The city of Santa Fe shows up in polls and surveys and rankings of all kinds every year. We are always gratified and, at the risk of tooting our own horn too loudly, have rounded up some of these accolades.

The Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF), a nonprofit arts service organization named Santa Fe #1 on its list of the 30 Most Creative Small Cities in America.

Santa Fe ranked as the #3 small city on the Moviemaker Magazine 2020 list of the “Best Places to live and work as a movie maker”

Readers of Sunset Magazine selected Santa Fe as the West’s “Best Art Town” in the 2019 Reader’s Choice travel awards.

Apartment Therapy awarded Santa Fe the “Best Local Spring Break Spot in Every State Across the U.S.”

CBS Local named Santa Fe as one of “The Best Romantic Destinations in America” for Valentine’s Day 2019

ChamberOfCommerce.org ranks Santa Fe #43 in their Top 100 US Cities to Retire in 2019 list

CubeSmart Self Storage has named Santa Fe as one of the greenest cities in America

Santa Fe was noted as an honoree in the Departures’ 2019 Legend Awards under the category of “Best Cities to Visit This Year.”

Oyster chose Santa Fe as one of “The best spring break destinations for families.”

Travel & Leisure awarded Santa Fe one of the “Best Places to Travel in June”

Money Magazine listed Santa Fe in their Best Places to Live in America. 

Review.com selected Santa Fe as one of the Best places to visit with your dog in 2019

Travel + Leisure named Santa Fe the “14 Best City in the World” in the 2019 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards. 

The City of Santa Fe has been recognized as the number two city on the “Top 15 Cities in the United States” list in the 2019 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.

TripSavvy named Santa Fe one of “The Best LGBT Friendly Destinations of 2019”

MarketWatch selected Santa Fe one of the “The best little cities to live if you love the outdoors”

Insurify selected Santa Fe as the city with the “Best Up & Coming Housing Market” in New Mexico in their 2019 Awards.

AFAR named Santa Fe one of the “10 Best Places to Travel in July“

24/7 Wall Street awarded the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum as New Mexico’s museum of choice for “The best museum in every state.”

United Van Lines recognized New Mexico as the new Top Retirement Destination. Among those who moved to New Mexico, 42% said they did so because of retirement. 

Santa Fe was chosen as the New Mexico location in the Matador Network article identifying “The Best Spring Break Destination in Every State.”

Santa Fe was included as one of the 5 Best U.S. Vacation Destinations for Couples to Explore in 2019

Ski Santa Fe was chosen as one of The 23 Best Ski Resorts in America by PureWow

Pennygeeks ranked Santa Fe #3 on the 2019 list of the Top Cities for Women Entrepreneurs in the US

MovieMaker Magazine listed Santa Fe as #3 in the list of Small Cities in 2019 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker

Livability named Santa Fe in the 10 Best Affordable Honeymoon Spots in the US for 2019

Samantha Brown recently featured Santa Fe as one of her Places to Love

Livability selected Santa Fe as one of the 10 Best Places to Move to Get a Fresh Start in 2019

Santa Fe listed as one of the 14 best places to travel in the US in 2019 by Forbes

HomeToGo ranked Santa Fe as one of the top destinations for millennial travelers in 2019

Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ choice awards names Santa Fe the #2 Best Small City in the U.S. 

TravelPulse chose Santa Fe as one of America’s 30 Best Citiies for Stunning Art, Architecture.

Open Table named Geronimo as one of “The 100 Resturaunts in America With the Best Wine Lists.”

Santa Fe ranked #1 on the list of the “Top 10 Most Arts Vibrant Medium Communities” in the 2018 Southern Methodist University (SMU) National Center for Arts Research (NCRA) Arts Vibrancy Index.

Outside Magazine names Santa Fe as one of their America’s Smartest Towns for “The Dream Town Blueprint”

The Travel + Leisure 2018 World’s Best Reader’s Choice Awards names Santa Fe #4 of the top 15 Cities in the U.S. 

TripAdvisor chose Santa Fe as one of the 15 Best Solo Vacations in America 

Santa Fe was named one of the Top 5 Destinations Design and Music Lovers Should Visit in July by Architectural Digest

Readers Digest honored Santa Fe on a list of the The Best Weekend Getaways in Every State

The Santa Fe Margarita Trail made the list of The 10 Best Food and Drink Trails to Explore in America by popsugar

CBS Local named Santa Fe as having the Best Art Museums In The Southwest

Santa Fe named the #3 Best Small City in America to Live by Apartment Therapy

Insurify recognizes Santa Fe as the Greenest City in New Mexico in their Greenest City Awards

Santa Fe, NM Ranks #4 In The Top 100 Creative Economies In The US by Creative Vitality Suite

Santa Fe was named one of the Top 20 Cities for LGBT-Friendly Retirement in 2018 by SeniorAdvice

Expedia names Santa Fe one of the Most delicious destinations in the U.S.

