SNAPSHOT: BOATS PER 10,000 PEOPLE, 2010
By Matt Carroll, Boston Globe | March 8, 2012
On a hot summer's day, it can be a delight to go for a ride in a boat on a lake or the ocean. Whether for fishing or just riding, boats are popular. It's not surprising that boats are more popular along the shore. Coastal towns such as Gosnold, Chatham, Chilmark, and Marion dominate the top of the list. The data, from the Massachusetts Environmental Police, is for 2010.
| Community | Boats per 10,000 residents, 2010 | Rank | Total registered boats |
| ABINGTON | 144 | 252 | 230 |
| ACTON | 73 | 322 | 159 |
| ACUSHNET | 277 | 154 | 285 |
| ADAMS | 204 | 211 | 173 |
| AGAWAM | 257 | 174 | 731 |
| ALFORD | 202 | 212 | 10 |
| AMESBURY | 306 | 138 | 498 |
| AMHERST | 35 | 344 | 134 |
| ANDOVER | 74 | 321 | 244 |
| ARLINGTON | 35 | 345 | 151 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 648 | 52 | 394 |
| ASHBY | 212 | 203 | 65 |
| ASHFIELD | 230 | 195 | 40 |
| ASHLAND | 118 | 280 | 195 |
| ATHOL | 264 | 164 | 306 |
| ATTLEBORO | 109 | 295 | 474 |
| AUBURN | 209 | 206 | 339 |
| AVON | 145 | 250 | 63 |
| AYER | 125 | 265 | 93 |
| BARNSTABLE | 996 | 30 | 4,500 |
| BARRE | 280 | 152 | 151 |
| BECKET | 742 | 44 | 132 |
| BEDFORD | 111 | 291 | 148 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 345 | 117 | 505 |
| BELLINGHAM | 184 | 224 | 300 |
| BELMONT | 40 | 341 | 100 |
| BERKLEY | 463 | 86 | 297 |
| BERLIN | 241 | 188 | 69 |
| BERNARDSTON | 301 | 143 | 64 |
| BEVERLY | 266 | 162 | 1,051 |
| BILLERICA | 133 | 258 | 534 |
| BLACKSTONE | 167 | 234 | 151 |
| BLANDFORD | 592 | 57 | 73 |
| BOLTON | 131 | 261 | 64 |
| BOSTON | 37 | 343 | 2,310 |
| BOURNE | 1,337 | 20 | 2,641 |
| BOXBORO | 126 | 264 | 63 |
| BOXFORD | 151 | 245 | 120 |
| BOYLSTON | 188 | 219 | 82 |
| BRAINTREE | 145 | 249 | 517 |
| BREWSTER | 585 | 58 | 574 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 163 | 237 | 433 |
| BRIMFIELD | 540 | 64 | 195 |
| BROCKTON | 63 | 329 | 595 |
| BROOKFIELD | 475 | 83 | 161 |
| BROOKLINE | 10 | 351 | 61 |
| BUCKLAND | 147 | 248 | 28 |
| BURLINGTON | 81 | 311 | 199 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 27 | 348 | 284 |
| CANTON | 96 | 304 | 206 |
| CARLISLE | 132 | 259 | 64 |
| CARVER | 348 | 116 | 400 |
| CHARLEMONT | 277 | 155 | 35 |
| CHARLTON | 472 | 85 | 613 |
| CHATHAM | 4,139 | 3 | 2,535 |
| CHELMSFORD | 110 | 292 | 370 |
| CHELSEA | 44 | 339 | 154 |
| CHESHIRE | 473 | 84 | 153 |
| CHESTER | 486 | 78 | 65 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 360 | 113 | 44 |
| CHICOPEE | 217 | 200 | 1,202 |
| CHILMARK | 2,760 | 4 | 239 |
| CLARKSBURG | 306 | 139 | 52 |
| CLINTON | 129 | 262 | 176 |
| COHASSET | 839 | 38 | 633 |
| COLRAIN | 299 | 145 | 50 |
| CONCORD | 74 | 320 | 131 |
| CONWAY | 285 | 149 | 54 |
