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Zealousideal_Lie_383 t1_j448pts wrote

Reply to comment by Old_Way_4860 in Looking to move to the Worcester area - please advise :) by Old_Way_4860

Well I think they are relatively safe.

I lived in Auburn for most of the 90s and early 00s and still go daily for yoga class. There was recently a late night robbery at 24 hr convenience store on rt 20 and police blotter seems to mainly discuss shoplifting incidents at Auburn mall and highway stuff. It’s not the type of area where one would expect to get mugged on street etc.

Presently own home and live in Sutton for past 20 yrs which is adjacent to Oxford and Millbury. Sutton is nice but I’m not aware of any rentals within. Don’t really think there’s much violent crime in Oxford/Millbury except for whatever shoplifting occurs at Oxford Walmart and Millbury mall. Millbury and Oxford are nice to come home to, but not to seek night life within.

Shrewsbury has two distinct flavors in my view. There’s the very congested built-up area along route 9 with all sorts of stores and traffic. Then there’s the town center area that’s a bit more quaint stereotypical “main street USA” looking. I’d imagine the route 9 area by Shrewbury/Worcester border (Eg by the hospitals) may be a little more juicy in terms of police activity. A relative just moved into the newly built edgemere crossing apartments complex on rt 20; nice but nearly double your stated budget for a two bedroom.

Spencer seems nice the few times I’ve driven through it in 3 decades living in region. It’s within your 20 min circle. More rural.

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NovelNo87 t1_j43y01n wrote

Reply to Looking to move to the Worcester area - please advise :) by Old_Way_4860

As a general rule of thumb the closer you are to the outside of the city the safer it is, particularly the west side and Burncoat street area is pretty nice. Directly downtown isn’t bad either but also expensive. Very unlikely you’ll find much under $1200 anywhere around here. I pay $925 for my tiny 350 sq ft studio and that’s only because it’s in mediocre condition in a rough neighborhood and I know the landlord. Also I have no off street parking and have to park up a hill on a side street when it snows so I don’t get a ticket.

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Old_Way_4860 OP t1_j43w2wz wrote

Reply to comment by Zealousideal_Lie_383 in Looking to move to the Worcester area - please advise :) by Old_Way_4860

Thanks!

Are these towns considered safe? I saw in another post that someone recommended Spencer.

So I guess when it boils down to the nearest towns, the only factor I'd consider is safety (and then maybe distance from Worcester) I assume all of these towns are pretty much the same. Can you rank the towns from best to worst please?

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