Santa Fe is highlighted on Expedia list of America’s most artistic towns

U.S. News & World Report ranks the Inn of the Five Graces as the best hotel in New Mexico as part of the Best Hotels in Every State

Santa Fe one of only two cities recognized worldwide in “Best Food/Beverage Destination Experience” category in the 2018 Foodtrekking Awards by the World Food Travel Association

Santa Fe makes TripAdvisor’s list of the Top 30 USA Cities to Visit in 2018

BestProducts.com names Santa Fe one of The 50 Best Places to Visit in the USA

Conde Nast Traveler names Santa Fe one of the 9 U.S. Cities that are Even Better in Winter

MSN Names Santa Fe the Hippest City in New Mexico as part of their roundup of The Hippest City in Every State

Movie Maker Magazine names Santa Fe #3 Best Small City to Live & Work as a Filmmaker

Santa Fe #5 of 15 in Conde Nast Traveler’s list of The World’s Best Cities for Arts and Culture

TripAdvisor Lists Santa Fe as one of America’s 15 Most Romantic Cities for Winter Travel

Canyon Road recognized as a Main Street Across America

Santa Fe Wins Travel + Leisure Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Destination of the Year 2017

Travel + Leisure 10/31/17—America’s Favorite Places 2017 Survey Results

Conde Nast Reader’s Choice 2017: #4 Best Small City in the United States

Santa Fe was named the #1 foodie destination in the Mountain West region in RewardExpert’s ranking of 2017’s Best American Foodie Towns

TripAdvisor includes Santa Fe in their list of Affordable Summer City Trips Out West

Santa Fe named one of The Best Cities in the World for Female Travelers, No Matter Your Age by MyDomaine.com

Expedia Viewfinder Blog names Santa Fe one of the Top Vacation Home Destinations in 2017

National Geographic names Santa Fe one of America’s 20 Best Mountain Bike Towns

Outside Magazine names Santa Fe as one of their Best Towns Ever-Where to Live Now for Best Combination of Mountains & Margaritas

Santa Fe listed as one of the 50 Best Smaller College Towns with the Best Music Scenes by GoodDeedSeats.com

National Center for Arts Research ranked Santa Fe #2 on their list of top 10 most arts vibrant medium communities as part of the Arts Vibrancy Index

TripAdvisor names Santa Fe a Top Affordable City for an Epic Group Getaway

National Geographic names Santa Fe Winner in World Legacy Awards – #1 in Sense of Place Category

Expedia Viewfinder – 14 of the Most Romantic US Getaways

Movie Maker Magazine-Santa Fe #2 Best Small City to Live & Work as a Filmmaker

The Revver – Best Motorcycle Locations in the United States

Santa Fe ranked 5th in the World in the Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

Conde Nast Traveler names Santa Fe one of the Friendliest Cities in the U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau rated Santa Fe #15 in the country and #1 in New Mexico for startups

National Endowment For The Arts named Santa Fe one of the top cities in concentration of artists per capita.

TripAdvisor’s HolidayLettings names Santa Fe Spirits one of the Top Distilleries to Tour in the U.S.

Albuquerque Journal’s Reader’s Choice Awards name Santa Fe Top Day Trip Destination

LivAbility: The 10 Best Places for Wine – Santa Fe #2

Travel + Leisure: Best Cities in the U.S. – Santa Fe #4

America Unraveled: Foraging at America’s Farmers’ Markets–Our Top 5 – Santa Fe Farmers’ Market #1

Conde Nast Traveler: The 12 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. – Santa Fe #2

USA Today 10 Best: Best College Small Town – Santa Fe #8

AARP: Top 10 Cities for Art Lovers – Santa Fe #1

Conde Nast Traveler: Best Cities for Vegetarians – Santa Fe #8

MovieMaker: Best Places To Live And Work As A Filmmaker – Santa Fe #4

Open Table: Top 25 Most Romantic Cities in America – Santa Fe #5

Gear Patrol: The Adventure List-25 Best Places To Travel In 2016

Tripping.com: Best Farmers Markets In The U.S.A.

Gogobot: The 10 Hippest Mid-Sized Cities In America

Infogroup: Top Ten Foodie Cities In America

Money Magazine: Best Domestic Destination – Santa Fe #7

Thrillist: The Most Beautiful Historic Neighborhoods In The Country

Conde Nast Traveler: Reader’s Choice Best Shopping Cities In The World

U.S. News & World Report: Top 7 Destinations For A Digital Detox in 2016

Travel + Leisure: Where To Splurge And Budget In The New Year In U.S., Central America And Mexico

22 CBS Local affiliates around the country: Best Backpacking Trails in the Continental US

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards: “Best Ski Resort in the U.S. and Canada” – Ski Santa Fe #4 .

American Institute For Economic Research: Top College Cities & Towns In America – Santa Fe #6

Travel + Leisure: America’s Best Cities For Winter Travel – Santa Fe #11

Santa Fe, New Mexico has been named as one of the most Architecturally Impressive Small Towns in America in our recent ranking. Santa Fe #10

Conde Nast Traveler Reader’s Choice 2015: Santa Fe #2 Best Small City In The United States.

Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice 2015 scores Santa Fe #6 Best City Overall Among Worlds’ Cities.

