Awards & Honors
National Recognition: Top 20 Most Livable Mid-Sized Cities (November 2020, Smartasset)#1 Best City to Do Business in Texas (October 2020, homecity / Better Homes & Gardens) Number 3 Best Real Estate Market in U.S. (August 2020, WalletHub)#2 Best City for for Jobs After Graduation (June 2020, Interest.com)#1 Most Recession Proof City , (March 2020, Smartasset)Number 2 Best Place to Live in the Dallas area (December 2019, MoneyInc.com)Number 2 Safest City in America (November 2019, Smartasset)Number 10 Most Livable Mid-Sized City (November 2019, Smartasset)Highest Job Growth and Number 5 Fastest Growing City (October 2019, WalletHub)Number 6 Safest City in America (January 2019, Smartasset)"#1 Best Place to Live in America" (MONEY, 2018)Number 1 Best Place to Live in Texas (June 2018, WalletHub)Number 9 of the Top 10 Rising Housing Markets in the U.S. (April 2018, Smartasset)Number 2 Best Place to Raise a Family in Texas (April 2018, Smartasset)Number 1 Best Real Estate Market in the U.S. (August 2017, WalletHub) Number 1 Most Successful City in America (2016, Zippia.com)Fastest-Growing City in the U.S., 2016-17 (U.S. Census Bureau)Best Place to Raise an Athlete (2011, Men's Journal)
Recent City Department Awards Administrative Services Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award (Purchasing Division, 2019) ASE Blue Seal of Excellence (Fleet Division, 2019) PRIMA Safety Program Award (Risk Management Division, 2019) Communications & Media Relations City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA) - Savvy Award - Social Media (Best Campaign) - #100DaysofProgressinMotion (2018) Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) - TAMI Award – Electronic Newsletter/Magazine (2017) Economic Development City-County Communications & Marketing Association (3CMA) - Award of Excellence: Marketing and Tools Economic Development (See Yourself in Frisco Campaign, 2018) Finance Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) - Recognition for the FY19 Annual Budget Document Fire Commission on Fire Accreditation International (CFAI) - Accredited Agency (2018) Frisco Public Library Library of Excellence - Texas Municipal League Library Directors Association Urban Library Council - Customer Experience, Top Innovator (2019) Texas Municipal League of Library Directors - Achievement of Excellence in Libraries Award (2018) Parks & Recreation Tree City USA designation (2020) Texas Recreation & Parks Society Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks & Recreation Management (2017) Texas Recreation & Parks Society Park Design Excellence, Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt (2017) Texas Recreation & Parks Society Lone Star Programming Award, “Drone Academy” (2017) CAPRA Accreditation , National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Police Texas Crime Commission - Texas Department of Public Safety Director’s Award (2019) Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation (CALEA) - Reaccredited (2017) Commission on Law Enforcement Accreditation (CALEA) - Communications Division Accreditation (2017) Public Works American Public Works Association (APWA) - Accredited Agency (2020)Environmental Protection Agency - WaterSense Excellence Award (2018, 2019) Visit Frisco Destination Management Accreditation Program - Department Re-accreditation (2019)
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