It’s gotten a lot better. 20 years ago I’d steer clear but Worcester as a whole, is becoming much safer. There further away from Kelly square the better I’d say.

Yeah most towns west of Worcester, but still in Worcester county, aren’t great.

Worcester is much better than Springfield, Albany isn’t great either. Good Irish community in Worcester. Some of the pubs here will air the hurling/soccer games from Ireland.

You sure about that?

If she’s athletic and into more physical stuff you go to central rock? Otherwise, movie theatre is a classic, bowling/axe throwing places, of course food nothing too fancy. Good luck 👍🏻, I’d love to be 16 again lol

The exception lol

Honestly, the rougher areas of Worcester aren’t really that bad. I’ve lived in a lot of major cities across the country and what is considered ghetto in Worcester could be a decent middle class neighborhood anywhere else.

I posted an ad for my duplex one bedroom for rent and got torn up too. Rents have not just gone up in the past ten years, the past two years they’ve almost doubled. Sorry guys! 850 a room in a nice place isn’t really that bad.

What is the actual reason these places are closing? Are rents going up or is it lack of buisness?