same $100k income, fresh start from Fayetteville
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worcester
MA
42.26°N
71.80°W
Worcester (pronounced 'WOO-stuh', please) is triple-deckers, classic American diners (the city helped invent the diner), and a college-heavy student population (Clark, Holy Cross, WPI, and a dozen more). The smiley face was invented here in 1963. It's central Massachusetts' working-class anchor and quietly gaining a real food scene. Cheaper than Boston, an hour away when you need it.
in our guides
the verdict
more expensive each month than Fayetteville
Worcester runs a little pricier than Fayetteville. The case has to be about something other than rent.
a quick ledger.
$2,140/mo
33% more expensive than Fayetteville(vs $1,606/mo)
5%
$50/mo more in state tax than Fayetteville
vs 4.4% in Fayetteville
$5,777/mo
$584 less than Fayetteville
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$486k
32% more expensive than Fayetteville
vs $367k in Fayetteville
867k
vs 590k in Fayetteville
field notes, weather & such.
148
pleasant days a year, in worcester.
Fayetteville edges ahead with 170 pleasant days. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs Fayetteville's 14.
A month here packs 3.8× the events of Fayetteville.
59/100
8% lower than Fayetteville
vs 64/100 in Fayetteville
Closest outdoor draw: Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, 14.9 mi.
90/100
10% higher than Fayetteville
vs 82/100 in Fayetteville
2
86% fewer than Fayetteville
vs 14 nonstops in Fayetteville
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