Brookings Institute Names Rochester, NY One of the 20 Strongest Metros in US
• A recent Brookings Institute analysis identified Rochester,NY as one of the top 20 strongest metros in the US. The strength of employment and housing prices contributed to our high ranking. (June 2009)
One of the Top 20 Tech Cities in the U.S.
• Popular Science ranks Rochester 19th of 140 metropolitan areas in the magazine's "Top Tech cities" rankings. (source Popular Science, March 2005)
"Most Unwired Cities"
• Ranked 67th in Intel's "Most Unwired Cities" survey that ranks the Top 100 U.S. cities and regions with the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. Intel, 2005