Welcome to the Bluegrass State!

Visitors and newcomers arriving into Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport immediately get a taste of Lexington’s signature features, including its gently rolling countryside lined by white, wooden fences, which are home to some of the world’s greatest and most well known Thoroughbred horses. While the city is billed as “The Horse Capital of the World” and boasts the likes of Keeneland Race Course, The Red Mile, and numerous horse farms, it is also known for a diverse economy, a strong workforce, a quality education system, great healthcare, a wide range of higher education options, and of course – big-time college basketball.

Source: Commerce Lexington

For a glimpse of what Lexington's bluegrass region has to offer, click here.

Source: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Facts about Lexington:

• Lexington is less than 175 miles from 5 major cities (Cincinnati, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, and Indianapolis).

• Lexington is the horse capital of the world.

• Lexington has over 3,000 acres of parks.

• 35.6% of Lexington’s workforce has a bachelor’s degree or higher.

• Lexington's unemployment rate is typically lower than the rest of the state and nation.
  
  
• Lexington has over 550 restaurants.

Lexington really is a great place to live and work!  Here are some statistics to show Lexington really lives up to its reputation:

• According to the 2008 Forbes Best Places Study, when it comes to the BEST PLACES FOR BUSINESS AND CAREERS, Lexington is the 5th best place in the country.

• Kiplinger.com rates Lexington 13th among 50 SMART PLACES TO LIVE.

• Lexington boasts 11th MOST EDUCATED WORKFORCE.

• Lexington named 48th BEST CITY TO LIVE in the entire world.

• Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named Lexington as 1 of the 5 BEST METROS IN THE COUNTRY FOR YOUNG SINGLES.  There is a "thriving underground art and music scene and eccentric annual masquerade ball".  There is a huge "international attraction of the horse industry and enlightened minds are drawn by the 15 colleges and universities".

• The June 9, 2008 edition of Bloomberg.com featured Lexington as a "TRUE HOUSING BARGAIN".

• KPMG study puts Lexington 3rd LEAST COSTLY METRO.

• Lexington named one of America's 50 GREENEST CITIES in 2008.

• The December 2007 edition of Men's Health Living named Lexington 3rd BEST PLACE FOR A MAN TO LIVE.  A study by the Ladies' Home Journal found Lexington to be fourth-BEST CITY FOR WOMEN IN THE NATION when considering the health care factor alone.

• Richard Florida's book Who's Your City?  How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, ranks Lexington in the top 5 BEST BUYS FOR BOTH RECENT GRADS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

• The Lexington Metro has been ranked as the #2 midsized city to RELOCATE A FAMILY by the Employee Relocation Council and Primary Relocation in 2006.

• In June 2006, Expansion Management Magazine released its eighth annual QUALITY OF LIFE QUOTIENT.  Lexington received the highest rating, a FIVE STAR STATUS the last three years.