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Housing Production Plan Explainer
Housing Production Plan Explainer
Worcester faces an intensifying housing crisis shaped by rising rents, stagnant incomes, an aging housing stock, and sustained population growth. Nearly 40% of all households—and about 50% of renters—are cost-burdened (Defined by HUD as spending more than 30% of gross income on housing). The city has a deficit of more than 8,500 rental units affordable to extremely low-income households, and…
The Promises of the Worcester/Framingham Line
The Promises of the Worcester/Framingham Line
The Promises of the Worcester/Framingham Line follows The Research Bureau’s previous work from June 2025, Express for Whom? Ridership, Recovery, and the Importance of the Worcester/Framingham Line. Underscoring the possibilities of this regional rail line that runs between Worcester and Boston dozens of times a day, this report looks at the need and the vision of what that service could look like, explaining ongoing and future work that could unlock its promises.
Worcester's Municipal Elections: 2025 Results
Worcester's Municipal Elections: 2025 Results
The Worcester Regional Research Bureau has long analyzed data on elections and voting in Worcester. This dashboard continues by analyzing November 2025's municipal results. This series of maps of the results of Worcester's 2025 municipal election, are organized into "overall" and "district" and "at-large" elections. In general, there are maps for each of the candidates that won an election, but clicking on individual precincts will give information about vote margins, comparisons to 2023, and all other candidates in the election.
Bureau Brief: WPS Strategic Plan Evaluation
Bureau Brief: WPS Strategic Plan Evaluation
Worcester County Insights
Worcester County Insights
WRRB Website
WRRB Website
Research & Reports
Research & Reports
Are you interested in a particular research topic or have an idea for a report? We invite and welcome you to submit your idea to us. Let us know what you have in mind here.
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