Forbes Magazine Ranks Rochester one of the 100 Best Bang for the Buck Cities
• Forbes Magazine ranked Rochester, NY one of the country's 100 Best Bang for the Buck cities.
"World Knowledge Competitiveness"
• Ranked 9th for "World Knowledge Competitiveness." World Knowledge Competitiveness Index 2005, Robert Huggins Associates
Brookings Institute deemed Rochester 18th strongest-performing metro area
• Brookings Institute recognized Rochester as the 18th strongest performing city for keeping labor and housing markets stables and posting strong economic activity over the last few years. (June 2010)