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EPA recognizes Onondaga County as top 10 green community
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Onondaga County is one of 10 communities nationwide to be an EPA Green Infrastructure Partner. Under the banner of Onondaga County's "Save the Rain" program, over 50 green infrastructure projects have been completed. Read More

Accolades and Awards

With world-renown educational and research institutions and businesses, a highly skilled workforce, a vibrant downtown and a variety of cultural and recreational assets, it's no surprise that Syracuse and Onondaga County have collected numerous accolades.

Recent Comparative Rankings 

  • Forbes named Syracuse "One of America's Best Places for Business."
  • Syracuse ranked 4th in “America's Best Places To Raise A Family” on Forbes.com.
  • Business Facilities named Syracuse and its region among the seven best locations in the nation for companies seeking to move or expand. 
  • Syracuse ranks 8th in Business Facilities list of top 10 metro areas in Medical Devices and Equipment.
  • Popular Science ranked Syracuse 17th on its "America's Greenest Cities" list and 2nd in the Northeast in that same study.
  • National Geographic's Green Guide named Syracuse "One of America's Top 20 Green Cities."
  • Syracuse is home to one of the top 10 Cleantech cluster organizations in the world for 2010 according to Sustainable World Capital.
  • Business Facilities magazine touts Syracuse for its abundant supply of fresh, potable water.
  • CareerBliss  named Syracuse the No. 8 happiest city to work in on its 2012 list of the Happiest and Unhappiest Cities for Work.
  • Syracuse is recognized by CNN Money magazine as the most affordable city in the U.S. and the 8th most affordable place to buy a house.
  • Syracuse ranks 3rd in Farmers Insurance seventh annual list of “Most Secure U.S Places to Live” for large metropolitan areas of 500,000 residents or more.
  • Syracuse ranks 17th on Portfolio magazine's Fun Index, outranking both Las Vegas and Orlando as one of the ‘funnest’ places to live in America.