Columbia Named Best City for Starting up a Business
- Business Week
Great Public Library System
- HALPLR Index
America’s Best Places to Live
- Money Magazine
Best Place to Raise a Family, Delivering High Performance Education at Low Cost
- Forbes.com
America’s Wealthiest Suburbs, Best Quality Life
- Bizjournals
Technologically Advanced Community
- USA Today
100 Best Communities for Young People
- America’s Promise Alliance
All-America County Award
- All-America City
Maryland Sports Town, Good Sports Community of the Year
- Sports Illustrated