Strong Memorial Hospital, consistently recognized in U.S. News and Reports as "One of America's Best Hospitals in the Nation," is widely known for its cardiac care. It operates the only heart transplant program in Western New York and is also nationally recognized for neurosurgery, urology, gynecology, cancer and pediatric specialties.
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The Strong Museum is ranked as one of the top 10 Children's Museums in the nation, Child Magazine. It is also home to the National Toy Hall of Fame
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Zillow.com rated Rochester the third best place to buy a home. (Jan 2011)
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Forbes magazine ranked the Rochester, NY area the third-best metropolitan region in the country for raising a family. (June 2010)
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Kiplinger names Rochester the "Best City in the U.S. for Commuters." (March 2011)
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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.
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Rochester offers quality, low cost health care that is 15% less expensive than the national average.
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U.S. News published a list of America's Best High Schools and ranked Pittsford Mendon (#69) and Pittsford Sutherland (#84) out of 21,000 high schools. (Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2010)
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Rochester, NY was ranked the eighth Best Mid-sized Metro Area College town in U.S. by the American Institute for Economic Research
(2010-2011 College Destination Index)
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Based on Forbes' analysis of the most innovative cities in the US, Rochester is ranked 5th for patents per capita.(2010)
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The Finger Lakes Region was named the top lakeside retreat in the world.
(source: Shermans Travel, August 2009)
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Rochester ranks in the Top 10 in the nation for volunteer hours per resident. (source: Corporation for National & Community Service, 2009)
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Bicycling Magazine recently named Rochester, NY one of America's Top 50 Bike-Friendly Cities. (Spring 2010)
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Golf Magazine and the National Golf Foundation named Rochester one of the 10 Best Golf Cities in America. (Golf.com, August 2010)
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University of Rochester reported $375 million in R&D expenditures, making it 17th on National Science Foundation's list of the top 20 private universities and colleges for FY 2008.
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Atlantic magazine lists Rochester as one of 35 innovation hubs in the country. (2011)
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Bloomberg Businessweek recognized Rochester as the 15th strongest job market in the country. (June 2010)
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The Rochester Region is the best place in the US to purchase a home, according to Forbes.com and Zillow. (May 2011)
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Average daily commute time of 22.6 minutes - Monroe County, NY. US Census, 2008 American Community Survey
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Fox News/Zillow rank Rochester the "Best Place for Single Moms to Live" (May 2011)
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Greater Rochester is one of the top five exporting regions per capita in the country. (source: International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and Brookings Institution)
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Genesee County was ranked third best food processing region in the country, based on metropolitan food processing industry growth. (Business Facilities Magazine, July 2011)
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Greater Rochester ranked first in job growth by Business Facilities Magazine, a leading trade publication targeted at site selectors. (July 2011)
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7% of the world's fresh water supply is right here in the Greater Rochester, NY Region.
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Trulia.com names Rochester, NY one of the "5 Real Estate Markets to Watch in 2012." (Jan 2012)
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The diversity of our economy as well as the strength of our colleges and universities are some of the reasons Businessweek selected Rochester as one of the Top 20 Best Places to Start Over in 2010. (Nov 2010)
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Forbes Magazine ranked Rochester, NY the 7th Fastest-Recovering City in U.S.
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The Today Show names the Finger Lakes Wine Country as a Top Food Trend for 2012.(Jan 2012)
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The New Republic reports Rochester, NY is one of the most innovation-intensive metro areas in the country.(March 2012)
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Business Facilities, a leading site selection magazine, names Rochester, NY one of only seven "Editor's Location Picks" (June 2010)
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MSN rated Rochester, NY the most livable bargain market in the US. (July 2011)
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Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranks SUNY Geneseo 2nd in nation in "Best Value" among public colleges for out-of-state students; 7th for in-state students. (January 2011)
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Brookings Institute reports Rochester's economy is one of the "Top 20 Strongest-Performing Metro Areas" in the country. (September 2011)
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The Daily Beast has ranked Rochester among the top 10 smartest cities in the U.S. (October 2010)
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The Daily Beast ranks Rochester 14th in the nation in "near-universal" health care with 91 percent covered by health care policies
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Oak Hill Country Club named best private club in US, based on Golf World Magazine reader survey. (source: Golf World Magazine, September 2009)
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According to Forbes, your take-home pay will go farther in Rochester. Our community's diversified economy and history of sustained low costs make it an affordable location. (Forbes, November 2010)
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Forbes recently ranked Rochester, NY one of America's most innovative cities. (June 2010)
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Finger Lakes Region ranked one of the Top Four Riesling Regions in the world. (by Culinary Institute of America's Karen MacNeil, summer 2010)
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Rochester has the most affordable housing among the 52 major markets around the US. (source: Business First of Buffalo/US Census Bureau, April 2010)
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At $118,900, the median home sales price is 31% more affordable than the national average. Approximately 84.4% of area homes are affordable for our region's median income. National Association of Realtors (Q2, 2011), NAHB Housing Opportunity Index (Q1, 2011)
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Forbes Magazine ranked Rochester, NY one of the country's 100 Best Bang for the Buck cities.
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Six Greater Rochester Region schools appear on U.S. News and World Report's rankings of top regional and national universities (September 2011)
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Bloomberg Businessweek ranks U of R's Simon School of Business the top private U.S. business school for return on investment. (January 2011)
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RIT is recognized as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. (August 2010)
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Brookings Institution ranks Rochester the 46th best metro economy in the world and 3rd best in the U.S.(Jan 2012)
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TheStreet.com names Rochester, NY one of "10 Cities Poised for Greatness in 2012." (Jan 2012)
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Newsweek consistently ranks many of Rochester's public high schools among the best in the nation.
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