According to recent rankings by Livability, Worcester rates as one of the best cities in Massachusetts in terms of cost of living, good education opportunities, health care and culture. ... As the second largest city in the state, Worcester pretty much has everything you need.

Is Worcester a good place to live?

Worcester ranked No. 68 on the list of the best cities to live with an overall score of 6.6 out of 10. ... U.S. News highlighted Worcester's "affordable housing, green parks, quality hospitals and proximity to a dozen highly esteemed colleges and universities" as reasons it cracked the top 100.

Is Worcester a bad area?

In a ranking of cities using violent and property crimes data from the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Worcester has the ignoble distinction of being ranked one of the “100 most dangerous cities in the U.S.” by the real-estate neighborhood search website Neighborhood Scout.