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Community Accolades

• "Prettiest Painted Places in America" -Quality Paint Institute
• Top Ten Best College Towns in North America -MSN.com
• The "Best Bloomin' Town in Iowa"-Our Iowa magazine
• 2011 All-Star Community    -Iowa League of Cities
• Number one small city in the nation to live in or relocate to. - Relocate America
• # 3 Coolest Small Towns in America  - Budget Travel
• One of America's Most Walkable Small Towns - Epodunk
• The 100 Best Small Towns in America - Norman Crampton's Best Small Towns in America
• #1 Shortest Commute in the Nation - CNN Money Magazine
• A Walker's Paradise - Walk Score
• Coolest Small Town in the Midwest - Budget Travel
• Outstanding Tourism Event/Festival 2011 2nd Place - Grinnell Games      -Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa
• Top Sporting Event 2010 - Grinnell Games -Iowa Tourism Office and Travel Federation of Iowa
• Grinnell Regional Medical Center - One of the Top 13 Rural Hospitals in the U.S. -Leapfrog Group
• #19 Liberal Arts College in the Nation - Grinnell College-US News and World Report
• 2011 Celebration of Diversity Award - Grinnell College-NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) Region IV-East
• Most Hipster College in the Nation - Grinnell College-Huffington Post
• Grinnell Steakhouse — #3 Best Burger in Iowa - Iowa Beef Industry Council
• Cream-filled Coney, Danish Maid Bakery — 100 Things to Eat Before You Die - The Des Moines Register
• Grinnell Regional Medical Center — Top 4% of hospitals in the nation for quality & cost effectiveness - Leapfrog Group
• Top 25% of Iowa hospitals: quality & patient satisfaction
  - Consumer Reports
• Grinnell High School — America's Best High Schools, Bronze Medal - U.S. News & World Report
• City of Grinnell, City Manager Russ Behrens — Outstanding Planning Initiative for public-private partnerships - American Planning Association