Past Rankings

The SouthGlenn region of Centennial, Colo. (City of Centennial)

Military Times Best Places to Live 2017

We used data from multiple sources to compare locations across three broad categories: veteran and military culture and services, economic indicators — some veteran-specific and some not — and livability factors such as crime, health, school quality and traffic.

Best for Vets: Employers 2017

Our 2017 rankings feature 82 companies that work hard to recruit and support veterans, service members and their families.

Best for Vets: Colleges 2017 — new rankings of 175 schools

As in years past, competition to make the list was intense, and most colleges that filled out the survey didn't make the cut.

Best for Vets: Places to Live 2016 — new rankings of 125 cities

For many people, Hawaii and sunny Southern California are dream vacation destinations. For you, could they be home?

Best for Vets: Employers 2016 — our 7th annual rankings

A record number of companies took part in our survey this year, which included more than 90 questions that explored in detail company culture, recruiting, policies and reservist accommodations.

J.P. Budd, owner of Unishippers Ventura County, spent nearly six years in the Marine Corps as a communications officer in support units where he ran logistics convoys. In 2012, he won Unishippers Rookie of the Year his first year in business and reached No. 1 in the national for sales growth in 2014. Credit: Unishippers

Best for Vets: Franchises 2016 — 42 brands with benefits

Are you compatible? Do you share similar values? Can you depend on them for support? How have their other relationships gone? Are they in it for the long haul? Are you?

Downtown Colorado Springs in Summer

Top destinations for post-military life — new rankings

For our first-ever Best for Vets: Places to Live feature, we considered the sorts of military- and veteran-specific culture and services that can lead city vet populations to swell into six figures, as well as economics and livability factors, such as traffic and crime.

Verizon employees pose for photos at Verizon Headquarters in Basking Ridge, N.J. , on Monday, April 6, 2015. From left: Lloyd Cook, Army; Robert Forrest, Army; Monica Orecchio, Army spouse; Daniel Falkner, Navy and Thomas Jones, Army. (Mike Morones/Staff)

Best for Vets: Employers 2015 rankings are out

Companies realize veterans can boost bottom lines — and they're fighting to bring vets onboard.

Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department Chief Mark Magaw, third from left, meets with reservists on the force before each deployment. Those pictured were about to deploy to Afghanistan for a year. Credit: Prince George's County Police Department

Best for Vets: Law Enforcement 2015

When Ruth Recio returned from her fifth Army Reserve deployment, she was a "broken soldier."

Texas A&M University Mays Business School veterans

The top 75 Best for Vets: Business Schools 2015

More schools than ever responded to this year's survey.

Best for Vets: Colleges 2015

Several hundred schools participated in the survey, filling out a detailed questionnaire with well over 100 questions that delved into the issues most crucial to student vets.