2020 Accolades
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Mayor Holt elected to National League of Cities board of directors
December, 2020 - OKC.gov
Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt has been elected by the nation’s municipal leaders as a member of the National League of Cities Board of Directors. The National League of Cities is the nation’s official organization for all municipal elected officials – councilmembers and mayors. Mayor Holt was also elected this year as a Trustee for the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the highest level of leadership in that organization.
OKC ranks among top cities in small business environment
November, 2020 - JustBusiness.com
Justbusiness.com ranked Oklahoma City as the fourth-best city to work for a small business. The business website used a combination of factors including establishment rate, growth rate, employees, average payroll and housing costs into the equation. Oklahoma City’s 61.96 index score only trailed first-place New Orleans (74.20), Cleveland (67.27) and Buffalo, N.Y. (63.37).
Oklahoma ranks Top 10 for lowest average monthly mortgage payment
October, 2020 - Lending Tree
The State of Oklahoma ranks No. 7 for the lowest average monthly mortgage payments in all 50 states.
Oklahoma ranks in top 10 for highway bridge conditions
September, 2020 - Federal Highway Administration
Oklahoma ranked as the ninth-best state for highway bridge conditions, according to the Federal Highway Administration. Only 1.27% of Oklahoma's bridges are rated poor.
Zippia.com ranks OKC as one of the best places to start your career
July, 2020 - Zippia.com
Zippia.com, a career-advice website, recently set out to find the best cities to start a career and Oklahoma City came in at No. 9. The website looked at factors such as median income, rent and unemployment rate in more than 200 cities.
OKC ranked among best cities for retirees
July, 2020 - Kiplinger
Some cities, like Oklahoma City, make it easier to stretch your retirement dollars than others.Personal finance site Kiplinger.com calculated which cities were the most affordable by looking at the overall costs of living, low population density, vibrancy, health care, tax rates, internet access and proximity to family and friends for seniors. Oklahoma City landed at No. 7 in the rankings out of 212 metropolitan areas surveyed.
Best run cities in the U.S.? OKC ranks high
June, 2020 - WalletHub
WalletHub recently ranked the "Best-Run Cities in America" and Oklahoma City came in at No. 20. A multitude of factors were looked at with OKC scoring especially high when it came to financial stability.
OKC has the highest PPP Loan acceptance rate in the U.S.
June, 2020 - Smart Asset
Due in no small part to OKC's top-notch banking community, the metro ranked No. 1 for PPP Loan acceptance rates. 78% of the businesses in OKC that applied for the relief program received the loan.
OKC now the 25th-largest metro in the U.S.
June, 2020 - U.S. Census Bureau
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OKCPS produces top two high schools in Oklahoma
April, 2020 - U.S. News & World Report
According to U.S. News & World Report, the top two high schools in Oklahoma are products of the Oklahoma City Public Schools District, Classen SAS and Harding Prep. Both schools also ranked in the top 100 in the country. In total, eight out of the top 10 high schools in the state are located in the Oklahoma City MSA.
OKC earns AAA bond rating for tenth year in a row
April, 2020 - Moody's/S&P
Moody’s Investors Service awarded Oklahoma City a AAA Bond rating for the tenth-consecutive year. S&P Global Ratings also affirmed the City’s top-notch bond rating.
Freelancers should look to OKC
February, 2020 - Fundera
With our stable housing market and low cost of living, it should be no surprise OKC made Fundera.com's "Best 15 U.S. Cities for Freelancers" list. The metro's impressive job-growth rate and self-employment stats also contributed to the high ranking.
OKC among Reader's Digest 'best American cities for live music'
February, 2020 - Reader's Digest
No, it's not just you: there really are a lot more opportunities to see great live music in OKC these days. We've talked a lot about OKC's emergence as a live music destination on this and some of our sister sites, and recently, other outlets have begun to take notice. Another example is Reader's Digest, who last month named OKC among their "Best American Cities for Live Music (Besides Nashville)."
Oklahoma City ranked No. 1 place for startups to expand
February, 2020 - Zillow
Zillow ranked Oklahoma City No. 1 out of 42 large metro areas nationwide for tech companies and start-ups to expand. The study focused on these five factors: housing affordability, market ‘“hotness,” demographics & labor, tech availability and livability.
