The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) was named the best regional airport in North America and is the top-ranked airport for its "Staff Service Excellence" by Skytrax. Results were determined by more than 11 million completed surveys completed by passengers representing 100 different nationalities in more than 240 international airports in the last year.

AOL Real Estate ranked Cincinnati among its top 10 cities for young people, recognizing Cincinnati's dirt-cheap rents and cost of living that makes the city hard to ignore for young adults seeking a midwest experience.

Cincinnati's Children's Hospital was named the No. 3 Children's Hospital in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Children's scored in the top 10 in all 10 specialties evaluated for the report.

U.S. News and World Report also recognizes Christ Hospital as a nationally ranked hospital in two adult specialties and University Hospital as high performing in twelve specialties. Many other Cincinnati area hospitals were highly recognized in 2012.

Cincinnati was ranked No. 1 for best ER care by HealthGrades. The agency compared mortality rates admitted through the emergency department in the region and Cincinnati had the lowest in the nation.

Forbes magazine declared Cincinnati the fifth most affordable metropolitan area to live in the United States. Forty-nine other metropolitan areas were compared and figures such as median asking price of homes on the market and median salary pay were considered.

Site Selection magazine ranked Cincinnati among the top 10 metro areas for new and expanding businesses for 8 consecutive years. Coming in at No. 6 in the nation, Cincinnati had 247 businesses that met the magazine's ranking criteria of growth. Cincinnati also earned marks from Expansion magazine, which ranked it among the hottest 50 cities according to site location consultants

Another study by Business Week named Cincinnati the No. 3 city for Biggest Growth in Tech Jobs naming companies such as IBM, Technology Solutions, Cincinnati Bell and General Electric.

With low cost of living and affordable housing, coupled with a variety of cultural attractions, Sperling's BestPlaces named Cincinnati USA the twenty-first best city for senior citizens. The study analyzed nearly 50 categories such as various senior living facilities, comprehensive medical care, specialized transportation services, and a significant senior population.

Men's Health magazine named Cincinnati among the fittest cities in the country for children (Ranked No. 3, only Seattle and New York rank higher than Cincinnati). Rankings included how frequently adults are physically active; the percentage of overweight of obese adults; the number of children's sport camps; and the number of fast-food restaurants per capita.

Forbes Magazine announced its latest line-up of the Best Cities for Singles 2006. Out of the 40 largest continental U.S. metropolitan centers, Cincinnati USA ranked No. 1 for its nightlife based on the number of restaurants, bars and nightclubs per capita in the region.

Bestowed by the non-profit organization Partners for Livable Communities, Cincinnati was listed as one of 30 cities across the nation whose innovations have brought vitality and growth to their regions and improved quality of life. Cincinnati is the only Midwestern city and one of the nine large markets nationwide to be named to the list.

Forbes magazine conducted a statistical analysis of the 40 largest metropolitan areas and ranked them based on four categories of danger: violent crime rates, workplace deaths, traffic deaths and natural disaster risk. Cincinnati ranked ninth overall for safest cities.

Cincinnati USA was named the Best Walking City in Ohio and ranked 20th in the nation, according to Prevention magazine and the American Podiatric Medical Association. The study ranked 100 cities in the United States on a list of criteria ranging from the number of walking commuters and low crime rates to the number of cultural attractions and pet owners.

Esquire magazine ranks Cincinnati as seventh on its top 10 list of "Cities that Rock". Cities were chosen based on the talent in their music scenes, venues and record stores.

Cincinnati's musical history includes Syd Nathan's King Records, which produced tracks from James Brown, John Lee Hooker, the Stanley Brothers and Hank Ballard in the 1940s and '50s to Bootsy Collins, Greg Dulli (Afghan Whigs) and Peter Frampton.

In a list compiled by Bert Sperling, creator of Money magazine’s annual “Best Places to Live” placed Cincinnati among the top 20 fun cities in the United States. The list based the ranking by reviewing “fun” characteristics of top U.S. cities such as the number of sports teams, restaurants, types of retail, arts performances, and city budget spent on recreation.

In 2012, Cincinnati took the title of "Most Social City"  in the world for Mashable.com's Social Media Day.

The Bleacher Report named Cincinnati the 26th best city for diehard sports fans because of the Reds and Bengals as well as the college basketball rivalry between the University of Cincinnati and Xavier University.

TUSL.com also ranked Cincinnati #19 on TheUltimate Sports City list.

USA Today listed Cincinnati as one of the “10 great beer festivals” in the summer, Okotberfest-Zinzinnati is recognized as the world’s second-largest authentic Oktoberfest. In fact, the mayor of Munich annually decrees Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati as the largest in the world outside of his domain.

Fodor's Travel Blogger named Cincinnati's Mecklenburg Gardens one of the Best Beer Gardens in the United Staes. At almost 150 years old, it is Cincinnati's oldest functioning restaunt as well as one of the  oldest beer gardens still in operation.

Lonely Planet recently named Cincinnati No. 3 on their list of top 10 U.S. Travel Destinations. The travel guide says the city has become a "worthy weekend getaway" citing attractions such as the riverfront, the Art Museum, Findlay Market and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

In June 2012, AmericanStyle magazine ranked Cincinnati No. 9 among its list of 25 Midsize Cities for Art. Home to the Contemporary Arts Center, the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Taft Museum of Art as well as other museums and galleries, Cincinnati is a top destination for art.