$100k a year, no longer in Kennewick
changea dispatch from
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 each month than Kennewick ran you
Worcester doesn't pretend to be affordable. Move here for what Worcester is, not for what it leaves on your monthly ledger.
a quick ledger.
$2,140/mo
27% more expensive than Kennewick(vs $1,686/mo)
5%
$417/mo more in state tax than Kennewick
vs 0% in Kennewick
$5,777/mo
$870 less than Kennewick
gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.
$486k
10% more expensive than Kennewick
vs $441k in Kennewick
867k
vs 314k in Kennewick
field notes, weather & such.
148
pleasant days a year, in worcester.
Kennewick gets 199 pleasant days a year, so you'd be trading some sunshine. Cold is the cost: 55 days drop below 20° vs Kennewick's 8.
A month here packs 30.0× the events of Kennewick.
59/100
20% lower than Kennewick
vs 74/100 in Kennewick
Closest outdoor draw: Wachusett Mountain State Reservation, 14.9 mi.
90/100
64% higher than Kennewick
vs 55/100 in Kennewick
2
75% fewer than Kennewick
vs 8 nonstops in Kennewick
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