The median owner-occupied home in Worcester County had a real-estate tax bill of $5,207 (± $65) a year, compared with $5,813 in Massachusetts and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $390,700 (± $3,366), compared with $525,800 in Massachusetts and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Worcester County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 861,664 | 6,992,395 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $5,207 ± $65 | $5,813 ± $18 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $390,700 ± $3,366 | $525,800 ± $2,244 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $93,561 ± $1,275 | $101,341 ± $539 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.33% ± 0.02 points | 1.11% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 65.7% ± 0.6 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 28.3% ± 0.5 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 24.5% ± 0.8 points | 26.3% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Worcester County (5)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Worcester County (30)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Athol
- Baldwinville
- Barre
- Brookfield
- Clinton
- Cordaville
- Devens (partly in this county)
- East Brookfield
- East Douglas
- Fiskdale
- Hopedale
- Lunenburg
- Milford
- North Brookfield
- Northborough
- Oxford
- Petersham
- Rutland
- South Ashburnham
- South Lancaster
- Spencer
- Sturbridge
- Upton
- Warren
- Webster
- West Brookfield
- West Warren
- Westborough
- Whitinsville
- Winchendon
Towns and townships in Worcester County (60)
- Ashburnham
- Athol
- Auburn
- Barre
- Berlin
- Blackstone
- Bolton
- Boylston
- Brookfield
- Charlton
- Clinton
- Douglas
- Dudley
- East Brookfield
- Fitchburg city
- Gardner city
- Grafton
- Hardwick
- Harvard
- Holden
- Hopedale
- Hubbardston
- Lancaster
- Leicester
- Leominster city
- Lunenburg
- Mendon
- Milford
- Millbury
- Millville
- New Braintree
- North Brookfield
- Northborough
- Northbridge
- Oakham
- Oxford
- Paxton
- Petersham
- Phillipston
- Princeton
- Royalston
- Rutland
- Shrewsbury
- Southborough
- Southbridge Town city
- Spencer
- Sterling
- Sturbridge
- Sutton
- Templeton
- Upton
- Uxbridge
- Warren
- Webster
- West Boylston
- West Brookfield
- Westborough
- Westminster
- Winchendon
- Worcester city
Other named communities in Worcester County (289)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Axtell Corner
- Bakers Grove
- Baptist Corners
- Barre Falls
- Barre Plains
- Bassets Corner
- Beaver Brook
- Belmont Hill
- Beverly Road
- Blackburn Village
- Bloomingdale
- Boylston Center
- Bramanville
- Brittan Square
- Brockway Corner
- Brooks
- Brooks Village
- Buffumville
- Bullardville
- Burncoat
- Burrage Corner
- Cambridge
- Camp Barton
- Camp Bement
- Camp Caravan
- Camp Collier
- Camp Green Eyrie
- Camp Kinneywood
- Camp Neyati
- Camp Resolute
- Camp Virginia
- Canada Mills
- Cardinal Heights
- Carterville
- Centerville
- Chadwick Square
- Chaffinville
- Chandler Hill
- Chapinville
- Charlton Depot
- Chaseville
- Cherry Valley
- Chestnut Hill Meeting House
- Coldbrook Springs
- College Hill
- Colonial Park
- Columbus Park
- Cominsville
- Community Park (historical)
- Dana (historical)
- Dana Center
- Dawson
- Dodge
- Dorothy Manor
- Dorothy Pond
- Drury Square
- Duck Harbor (historical)
- Eaglesville
- East Berlin
- East Blackstone
- East Bolton
- East Douglas Station
- East Gardner
- East Millbury
- East Princeton
- East Sutton
- East Templeton
- East Village
- Ebenville
- Edgemere
