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- 4 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 2002 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 42423358
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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$269,000 79 Flagg St, Worcester, MA 01602
- 4 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 2111 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 40901750
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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$174,900 1D Ararat, Worcester, MA 01606
- 3 Beds
- 2 Baths 1 Half Bath
- 1450 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43471894
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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$325,000 52 Ridgewood Rd, Worcester, MA 01606
- 3 Beds
- 2 Baths 1 Half Bath
- 2173 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43742436
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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- 3 Beds
- 1 Bath
- 1532 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43508023
Presented By: RE/MAX Executive Realty
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$236,900 452 Sw Cutoff, Worcester, MA 01604
- 3 Beds
- 1 Bath
- 1952 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 33519940
Presented By: Gold Triangle, Inc.
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- 5 Beds
- 2 Baths 1 Half Bath
- 2107 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 31395647
Presented By: RE/MAX American Dream
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- 4 Beds
- 2 Baths 1 Half Bath
- 2500 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43479886
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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$245,900 55 SANTORO ROAD, Worcester, MA 01606
- 3 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 1782 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43349952
Presented By: The Real Estate Book
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- 2 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 1100 sq. ft
- Single-Family Home
- CLR ID: 43859477
Presented By: Keller Williams Realty Boston North West
Worcester is a city in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, the city's last census population was 172,596 (2000), making it the estimated third largest city in New England. The 2009 estimate for the city's population was 182,882, which would make it the second largest city in New England overtaking nearby Providence. It is the county seat of Worcester County. Worcester is located approximately 40 miles west of Boston, and marks the western periphery of the Boston-Worcester-Manchester (MA-RI-NH) U.S. Census Combined Statistical Area (CSA) (Greater Boston). Due to its location in Central Massachusetts, Worcester is often referred to as the "Heart of the Commonwealth." The city is also noted for its mill era Victorian architecture.
Worcester Economy
Historically, Worcester's economic roots were tied to the Blackstone River, and in the beginning to the Blackstone Canal, which connected Worcester to the port of Providence, Rhode Island. Textiles, shoes, and finished clothing were some of the first industries in the city. A second wave of manufacturing facilities soon came on the scene to further develop Worcester into a manufacturing center. Wire and machinery were the strengths of this economic cycle. One of the leaders of this manufacturing wave was George Fuller, an inventor and philanthropist, who developed a heat-treating process crucial to developing steel strong enough to be used in train couplings and the first automobile crankshafts. His company, Wyman-Gordon, has been a leading manufacturer of machine parts. Charles Palmer, another innovator, received the first patent (1891) for a lunch wagon, or diner. He built his "fancy night cafes" and "night lunch wagons" in the Worcester area until 1901. After building a lunch wagon for himself in 1888, Thomas Buckley decided to manufacture lunch wagons in Worcester. Buckley was very successful and became known for his "White House Cafe" wagons. In 1906 Philip Duprey and Irving Stoddard established the Worcester Lunch Car Company, which shipped 'diners' all over the Eastern Seaboard. Worcester's Boulevard Diner, Parkway Diner and Miss Worcester Diner are all examples of Worcester Lunch Car Company units, with the Miss Worcester being located across the street from the former factory. Worcester's largestb Department store was Denholm & McKay founded in 1871. The store closed in 1973.
They were joined in early automobile manufacture by American Wheelock, which built compressed air-powered trucks at Worcester in 1904.
In the 1930s a local merchant, Anthony "Spag" Borgatti, opened Spag's, a small hardware business, in nearby Shrewsbury. Credited with the invention of discount marketing, he stored his wares in old trailer trucks in order to avoid paying taxes. He was a local philanthropist. Every spring, Spag offered free tomato seedlings to his customers.
David Clark Company pioneered aeronautical protective equipment since 1941, ranging from anti-gravity suits to space suits. Innovations include full-pressure suits for X-15 test pilots flying to record speeds and altitudes and the spacesuit worn by all Apollo astronauts on lunar missions. The company produces the suits worn by modern space shuttle astronauts.
Morgan Construction, a manufacturer of steel rolling mills, has their headquarters in Worcester. Wright Line, a manufacturer of consoles and other workstations for 911/emergency operations centers, server enclosures and racks for data centers, office and computer lab furniture, is also headquartered in the city. Saint-Gobain has a substantial presence in Worcester following its 1993 purchase of the Norton Abrasives, a 100+ year old manufacturer of abrasives, ceramics, and specialty materials. Polar Beverages is also located in the city.
Today, Worcester has a diversified economy. The largest employer is the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The adjacent biotech park is host to many innovative companies, including Advanced Cell Technology, which focuses on the development of effective methods to generate replacement cells from stem cells, and Abbott Laboratories, a leading pharmaceutical research and manufacturing firm.
In the financial sector, Hanover Insurance maintains their national headquarters in the city. A subsidiary of Unum (formerly UnumProvident), the Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, is also headquartered in Worcester as is the Harleysville Worcester Insurance Company, the oldest insurance company based in Massachusetts.
The Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology located in nearby Shrewsbury is best known for the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1951) and for pioneering research on in vitro fertilization. The first American conceived by this method (1981), Elizabeth Jordan Carr, lived in nearby Westminster.
In the area of small business retailing, Worcester is home to the notable popular culture emporium That's Entertainment (est. 1980), which in 1997 was one of three comic book stores worldwide that received a "Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award" from Comic-Con International: San Diego. The award, named for comic book creator Will Eisner, recognizes "an individual retailer who has done an outstanding job of supporting the comics art medium both in the community and within the industry at large".
