The Daily Beast: Ann Arbor tied for 4th place on list of most creative cities

By Cindy Heflin Associate news director

Posted on Tue, Jun 26, 2012 : 7:15 p.m.

Ann Arbor, home to some of the world’s most accomplished scientists, doctors and researchers, and launching ground for numerous high-tech startups, has landed on a list of most creative cities in the country.

Ann Arbor, where Google chose to locate its AdWords headquarters, has been named to a list of 20 most creative cities in the country.

Writing in The Daily Beast, Richard Florida, author of "The Rise of the Creative Class, Revisited," puts Ann Arbor, largely by virtue of its role as hometown to the University of Michigan, in fourth place on the list, tied with Seattle and San Diego.

Boulder, Colo., another university town and one often compared with Ann Arbor, tops the list. San Francisco and Boston are in third place.

It’s the latest in string of recent accolades for our fair city, which was recently named one of the 5th happiest city in America and best place for singles.