West Side

leafy residential · 01602

The West Side is where Worcester keeps its quieter money and its college presidents. Tatnuck Square anchors the daily routine, the bookstore, the breakfast spot, the kind of small businesses that remember your order. Assumption and Worcester State sit nearby without dominating the streetscape the way Clark does in Main South. Houses get bigger as you climb toward Paxton, and the dating pool tilts accordingly: graduate students, young professionals who picked Worcester on purpose, the occasional Boston refugee who finally did the math on rent. It is the neighborhood you move to when you have stopped trying to be impressed.

5,687

singles 22–50

50%

male

$41,345

median income

$1,590

median rent

The data

West Side by the numbers

West Side is roughly balanced, about 50% men to 50% women.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
Median individual income in West Side is about $41,300.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
Massachusetts registers voters by party, and Worcester County is about 70% Unenrolled, with Democrats at 19% and Republicans 10% - an overwhelmingly independent electorate.
● Verified · MA SoC enrollment, Feb 2025
The median renter in West Side pays about $1,590 a month.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
About 5,700 West Side residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
● Verified · Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023

On the ground

Local date spots

13 spots · tap a point, label, or class to filter

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13 spots across West Side

West Side
Dining
Via Italian Table
Italian restaurant$$$$★ 4.5 · 2,180
West Side
Drinks
Chuck E. Cheese
Children's amusement center$$$$★ 4.1 · 1,271
West Side
Dining
Root and Press, LLC
Cafe$$$$★ 4.8 · 611
West Side
Drinks
Scruffy Murphys
Irish pub$$$$★ 4.1 · 559
West Side
Cafés
Life Garden Cafe
Coffee shop$$$$★ 4.9 · 551
West Side
Cafés
Fuel America
Coffee shop$$$$★ 4.4 · 539
West Side
Dining
2 Chefs Italian Restaurant & Bar
Italian restaurant$$$$★ 4.3 · 487
West Side
Cafés
Bean Counter Bakery Cafe
Coffee shop$$$$★ 4.4 · 455
West Side
Activity
Mulligan's Miniature Golf
Miniature golf course★ 4.4 · 280
Wheelchair access
Find it
124 Leominster Rd, Sterling, MA 01564
Get there
Transit Drive Walk
Crowd read
4.4★ from 280 Google reviews
Split the bill
Price tier unlisted — plug in what you expect to spend at Mulligan's Miniature Golf.
Estimate — adjust$
Your share$25
Their share$25
Even split — modern and uncomplicated.
Hours
Mon10 AM to 8 PM
Tue10 AM to 8 PM
Wed10 AM to 8 PM
Thu10 AM to 8 PM
Fri10 AM to 8 PM
Sat10 AM to 8 PM
Sun10 AM to 8 PM
Access
Wheelchair accessible entrance · Wheelchair accessible parking lot · Wheelchair accessible restroom
Crowd
Family-friendly
Contact
Call Site Maps
West Side
Dining
Brick & Stones
Bar & grill$$$$★ 4.6 · 229
West Side
Dining
Grill and Green Kitchen | Worcester
Health food restaurant$$$$★ 4.7 · 114
West Side
Cafés
Yolk and Crumb
Bakery$$$$★ 4.7 · 89
West Side
Cafés
Daphne's Tears Bakery Cafe
Cafe$$$$★ 4.5 · 53

West Side

West Side by the numbers

Local date spots

Via Italian Table

Chuck E. Cheese

Root and Press, LLC

Scruffy Murphys

Life Garden Cafe

Fuel America

2 Chefs Italian Restaurant & Bar

Bean Counter Bakery Cafe

Mulligan's Miniature Golf

Brick & Stones

Grill and Green Kitchen | Worcester

Yolk and Crumb

Daphne's Tears Bakery Cafe

Reach West Side singles right where they plan dates.