On November 8, 1803, Colonel Nathaniel Rochester (February 21, 1752 – May 17, 1831) and others secured the land that would be the foundation of the settlement which would become Rochester, New York on 10 June 1810, when he set up his homestead.
Rochester rose to prominence as the birthplace and home of some of America’s most iconic companies, in particular Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb, Wegmans, Gannett, Paychex, Western Union and more.
Rochester and Oklahoma City tied as the second most affordable cities in the world (yes, world) by the Urban Reform Institute and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy for 2022. This new study from the two nonprofits covering 92 cities in 8 different countries, shows the Steel City, Pittsburgh, edged out every other major metropolitan area in the world as number one.
Looking to the future with confidence, the City of Rochester encourages its residents to become inventors and creators of startups in retail, music, printing, beauty, healthcare, legal, home repair services, medical support, CNA services, media, information technology (IT), restaurants, makeup, online sales, cleaning services, car repair, beauty salons, barber shops, education technology, and construction to help Rochester’s local business communities to grow.