Santa Fe has been named as one of the 22 Best Small Town Family Weekend Destinations by Vacation Idea.

American Planning Association names Santa Fe Railyard as one of the Great Places In America in the 2015 Great Public Spaces category

Santa Fe has achieved a sweep in three, month-long national USA Today Best Destination polls: Best Destination For Culturephiles; Best Destination For Outdoor Enthusiasts; Best Destination For Shopaholics

USA Today 10Best named the Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail as the #1 Best Food Trail

USA Today 10Best selected the Santa Fe Farmers Market as the #6 Best Farmers Market

Travel + Leisure Reader’s Choice names Santa Fe as one of the World’s 30 Friendliest Cities

Condé Nast Traveler names Santa Fe as the #6 Friendliest City In The U.S.

Santa Fe named one of Money’s Best Places to Retire by Money Magazine.

FindTheHome and FindTheCompany analyzed Dun & Bradstreet data to determine the 27 Cities To Visit If You Really Love Ice Cream, Santa Fe placed 24th. Santa Fe was also named as one of The 50 Most Zen Cities in America and one of America’s Fittest Cities.

Condé Nast Readers name Santa Fe #2 Best Small City in the Country.

USA Today’s 10Best selected Santa Fe as one of the “Best U.S. Destinations for Introverts”.

Santa Fe Opera’s Crosby Theater voted in to the 10 Best Outdoor Music Venues by USA Today’s 10Best Readers Poll

Santa Fe named the #1 World’s Best Places to Photograph: 2015 Readers Poll by Popular Photography Magazine.

Santa Fe named as one of the Top 7 Destinations for Singles by Bustle.com.

ListsForAll.com named Santa Fe one of the Best Vacation Spots in the U.S.

10Best.com awards Santa Fe International Folk Art Market #1 Best Art Festival in the country and ART Santa Fe #4 best.

Santa Fe Voted America’s 7th Best Food City by Conde Nast 2014 Readers.

National Geographic names Santa Fe to top ten list of best high altitude cities in the world.

Santa Fe ranks #1 city for women-owned businesses.

USA Today’s 10Best.com readers vote Santa Fe Railyard Arts District #6 in the Country.

Santa Fe named a top wedding destination by Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine.

TripAdvisor rates Santa Fe vacation rentals among top twenty in the United States.

Santa Fe Institute Ranks Among the World’s Top Science & Technology ‘think tanks’.

Santa Fe ranked #2 City for Art Vibrancy by the National Center for Arts Research.

Trivago names Santa Fe #9 city for best hotels.

Palace of Governors declared a National Treasure.

Ski Santa Fe makes Condé Nast Traveler list of most underrated ski resorts.

Chicago’s makeitbetter.net rates Santa Fe as a Top Romantic Destination.

Santa Fe Makes top 3 city on MovieMaker list.

Santa Fe voted #6 best travel-worthy state capital by 10Best.com

The Dallas Morning News highlights Santa Fe in their list of best places to visit with your family in the winter.

Santa Fe makes news in the New York Times. Watch 36 Hours in Santa Fe

The Santa Fe River and Santa Fe River Park ranked one of Top Ten Great American River Walks.

Conde Nast readers vote for Santa Fe as the best small city to visit in America.

International Mountain Biking Association gives Santa Fe biking trails Silver award.

VacationHomeRentals.com awards Santa Fe as being a Top 3 City to Travel to with Your Dog.

Santa Fe ranked most coziest city in the U.S.

USA Today Travel and 10Best Voted Santa Fe as the Best U.S. City for Shopping

The American Lung Association rates Santa Fe is the Second City in the Country with the Cleanest Air

TripAdvisor ranks Santa Fe as a top ten city for Pet-Friendly Destinations

SingleTracks ranks The City Different chosen as a Top 10 North American Mountain Bike Association

Santa Fe ranked a Top Trek for families in 2014 by Trekaroo

Kiplinger’s rates Santa Fe as the #4 best place to live in the country

USA Today names Santa Fe as one of the top mountain biking towns in the U.S.

MensFitness.com rates Santa Fe as one of eight best running cities in the U.S.

We know our Farmers’ Market is the best so does Sherman’s Travels. They rank us as one of nine top farmers markets in the country

With new brews popping up all over town, it’s no wonder Travel + Leisure rates Santa Fe as one of America’s best beer towns

The Today Show calls out Santa Fe as one of top five places for empty nesters to travel

A USA Today Travel reader’s poll rates Santa Fe’s Canyon Road as second most iconic street in America

Successful Meetings named the city One of the Top US Art Cities, ranking it second in a stellar list of metro areas, all at least ten times the size of Santa Fe

AARP Magazine included Santa Fe as One of Ten Best Sunny Places to Retire noting the visual and performing arts, great restaurants, many museums and extensive outdoor recreation possible

Santa Fe was named one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top Winter Wine Wonderlands underscoring the city’s outstanding culinary scene

MotherNature.net included the extensive network of multi-use trails on the edge of Santa Fe known as the Dale Ball Trails in its roundup, 7 of the Best Running Trails in America