Best Quality of Life Ranking
• The Rochester Region was ranked #1 for Overall Quality of Life among metros with a population of more than 1 million. Source: Expansion Management, May/June 2007
Rochester Ranked 20th on Strongest Economies List
• Rochester, NY ranks 20th in the recently released BusinessWeek 40 Strongest U.S. Metro Economies
Top 50 cities in America
• Richard Florida's National Best Seller book titled, "The Rise of the Creative Class: and how it's transforming work, leisure, community and every day life" ranks the Top 50 cities in America where the most creative people live. Rochester ranked 4th in innovation, and earned an overall creative ranking of 25th.