The 200th birthday of Susan B. Anthony and the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment are among reasons to visit Rochester in 2020. (Smarter Travel 2019)
moreRochester, NY was named one of the Top 10 Best Golf Cities in America. (source: Golf.com)
moreLots of space and affordable housing earn Rochester high marks.
moreGreater Rochester, NY is among the top 10 U.S. cities where Millennials are buying homes (Lending Tree, January 2019)
moreAccording to Business Insider, Rochester is the #1 Best Place to Live in the Northeast after the Coronavirus Pandemic (June 2020)
moreAt $166,000, the median home sales price is 48% more affordable than the national average. Approximately 79% of area homes are affordable for our region's median income. NAHB Housing Opportunity Index (Q4 2020)
moreMonroe Community College cited as a national model for best practices in workforce development.
moreRochester is ranked #1 in the U.S. for patents issued per 1000 workers (source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, April 2015)
moreAccording to U.S. News & World Report, Rochester is the 13th Best Place to Live in the U.S. for Quality of Life. Short commutes and high-quality education were key factors. (2018)
moreRochester ranks 2nd among large US metros for volunteer hours per resident. (source: Corporation for National & Community Service, 2018)
moreRecent map from Popular Science article shows Rochester, NY is a low risk for natural disasters (August 2014)
moreU.S. News gives Rochester high marks for comforts
moreRochester, NY is the second least stressed out city according to CNN/Money. (July 2014)
moreRochester's health care costs are the 4th lowest in the nation (Institute of Medicine, 2015)
moreRochester, NY is #5 Best City in the Country for Remote Workers. Rich in cultural amenities, beautiful parks, and exceedingly affordable. It’s the right-sized city. (source: Ownerly 2021)
moreFinger Lakes one of the Top 16 Truly Interesting Places in the US that belong on your Post-Pandemic Travel List (source: BuzzFeed 2021)
moreRochester, NY was ranked 6th among top metro areas for 2020. Realtor.com expects the #Roc market to remain steadfast next year, though the U.S. housing market should cool down.
moreGreater Rochester ranks 13th among metropolitan regions for the number of patents issued per million residents. (Brookings Institute report "Patenting Prosperity: Invention and Economic Performance in the United States and its Metropolitan Areas" 2013)
moreGreater Rochester, NY is the 15th most "digitalized economy" in the U.S. (Brookings Institution, 2017)
moreUSA Today ranked The Strong as the #3 “Best Museum for Families” in the country
moreUnlimited fresh water supply is right here in the Greater Rochester, NY Region. And water rates well below the national average.
moreCBRE Labor Analytics just issued a report that ranks Rochester, NY the #1 market in the US for hiring opportunities for cybersecurity talent. (2020)
moreBloomberg named the Finger Lakes region one of the best places to visit in 2020.
moreRochester's health care costs are among the lowest in the country. Commercial insurance costs are 30% below the national average.
moreFor the second straight year, the Finger Lakes in Upstate New York has been named the best wine region in the United States in a national poll conducted by USA Today and its travel site, 10Best.com. (August 2019)
moreIn U.S. News and World Report's 20120 evaluation of nearly 18,000 public high schools, 11 schools in the Greater Rochester, N.Y. region are among the top 10 percent.
moreRochester, NY is the 17th most “arts vibrant” place in the country, according to the National Center for Arts Research annual Arts Vibrancy Index. (July 2018)
moreRochester is the top metro in the US for future growth and strategic investment in tech innovation (MIT Economics, 2019)
moreRIT offers some of the best game design and development programs. (The Princeton Review, 2021)
moreRealtor.com ranked Rochester, NY the hottest real estate market.
moreRochester, NY is recognized as one of the 25 most innovative cities in America as measured by 24/7 Wall St. (2018)
moreYounger Americans voting with their feet are favoring moves to Rochester, NY, according to a 2019 analysis by the National Association of Realtors (Bloomberg, 2019).
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