Rochester Home of the original Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, welcomes thousands of visitors from around the world each year. Rochester, with a population of 75,000, has the amiable qualities of many smaller Midwestern towns while offering big-city amenities. If you're interested in the fine arts, you'll find an active network of arts enthusiasts who support a symphony orchestra and chorale, a civic theatre, a community art center and several choruses and bands. Rochester has much to offer in sports and physical fitness also. Several state parks are nearby, and its a very short drive to fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, boating, skiing or skating.
Good housing is relatively easy to find in Rochester and is moderately priced.
The school system is one of the best in the state. Scottsdale Scottsdale is located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert and is one of several smaller cities in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona - The Valley of the Sun. Scottsdale has a nationally recognized park system, championship golf courses, tennis courts, and miles of hiking, biking and equestrian trails. Several lakes just east of the city are popular places for weekend fishing and boating. Scottsdale is one of the world's foremost art communities, and is home to more than 120 art galleries.