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Worcester, MA (City Center)

Found within zip code: 01608

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NEIGHBORHOOD COST

DETAILS

MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE

$51,888

low cost relative to Massachusetts
low cost relative to the nation

HOUSE VALUE RANGE

COST
$1,884,000+		0%
$1,413,001-$1,884,000		0%
$942,001-$1,413,000		11%
$754,001-$942,000		0%
$564,001-$754,000		11%
$377,001-$564,000		0%
$188,001-$377,000		0%
$94,001-$188,000		22%
$0-$94,000		56%

	% OF HOMES

RENTAL PRICE

low cost relative to MA, high cost relative to the nation

NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL, & CHARACTER	DETAILS

THE SETTING	Urban (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Complexes/high rise apartments, some Small apartment buildings, a few Rowhouses & attached homes
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS	mostly Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), some Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP	Mostly Renters
SPECIAL CHARACTER	mostly Artsy/funky, Walkable

THE NEIGHBORS	DETAILS

AGE & LIFESTYLE	mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some College students (people currently attending college), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some Young singles-upwardly mobile (young, educated, professionally employed, and single)
EDUCATION LEVEL	Rating: 7 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME	Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS	mostly Executive, managerial & professional, some Sales & Service workers, some Manufacturing & Laborers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY	mostly White (non-Hispanic), some Hispanic, some Puerto Rican, some Black, some Irish ancestry, some East Asian, some Italian ancestry, some Asian Indian, some Arabian
LANGUAGES	mostly English speaking, some Spanish speaking, some French speaking, some Portuguese speaking, some Russian speaking

School Rating Information

Neighborhood Educational Rating

SCHOOLS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD	GRADES

There are no schools physically located in this neighborhood.

This neighborhood is served by one school district.

WORCESTER, MA School District

24,008 Students enrolled in District

47 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)	1
Better than: of MA school districts	3.6%

DISTRICT RATING COMPARED TO U.S. (10 is best)	4
Better than: of US school districts	30.8%

Fewer students per classroom means smaller classes and more personal attention to each student. STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
14
STATE AVERAGE 13

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

39%	59%	44%	66%	33%	53%	STATE
39%	59%	44%	66%	33%	53%	DISTRICT
PROFICIENT IN READING & MATH		PROFICIENT IN READING		PROFICIENT IN MATH

School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	42.6	73.5
BLACK (%)	12.8	8.4
HISPANIC (%)	34.3	13.1
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	NO DATA	4.7
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	0.5	0.3

ECONOMIC GROUPS	THIS DISTRICT	THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	63.4	28.2

Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$9,721	$233,388,000	62.8
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$621	$14,901,000	4.0
STAFF	$612	$14,701,000	4.0
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$83	$1,997,000	0.5
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$676	$16,223,000	4.4
OPERATION	$1,003	$24,077,000	6.5
TRANSPORTATION	$439	$10,541,000	2.8
OTHER	$382	$9,171,000	2.5
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,816	$91,611,000	24.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,940	$46,586,000	12.5
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$15,478	$371,585,000	100.0

NEIGHBORHOOD EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

ADULTS IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%)	21.4
CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIVING IN POVERTY (%)	30.5

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Neighborhood Crime Data

VIOLENT	PROPERTY	TOTAL

annual crimes per 1,000 residents

Violent Crime Comparison per 1,000 residents

NATIONAL MEDIAN
4.7

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in City Center
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in Worcester
1 in 123
in Massachusetts
1 in 217

	City Center	Worcester	Massachusetts
		8.12	4.60

Worcester, MA violent crimes

Population: 172,648
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	11	134	426	831
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.78	2.47	4.81

United States violent crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	MURDER	RAPE	ROBBERY	ASSAULT
REPORTED TOTAL	16,692	93,934	417,122	862,947
RATE PER 1,000	0.06	0.32	1.41	2.91

Property Crime Rate Comparison per 1,000 residents

NATIONAL MEDIAN
34.3

MY CHANCES OF BECOMING A VICTIM
in City Center
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in Worcester
1 in 26
in Massachusetts
1 in 41

	City Center	Worcester	Massachusetts
		39.20	23.82

Worcester, MA property crimes

Population: 172,648
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	1,399	4,035	1,321
RATE PER 1,000	8.10	23.37	7.65

United States property crimes

Population: 296,410,404
	BURGLARY	THEFT	MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT
REPORTED TOTAL	2,154,126	6,776,807	1,235,226
RATE PER 1,000	7.27	22.86	4.17

Crimes Per Square Mile

NATIONAL MEDIAN
49.6

	City Center	Worcester	Massachusetts
		212	68

Neighborhood Appreciation Rates

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	228.75%	12.03%	10	10
Last 10 Years
Last 5 Years
Last 2 Years
Last 12 Months
Latest Quarter
			* 10 is highest

Worcester, MA Appreciation Rates (city-wide)

PERIOD	TOTAL APPRECIATION	AVG. ANNUAL RATE	COMPARED TO MA*	COMPARED TO AMERICA*
Since 1990	45.88%	2.41%	1	1
Last 10 Years	58.84%	5.88%	1	3
Last 5 Years	-7.00%	-1.40%	1	1
Last 2 Years	-13.50%	-6.75%	1	1
Last 12 Months	-7.94%	-7.94%	1	1
Latest Quarter	-0.72%	-2.88%	2	2
			* 10 is highest

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