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

Amherst Town, MA had the highest binge drinking in adults, local model estimate of 54 cities in 2022, at 21.8%. Greenfield, MA had the lowest, at 15.8%. The median was 18.2%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.8Amherst Town, MA
Lowest15.8Greenfield, MA
Median18.254 cities

All cities, 2022

Amherst Town, MA: 21.8 %Amherst Town, MA21.8Somerville, MA: 21.8 %Somerville, MA21.8Franklin Town, MA: 21 %Franklin Town, MA21North Attleborough Town, MA: 20.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA20.9Boston, MA: 20.6 %Boston, MA20.6Winthrop Town, MA: 20.6 %Winthrop Town, MA20.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 20 %Bridgewater Town, MA20Revere, MA: 20 %Revere, MA20Attleboro, MA: 19.9 %Attleboro, MA19.9Weymouth Town, MA: 19.8 %Weymouth Town, MA19.8Cambridge, MA: 19.7 %Cambridge, MA19.7Westfield, MA: 19.7 %Westfield, MA19.7Chelsea, MA: 19.5 %Chelsea, MA19.5Taunton, MA: 19.3 %Taunton, MA19.3Palmer Town, MA: 19.1 %Palmer Town, MA19.1Medford, MA: 19 %Medford, MA19Beverly, MA: 18.8 %Beverly, MA18.8Agawam Town, MA: 18.6 %Agawam Town, MA18.6Fall River, MA: 18.6 %Fall River, MA18.6North Adams, MA: 18.6 %North Adams, MA18.6Salem, MA: 18.6 %Salem, MA18.6Waltham, MA: 18.6 %Waltham, MA18.6Braintree Town, MA: 18.5 %Braintree Town, MA18.5Melrose, MA: 18.4 %Melrose, MA18.4Pittsfield, MA: 18.4 %Pittsfield, MA18.4Haverhill, MA: 18.2 %Haverhill, MA18.2New Bedford, MA: 18.2 %New Bedford, MA18.2West Springfield Town, MA: 18.1 %West Springfield Town, MA18.1Chicopee, MA: 18 %Chicopee, MA18Marlborough, MA: 17.8 %Marlborough, MA17.8Northampton, MA: 17.8 %Northampton, MA17.8Woburn, MA: 17.8 %Woburn, MA17.8Quincy, MA: 17.7 %Quincy, MA17.7Fitchburg, MA: 17.6 %Fitchburg, MA17.6Barnstable Town, MA: 17.5 %Barnstable Town, MA17.5Leominster, MA: 17.5 %Leominster, MA17.5Framingham, MA: 17.4 %Framingham, MA17.4Gardner, MA: 17.4 %Gardner, MA17.4Newburyport, MA: 17.1 %Newburyport, MA17.1Newton, MA: 17.1 %Newton, MA17.1Everett, MA: 17 %Everett, MA17Worcester, MA: 17 %Worcester, MA17Peabody, MA: 16.9 %Peabody, MA16.9Lynn, MA: 16.7 %Lynn, MA16.7Brockton, MA: 16.6 %Brockton, MA16.6Gloucester, MA: 16.6 %Gloucester, MA16.6Lawrence, MA: 16.6 %Lawrence, MA16.6Southbridge Town, MA: 16.6 %Southbridge Town, MA16.6Springfield, MA: 16.5 %Springfield, MA16.5Randolph Town, MA: 16.4 %Randolph Town, MA16.4Malden, MA: 16.2 %Malden, MA16.2Holyoke, MA: 16.1 %Holyoke, MA16.1Lowell, MA: 16.1 %Lowell, MA16.1Greenfield, MA: 15.8 %Greenfield, MA15.8Amherst Town, MA: 21.8 %Amherst Town, MA21.8Somerville, MA: 21.8 %Somerville, MA21.8Franklin Town, MA: 21 %Franklin Town, MA21North Attleborough Town, MA: 20.9 %North Attleborough Town, MA20.9Boston, MA: 20.6 %Boston, MA20.6Winthrop Town, MA: 20.6 %Winthrop Town, MA20.6Bridgewater Town, MA: 20 %Bridgewater Town, MA20Revere, MA: 20 %Revere, MA20Attleboro, MA: 19.9 %Attleboro, MA19.9Weymouth Town, MA: 19.8 %Weymouth Town, MA19.8Cambridge, MA: 19.7 %Cambridge, MA19.7Westfield, MA: 19.7 %Westfield, MA19.7Chelsea, MA: 19.5 %Chelsea, MA19.5Taunton, MA: 19.3 %Taunton, MA19.3Palmer Town, MA: 19.1 %Palmer Town, MA19.1Medford, MA: 19 %Medford, MA19Beverly, MA: 18.8 %Beverly, MA18.8Agawam Town, MA: 18.6 %Agawam Town, MA18.6Fall River, MA: 18.6 %Fall River, MA18.6North Adams, MA: 18.6 %North Adams, MA18.6Salem, MA: 18.6 %Salem, MA18.6Waltham, MA: 18.6 %Waltham, MA18.6Braintree Town, MA: 18.5 %Braintree Town, MA18.5Melrose, MA: 18.4 %Melrose, MA18.4Pittsfield, MA: 18.4 %Pittsfield, MA18.4Haverhill, MA: 18.2 %Haverhill, MA18.2New Bedford, MA: 18.2 %New Bedford, MA18.2West Springfield Town, MA: 18.1 %West Springfield Town, MA18.1Chicopee, MA: 18 %Chicopee, MA18Marlborough, MA: 17.8 %Marlborough, MA17.8Northampton, MA: 17.8 %Northampton, MA17.8Woburn, MA: 17.8 %Woburn, MA17.8Quincy, MA: 17.7 %Quincy, MA17.7Fitchburg, MA: 17.6 %Fitchburg, MA17.6Barnstable Town, MA: 17.5 %Barnstable Town, MA17.5Leominster, MA: 17.5 %Leominster, MA17.5Framingham, MA: 17.4 %Framingham, MA17.4Gardner, MA: 17.4 %Gardner, MA17.4Newburyport, MA: 17.1 %Newburyport, MA17.1Newton, MA: 17.1 %Newton, MA17.1Everett, MA: 17 %Everett, MA17Worcester, MA: 17 %Worcester, MA17Peabody, MA: 16.9 %Peabody, MA16.9Lynn, MA: 16.7 %Lynn, MA16.7Brockton, MA: 16.6 %Brockton, MA16.6Gloucester, MA: 16.6 %Gloucester, MA16.6Lawrence, MA: 16.6 %Lawrence, MA16.6Southbridge Town, MA: 16.6 %Southbridge Town, MA16.6Springfield, MA: 16.5 %Springfield, MA16.5Randolph Town, MA: 16.4 %Randolph Town, MA16.4Malden, MA: 16.2 %Malden, MA16.2Holyoke, MA: 16.1 %Holyoke, MA16.1Lowell, MA: 16.1 %Lowell, MA16.1Greenfield, MA: 15.8 %Greenfield, MA15.8
%. 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

