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What life is like in Elm Park
Just outside gritty Downtown Worcester, Elm Park brings a cultural identity entirely its own. The historic neighborhood is home to one of the country's oldest parks, along with Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Worcester Art Museum. Elm Park draws a variety of Worcester residents with its charming architecture and established reputation, as well as its long-standing local restaurants and annual events hosted in the green space at its core.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute is located in Elm Park.
Elm Park showcases Worcester's signature triple-decker homes.
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What streets look like and homes cost in Elm Park
College-age renters and permanent Worcester families live side-by-side in Elm Park. Next door to established single-family residences, some historic homes have been converted into academic buildings, while triple-deckers and other turn-of-the-20th-century buildings are rented out. “They’re around the perimeter and house a lot of college students,” says Joseph Abramoff , a Realtor with BA Property & Lifestyle Advisors and a lifelong Worcester resident. “Then you have single-family historic properties, and some of those have been in the same family for decades.”
Elm Park’s housing is eclectic, with styles ranging from quaint Arts and Crafts cottages and stately Queen Annes to classic Colonial and Tudor revivals. Depending on size, age and condition, single-family homes cost from the high $200,000s to the high $800,000s. For investors, multifamily properties typically start in the mid-$500,000s and can reach nearly $1.5 million. You’ll also find a few condos, typically costing from the low $200,000s to the low $500,000s.
Worcester's Elm Park neighborhood is known for its historic housing.
Triple-deckers in Elm Park house many renters.
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The green space that names Elm Park
Elm Park, the historic green space that gives the neighborhood its name, is one of the oldest municipal parks in the United States. It’s split by Park Avenue. To the west, Newton Hill features wooded trails that lead to a grassy summit with panoramic city views. This section also offers an 18-hole disc golf course, fitness equipment and athletic courts. Elm Park’s east side is smaller and more manicured. Willow trees shade paved walking paths, families head to the playground and red footbridges cross a small pond, where locals ice skate in the winter. Elm Park hosts events, including The Elm Park Summer Concert Series, which brings live, local music, and Art in the Park, when sculptures decorate the grounds during the summer and early fall.
Many residents take daily walks in Elm Park.
Elm Park is known for its beautiful and historic bridges
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Cultural attractions in Elm Park
On Salisbury Street, the Worcester Art Museum sits beside fraternity houses and Tuckerman Hall, home to the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra. Inside the Neoclassical-style museum, you’ll find:
A 500-square-foot mosaic in a central Renaissance-style court
The country’s second-largest arms and armor collection
A twelfth-century Chapter House, the first entire piece of architecture displayed in a museum
Works by renowned artists like John Singer Sargent, Andy Warhol, Francisco Goya and Claude Monet
Year-round events, including Flora in Winter, when local florists create arrangements in conversation with galleries
The Salisbury Mansion, across from the art museum, once housed the prominent Salisbury family, who played a key role in Worcester’s development. The Worcester Historical Museum is also in Elm Park and is the city’s only institution dedicated to local artifacts and history.
Salisbury Mansion in Elm Park is a museum of 1800s Worcester life.
Saint Spyridon Church in Elm Park is known for its stunning architecture.
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Worcester Public Schools and Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Public Schools serves Elm Park. The highly rated district offers school choice through magnet programs, voluntary open enrollment and limited out-of-district transfers. Elm Park Community School, which offers Project Lead the Way at the elementary level, and Doherty Memorial High School, known for its application-based Engineering and Technology Academy, are in the neighborhood.
Elm Park is also home to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, one of America’s first engineering and technology universities, which is known for degree programs in engineering, computer science and biology-related fields.
Doherty Memorial High School, in Worcester, MA, has been serving students since 1966.
A mural of a girl decorates a door at Elm Park Community School in Worcester.
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Worcester mainstays along Highland Street
“Elm Park has a great central location,” Ambroff says. “You can walk to restaurants and things if you like, but it stays quiet at night.” Highland Street is the main commercial thoroughfare, lined with established local businesses. College students have frequented The Boynton Restaurant and Spirits since it opened as a tavern in the 1930s. “Everybody knows it, everyone’s been there and everyone thinks they’re the only one who knows about it,” jokes Abramoff, who worked at the restaurant for 5 years. Across the street, The Sole Proprietor is a sleek, upscale spot serving seafood and trendy cocktails. You can sip happy-hour margaritas at Taqueria Del Pueblo, while Thai Time combines traditional favorites with street-vendor styles. A Market 32 grocery store sits along Park Avenue, and farther up you’ll find Shaw’s, CVS pharmacy and more restaurants.
The Sole Proprietor in Elm Park is renowned for its seafood entrees.
Bonardi's in Elm Park is a well-known formalwear store specializing in tuxedo rentals.
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The Palladium is a historic concert hall and event venue in Downtown Worcester.
Getting around Worcester from Elm Park
Elm Park is somewhat walkable, but most residents rely on cars for daily travel. Interstate 290, which connects with Interstate 495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, is just east; Interstate 190, which links to Fitchburg and the North Central region, is also nearby. A short drive leads to:
Downtown Worcester, with Saint Vincent Hospital and Union Station, offering a daily train to Boston
Shrewsbury Street, the city’s dining district
The Canal District, with shopping, dining and entertainment
For air travel, Worcester Regional Airport is about 5 miles west, and Boston Logan International Airport is about 50 miles east.
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Elm Park Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in Elm Park, Worcester sell after 36 days on the market compared to the national average of 56 days. The median sale price for homes in Elm Park, Worcester over the last 12 months is $357,500, down 21% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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