- Fairlawn
- Farnumsville
- Fayville
- Fennerville
- Fisherville
- Five Corners
- Fryeville
- Fryville
- Fullerville (historical)
- Furnace
- Gates Crossing
- Gilbertville
- Glen Grove
- Glen Grove Annex
- Glen Heights
- Glenallen
- Globe Village
- Goodrichville
- Goulding Village
- Grand View Estates
- Great Brook Valley
- Greendale
- Greenville
- Greenwich (historical)
- Greenwich Village (historical)
- Halfway House
- Hamilton
- Hammond Heights
- Harrisville
- Harvard Station
- Heald Village
- Heard Street
- Hillsville
- Hodges Village
- Holden Center
- Hubbardston Station
- Hundred Acre Lot
- Hydeville
- Ironstone
- Island
- Jamesville
- Jamesville (historical)
- Jefferson
- June Street
- Kittville
- Lakeview
- Lakeview Heights
- Lakewood Park
- Lambs Grove
- Lane Village
- Leino Park
- Linwood
- Loveland
- Lovellville
- Lower Wire Village
- Ludlow
- Lunenburg Station
- Manchaug
- Mantyranta
- Maplewood
- Marions Camp
- Marks Garrison
- Massasoit
- Merino Village
- Merino Village (historical)
- Mill Street
- Mill Village
- Millbury Junction
- Millerville
- Moores Corners
- Morningdale
- Morseville
- Muschopauge
- Mystic Grove
- Neale Place
- New Boston
- New Village
- New Worcester (historical)
- Nichewaug
- North Ashburnham
- North Dana (historical)
- North Grafton
- North Leominster
- North Milford
- North Oxford
- North Rutland
- North Spencer
- North Uxbridge
- North Village
- North Woods
- North Worcester
- Northbridge Center
- Northside
- Northville (historical)
- Oak Hill
- Oakdale
- Oakland Heights
- Old Common
- Old North Ashburnham Station
- Old Sturbridge Village
- Olde English Village
- Orchard Hills Estates
- Otter River
- Oxford Heights
- Pakachoag
- Parkers Station
- Partidgeville
- Partridgeville
- Pequoig
- Perryville
- Phillipston Four Corners
- Pinecrest
- Pinedale
- Pitcherville
- Pleasant Valley
- Plummer Corner
- Ponakin Mill
- Pondville
- Pratt Junction
- Prentice Corner
- Princeton Station
- Proctors corner
- Quinapoxet
- Quinsigamond Village
- Rice Square
- Richardson Corners
- Riverdale
- Robinson Crusoe Camp
- Rochdale
- Rocky Hill
- Ruralville
- Salisbury Heights
- Sandersdale
- Sandy Beach
- Saundersville
- Seventh Day Adventist Village
- Shaker Village
- Shrewsbury Street
- Sibleys Corner
- Smithville
- Snellville (historical)
- South Athol
- South Barre
- South Berlin
- South Bolton
- South Charlton
- South Fitchburg
- South Gardner
- South Grafton Street
- South Milford
- South Royalston
- South Shrewsbury
- South Spencer
- South Sutton
- South Worcester
- Southville
- Spindleville
- Sterling Camp Grounds
- Sterling Junction
- Still River
- Stoneville
- Summit
- Sunderland
- Sunnyside
- Swan Avenue
- Tafts Corner
- Tasseltop
- Tatnuck
- Templeton Station
- Texas
- The Street
- Trowbridgeville (historical)
- Tufts Village (historical)
- Turkey Hill Shores
- Union Chapel (historical)
- Union Hill
- Unionville
- University Park
- Upper Wire Village
- Valley Falls (historical)
- Vernon Hill
- Wachusett
- Wachusett Station
- Waites Corner
- Ward Corner
- Waterville
- Wawela Park
- Webster Square
- Wellville
- Wessonville
- West Auburn
- West Berlin
- West Dudley
- West Fitchburg
- West Leominster
- West Millbury
- West Oxford
- West Royalston
- West Rutland
- West Sterling
- West Sutton
- West Tatnuck
- West Upton
- Westchester
- Westville
- Westwood Hills
- Whalom
- Wheelockville
- Wheelwright
- White City
- White Hall
- White Valley
- Whitmanville
- Wilkinsonville
- Williamsville
- Winchendon Center
- Winchendon Springs
- Woodland Park
- Woodside