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Amherst Town, MA21.8n/a
1Somerville, MA21.8+0.8 pts
3Franklin Town, MA21+0.5 pts
4North Attleborough Town, MA20.9n/a
5Boston, MA20.6+1 pts
5Winthrop Town, MA20.6+1.3 pts
7Bridgewater Town, MA20+0.2 pts
7Revere, MA20+1.4 pts
9Attleboro, MA19.9+2.2 pts
10Weymouth Town, MA19.8+1 pts
11Cambridge, MA19.7-0.6 pts
11Westfield, MA19.7+1.8 pts
13Chelsea, MA19.5+0.7 pts
14Taunton, MA19.3+2.3 pts
15Palmer Town, MA19.1+2.3 pts
16Medford, MA19+0.5 pts
17Beverly, MA18.8+1.2 pts
18Agawam Town, MA18.6+2.2 pts
18Fall River, MA18.6+2.5 pts
18North Adams, MA18.6+2.6 pts
18Salem, MA18.6+1.4 pts
18Waltham, MA18.6-1.1 pts
23Braintree Town, MA18.5+0.5 pts
24Melrose, MA18.4+0.1 pts
24Pittsfield, MA18.4+2.6 pts
26Haverhill, MA18.2+1 pts
26New Bedford, MA18.2+2.4 pts
28West Springfield Town, MA18.1+1.8 pts
29Chicopee, MA18+2 pts
30Marlborough, MA17.8-1.1 pts
30Northampton, MA17.8+1.2 pts
30Woburn, MA17.8-0.4 pts
33Quincy, MA17.7+0.8 pts
34Fitchburg, MA17.6+1.1 pts
35Barnstable Town, MA17.5+1 pts
35Leominster, MA17.5+1.4 pts
37Framingham, MA17.4-0.5 pts
37Gardner, MA17.4+0.7 pts
39Newburyport, MA17.1+0.8 pts
39Newton, MA17.1-0.7 pts
41Everett, MA17-0.9 pts
41Worcester, MA17+1.1 pts
43Peabody, MA16.9+1 pts
44Lynn, MA16.7+0.9 pts
45Brockton, MA16.6+0.7 pts
45Gloucester, MA16.6+0.4 pts
45Lawrence, MA16.6+1.2 pts
45Southbridge Town, MA16.6+1.3 pts
49Springfield, MA16.5+1.9 pts
50Randolph Town, MA16.4+0.2 pts
51Malden, MA16.2-0.2 pts
52Holyoke, MA16.1+1.8 pts
52Lowell, MA16.1-0.7 pts
54Greenfield, MA15.8n/a

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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?period=2022. 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, 2022. 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?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-binge-drinking-rate-county-estimate/massachusetts-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Amherst Town, MA, with 21.8% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Greenfield, MA, with 15.8% in 2022.

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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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