Salisbury, MA vs Worcester, MA: City Score compared

Salisbury, MA scores 34 and Worcester, MA scores 30 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, 4 points apart. Each city is read on its own numbers: the condition from public data, how the church is moving this week, and Christianity on the Move across the cultural areas of impact. How the score is built.

The score, side by side

	Salisbury, MA	Worcester, MA
City Score	34	30
Condition (public data)	36	28
Movement (how the church is moving)	32	33
Status	Liberty	Liberty
What Salisbury is up against	54	69
Where grace is growing	26	22
Marriage & family	40	25
Christian liberty	32	32

Christianity on the Move

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable.

Cultural area	Salisbury, MA	Worcester, MA
Overall	37, Drifting	35, Drifting
The Church	27, Lukewarm	22, Lukewarm
The Family	40, Divided	25, Divided
Education	40, Wandering	39, Wandering
Government	33, Restrictive	33, Restrictive
Media	44, Negative	44, Mixed
Arts & Entertainment	26, Worldly	39, Worldly
Business	45, Fair	39, Tightfisted
Compassion	41, Stirring	37, Indifferent

City Score over the last 4 weeks

Week	Salisbury, MA	Worcester, MA
2026-W43	—	33
2026-W44	29	32
2026-W45	38	33
2026-W46	38	32

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