Awards & Recognition 

Award Place Given By
 Year
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