Published Rankings of the Madison area

1. Madison Area Rankings
#1 best town to raise a family in (Sun Prairie): Family Circle, August, 2009
#7 Best City to Live and Work: Kiplinger, May 2009
University of Wisconsin graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best: U.S. News &
World Report, April 2009
Most Unique American Cities and Towns: Newsmax Magazine, April 2009
#4 MSN Real Estate 2008 Best Bargain Market: MSN Real Estate, June 2008
#8 Best Places to Raise a Family: Best Life, May 2008
Nation’s Smartest City: bizjournals, April 2008
#2 Best Places to Find a Job: Money Magazine, April 2008
#2 amongst Best Place to Educate Your Child: Forbes, December 2007
One of the Top Ten Best Outdoor-Oriented Towns: Yahoo! Real Estate, Fall 2007
Best Farmers’ Market in Nation: EatingWell, August 2007
Ranked One of Ten Best Markets for Women in Business: bizjournals, August 2007
Middleton Rated Best Place in America to Live: Money, August 2007
One of Five Perfect College Towns: Smarter Travel, August, 2007
One of the Nation’s Top Metros for Income Growth: bizjournals, June 2007
One of the Top Ten Greenest Cities: Yahoo! Real Estate, May 2007
One of the Top 10 Best Green Large Cities: Country Home, April 2007
One of the best 10 weekend Family Trips: Nick Jr. Family Magazine, April 2007
One of Top 25 Best Places to Live: Country Home, April 2007
FUN FACTS:
Unique Capitals of the World
Cheese – Plymouth, WI
Water Parks - Wisconsin Dells, WI Inner tubing – Somerset, WI
Ginseng– Wausau, WI Cranberry Pie – Babcock, WI
Trolls – Mount Horeb, WI Circus – Baraboo, WI
Catfish – Potosi, WI Black Squirrel – Norwalk, WI
Dairy – Wisconsin Sunfish – Onalaska
Jump Rope – Bloomer, WI Ruffed Grouse – Park Falls, WI
Turkey – Boscobel, WI Butter – Reedsburg, WI
Swiss Cheese – Monroe, WI Bicycling – Sparta
Loon – Mercer, WI Groundhog – Sun Prairie, WI
Snowmobile – Eagle River, WI White Bass – Fremont, WI
Bratwurst – Sheboygan, WI Brook Trout – Gleason, WI
Musky - Boulder Junction, WI Cranberry – Warrens, WI
Websites of Interest
www.qbe.com (QBE Insurance Group)
www.greatermadisonchamber.com (Greater Madison Area Chamber of Commerce)
www.sunprairiechamber.com (Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce)
www.msnairport.com (Dane County Regional Airport)
www.wisconsinhomes.com (South Central Wisconsin MLS)