Worcester County, Massachusetts — cities by momentum

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11 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

11
Cities tracked
393,050
Combined population
$438,357
Median home (county)
11
Rising / Hot

Worcester County, Massachusetts has 11 tracked cities with a combined population of 393,050. The median home value across these cities is $438,357.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Athol, with a composite score of 75 (Rising) — median home $337,104, +1.1% year over year.

Athol

pop 8,486
75
Rising$337,104 · +1.1%

Oxford

pop 5,928
73
Rising$434,513 · +2.2%

Webster

pop 12,194
72
Rising$442,879 · +1.8%

Fitchburg

pop 42,145
71
Rising$402,697 · +1.6%

Gardner

pop 21,381
71
Rising$374,167 · +1.1%

Northborough

pop 6,474
71
Rising$701,885 · +1.5%

Leominster

pop 44,209
70
Rising$470,341 · +1.5%

Spencer

pop 5,810
70
Rising$438,357 · +0.9%

Worcester

pop 211,286
68
Rising$435,532 · +1.0%

Milford

pop 26,971
67
Rising$562,722 · +2.2%

Clinton

pop 8,166
66
Rising$450,280 · -0.9%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
35° / 21°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
81° / 64°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
200
~55% of year
Annual precip
48″ rain
43″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Moderate
Tornado
Low
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Very low
Flood
Moderate

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.