March 2015 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Cheapest Urban Cities for TwentySomethings |
CouponDaily.com |
February 2015 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Most Exciting College Towns |
MSN Real Estate |
May 2014 |
| Finger Lakes |
#8 Must-Visit Spot on the Wine Tours of the World |
ABC News |
April 2014 |
| Tompkins County |
#2 Healthiest Counties in New York |
CountyHealthRankings.org |
April 2014 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#10 Best New York Art Spots that Aren't in NYC |
Huffington Post |
March 2014 |
| Tompkins County |
Top Producer of Notable Baby Boomers |
New York Times |
March 2014 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's Most Romantic Towns |
Travel & Leisure |
January 2014 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Best College Town |
2013-2014 AIER College Destinations Index |
November 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Secretly Amazing Cities for Wine Lovers |
MSN Real Estate |
October 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Cities You Want to Walk to Work |
MSN Real Estate |
September 2013 |
| Finger Lakes Region |
America's Top 10 Lakes to Visit in Fall |
The Daily Beast Online by Conde Nast Traveler |
September 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 25 Youngest Best Places to Live - America's Best Small Towns |
CNN Money |
August 2013 |
| Cornell University |
Ten Coolest Schools |
Sierra Magazine |
August 2013 |
| Ithaca College |
Nation's Best Schools for Radio (#1) & Theater (#7) |
Princeton Review |
August 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Most Livable Cities |
MSN Real Estate News |
August 2013 |
| Ithaca Farmers' Market |
8 Must-Visit Farmers Markets Around the US |
Zagat.com |
July 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Great Places to Live |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine |
July 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#3 of US Cities for Work-Life Balance |
NerdWallet.com |
July 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Smartest City in America |
VentureBeat Online |
June 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Best College Town in America |
Business Insider |
January 2013 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Most Secure Place to Live for Municipality with Less than 150k Residents |
Farmers Insurance Group |
October 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 College Destination |
American Institute for Economic Research |
October 2012 |
| Cornell University |
#5 in the Top 25 Colleges for Outside Readers |
Outside Magazine |
August 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#5 in The 10-Best Cities for Millennials |
Moving.com & 24/7 Wall Street |
July 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 for Prime Workforce Growth |
Area Development Magazine |
June 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#3 Best City for Finding Employment Right Now |
Forbes |
May 2012 |
| Cayuga Scenic Byway |
Top 10 All American Road Trip |
Yahoo Travel |
May 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Great, Quirky Places to Retire |
AARP Magazine |
April 2012 |
| Ithaca/Tompkins County |
Top 10 Small to Mid-sized Fourth Economy Community |
Fourth Economy Consulting |
April 2012 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's Most Secure Small Towns |
Farmers Insurance |
December 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 7 Retirement Towns in "Retire Here, Not There" |
Smart Money |
November 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
19 Perfect Towns |
Outside Magazine |
October 2011 |
| Cornell University |
100 Best Companies |
Working Mother magazine |
October 2011 |
| Cornell University |
Best Employers for Workers Over 50 |
AARP |
September 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Most Affordable Cities for Retirement |
AARP |
September 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 100 Places to Live |
RelocateAmerica.com |
June 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 City for Carless Retirement |
US News & World Report |
March 2011 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's Foodiest Towns |
Bon Appetit Magazine |
September 2010 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Best College Town |
American Institute for Economic Research |
September 2010 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's Brainiest Metros |
Daily Beast online |
August 2010 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Among 350 US Metro Areas as the Best Place for Recent College Grads |
Daily Beast online |
June 2010 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top Retirement Cities for Wine Lovers |
US News & World Report |
May 2009 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#3 Most Secure Places to Live - Small Towns |
Farmers Insurance |
May 2009 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 100 American Cities |
RelocateAmerica.com |
April 2009 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Cities for Job-Seeking Retirees |
US News |
January 2009 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Best Middle-Class Housing Markets |
Forbes.com |
December 2008 |
| Gimme! Coffee |
#2 in 9 Great Coffees |
Saveur Magazine |
October 2008 |
| Cornell University |
#1 Employer for People Over 50 |
AARP Magazine |
September 2008 |
| Gimme! Coffee |
Best Coffe Bar |
Food & Wine Magazine |
September 2008 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Green Commuter City |
AARP Magazine |
September 2008 |
| Ithaca Beer |
New York's #1 Craft Brewer |
Tap NY Festival |
August 2008 |
| Ithaca, NY |
The 20 Best Towns in America |
Outside Magazine |
August 2008 |
| Ithaca EcoVillage |
Top 8 Ecotopias |
Forbes Magazine |
April 2008 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Global Travel Destination |
Gore-Tex & the Adventure Travel Trade Association |
April 2008 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#2 in 7 Best Places to Retire in an Economic Downturn |
Smart Money magazine |
February 2008 |
| Ithaca schools |
#2 Nationwide among Metro Areas under 500,000 |
Expansion Management Magazine |
December 2007 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#3 Most Secure Place to Live - Small Towns |
Farmers Insurance |
December 2007 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#3 in Top 100 Places to Live in 2007 |
RelocateAmerica.com |
April 2007 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#2 in Best Green Places to Live |
Country Home magazine |
April 2007 |
| Ithaca, NY |
10 Best Places to Live for Gays & Lesbians |
The Advocate |
March 2007 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 in 12 Great Places You've Never Heard Of |
Mother Earth News magazine |
July/August 2006 |
| Ithaca, NY |
12 Hippest Hometowns for Vegetarians |
VegNews magazine |
July/August 2006 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#8 in 50 Smart Places to Live |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance |
June 2006 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#17 nationwide in Best Places for Business & Careers |
Forbes magazine |
April 2006 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#4 in Top 100 Places to Live in 2006 |
RelocateAmerica.com |
April 2006 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 City for Knowledge Workers |
Expansion Management magazine |
March/April 2005 |
| Ithaca, NY |
12 Great Places to Retire |
Kiplinger's Personal Finance |
March 2005 |
| Ithaca, NY |
#1 Emerging City in the Book "Cities Ranked & Rated" |
Bert Sperling & Peter Sander |
2004 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Best Healthy Cities in the Northeast |
Organic Style Magazine |
September/October 2003 |
| Ithaca, NY |
40 Best College Towns |
Outside Magazine |
September 2003 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Top 10 Lesbian-Friendliest Cities in the USA |
Girlfriends Magazine |
November 2002 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's 5 Best Mountain Biking Towns |
Bike Magazine |
June 2002 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Best Places to Vacation |
Money Magazine |
April 2002 |
| Ithaca, NY |
100 Great Escapes: Top 10 Trips |
Travel & Leisure Magazine |
March/April 2002 |
| Ithaca, NY |
American Values - Where to By a Retirement Home |
Smart Money Magazine |
February 2002 |
| Ithaca Farmers' Market |
60 Best American Publics Places |
Utne Reader |
January 2002 |
| Ithaca, NY |
Best Fly Fishing Through North America |
Fish & Fly Magazine |
2001 |
| Ithaca, NY |
25 Terrific Places to Bring Up a Family |
Mothering Magazine |
July/August 2001 |
| Ithaca, NY |
America's Most Enlightened City |
Utne Reader |
May 1997 |
