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Best places to live in Greater Worcester

24 places with 424,234 residents within about 25 km of Worcester, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Worcester, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Worcester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 206,518 residents    63
  2. 2Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    63
  3. 3Hamilton Worcester
    Massachusetts, 8,460 residents    61
  4. 4Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    61
  5. 5Holden (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 17,016 residents    61
  6. 6Northbridge
    Massachusetts, 14,061 residents    60
  7. 7Sutton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,215 residents    60
  8. 8Clinton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,389 residents    59
  9. 9Westborough
    Massachusetts, 4,045 residents    59
  10. 10Millbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 13,606 residents    59

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For retired couples

  1. 1Northbridge
    Massachusetts, 14,061 residents    71
  2. 2Clinton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,389 residents    68
  3. 3Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    66
  4. 4Westborough
    Massachusetts, 4,045 residents    66
  5. 5Upton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 3,013 residents    65
  6. 6Boylston
    Massachusetts, 4,078 residents    65
  7. 7Holden (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 17,016 residents    64
  8. 8Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    63
  9. 9Northborough
    Massachusetts, 6,167 residents    63
  10. 10Grafton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,583 residents    62

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For remote workers

  1. 1Northbridge
    Massachusetts, 14,061 residents    63
  2. 2Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    60
  3. 3Clinton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 7,389 residents    58
  4. 4Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    58
  5. 5Sutton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,215 residents    57
  6. 6Holden (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 17,016 residents    57
  7. 7Worcester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 206,518 residents    57
  8. 8Grafton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,583 residents    57
  9. 9Millbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 13,606 residents    57
  10. 10Northborough
    Massachusetts, 6,167 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Worcester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 206,518 residents    83
  2. 2Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    76
  3. 3Hamilton Worcester
    Massachusetts, 8,460 residents    75
  4. 4Sunderland
    Massachusetts, 3,843 residents    73
  5. 5Millbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 13,606 residents    71
  6. 6Auburn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,724 residents    70
  7. 7Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    69
  8. 8Grafton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,583 residents    67
  9. 9West Boylston
    Massachusetts, 7,612 residents    66
  10. 10Northborough
    Massachusetts, 6,167 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Worcester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 206,518 residents    72
  2. 2Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    61
  3. 3Hamilton Worcester
    Massachusetts, 8,460 residents    59
  4. 4Millbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 13,606 residents    56
  5. 5Auburn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,724 residents    55
  6. 6Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    54
  7. 7Northborough
    Massachusetts, 6,167 residents    49
  8. 8Grafton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,583 residents    48
  9. 9Sutton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 9,215 residents    47
  10. 10West Boylston
    Massachusetts, 7,612 residents    47

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Worcester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 206,518 residents    45
  2. 2Shrewsbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 33,893 residents    43
  3. 3Hamilton Worcester
    Massachusetts, 8,460 residents    41
  4. 4Millbury (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 13,606 residents    40
  5. 5Grafton (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,583 residents    40
  6. 6Auburn (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 16,724 residents    39
  7. 7Northbridge
    Massachusetts, 14,061 residents    39
  8. 8Leicester (Massachusetts)
    Massachusetts, 11,064 residents    38
  9. 9Northborough
    Massachusetts, 6,167 residents    38
  10. 10Sunderland
    Massachusetts, 3,843 residents    37

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Towns in Greater Worcester