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Quality of Life

Quality of Life can be measured by a variety of factors including access to cultural amenities, recreational activities, cost of living, excellent schools, weather, and an environment in which to raise a healthy and educated family. The Greater Rochester Region offers an exceptional quality of life. It has the arts, culture, sports and nightlife of a big city, but the ease and comfort of a small town.

Forbes named Rochester the 3rd Best Place to Raise a Family based on the cost of living, short commutes as well as affordable housing available in our community. Forbes also recognized Rochester as the 4th Most Affordable City due in part to our diversified economy and history of sustained low cost of living.

In addition to a beautiful, varied landscape, an abundance of cultural and recreational activities, Rochester is one of the least-congested cities in the U.S., with an average commute of just 20.3 minutes.

Additional Rochester Rankings
  • MSN selected Rochester at the #1 Most Livable Bargain Market
  • Forbes selected Rochester the 3rd Best Place in U.S. to Raise a Family  
  • Ranked as one of the top 10 places to vacation by Money magazine.
  • Ranked 7th according to Places Rated Almanac among 225 metro areas for recreational amenities.
  • Men's Health magazine ranked Rochester as the 3rd healthiest place for men to live.

Housing

Median Home Price, Q2 2011

$118,900

Affordability Index, Q1 2011 (Percent of Homes Affordable to Families Earning Median Incomes)

84.4%

Home Ownership Rate, 2009

69.8%

Sources: National Association of Realtors, National Association of Home Builders, US Census Bureau

Commute

Percent of Congested Daily Travel, 2009 (Peak Time)

10%

Mean travel time to work, 2009 (minutes)

20.3

Source: US Census Bureau: 2009 American Community Survey

Climate

Annual Precipitation (inches)

33.98

Daily Average Temperature - January (Degrees Fahrenheit)

23.9

Daily Average Temperature - July (Degrees Fahrenheit)    

70.7

Source: National Weather Data Center, 2010             

Cultural & Recreational Rankings

Education
(0-100 scale)        
98.58

Ambiance Rankings
(0-100 scale)

90.0

Recreation Rankings
(0-100 scale)

Places Rated Almanac, 2007                                                    

98.1

 



Best Quality of Life Ranking
• The Rochester Region was recently ranked #1 for Overall Quality of Life among metros with a population of more than 1 million. Source: Expansion Management, May/June 2007
14th in the US for "near universal" health care
• The Daily Beast ranks Rochester 14th in the nation in "near-universal" health care with 91 percent covered by health care policies
Rochester is One of the Healthiest Communities in America
• Rochester offers quality, low cost health care that is 15% less expensive than the national average.



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