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City of Las Cruces Accolades
One of the 50 Nicest Places in America by Reader’s Digest
Nicest Place in New Mexico by Reader’s Digest
No. 3 on the list of 20 Best Places to Visit by Money Magazine
No. 2 on Best Place to Live in El Paso Area by Niche.com
No. 6 best-run city in the U.S., and best-run in New Mexico by WalletHub.com
No. 3 Best Place to Travel by Money.com
Most Educated Cities Award by Insurify.com
Designated an Arts and Cultural District in New Mexico
One of 13 real-life heroes on World Humanitarian Day
In top 8 Cities to Retire by KFoxtv.com
Safest Driving City in New Mexico by Insurify
Received Season of Giving Award by Insurify
No. 15 in Nation as Best Place to Retire by TopRetirements.com
Best Run City in New Mexico by WalletHub.com
No. 1 Happiest City in New Mexico and No. 78 in the United States by WalletHub.com
No. 8 Best States for Quality of Life by UsNews.com
One of 14 New Mexico Communities with the Best Average Credit Score by LendEDU
No. 32 Safest City in America by WalletHub.com
No. 22 Best City for K-12 Teachers in the United States by GoodCall.com
Best Run City in New Mexico and No. 6 in the United States by WalletHub.com
Playful City by KaBOOM!
No. 15 Most Popular Places to Retire by TopRetirements.com
Top 10 Most Overlooked City in America by TravelDK.com
A Top Place to Retire in Southwest by TopRetirements.com
No. 1 Most Charitable Cities in America by Deseret News
No. 12 Best-Run City in America by WalletHub.com
Runner Up for Best Sustainable Community by Sunset Magazine
No. 9 Ultimate US Travel Wish List by Lonely Planet
Best City for Global Trade by Global Trade Magazine
Next Big Retirement Destinations by US News & World Report
One of 25 Best Places to Retire by Forbes
Tier 1 Institution (NMSU) National University Rankings by US News & World Report
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
Top 10 Sunny Places to Retire by AARP
Top 25 Hardest Working Towns in America by PARADE Magazine
One of the country's Top 10 Spring Break Destinations for Families by Guidebook America
One of the Best Small Places for Business and Careers by Forbes
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
10 Cities for Real Estate Steals by US News & World Report
Dream Towns to Retire by AARP The Magazine
20 Best Towns of the Future by Sunset Magazine
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
Top 10 Best Performing Cities in the United States by Milken Institute
Top 25 Cities for Jobs by CNN/Money Magazine
Top 100 Places to Live in the United States by RelocateAmerica.com
Top Retirement City by Retire Magazine
One of America’s Top Places for Boomers to Retire by CNBC
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine
Most Playful City USA by KaBOOM!
Best Places to Live by U.S News & World Report
Top 10 Best Performing Cities in the United States by Milken Institute
Top 20 Boomtown by Inc. Magazine
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine
Top 50 Motorcoach Destinations in the United States by National Motorcoach Network
No. 15 Top Boomtown in the United States by Inc. Magazine
Most Secure Place to Live, Medium-Sized City by Farmers Ins. Group
No. 2 for Small-City Business by Albuquerque Journal
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine
Dream Towns to Retire by AARP The Magazine
Top 50 Motorcoach Destinations in the United States by National Motorcoach Network
Most Secure Place to Live, Medium-Sized City by Farmers Ins. Group
One of the Best College Towns to Retire by Money Magazine
Top 50 Motorcoach Destinations in the United States by National Motorcoach Network
Best Place to Retire by CNN/Money Magazine
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Milken Institute
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine
Top 50 Motorcoach Destinations in the United States by National Motorcoach Network
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
Top Sports Town of the Year by Sports Illustrated
Top 10 City for Hispanics to Live by Hispanic Magazine
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
Top 10 City for Hispanics to Live by Hispanic Magazine
Best Place to Live by Family Digest
Best Small Metro Area for Business & Careers by Forbes/Milken Institute
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine
One of the Best Places to Retire in the U.S. by Money Magazine
One of America's Top 100 Retirement Towns by Where to Retire Magazine
Top Destination by Facilities & Destinations Magazine