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

All 54 values come from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `adult_binge_drinking_rate_modelled`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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 (https://www.cdc.gov/places/)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/cdc
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Boston, MA | 20.7 |
| 2 | Somerville, MA | 20.5 |
| 3 | Winthrop Town, MA | 20.4 |
| 4 | Bridgewater Town, MA | 19.9 |
| 5 | Revere, MA | 19.7 |
| 6 | Chelsea, MA | 19.2 |
| 7 | Amherst Town, MA | 18.8 |
| 8 | Cambridge, MA | 18.5 |
| 8 | Franklin Town, MA | 18.5 |
| 10 | North Attleborough Town, MA | 18.4 |
| 11 | Westfield, MA | 17.9 |
| 12 | Medford, MA | 17.7 |
| 13 | Gardner, MA | 17.6 |
| 14 | Fitchburg, MA | 17.5 |
| 14 | Leominster, MA | 17.5 |
| 14 | Palmer Town, MA | 17.5 |
| 14 | Waltham, MA | 17.5 |
| 18 | Weymouth Town, MA | 17.4 |
| 19 | Melrose, MA | 17.3 |
| 20 | Attleboro, MA | 17.2 |
| 21 | Worcester, MA | 17.1 |
| 22 | Beverly, MA | 17 |
| 23 | Agawam Town, MA | 16.9 |
| 23 | Southbridge Town, MA | 16.9 |
| 23 | Taunton, MA | 16.9 |
| 26 | Salem, MA | 16.7 |
| 27 | Marlborough, MA | 16.6 |
| 27 | Woburn, MA | 16.6 |
| 29 | West Springfield Town, MA | 16.5 |
| 30 | Chicopee, MA | 16.4 |
| 31 | Braintree Town, MA | 16.3 |
| 31 | Fall River, MA | 16.3 |
| 31 | Haverhill, MA | 16.3 |
| 34 | Framingham, MA | 16.2 |
| 35 | Greenfield, MA | 16.1 |
| 36 | New Bedford, MA | 16 |
| 36 | Newton, MA | 16 |
| 36 | North Adams, MA | 16 |
| 39 | Pittsfield, MA | 15.9 |
| 40 | Everett, MA | 15.8 |
| 41 | Quincy, MA | 15.6 |
| 42 | Newburyport, MA | 15.5 |
| 42 | Northampton, MA | 15.5 |
| 44 | Brockton, MA | 15.3 |
| 45 | Malden, MA | 15.2 |
| 46 | Lowell, MA | 15.1 |
| 46 | Peabody, MA | 15.1 |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | 15.1 |
| 49 | Gloucester, MA | 15 |
| 50 | Holyoke, MA | 14.9 |
| 51 | Barnstable Town, MA | 14.8 |
| 51 | Lynn, MA | 14.8 |
| 53 | Lawrence, MA | 14.7 |
| 54 | Randolph Town, MA | 14.2 |