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Worcester is a mid-size city of 207,055 people in Worcester County, Massachusetts. It's part of the Worcester, MA area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 70 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $374k and rent runs about $1k a month.
207,055people
$374kTypical home
$1,487/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
70"Snow
233Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 207,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,542 people per sq mi
- 37 mi to Providence, RI
- In the Worcester, MA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $374k (≈$2,361/mo)
- Median rent $1,487/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 70" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (283 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (743 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 29% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to ORH airport
- 41 mi to BOS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 37% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 522 ft
- 38 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 72 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 915 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 78 bars within 25 mi
- 355 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Massachusetts districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Worcester County: D+10 in 2024
- Massachusetts: D+25 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk