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Cities in Massachusetts by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Boston, MA had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2023, at 20.7%. Randolph Town, MA had the lowest, at 14.2%. The median was 16.6%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest20.7Boston, MA
Lowest14.2Randolph Town, MA
Median16.654 cities

All cities, 2023

Boston, MA: 20.7 %Boston, MA20.7Somerville, MA: 20.5 %Somerville, MA20.5Winthrop Town, MA: 20.4 %Winthrop Town, MA20.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 19.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA19.9Revere, MA: 19.7 %Revere, MA19.7Chelsea, MA: 19.2 %Chelsea, MA19.2Amherst Town, MA: 18.8 %Amherst Town, MA18.8Cambridge, MA: 18.5 %Cambridge, MA18.5Franklin Town, MA: 18.5 %Franklin Town, MA18.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 18.4 %North Attleborough Town, MA18.4Westfield, MA: 17.9 %Westfield, MA17.9Medford, MA: 17.7 %Medford, MA17.7Gardner, MA: 17.6 %Gardner, MA17.6Fitchburg, MA: 17.5 %Fitchburg, MA17.5Leominster, MA: 17.5 %Leominster, MA17.5Palmer Town, MA: 17.5 %Palmer Town, MA17.5Waltham, MA: 17.5 %Waltham, MA17.5Weymouth Town, MA: 17.4 %Weymouth Town, MA17.4Melrose, MA: 17.3 %Melrose, MA17.3Attleboro, MA: 17.2 %Attleboro, MA17.2Worcester, MA: 17.1 %Worcester, MA17.1Beverly, MA: 17 %Beverly, MA17Agawam Town, MA: 16.9 %Agawam Town, MA16.9Southbridge Town, MA: 16.9 %Southbridge Town, MA16.9Taunton, MA: 16.9 %Taunton, MA16.9Salem, MA: 16.7 %Salem, MA16.7Marlborough, MA: 16.6 %Marlborough, MA16.6Woburn, MA: 16.6 %Woburn, MA16.6West Springfield Town, MA: 16.5 %West Springfield Town, MA16.5Chicopee, MA: 16.4 %Chicopee, MA16.4Braintree Town, MA: 16.3 %Braintree Town, MA16.3Fall River, MA: 16.3 %Fall River, MA16.3Haverhill, MA: 16.3 %Haverhill, MA16.3Framingham, MA: 16.2 %Framingham, MA16.2Greenfield, MA: 16.1 %Greenfield, MA16.1New Bedford, MA: 16 %New Bedford, MA16Newton, MA: 16 %Newton, MA16North Adams, MA: 16 %North Adams, MA16Pittsfield, MA: 15.9 %Pittsfield, MA15.9Everett, MA: 15.8 %Everett, MA15.8Quincy, MA: 15.6 %Quincy, MA15.6Newburyport, MA: 15.5 %Newburyport, MA15.5Northampton, MA: 15.5 %Northampton, MA15.5Brockton, MA: 15.3 %Brockton, MA15.3Malden, MA: 15.2 %Malden, MA15.2Lowell, MA: 15.1 %Lowell, MA15.1Peabody, MA: 15.1 %Peabody, MA15.1Springfield, MA: 15.1 %Springfield, MA15.1Gloucester, MA: 15 %Gloucester, MA15Holyoke, MA: 14.9 %Holyoke, MA14.9Barnstable Town, MA: 14.8 %Barnstable Town, MA14.8Lynn, MA: 14.8 %Lynn, MA14.8Lawrence, MA: 14.7 %Lawrence, MA14.7Randolph Town, MA: 14.2 %Randolph Town, MA14.2Boston, MA: 20.7 %Boston, MA20.7Somerville, MA: 20.5 %Somerville, MA20.5Winthrop Town, MA: 20.4 %Winthrop Town, MA20.4Bridgewater Town, MA: 19.9 %Bridgewater Town, MA19.9Revere, MA: 19.7 %Revere, MA19.7Chelsea, MA: 19.2 %Chelsea, MA19.2Amherst Town, MA: 18.8 %Amherst Town, MA18.8Cambridge, MA: 18.5 %Cambridge, MA18.5Franklin Town, MA: 18.5 %Franklin Town, MA18.5North Attleborough Town, MA: 18.4 %North Attleborough Town, MA18.4Westfield, MA: 17.9 %Westfield, MA17.9Medford, MA: 17.7 %Medford, MA17.7Gardner, MA: 17.6 %Gardner, MA17.6Fitchburg, MA: 17.5 %Fitchburg, MA17.5Leominster, MA: 17.5 %Leominster, MA17.5Palmer Town, MA: 17.5 %Palmer Town, MA17.5Waltham, MA: 17.5 %Waltham, MA17.5Weymouth Town, MA: 17.4 %Weymouth Town, MA17.4Melrose, MA: 17.3 %Melrose, MA17.3Attleboro, MA: 17.2 %Attleboro, MA17.2Worcester, MA: 17.1 %Worcester, MA17.1Beverly, MA: 17 %Beverly, MA17Agawam Town, MA: 