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Awards & Recognition
| Award | Place | Given By |
Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Places to Live | 4 | U.S. News and World Report | 2021 |
| Bicycle Friendly Businesses | 6 | League of American Bicyclists | 2021 |
| Top Vacation Spots for Biking | People for Bikes | 2021 | |
| Bike City designation: first US city to receive this honor | Union Cycliste Internacionale (UCI) | 2021 | |
| Best Places to Live | 8 | U.S. News and World Report | 2020 |
| North America's Top 50 Economic Developers, to Chung Tan, Business Development Manager |
Consultant Connect | 2020 | |
| 2020 Best Cities for Bicycling | 8 | People for Bikes | 2020 |
| Cities A List | CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) | 2019 | |
| 2019 Best Places for Bikes | 15 | People for Bikes | 2019 |
| 15 Cities Where Business is Booming and Salaries are Rising | 7 | CNBC Make It | 2019 |
| Best Places to Live | No. 4 | U.S. News and World Report | 2019 |
| Best Places to Live in Every State | -- | Time Money | 2018 |
| Arkansas Trendsetter City |
-- | Arkansas Business |
2018 |
| Best Places to Live |
No. 5 |
U.S. News and World Report |
2018 |
| ADEQ TECHe |
1 | ADEQ | 2018 |
| Best place for bikes in Arkansas |
-- | People for Bikes |
2018 |
| Utility of the Future Today |
-- | Water Environment Federation |
2018 |
| Top U.S. Cities for Career Opportunities | No. 8 | smartasset.com | 2017 |
| Best Cities to Launch a Career | No. 7 | Realtor.com | 2017 |
| Bronze Walk Friendly Community | -- | Pedestrian & Bicycle Information Center |
2017 |
| Best Place to Live | No. 5 | U.S. News and World Report | 2017 |
| Best Small Cities for New Grads |
No. 9 |
OnlineDegrees.com | 2016 |
| Best Places for Business and Careers |
No. 24 |
Forbes | 2016 |
| Utility of the Future Today |
-- | Water Environment Federation |
2016 |
| Silver Bicycle Friendly Community |
-- | League of American Bicyclists |
2016 |
| Best Affordable Places to Live | No. 1 |
U.S. News and World Report |
2016 |
| Best Place to Live | No. 3 |
U.S. News and World Report | 2016 |
| Best City for Working Students | No. 6 |
smartasset.com | 2016 |
| Tree City USA | -- |
Arbor Day Foundation |
2015 |
| Best city to found a company outside of Silicon Valley and NY |
No. 3 |
DataFox | 2015 |
| Best College Town in the Nation |
No. 4 |
Livability.com | 2015 |
| Best College Town in the SEC |
No. 1 |
Livability.com | 2015 |
| Winner of Green/Energy Conservation Initiatives category |
-- | Arkansas Business City of Distinction |
2015 |
| Honorable mention in Quality of Life category |
-- |
Arkansas Business City of Distinction |
2015 |
| Top 100 Best Places for Businesses and Careers |
No. 23 | Forbes |
2015 |
| Top 100 Best Place to Live |
-- | Livability.com | 2015 |
| UA Walton College named to Top 100 Best Business Schools |
-- | U.S. News and World Report |
2015 |
| Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year |
-- | -- | 2015 |
| Small City Population Digital Cities Survey |
No. 2 |
Center for Digital Government |
2015 |