😂😂😂😂😂 im dying over here man…

$3200 for those fancy new 400 Sq foot apartments lol

I succesfully lived with two roommates in a triple decker while making 48k a year before tax. Rent was 1500. It was modest but I paid all my bills

Your lack of understanding doesn't warrant your shitty response.

A lot of locals here that work entry level positions are young adults living with their parents too while probably going to college at the same time.

Where do people find roommates? Is there a popular listing site, and are any more reliable/ less sketchy than others?

And how are things generally priced out? It's hard to compare prices with so few listings.

Feet First into Hell, glad the Leicester walmart exists

Mine was working fine and they came out and replaced the line from the pole. Apparently those lines degrade and your speed suffers. You may not notice it until it’s an actual issue and then you’ll have to wait for them to fix it.

As someone from southern California who lived in this area of CT, I am not sure what you mean. SoCal is very diverse, mostly liberal, and I didn't realize how much the 'health conscious' stereotype of CA was true. Abysmal graduation rate, sub par schools, kids smoke, people are alarmingly disheveled. We lasted 3 years and moved to mass. People here are jerks, but are more educated, liberal, and open minded. That corner of CT also sucks for infrastructure -- limited shopping and entertainment options, we couldn't find a dentist taking new patients.

Well that kind of goes to me saying “most people who work in or around Worcester don’t live in Worcester”. But there are so many jobs up and down route 9, route 9 stretches into Boston and is a business hub

Actually the opposite, majority of people that live in Shrewsbury or any of the surrounding suburbs work in Worcester

Yep. And those spots are, well, crappier WalMarts to visit because of it.

We bought in Fitchburg over 20 years ago because we couldn't afford to live closer to our jobs in Cambridge. Now we'd be strapped trying to afford our home out here in the 'Burg. Hell. apartments here are going for $1600 and up now.

Most of the other Wal Marts in the area have beer and wine but yeah, the thought of doing it at the Worcester location gives off a lot of “this is why we can’t have nice things” vibes.

I sent him some links to air bnb monthly rentals in the area that come out to like 1k but he didn't take that up and said it was to hard to find another place.

So in the end I just ended up moving out, waving my security deposit and letting him know he could take the whole lease. After he trashed the place I let the landlord know and now he's also leaving but, I don't even feel safe staying at this point. Guy holds grudges and I don't want any part of him .

With the current administration's past, current, and future economic policies, inflation will probably continue to rise unabated. By 2025 you'll see $3K average rates for a studio or 1 bedroom. Until we can somehow stop the government from printing money and extending the national debt, housing, food, and energy will continue to eat everyone's paychecks.

For like a year and a half I lived in Putnam and commuted to Auburn.

In my experience it's largely quaint. It seems like there's enough for kids to do and they have a bunch of community events, like music on the common with fire on the water, and an ice sculpture event. I spent a lot of time outdoors, mostly at the dam in West Thompson, but there are other nature-y spots all around.

Food and restaurants were generally pretty good. The Stomping Ground has a lot of live music.

The commute was the worst part, imo. Traffic was rarely bad, it's just a long drive through Thompson.

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We finally kicked ours out after he punched a hole in the wall, broke a mirror and tracked blood through the entire building.

But yeah. Just a nightmare all around. I've never had an issue with roommates in the past 10 years of college and my 3 apparents but this one dude has pushed me in to a state of mind where I'm going to pay more to live alone for the rest of my life.

Next event is around April 11at 3:00pm and 6:30pm and April 12th 10:30am and 3:30pm. Opened for discussion, you can join via telephone, zoom, or in person https://www.worcesterma.gov/video-on-demand/archive (Cable Television Advisory under Boards & Commissions).

The reviews say everything.

You basically live with roommates until you're able to make 60k+ a year and can afford a mortgage of a couple grand on your own, or take the roommates with you to afford the house a little easier...

We both work in Shrewsbury so it’s not a far commute. You’ll find more jobs up route 9 than you will in all of Worcester lol

Most people who work around or in Worcester do not live here (just like with any city really).

For example, my brother makes $20/hr but has a 4 bedroom apartment he shares with 3 others. And he works a side job on the weekends for some extra money. Inflation & housing crises is the worst. Someone SHOULD be able to live on their own and fine at $20/hr

My fiancé and I make a combined income of $170k and we do fine. But we still barely were able to buy a house. And sometimes we still have to be very careful with money (especially with having a house, anything can break and turn into thousands of dollars) And our rent was $2k before buying (in the Hamilton st. Area). It helps that we don’t have car payments (we drive older cars) and he’s a mechanic so that helps.