You don’t need to look too far to find some magazine, TV station or Web site touting Austin as one of the best places to live. Our fair city has been topping the charts for years now, and for good reason. It’s environmentally friendly, it attracts top-notch business talent and the music never stops. Of course, you already know that, which his why you live here. Still, we can’t help but toot our collective horn. Here’s this year’s crop of best-of-something-or-another lists we made:

    #1 Greenest city in America, MSN.com
    #1 In terms of job growth, Forbes’ “Best Cities for Singles”
    #1 City for growing businesses, Expansion management’s “2007 Mayor’s Challenge Rankings
    #1 Overall economic vitality, Moody’s Economy.com, “business Vitality Index”
    #1 Of top four cities to watch, AAPR The Magazine’s “Great Places to Live”
    #2 For overall characteristics, Travel + Leisure’s “America’s Favorite Cities”
    #2 Best eco-neighborhood in America (SoCo took the honors”, National Home magazine
    #2 Best walking city, Prevention Magazine
    #2 Fastest-growing wine region (Hill Country), Orbitz.com
    #3 Adventure city, National Geographic Adventure’s “50 Best Places to Live and Play”
    #3 Best city for young singles, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
    #3 Top city for making movies, MovieMaker magazine
    #5 Luxury housing market, Unique Homes magazine
    #7 Hottest job market for young adults, Bizjournals
    #10 Healthiest city in America, Sperlings’ Best Places
    #16 Hottest entrepreneurial city, Inc magazine, “Boomtowns 2007”