Sumter named in the top 10 places to retire in the Carolinas according to Retirement Lifestyles magazine.

Forbes magazine ranked Sumter 44th best small metropolitan area in the nation to do business and advance a career.

Southern Business and Development magazine listed Sumter as of the "25 Great Locations in the South You've Never Heard of."

Industry Week magazine named Sumter a "World Class Community"

Money magazine listed Sumter as one of the top 200 places to live.

Ranked #12 in "Best in America" by Golf Digest magazine.