Rochester Ranked 6th Best Place
to Live in America

The top 10 metropolitan areas are:
1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2. San Francisco,California
3. Seattle, Washington
4. Portland, Oregon
5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6. Rochester, New York
7. Washington, DC
8. San Jose–Sunnyvale, California
9. Boston, Massachusetts
10. Madison, Wisconsin

Places Rated Almanac (http://placesrated.com) recently ranked 379 metropolitan areas and found that Rochester had some of the finest cultural, educational, and recreational assets in the country.  It was one of only two small metropolitan areas to make the top ten.  “It reinforces what a great place Rochester is to live and raise a family,” said Mayor Robert J Duffy.

And another source ranks Rochester Number One for quality of life

As seen in the Rochester Business Journal, June 29, 2007: A New York City business magazine ranks Rochester as No. 1 among metropolitan regions of more than 1 million people in quality of life. Expansion Management, a publication for executives of companies looking to expand or relocate, compiled its rankings based on housing costs, crime rates, standard of living, traffic and commuting, commercial air access, continuing education opportunities and adult education levels, officials from Penton Media Inc. said. Some 362 metro areas were evaluated in nearly 50 statistical criteria, the company said.

Rochester was followed in the rankings by Pittsburgh; Austin, TX; Boston; and San Jose, CA. Click here to read more.