ZIP Code 01571

ZIP code 01571, near Worcester, sits in middle-income territory: a median household income of $84,604 and per-capita income of $37,787 place it above the statewide median but well short of affluent. Home values average $392,600, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.28% means owners pay a meaningful share of that value each year in taxes. Add a 6.25% combined sales tax on purchases, and the overall tax load lands squarely on working- and middle-class households rather than the wealthy.