Worcester
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Outdoors in Worcester
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About Worcester
City in Massachusetts, United StatesWorcester ( WUUST-ər, locally [ˈwɪstə] ) is a city in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The principal city of Central Massachusetts, Worcester is both the second-most populous city in the state, and the 113th most populous city in the United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city had an estimated 213,862 people as of 2025, also making it the second-most populous city in New England, after Boston. Because it is near the geographic center of Massachusetts, Worcester is known as the "Heart of the Commonwealth"; a heart is the official symbol of the city. Worcester is the historical seat of Worcester County. Founded and incorporated as a town in 1722 and incorporated in 1848 as a city,…
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How Worcester ranks
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Housing in Worcester
The typical Worcester home is worth about $436,000, up 1.6% in a year, 34% below the Massachusetts typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Worcester
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Worcester's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Worcester
All Worcester schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Worcester’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Massachusetts’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Worcester is
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