Population
Rochester Metropolitan Region
- Population: 1,041,099
- Total Workforce: 576,800
- Average Commute Time: 21.1 minutes
- Median Housing Value: $112,800
- Population: 93,069
- Total Workforce: 48,600
- Average Commute Time: 24.6 minutes
- Median Housing Value: $83,300
Higher Education
- Finger Lakes Community College within Silver Hill Technology Park.
- Wayne County Community College.
- 19 colleges and universities in the Greater Rochester metropolitan area with six more in the Syracuse area.
- Addition details of educational and professional development opportunities are available in the Workforce section.
Medical Facilities
- University of Rochester Medical Center. Includes Strong Memorial Hospital (including the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Strong Heart and Vascular Center, Orthopaedics adnd Rehabilitiation, and URMC Neurology), Highland Hospital (includes Highland Stroke Program and the Evarts Joint Center), Golisano Children's Hospital (a member of the Children's Oncology Group (an international consortium of cancer treatment institutions).
- Rochester General Hospital. Named to Thomson Reuters List of Nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for Cardiovascular Care. Includes the Rochester Heart Institute, Lipson Cancer Center, and the Behavioral Health Network.
- Wayne County Hospital is one mile away and has a heliport. Includes emergency services, ICU, and other services.
Quality of Life
- Greater Rochester quality of life data gives insight on regional home prices, climate, cultural and recreational offerings, and more.
- Real Estate: Rochester is recognized as one of the top 10 most affordable housing markets in the country, based on percentage of house an average family can afford (Source: Economy.com). At $119,200, the median home sales price is 57.7% more affordable than the national average. Listings of homes for sale in the Greater Rochester region.
Cultural, Recreational, Sporting Resources
The greater Rochester NY region is host to a full range of cultural, recreational, and sports resources that is second to none:- Music: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, chamber orchestras, wind ensembles, jazz ensembles.
- Theatre: Geva Theatre, Rochester Broadway Theater League.
- Literature and reading: Rochester Arts and Lectures, Writers and Books.
- Museums: Memorial Art Gallery, Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester Museum and Science Center, Genesee Country Village and Museum, George Eastman House and International Museum of Photography and Film.
- Professional sports: Red Wings Baseball, Amerks Hockey, Razorsharks Basketball, Knighthawks Lacrosse, Raging Rhinos Soccer, Buffalo Bills Football.
- Wine tours: Finger Lakes Wine Trails: Seneca Lake, Keuka Lake, Cayuga Lake, Canandaigua Wine Trail, plus Niagara Wine Trail and Chautauqua Lake Erie Wine Trail.
- Golf and tennis:Public, semi-private and private golf courses and tennis clubs.
- Music concerts: Eastman Theatre, Blue Cross Arena (Rochester), CMAC (Cananadaigua).
- Professional car racing: Watkins Glen International.
- Water sports: Boating (power and sailing) and marinas on Lake Ontario, most of the Finger Lakes, and the Erie Canal.
- Public parks: Camping, picnicing, swimming.
- Biking and hiking: Numerous trails, including along the Erie Canal.
- Fully Internet-integrated regional public library system as well as specialized libraries for law, medicine and other specialties.
- Festivals: Lilac Festival (May), Corn Hill Arts Festival (June), Rochester International Jazz Festival (summer), Finger Lakes Wine Festival (summer), Rochester River Romance (October).
Contact Silver Hill Associates today!
Conveniently located between Rochester and Syracuse in upstate NY, Silver Hill Technology Park in Newark, NY is a 135-acre business and commercial park for high technology R&D and operations, manufacturing, and commercial office applications. SHTP offers approved Empire Zone and BuildNowNY land suitable for technology, commercial, and light industrial businesses. Site selectors, commercial real estate brokers, business relocation consultants will find a shovel-ready site with high availability of a trained workforce and close proximity to Rochester, Syracuse, the New York State Thruway, and other important resources in New York and the northeastern United States and Canada.