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Austin’s excellent quality of life, strong economy and high employment rates made it a top choice among American cities in several recent studies and best of lists for 2011.  Here’s a quick re-cap of some of the bigger accolades as compiled by the Austin Business Journal:

•In July, Forbes and the Praxis Strategy Group named Austin America’s No. 1 “boom town.”

•Earlier this month, Austin was ranked by the Milken Institute as the fourth best-performing city in the U.S.

•Austin was ranked this month as the top city for the highest job levels in a decade but Forbes magazine cited a 19 percent drop in high-tech jobs over the past decade when it ranked Austin No. 32 on a list of best cities for tech jobs.

•In September, Austin snagged fifth on a list of U.S. cities with the most healthy employment outlooks.

•The Brookings Institution named Austin among the best green job generators in its “Sizing the Clean Economy: A National and Regional Green Jobs Assessment” report.

•Ajilon Professional Staffing said Austin has the second best jobs market in the U.S. but Forbes ranked the Capital City No. 3 for best jobs market in its January report.

•Austin leads the nation for having the most favorable conditions for small businesses, an April report said.

•Businessweek listed Austin among the best places to live, Business Review USA chose Austin as one of the eight best places to live and work in the U.S., and RelocateAmerica named the Capital City as one of the 100 finalists in its 14th annual best places to live contest.

For a more expanded list, read the full article here.