Communities with the lowest median income

19. Worcester

2009 median income: $57,257
1999 median income: $55,455
1989 median income: $62,732
1979 median income: $53,635
30-year change: 6.8 percent

Fun Fact: The Worcester State Insane Asylum Hospital was the first hospital in the United States established to treat mental illnesses. Prominent psychologist Sigmund Freud visited the hospital in his only trip to the country.

Pictured: Union Station on Washington Square in Worcester