Welcome to Rochester, where the people are friendly, commutes are short and the weather is great!

Rochester is:

• New York’s 3rd largest city, located on the shores of Lake Ontario in the beautiful Finger Lakes region
• Ranked as the 6th most livable city among 379 officially-defined metropolitan areas, according to Places Rated Almanac
• 7th among the 50 Cleanest Cities in America, according to Reader's Digest
• 1st of Best Places to Live 2006, according to The Progressive Farmer magazine
• Among the Top 10 Most Romantic Cities in the U.S., according to Sperling's BestPlaces
• The 3rd healthiest place for men to live, according to Men's Health magazine
• Among the top 10 cities to raise a family, according to Child & Family Magazine
• In the top 10 metro regions with the best education opportunities, according to Forbes magazine
• Home to the nation's largest deaf community (per capita), according to the New York Times
• One of the top 10 places to vacation, according to Money magazine