Best City for Commuters
• Kiplinger names Rochester the "Best City in the U.S. for Commuters." (March 2011)
14th in the US for "near universal" health care
• The Daily Beast ranks Rochester 14th in the nation in "near-universal" health care with 91 percent covered by health care policies
"Least Stressful City"
• Ranked 11th among 100 Metro Areas for "Least Stressful City". Sperling Stress Index criteria includes: unemployment rate, divorce rate, commute time, violent and property crime rates, suicide rate, alcohol consumption, self-reported "poor mental health", and number of cloudy days. Sperlings's Best Places, 2004