CNN and Money Magazine have named Rochester as one of the "Top 100 Best Places to Live".
Money Magazine recognized Rochester's excellent quality of life in 2009 by naming it as one of the Top 100 Best Places to Live. In this article Rochester ranked 52nd.
Rochester was also recently featured by U.S. News and World Report’s “The Best Life” serious by Philip Moeller as being one of the “10 Best Places for Lifelong Learning.”