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Fairport, NY is a small suburban community located just outside of Rochester. According to BestPlaces rankings, it has an overall livability score of 79 out of 100, which is considered very livable. It also boasts excellent scores in the categories of amenities (74), crime (67), education (90), housing (83) and employment (80). In terms of job opportunities, Fairport has a low unemployment rate of 2.9%, and the median household income is $89,750 per year. This indicates that there are many good economic prospects for residents of this area. Furthermore, Fairport has excellent education ratings with its schools scoring above the state average in both math and English proficiency. The cost of living in town is slightly higher than other towns in Upstate New York but still lower than most cities across the country. All these factors make Fairport an attractive destination for both families looking to relocate or individuals seeking to pursue new career opportunities.

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#6 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Large Metro Areas)
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#6 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#6 The Best Cities for Thanksgiving
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#6 America's Top Hygge Cities
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#7 Most Competitive Public Colleges
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#8 Most Romantic Cities for Boomers
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#9 Top 10 Cities to Beat the Heat
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#18 Best Cities for Teleworking - Medium Metro Areas
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#19 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Large Metro Areas)
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#25 2005 High Gas Prices
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#25 Most Popular Cities for the Holidays
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#27 Hypertension Hot Spots
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#35 America’s Manliest Sports Cities
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#36 America’s Manliest Cities
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#37 Best Cities for Board Gamers
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#39 Most Energetic Cities
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#40 Second Annual “America’s Manliest Cities” Rankings
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#41 Most and Least Risky Places for Identity Theft
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#43 Cities on the Edge of Greatness
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#45 The Most Single Cities
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#46 Americas Manliest Cites 2011
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#48 America's Migraine Hot Spots
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#48 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#50 Most Irritation Prone Cities
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#54 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#62 America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating
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#65 High Gas Prices - Which Cities are Hit the Hardest?
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#89 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (100 Largest Metro Areas)
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#93 Best Green Cities
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#214 2005 Best Places to Live
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Grew up here and love the area. People are friendly and lots to do in what used to be a sleepy little village. Still, Canal Days, Saturday morning Farmer's Market, HS  More

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I have lived in the Fairport area for nearly two years now and I can say that the cost of living varies greatly. I have little experience with real estate, but have  More

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In Fairport there is always something planned - lots of parades (sometimes I think they come up with any old reason for a parade), concerts in the park, Canal Days -  More

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