Rankings & Recognition

Around the nation Clarksville Montgomery County is recognized as a premier destination to live, work, and start a business.
 

Top 50 Best Place to Live / New Boomtown, Money.com, 2024

#4 City Where Millennials are Buying Homes, REALTOR.com, 2024

"The South’s Best Cities On The Rise", Southern Living, 2024

#3 Hottest Zip Code for 2023, Opendoor.com, January 2024

#3 Most Affordable, Fast-Growing Cities To Consider in 2024, GOBankingRates.com, December 2023

Mac Conway Award Recipient, Site Selection, 2023

EDO of the Year Award, Business Facilities, 2023 (for mid-sized communities with populations ranging from 100k to 500k)

#4 Metro by Projects Per Capita, Site Selection, 2022

Hottest Zip Code for 2022, Opendoor January 2022

#4 in the Nation for Talent Attraction, Lightcast (formerly EMSI) 2022 

#1 Most Desirable Zip Code in America for Relocation in 2021, Opendoor January 2022

#6 in the Nation for Talent Attraction, EMSI 2021 

Best Place to Retire in Tennessee, Investment U, January 2020

Ranked #9 out of 399 Metropolitan Statistical Areas for Economic Strength, Area Development, January 2020

Tennessee named #7 Best State for Business, Forbes, January 2020

Tennessee ranked #5 for Business Climate, Site Selection, November 2019

#1 Best Place to Live in America, MONEY.com, September 2019

#3 City Where Millennials Are Buying Homes, REALTOR.com, March 2019

Clarksville Named Top-Ten U.S. Destination for 2019, TheHotelGuide.com

Montgomery County Ranks Second-Highest of all Tennessee Counties for Tourism Growth, 2018

#6 County for Investment Coming In To Tennessee, Smart Asset, August 2017

Third Lowest Tax Burden (Tennessee), WalletHub, June 2020, April 2017

Foreign Investment Makes Powerful Impact in Tennessee, Area Development, January 2017

#19 U.S. City for Job Growth in 2016, 24/7 Wall St./MSN.com, December 2016

#7 in the State of Tennessee for Incoming Investments, SmartAsset.com, July 2016

Tennessee Named State of the Year, Southern Business & Development, June 2016 (Google Data Center Among Top Six Deals)

#7 City Where Millennials Are Buying Homes, SmartAsset.com, May 2016

#8 Top Market for Millennial Homebuyers, CNN/Money.com October 2015

#1 Market for First Time Home Buyers, MSN, March 2015

Tennessee Named State of the Year, Business Facilities, 2014 and 2013

#6 Place Millennials are Moving for Bigger Paychecks, Time, September 2014

Top City for Millennials, Money Magazine, Summer 2014

CMC Corporate Business Park named a Select Tennessee Certified Site, Fall 2013

5th Fastest-Growing City in the Nation, U.S. Census Bureau, July 2013

2nd Fastest-Growing Metropolitan Statistical Area in the Nation, U.S. Census Bureau, July 2013

Montgomery County Green Certified Business, May 2013

Best Place to Retire (#1), Bankrate, Spring 2013

4th Highest Per Capita Income in Tennessee, Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2013

Hankook Tire Awarded Silver Economic Development Deal of the Year, Business Facilities, 2013

Rivers & Spires Festival Awarded Silver Grand Pinnacle Award, International Festival & Event Association, 2012

Rivers & Spires Festival Named a TOP 20 Event by Southeast Tourism Society, Spring 2011

Montgomery County Earns ThreeStar Certification by the State of Tennessee, 2011

8th in Low-Cost Manufacturing Centers (cities with less than a 500,000 population), Business Facilities, 2010

#4 in the US for Alternative Energy Industry Leaders, Business Facilities, 2010

Top 10 Metro Best Cost of Living (cities with less than a 350,000 population), Business Facilities, 2010