Ok, and? Just because the cities lost between 5 and 10 percent doesn't mean the region did. Did this study take into account people moving to the burbs? Nope. They are only talking about the city limits, not the region. Rochester isn't dying. It isn't flourishing, but doesn't belong on a list like that. It only gives you one part of the equation and makes for a scary headline.
Population has been stagnant for years, neither growing or declining in great numbers, at least for the Rochester region. Buffalo on the other hand....
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=uspopu...117:36073:36037