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Worcester, Springfield Ranked Among Best Places To Retire: U.S. News (MA)
Patch.com ^

Posted on 11/12/2023 6:08:40 PM PST by matt04

Ask anyone in Massachusetts: the best place to live out your last few years on Earth is Worcester. Or Springfield.

This week, U.S. News & World Report released its ranking of Best Places to Retire, and the only two to crack the top 100 in Massachusetts were Worcester and Springfield. Keep in mind this is a list that ranked Harrisburg, PA, No. 1, and put Flint, Mich., ahead of cities surrounded by natural beauty, culture and attractions like Boise and Las Vegas.

This year’s list is based on the evaluation of the nation’s 150 most populated metropolitan areas based on how well they meet Americans’ expectations for retirement. Measures used in the evaluation were affordability, health care, desirability, retiree taxes, the job market and overall happiness.

Worcester ranked No. 35 overall for its proximity to good healthcare — the sprawling UMass medical school campus is located in the city — and relatively cheap housing, although that stock is on the decline. U.S. News also wrote very generously about Worcester's cultural scene. Keep in mind, Worcester doesn't have a single movie theater.

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Springfield ranked No. 39 overall, and got higher marks than Worcester for housing affordability. It's also got the basketball museum, a casino and a nice river.

If those two cities don't pique your interest, Pennsylvania is apparently a retirement paradise. Cities in the state oddly dominated the top five in this year’s list, and PA had seven metro areas in the top 10:

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania Allentown, Pennsylvania Scranton, Pennsylvania New York City York, Pennsylvania Daytona Beach, Florida Youngstown, Ohio Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Ann Arbor, Michigan

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: retirement; springfield; worcester
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Hahaha....I have no idea where people come up with these rankings. I live near one of the cities mentioned. They have some nice areas, but no way would I want to retire or even live in them.
1 posted on 11/12/2023 6:08:40 PM PST by matt04
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To: matt04

These articles are pretty much garbage. Where to retire is personal to you - live near your children? Have no money, so it’s the boonies for you? Or maybe you’ve saved tens of millions, and a mansion in Greenwich is just the ticket for you - a short drive to the Stanwich Club.


2 posted on 11/12/2023 6:11:51 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: matt04

Two dreary places with huge hospitals.


3 posted on 11/12/2023 6:12:29 PM PST by BillyBonebrake
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To: matt04
Massholechusetts ?


4 posted on 11/12/2023 6:13:04 PM PST by tomkat
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To: matt04
Those ratings don't make any sense. I can't imagine wanting to retire to Springfield, MA or Reading, PA. Both cities face a lot of problems with crime and poverty, as well as limited services.

Worcester has done a lot of work to improve the character of the city, and has some small colleges, so it would not be the worst place to retire. But it does not seem like a top choice unless you already have ties to the area.

5 posted on 11/12/2023 6:13:46 PM PST by freeandfreezing
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To: matt04

U.S. News & World Report, HaHaHaHa-—’nuff said.


6 posted on 11/12/2023 6:16:05 PM PST by Fungi
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To: matt04

Mass-holes - the state that is hardest of the hard core left.

People escaping craphole democrat cities aren’t storming ineo Worcester and Springfield - they’re moving all the way to the deep south.


7 posted on 11/12/2023 6:19:30 PM PST by Iron Munro (Sun Tzu: An Evil Man Will Burn His Own Nation To The Ground To Rule Over The Ashes. )
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To: matt04

I am with you. Not a fan of either Springfield or Worcester. They both have a few good things, but...not comfortable walking around either city now. Night or day.


8 posted on 11/12/2023 6:20:05 PM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: matt04

A blue states? I would imagine the taxes are insane?


9 posted on 11/12/2023 6:20:32 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: matt04

and it’s pronounced Woosta

I grew up on the South shore. Pilgrim land and am a descendant of them. Damn shame what’s become of that innocent Christian beginning


10 posted on 11/12/2023 6:21:08 PM PST by Pollard (The US government has US citizens as political prisoners!)
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To: tomkat

Please, pronounce it properly. It’s Assachussets.


11 posted on 11/12/2023 6:21:12 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: freeandfreezing

I went to college in Worcester, and I never liked it much.


12 posted on 11/12/2023 6:21:15 PM PST by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Fungi

Tells you how stupid these rankings are.


13 posted on 11/12/2023 6:24:29 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Sometimes There Is No Lesser Of Two Evils)
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To: Pollard
Harvard was founded as a theological seminary. The only thing it ordains now are communists and pedophiles and trannys and antisemites.

14 posted on 11/12/2023 6:25:20 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Pennsylvania doesn't tax retirement income.

Worcester and Springfield are cheaper that Boston and possibly less scary than Hartford or Bridgeport.

But they're more like places to retire from.

15 posted on 11/12/2023 6:25:25 PM PST by x (Formerly Twitter)
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Pennsylvania doesn't tax retirement income.

Worcester and Springfield are cheaper that Boston and possibly less scary than Hartford or Bridgeport.

But they're more like places to retire from.

16 posted on 11/12/2023 6:26:32 PM PST by x (Formerly Twitter)
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To: matt04

Any of these Blue States are the least desirable places to live..


17 posted on 11/12/2023 6:27:11 PM PST by dpetty121263
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To: matt04

Springfield? Really? I’ve always called it the armpit of Mass.


18 posted on 11/12/2023 6:28:40 PM PST by VTenigma (Conspiracy theory is the new "spoiler alert")
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To: matt04

Worcester (Woostah) was a dreary, dirty town full of Portuguese aliens when I was there in ‘98-99.


19 posted on 11/12/2023 6:28:48 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Years ago I had a co worker from the midwest call me to discuss Springfield.

He knew I was familiar with the area since I live in northern CT.

His son was being interviewed for a job in Springfield and the prospective employer was paying for the flight and car rental.

My suggestion was that his son should arrive a few hours early and drive to the area where the employer was. They should then do a grid drive of all neighborhoods within a mile of that location.

The young man flew into Springfield and followed my suggestion.

When he was finished with his tour he no-showed the interview and drove back to the airport.

;-)

Yup—Springfield is that bad.


20 posted on 11/12/2023 6:30:17 PM PST by cgbg ("Creative minds have always been known to survive any kind of bad training." Anna Freud.)
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