City Awards & Accomplishments

Top 50 Places to Live in the United States - #39 for 2022, from Money Magazine

• Photography Award - Central Region, 2022 from the Texas Recreation & Park Society
• Runner-Up, Best Digital Campaign: Small Business Week - 2022 from the Texas Downtown Association 
• Safest City in Williamson County, 2022 from SafeWise
• Scenic City Award - Gold Level, 2021 from the Scenic City Certification Program
• Municipal Clerks Honor Roll: Hutto City Secretary Holly Nagy, 2021 from General Code
• Best of Hutto: Brushy Creek Park (category: parks), 2021 from iHutto
• Best of Hutto: Brushy Creek Amphitheater (categories: event venues, and live music venues), 2021 from iHutto
• Best Public Improvement: The Gin at the Co-Op District - population under 50k, from the Texas Downtown Association
• Certificate of Achievement: Program for Planning Excellence, 2019 and 2020 from the American Planning Association - Texas Chapter
• Economic Excellence Achievement: City of Hutto Development Department, 2017 from the Texas Economic Development Council
• Best Public Service Announcement Video: Marketing - population under 60k, 2019 from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO)
• Best Website - Population under 100k, 2018 from TAMIO
• Award of Honor: Print Publication - population under 100k, 2018 from TAMIO 
• People's Choice Award - population under 50k, 2016 from the Texas Downtown Association 
• Film Friendly Certified Community, 2015 from Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Film Commission
• Certificate of Achievement, 2014 from the International Code Council
• Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award, 2013 from the National Procurement Institute 
• Best Public Improvement: Farley Street Reconstruction Project, 2013 from the Texas Downtown Association
• Certificate of Achievement: Excellence in Financial Reporting, 2013 from GFOA
• Certificate for Planning Excellence, 2013 from the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association
• H-E-B Community Challenge First Place (Small Cities), 2013 from H-E-B
• Honorable Mention, Outstanding Contribution to the Community, 2013 from the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center
• Texas Comptroller's Award for Fiscal Transparency, 2013 from the Texas Comptroller's Office
• Top 10 Places to Live in Texas, 2013 from Movoto
• Current Planning Award: Unified Development Code, 2011 from the American Planning Association - Texas Chapter
• Community Stewardship Award: Public Planning and Policy (Heart of Hutto Old Town), 2009 from Envision Central Texas