Brookings Institute deemed Rochester 18th strongest-performing metro area
• Brookings Institute recognized Rochester as the 18th strongest performing city for keeping labor and housing markets stables and posting strong economic activity over the last few years. (June 2010)
Forbes Magazine Ranks Rochester one of the 100 Best Bang for the Buck Cities
• Forbes Magazine ranked Rochester, NY one of the country's 100 Best Bang for the Buck cities.
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)