Buy some duck boots and a good jacket before all else. If you can, rent an Airbnb for a month and use that time to explore neighborhoods and window shop apartments. There is a little bit of everything from city to suburban to rural. It's a city where you can get access to just about anything in under a 20 minute drive.

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What I did with my Corolla is that I had a separate set of rims with the winter tires mounted on them. I would take the car to the shop and have them swap the rims out from November to March. It was cheaper than mounting and dismounting tires.

Kleen n Hard on James St, Pure Hockey by the Solomon Pond Mall, or the Ice Center Pro-Shop would be my choices, although admittedly I have very very limited experience with each.

Back when I drove a 2005 Toyota Camry it absolutely sucked in the snow with only front wheel drive, so after that car I only bought cars that have either all wheel drive or 4wd

Currently living in 01606. Takes me about 5 mins to get the the highway every morning and have tons of parks and businesses around me while still having a suburban feel.

PS. Definitely try Brattle Stop Pizza while you’re here

Some people like that 1312 is a little less identifiable by opposition.

Gotcha- the one on Park Ave is a wee bit closer but Gold Star Blvd ain't bad either. Thanks!

Good call on the food. New to Mass, and the watered down ethnic food is a serious buzz kill. But, good middle eastern and pho options at least. Probably more, but I don’t get out much.

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Sorry, I missed this - Mainly looking for safety, and access to do/see different things. I can drive to explore things closer to the center of town or outside of it. But moving there without seeing it is pretty difficult so I want a stable base initially as I learn about the city.

Ehhh, I don’t know about cost of living. I mean it’s not Boston expensive but definitely a runner up for #1 out of any city west of the 495 belt.

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Wtf.

So I moved to Worcester about 10 years ago from the West Coast. Not the same as Texas, but hear me out on a few things:

If you’re BIPOC, be prepared for a lot of awkward interactions with white people here. They mean well. Edit: for context, due to the history of New England, I later learned that a lot of white people here simply grew up never interacting with people different from them ethnically.

I’m assuming you’re used to good food in Texas. Just know you can’t always trust Google reviews. People will rave about a place here, and the food can be super underwhelming especially when the food has been died down or stripped of authenticity to cater to the demographics here.

Also, get a good coat!

Guys-- While I see and HUGELY appreciate the Arstotzka references and the connections to the great game, when I mentioned 'Papers, please' in the previous post I was referring to the savage cultural metaphor for living in a police state.

I am loathe to mention or equivocate to Nazis except in the most blindingly obvious situations. This is one where I feel it's approaching that, and why I am increasingly uncomfortable with these checkpoints. I agree with the end goal of saving lives, but I do not agree with this method.

This isn't an easy stance to have for me. I am morally and soulfully conflicted.

However, I cannot seem to justify or rationalize away the means to the end in this. No matter how good that end is.

Hey that’s great! Congrats on your home ownership. Seems like I’m going to have to do that, unfortunately. I can up my budget but I don’t want to be house poor or have no life. Thanks for sharing!

Look at Harrington Farms.

I don't know.. the one I go to is on Gold Star Blvd, next to Price Rite

What’s the speakeasy called ?

Recently moved to worcester I was renting a STUDIO near boston $1600 and moved into a condo with a mortgage of 1300! Worcester is FAR safer than boston area but agree with looking at outskirts for great deals I have a friend who lives in Leominster (a bit far but north) and she pays 1300 for a one bedroom

Not once did I think I’d see a paper’s please reference anywhere. glory to arstotzka!!

Nah I appreciate it. It’s far more expensive than Dallas. Just requires some extra effort now to find a suitable place to live is all.

Ya I’m just being honest. Worcester is getting expensive

Not many single bedrooms on a second floor of a mutlfamily

Nope but they are everywhere!