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| | Cornell News: Upstate New York is family friendly |
 | | ITHACA, N.Y. -- Families in upstate New York reap numerous benefits, such as a strong sense of safety, moderate cost of living, proximity to jobs and relatives and numerous community amenities (parks, libraries, public events and recreational opportunities), according to a new study from Cornell University. |
 | | The study, which assessed the "family friendliness" of upstate New York, found that to maintain the same standard of living that an annual income of $50,000 buys in Rochester, for example, would take $75,000 in Los Angeles and $104,000 in Manhattan. |
 | | The Cornell researchers report that among the nearly 5,000 men and women surveyed, the top reasons they chose to live in upstate New York was a job opportunity for themselves or their spouses. |
| www.news.cornell.edu /releases/nov01/nys.famfriendly.ssl.html (745 words) |
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