Some of the best things about Boise, Idaho...

No. 2 Best Places to Live

 US News and World Report, 2009

No. 2 Best Place for Business and Careers

 Forbes Magazine, 2008

No. 10 Best Place to Live in Nation

 Cities Ranked & Rated, Sperling & Sander. 2007

No. 8 Best Place to Live in Nation

 Money Magazine. 2006

No. 3 Place for Business and Careers

  Forbes magazine. 2007

Second Best City in America to Do Business

 Inc. magazine. 2005

No. 7 Metro Area in the Nation to Do Business

 Forbes magazine. 2004

No. 5 City its size in the nation for favorable cost-of-doing-business

 KPMG LLP. 2004

No. 13 Best Overall City

 National Policy Research Council's Gold Guide. May 2004

Idaho IceWorld one of the Coolest Rinks in America

 American Hockey magazine. 2004

Idaho's Sportstown USA

 Sports Illustrated magazine. 2004

Boise Parks & Recreation Magnet Center for Quality Sports

 National Recreation & Parks Association. 2004

"Oasis for Retirees"

 Wall Street Journal. 2004

No. 1 Mountain Biking Town

 Bike magazine. June 2003

Boise River named one of West's top 12 rivers

 Sunset magazine. June 2003