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Fitchburg, MA is a city located in Worcester County, MA. It has a population of approximately 40,600 people and covers an area of approximately 27 square miles. According to rankings from BestPlaces.net, Fitchburg has an overall score of 58 out of 100 which places it at #835 out of 1020 cities across the United States. The city is rated as having below average cost of living compared to other places in the country and a median household income that is slightly below the national average. Additionally, the crime rate in Fitchburg is 22% higher than the national average and its air quality index rating is 81 out of 100. Despite these lower scores, Fitchburg has excellent ratings for its weather conditions with sunshine scoring 94 out of 100 and precipitation 93 out of 100 from BestPlaces.net rankings.

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#12 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Mid-Size Metro Areas)
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#14 Most Comfortable Summer Cities
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#23 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)
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#33 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)
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#70 The Most Single Cities
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#72 Drought-Riskiest Cities
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#87 The Most (and Least) Gender Imbalanced Cities
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#197 Best Green Cities
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I've had the privilege to live in many places across the US in several states. Fitchburg is easily the worst place I have lived, by far. To find it, drive west on the  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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First off, Fitchburg is not a bad place to live. If you want an urban feel with a country setting this is a great place. If you don't like new england winters, bad  More

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