Welcome to Rochester
 Simply
put, Rochester is a delightfully small "big city," with many
of the benefits and few of the disadvantages of an urban center. It boasts more
money managers per capita than any American metropolis except New York City. It
offers some of the most appealing and affordable housing in the country—not
to mention an extensive and highly regarded parks system, and five nationally ranked
high schools.
Born as a milltown on the Genesee River, boosted
to boomtown status with the opening of the Erie Canal, and brought to the pinnacle
of modernity and innovation by its entrepreneurial patriarch George Eastman, Rochester
provides a richness and diversity of life that's hard to find outside of the country's
largest cities. Its lively "knowledge economy" draws its strength from Eastman
Kodak, Bausch & Lomb,
Xerox, growing telecommunications, "biotech" and IT sectors
and other technology-driven enterprises located here. It hosts
the renowned Eastman School of Music, Rochester Institute of
Technology, and the University of Rochester (of which URMC
is a part)—named
one of the "new Ivies" by Newsweek magazine. |
Rochester Rated the 6th Best Place to Live in America |
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Places Rated Almanac 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, the other being Madison, Wisconsin. “It
reinforces what a great place Rochester is to live and raise a family,” said
Mayor Robert J Duffy.
The five cities preceding Rochester in the rankings are: Pittsburgh, San Francisco,
Seattle, Portland (Oregon), and Philadelphia. |
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More Kudos for Rochester
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. |
Rochester, URMC, and You
As a community, Rochester consistently performs among the very best in charitable giving, community investment, unemployment, violent and property crime rates, recreation, education, housing, health care, and other quality-of-life measures. Whether you're single or married with children, Rochester is an ideal "home"—providing what you need, as well as what you like, as you fulfill your residency or fellowship requirements at URMC.
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