Best Business Climate of any small city in America, 2002. Biz Demographics analyzed the nations 496 micropolitan areas in five categories. Los Alamos placed first in all five categories

R & D Magazine’s Top 100 Over the past 10 years, Los Alamos scientists and researchers have garnered 51 awards for R & D Magazine's annual selection of 100 of the world’s most technologically significant innovations.

Top Ten of America’s Dreamtowns, 2006. Los Alamos ranked number 10 in the nation in the American Cities Business Journal’s rankings.

Best Small Town, 2005. Los Alamos ranked number one in an American City Business Journal study of the quality of life in non-metropolitan areas.

Best County in America for Quality of Life, 2004. Los Alamos County ranked number one in an American City Business Journal study of the quality of life in all 3,141 counties and independent cities across the nation.

One of the 100 Best Communities for Young People, 2006. This award was sponsored by AMERICA’S PROMISE – THE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH. Los Alamos was chosen as one of the 100 communities out of approximately 1000 submissions.

Best Educated County in the Nation, 2000-2006. Bizjournal ranks Los Alamos the highest County in the nation in two categories regarding education, (college degrees and graduate degrees). The Christian Science Monitor also reported Los Alamos as the best educated County in 2002.

What Parents Want Award, Los Alamos Public Schools, 2005. LAPS was one of 8 New Mexico school districts recognized by SchoolMatch. SchoolMatch is a national school selection firm that gauges which schools is meeting the needs and desires of both students and parents using a variety of criteria and recognizes schools that excel in those areas.

Rated number one in the Southwest, Los Alamos Public Schools, 2000. Offspring Magazine, a Wall Street Journal Publication, rated the public school system as number one in the region. The number of high school graduates who go on to a four year university is 80% and the SAT scores exceed national averages by over 30%.

Highest percent of professional jobs, 2006. Bizjournals ranked Los Alamos County as having the highest percentage of all jobs in the workforce classified as managerial or professional with 68.4% of jobs falling into that category.

Number one in the Nest Egg Index, 2006. A.G. Edwards ranks the 500 of the nation’s top performing communities based on resident’s personal savings and investing behavior.

Highest Concentration of Households with a Net Worth of $1 million dollars, 2006. According to Kiplinger, the concentration of millionaire households is 20.4%

Highest Median Income in the Nation, 2005. According to the 2005 information released by the Federal Census Bureau, Los Alamos has a median income of $93,089 and a family median income of $103,900.