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 With its quality of life, blended with a near perfect four-season climate and small-town atmosphere, Prescott has become a highly desired place to live and work. Prescott residents enjoy the benefits of small town living, while taking advantage of many positive amenities of larger metropolitan areas.
Yavapai County is the second fastest growing county in Arizona. The City of Prescott is the largest urban area within the county. The city's growth has been steady at about 4 per cent per year for the past decade and is expected to continue at that rate. More than 100,000 people reside in the Quad-City area, which includes Prescott, Prescott Valley and Chino Valley. The majority of these residents live within a 10- mile radius of downtown Prescott.
With local primary employers like Yavapai County, ACE Distribution, Lockheed Martin, Wal-Mart, and Yavapai Regional Medical Center and the Prescott Unified School District, the Prescott area has established a solid industry base. It is a mild four-season climate and faces few natural disasters making it ideal for companies in the IT area.
- August 2006 Money Magazine calls Prescott one of the Top 5 towns in the article titled, “Best Places to Retire”.
- June 2006 MSN Real Estate names Prescott one of 8 places people want to live in the U.S. for its strong economy, colleges and low crime rate.
- May 2006 INC magazine, Prescott was identified in the list of 25 Hottest Small Cities with an employment base of less than 150,000.
- April 2006, Prescott was chosen as one of the Dozen Distinctive Destinations in the United States by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Prescott was selected from 93 destinations in 39 states that were nominated for this award.
- March 2006 Bottom Line listed Prescott one of the 7 Great Places to Live.
- February 2006 Milken Institute gave Prescott an overall ranking of 3 in the 2005 Best Performing Cities.
- January 2006, Prescott was listed in True West magazine, as one of the top ten Western Towns.
- January 2006 The Business Journal. Prescott may be better known for its fragrant pines and historical Whiskey Row saloons, but it ranked an impressive 5th (population 100,000 – 500,000) on the survey conducted by the American City Business Journals, well ahead of Phoenix.
- July 2004 issue of Business Week lists Prescott the top 5 ‘Recreation Havens’ in the United States.
- 2004 Boom Town USA: The 7 ½ Keys to Big Success in Small Towns” mentions Prescott as one of the top small cities in the country. Prescott was listed in The Golden Eagles, the crème de la crème, category of small towns in America.
- 2004 Cities Ranked & Rated shows Prescott as #6 in the Emerging City category.
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