Polar Beverages, founded in 1882, is headquartered in Worcester. It runs two bottling plants in the city, where it bottles its own line of soft drinks as well as several major national brands.
Worcester Education
Primary and secondary education Worcester's Public Schools educate more than 23,000 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade. The system consists of 33 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 7 high schools, and 13 other learning centers such as magnet schools, alternative schools, and special education schools. The city's public school system also administers an adult education component called "Night Life", and operates a cable accessible television station, Channel 11.
The Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science was founded in 1992 as a public secondary school located at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Twenty-one private and parochial schools are also found throughout Worcester, including the city's oldest educational institution, Worcester Academy, founded in 1834, and Bancroft School, founded in 1900.
Higher Education Worcester is home to several institutes of higher education, including:
- The oldest, founded in 1843, is the Jesuit College of the Holy Cross, the oldest Roman Catholic college in New England and one of the oldest in the United States. Well-known graduates include Dr. Joseph E. Murray, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Billy Collins, former Poet Laureate of the United States, Bob Cousy, and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In 2007, the College of the Holy Cross was ranked by U.S. News and World Report as the nation's 32nd highest rated liberal arts college.
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (1865) is an innovative leader in engineering education and partnering with local biotechnology industries. Robert Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, graduated from WPI in 1908 with a Bachelor's of Science in Physics
- Worcester State University is a highly-ranked public, 4-year college founded in 1874 as Worcester Normal School
- Clark University, founded in 1887, is the first graduate school in the country. It is noted for strengths in psychology and geography. Well-known professors include Albert A. Michelson, who won the first American Nobel Prize in 1902 for his measurement of light, Robert Goddard, the father of the space age, and G. Stanley Hall from Clark University, the founder of organized psychology as a science and profession, the father of the child study movement, and the founder of the American Psychological Association. Clark offers the only program in the country leading to a Ph.D. in Holocaust History and Genocide Studies. Sigmund Freud spoke only at Clark during his single trip to the United States.
- The University of Massachusetts Medical School (1970) is one of the nation's top 50 medical schools. Dr. Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine. The University of Massachusetts Medical School is ranked fourth in primary care education among America's 125 medical schools in the 2006 U.S. News & World Report annual guide "America’s Best Graduate Schools."
- Becker College is a private college with campuses in Worcester and Leicester, Massachusetts. It was founded in Leicester, Massachusetts in 1784 as Leicester Academy. The Worcester campus was founded in 1887 and the two campuses merged into Becker College in 1977.
- The Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences — Worcester Campus houses the institution's accelerated programs in Nursing and Doctor of Pharmacy as well as the Master's of Physician Assistant Studies program for post-baccalaureate students
- Assumption College, the fourth oldest Roman Catholic college in New England, was founded in 1904. At 175 acres, it has the largest campus in Worcester.
- Quinsigamond Community College.
An early higher education institution, the Oread Institute, closed in 1934.
Many of these institutions participate in the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. This independent non-profit collegiate association includes academic institutions in Worcester and other communities in Worcester County, such as Anna Maria College in neighboring Paxton. It operates and facilitates cooperation among the colleges and universities. One example is its inter-college shuttle bus and student cross registration.
Worcester MA Area Information
- Total Crime Risk: 146.0 (100 = National Average)
- Population: 181,389
- Population Growth Since 2000: 5.06%
- Annual Max Avg. Temperature: 56 F
- Annual Min Avg. Temperature: 38 F
- Male Median Age: 32.2 years
- Female Median Age: 35.2 years
- Median Household Income: $46,827
- Highest Education Level Attained: High School 30.65%, Bachelors 15.02%, Grad School 10.73%
Community Demographics
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| 2010 Population Growth and Population Statistics | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 181,389 | 6,619,031 | ||
| Square Miles | 37.56 | 7,840.02 | ||
| Population Density | 4,829.20 | 844.30 | ||
| Population Change Since 1990 | 7.48% | 10.02% | ||
| Population Change Since 2000 | 5.06% | 4.25% | ||
| Forecasted Population Change by 2014 | 1.87% | 3.85% | ||
| Population Male | 87,788 | 48.40% | 3,216,681 | 48.60% |
| Population Female | 93,601 | 51.60% | 3,402,350 | 51.40% |
| Median Age | 33.60 | 37.10 | ||
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| 2010 Weather Summary | Worcester, MA | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Weather Index | 43 | 58 |
| Annual Maximum Avg. Temperature | 56.0 °F | 57.0 °F |
| Annual Minimum Avg. Temperature | 38.0 °F | 40.0 °F |
| Annual Avg. Temperature | 46.7 °F | 48.2 °F |
| Annual Heating Degree Days (Tot Degrees < 65) | 6,979 | 6,530 |
| Annual Cooling Degree Days (Tot Degrees > 65) | 333 | 439 |
| Percent of Possible Sunshine | 50 | 52 |
| Mean Sky Cover (Sunrise to Sunset - Out of 10) | 6 | 6 |
| Mean Number of Days Clear (Out of 365 Days) | 90 | 92 |
| Mean Number of Days Rain (Out of 365 Days) | 133 | 132 |
| Mean Number of Days Snow (Out of 365 Days) | 17 | 15 |
| Avg. Annual Precipitation (Total Inches) | 48.00" | 47.00" |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall (Total Inches) | 68.00" | 59.00" |
Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Demographic Information FAQ
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