Holden
Holden sits just north of the city and behaves accordingly: quieter streets, larger lots, and the sort of school-district small talk that tends to follow. It is the suburb Worcester families graduate to when the starter house stops fitting, which gives the dating pool a particular shape, older, settled, and largely spoken for. Newcomers are mostly commuters who wanted trees and a driveway without committing to true exurbia. There is no downtown to speak of, which locals will tell you is the feature, not the bug. Romance here is a long game, conducted mostly in living rooms and at the Big Y.
Holden by the numbers
Holden runs male-heavy, about 63% men to 37% women.
Median individual income in Holden is about $64,300.
Massachusetts registers voters by party, and Worcester County is about 70% Unenrolled, with Democrats at 19% and Republicans 10% - an overwhelmingly independent electorate.
The median renter in Holden pays about $1,780 a month.
About 2,100 Holden residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Val's Restaurant
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Wong Dynasty And Yankee Grill Inc.
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Quinns Blue Plate
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Pholicious Asian Fusion Restaurant & Bar
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Brilla Coffee - Holden
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Siam 9 Thai Cuisine - Holden
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Kyoto
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Sweets N' Java
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Thai House of Holden