16.9 %Agawam Town, MA16.9Southbridge Town, MA: 16.9 %Southbridge Town, MA16.9Taunton, MA: 16.9 %Taunton, MA16.9Salem, MA: 16.7 %Salem, MA16.7Marlborough, MA: 16.6 %Marlborough, MA16.6Woburn, MA: 16.6 %Woburn, MA16.6West Springfield Town, MA: 16.5 %West Springfield Town, MA16.5Chicopee, MA: 16.4 %Chicopee, MA16.4Braintree Town, MA: 16.3 %Braintree Town, MA16.3Fall River, MA: 16.3 %Fall River, MA16.3Haverhill, MA: 16.3 %Haverhill, MA16.3Framingham, MA: 16.2 %Framingham, MA16.2Greenfield, MA: 16.1 %Greenfield, MA16.1New Bedford, MA: 16 %New Bedford, MA16Newton, MA: 16 %Newton, MA16North Adams, MA: 16 %North Adams, MA16Pittsfield, MA: 15.9 %Pittsfield, MA15.9Everett, MA: 15.8 %Everett, MA15.8Quincy, MA: 15.6 %Quincy, MA15.6Newburyport, MA: 15.5 %Newburyport, MA15.5Northampton, MA: 15.5 %Northampton, MA15.5Brockton, MA: 15.3 %Brockton, MA15.3Malden, MA: 15.2 %Malden, MA15.2Lowell, MA: 15.1 %Lowell, MA15.1Peabody, MA: 15.1 %Peabody, MA15.1Springfield, MA: 15.1 %Springfield, MA15.1Gloucester, MA: 15 %Gloucester, MA15Holyoke, MA: 14.9 %Holyoke, MA14.9Barnstable Town, MA: 14.8 %Barnstable Town, MA14.8Lynn, MA: 14.8 %Lynn, MA14.8Lawrence, MA: 14.7 %Lawrence, MA14.7Randolph Town, MA: 14.2 %Randolph Town, MA14.2
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Boston, MA20.7+0.1 pts
2Somerville, MA20.5-1.3 pts
3Winthrop Town, MA20.4-0.2 pts
4Bridgewater Town, MA19.9-0.1 pts
5Revere, MA19.7-0.3 pts
6Chelsea, MA19.2-0.3 pts
7Amherst Town, MA18.8-3 pts
8Cambridge, MA18.5-1.2 pts
8Franklin Town, MA18.5-2.5 pts
10North Attleborough Town, MA18.4-2.5 pts
11Westfield, MA17.9-1.8 pts
12Medford, MA17.7-1.3 pts
13Gardner, MA17.6+0.2 pts
14Fitchburg, MA17.5-0.1 pts
14Leominster, MA17.50 pts
14Palmer Town, MA17.5-1.6 pts
14Waltham, MA17.5-1.1 pts
18Weymouth Town, MA17.4-2.4 pts
19Melrose, MA17.3-1.1 pts
20Attleboro, MA17.2-2.7 pts
21Worcester, MA17.1+0.1 pts
22Beverly, MA17-1.8 pts
23Agawam Town, MA16.9-1.7 pts
23Southbridge Town, MA16.9+0.3 pts
23Taunton, MA16.9-2.4 pts
26Salem, MA16.7-1.9 pts
27Marlborough, MA16.6-1.2 pts
27Woburn, MA16.6-1.2 pts
29West Springfield Town, MA16.5-1.6 pts
30Chicopee, MA16.4-1.6 pts
31Braintree Town, MA16.3-2.2 pts
31Fall River, MA16.3-2.3 pts
31Haverhill, MA16.3-1.9 pts
34Framingham, MA16.2-1.2 pts
35Greenfield, MA16.1+0.3 pts
36New Bedford, MA16-2.2 pts
36Newton, MA16-1.1 pts
36North Adams, MA16-2.6 pts
39Pittsfield, MA15.9-2.5 pts
40Everett, MA15.8-1.2 pts
41Quincy, MA15.6-2.1 pts
42Newburyport, MA15.5-1.6 pts
42Northampton, MA15.5-2.3 pts
44Brockton, MA15.3-1.3 pts
45Malden, MA15.2-1 pts
46Lowell, MA15.1-1 pts
46Peabody, MA15.1-1.8 pts
46Springfield, MA15.1-1.4 pts
49Gloucester, MA15-1.6 pts
50Holyoke, MA14.9-1.2 pts
51Barnstable Town, MA14.8-2.7 pts
51Lynn, MA14.8-1.9 pts
53Lawrence, MA14.7-1.9 pts
54Randolph Town, MA14.2-2.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who had 5 or more drinks (men) or 4 or more drinks (women) on at least one occasion in the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Massachusetts by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Massachusetts by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Massachusetts by binge drinking in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate?

Boston, MA, with 20.7% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Randolph Town, MA, with 14.2% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), binge drinking in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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