ZIP Code 01603

ZIP code 01603, in Worcester, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $66,049 and per-capita income of $33,873. Homes here carry a median value of $331,300, and Worcester County's 1.28% effective property tax rate applies, translating into a meaningful annual bill on a property at that price. Sales tax runs 6.25% on purchases. Together these figures point to a working- to middle-class area where housing costs and taxes take a solid share of earnings, rather than an affluent enclave.