Living in Minnesota
With a population of more than 125,000, Rochester and its surrounding suburban communities have the livable qualities of a medium-size town while offering many big-city amenities. It's a dynamic Midwestern city that combines friendliness and geographical compactness with a cosmopolitan flavor. Money magazine has ranked Rochester among the "top three best places to live" in the United States, based on its quality of life, excellent schools, reasonable cost of living and affordable housing market.
Students have long praised Rochester as a friendly, diverse and safe community, where single and married people thrive. It's an ideal city for making friends and raising families.
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