The below table shows the number of alcohol related Instagram posts (per 5,000) since March 2020, across Massachusetts’s 100 biggest towns/cities.
Ranking | City | % of alcohol-related posts | Total number of alcohol-related posts | Population | % Excessive Drinkers in Population |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
26 | Holyoke | 5.62 | 281 | 39,526 | 23 |
27 | Salem | 5.60 | 280 | 43,252 | 25 |
28 | Norwood | 5.58 | 279 | 29,195 | 22 |
29 | Nantucket | 5.30 | 265 | 11,327 | 24 |
30 | Saugus | 5.26 | 263 | 28,385 | 25 |
31 | Milford | 5.24 | 262 | 27,999 | 22 |
32 | Haverhill | 5.20 | 260 | 63,533 | 25 |
33 | Northampton | 5.10 | 255 | 28,516 | 23 |
34 | Winthrop | 5.00 | 250 | 18,542 | 23 |
35 | Revere | 4.84 | 242 | 53,692 | 23 |
36 | Needham | 4.82 | 241 | 31,248 | 22 |
37 | Plymouth | 4.78 | 239 | 60,803 | 26 |
38 | Quincy | 4.44 | 222 | 94,207 | 22 |
39 | Westfield | 4.38 | 219 | 41,449 | 23 |
40 | Middleborough Center | 4.34 | 217 | 7,319 | 26 |
41 | North Amherst | 4.30 | 215 | 6,819 | 23 |
42 | Randolph | 4.30 | 215 | 32,158 | 22 |
43 | Waltham | 4.18 | 209 | 62,777 | 23 |
44 | Wilmington | 4.14 | 207 | 22,325 | 23 |
45 | Arlington | 4.10 | 205 | 42,844 | 23 |
46 | Somerset | 4.08 | 204 | 18,181 | 24 |
47 | Methuen | 3.92 | 196 | 50,282 | 25 |
48 | Brookline | 3.88 | 194 | 59,180 | 22 |
49 | Lawrence | 3.80 | 190 | 79,942 | 25 |
50 | Longmeadow | 3.80 | 190 | 15,827 | 23 |
51 | Chelsea | 3.78 | 189 | 38,949 | 23 |
52 | Wellesley | 3.52 | 176 | 28,747 | 22 |
53 | Pinehurst | 3.50 | 175 | 7,283 | 23 |
54 | Clinton | 3.48 | 174 | 7,154 | 22 |
55 | Boston | 3.34 | 167 | 696,959 | 23 |
56 | Watertown | 3.30 | 165 | 36,218 | 23 |
57 | Belmont | 3.30 | 165 | 26,113 | 23 |
58 | Weymouth | 3.26 | 163 | 58,451 | 22 |
59 | Beverly | 3.20 | 160 | 42,111 | 25 |
60 | South Yarmouth | 3.16 | 158 | 11,091 | 26 |
61 | Fall River | 3.08 | 154 | 89,274 | 24 |
62 | Whitinsville | 3.06 | 153 | 7,220 | 22 |
63 | Hull | 2.98 | 149 | 10,455 | 26 |
64 | Somerville | 2.92 | 146 | 81,369 | 23 |
65 | Winchester | 2.90 | 145 | 22,738 | 23 |
66 | Milton | 2.90 | 145 | 27,572 | 22 |
67 | West Springfield Town | 2.88 | 144 | 28,151 | 23 |
68 | Newton | 2.74 | 137 | 87,733 | 23 |
69 | Holbrook | 2.72 | 136 | 11,045 | 22 |
70 | Woburn | 2.62 | 131 | 40,060 | 23 |
71 | Abington | 2.60 | 130 | 16,436 | 26 |
72 | Cochituate | 2.56 | 128 | 7,226 | 23 |
73 | Burlington | 2.50 | 125 | 27,650 | 23 |
74 | Amherst Center | 2.46 | 123 | 20,409 | 23 |
75 | Maynard | 2.38 | 119 | 10,754 | 23 |
76 | Attleboro | 2.28 | 114 | 45,462 | 24 |
77 | Brockton | 2.24 | 112 | 95,663 | 26 |
78 | Agawam Town | 2.16 | 108 | 28,253 | 23 |
79 | Southbridge Town | 2.12 | 106 | 16,791 | 22 |
80 | Lynnfield | 2.02 | 101 | 12,894 | 25 |
81 | Hudson | 2.00 | 100 | 19,063 | 23 |
82 | Swampscott | 1.98 | 99 | 15,002 | 25 |
83 | Franklin Town | 1.90 | 95 | 31,635 | 22 |
84 | Braintree | 1.88 | 94 | 35,744 | 22 |
85 | Chicopee | 1.82 | 91 | 54,232 | 23 |
86 | Dedham | 1.78 | 89 | 25,283 | 22 |
87 | Medfield | 1.76 | 88 | 12,904 | 22 |
88 | Palmer Town | 1.58 | 79 | 12,070 | 23 |
89 | Cambridge | 1.48 | 74 | 116,632 | 23 |
90 | Everett | 1.46 | 73 | 45,905 | 23 |
91 | Taunton | 1.42 | 71 | 57,761 | 24 |
92 | Athol | 1.36 | 68 | 11,753 | 22 |
93 | Medford | 1.30 | 65 | 56,702 | 23 |
94 | Danvers | 1.26 | 63 | 27,586 | 25 |
95 | Framingham | 1.08 | 54 | 72,308 | 23 |
96 | Lexington | 1.04 | 52 | 33,340 | 23 |
97 | Easthampton Town | 1.00 | 50 | 15,514 | 23 |
98 | Fitchburg | 1.00 | 50 | 40,317 | 22 |
99 | Andover | 0.96 | 48 | 36,500 | 25 |
100 | Worcester | 0.90 | 45 | 185,047 | 22 |
Excessive Drinking Stats Based on County Health Rankings Data.