| CUMMINGTON | 172 | 231 | 15 |
| DALTON | 200 | 215 | 135 |
| DANVERS | 336 | 119 | 890 |
| DARTMOUTH | 480 | 80 | 1,635 |
| DEDHAM | 91 | 306 | 225 |
| DEERFIELD | 263 | 165 | 135 |
| DENNIS | 1,190 | 23 | 1,691 |
| DIGHTON | 397 | 105 | 281 |
| DOUGLAS | 521 | 68 | 441 |
| DOVER | 109 | 294 | 61 |
| DRACUT | 117 | 281 | 344 |
| DUDLEY | 322 | 131 | 367 |
| DUNSTABLE | 239 | 191 | 76 |
| DUXBURY | 855 | 36 | 1,288 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 179 | 229 | 247 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | 843 | 37 | 184 |
| EASTHAM | 1,689 | 12 | 837 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 254 | 176 | 408 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 195 | 216 | 306 |
| EASTON | 118 | 279 | 272 |
| EDGARTOWN | 2,075 | 8 | 844 |
| EGREMONT | 220 | 198 | 27 |
| ERVING | 250 | 183 | 45 |
| ESSEX | 2,223 | 7 | 779 |
| EVERETT | 40 | 342 | 165 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 719 | 46 | 1,141 |
| FALL RIVER | 115 | 284 | 1,024 |
| FALMOUTH | 1,380 | 19 | 4,350 |
| FITCHBURG | 97 | 303 | 389 |
| FLORIDA | 505 | 73 | 38 |
| FOXBORO | 141 | 254 | 238 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 80 | 313 | 545 |
| FRANKLIN | 108 | 296 | 343 |
| FREETOWN | 503 | 74 | 446 |
| GARDNER | 158 | 239 | 319 |
| GAY HEAD | 1,640 | 13 | 51 |
| GEORGETOWN | 226 | 197 | 185 |
| GILL | 787 | 40 | 118 |
| GLOUCESTER | 952 | 32 | 2,742 |
| GOSHEN | 180 | 227 | 19 |
| GOSNOLD | 15,200 | 1 | 114 |
| GRAFTON | 158 | 240 | 280 |
| GRANBY | 478 | 81 | 298 |
| GRANVILLE | 460 | 87 | 72 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 180 | 228 | 128 |
| GREENFIELD | 144 | 251 | 252 |
| GROTON | 251 | 182 | 267 |
| GROVELAND | 262 | 167 | 169 |
| HADLEY | 486 | 79 | 255 |
| HALIFAX | 362 | 112 | 272 |
| HAMILTON | 313 | 134 | 243 |
| HAMPDEN | 409 | 101 | 210 |
| HANCOCK | 265 | 163 | 19 |
| HANOVER | 205 | 210 | 285 |
| HANSON | 285 | 148 | 291 |
| HARDWICK | 314 | 133 | 94 |
| HARVARD | 259 | 170 | 169 |
| HARWICH | 929 | 35 | 1,137 |
| HATFIELD | 375 | 107 | 123 |
| HAVERHILL | 83 | 310 | 506 |
| HAWLEY | 267 | 161 | 9 |
| HEATH | 326 | 127 | 23 |
| HINGHAM | 584 | 59 | 1,293 |
| HINSDALE | 935 | 34 | 190 |
| HOLBROOK | 120 | 276 | 129 |
| HOLDEN | 172 | 232 | 298 |
| HOLLAND | 1,435 | 18 | 356 |
| HOLLISTON | 134 | 257 | 182 |
| HOLYOKE | 120 | 275 | 479 |
| HOPEDALE | 124 | 271 | 73 |
| HOPKINTON | 243 | 187 | 362 |
| HUBBARDSTON | 356 | 114 | 156 |
| HUDSON | 207 | 209 | 394 |
| HULL | 780 | 41 | 803 |
| HUNTINGTON | 537 | 65 | 117 |
| IPSWICH | 1,108 | 25 | 1,460 |
| KINGSTON | 412 | 100 | 520 |
| LAKEVILLE | 670 | 49 | 710 |
| LANCASTER | 211 | 205 | 170 |
| LANESBORO | 657 | 51 | 203 |
| LAWRENCE | 15 | 350 | 115 |
| LEE | 372 | 108 | 221 |
| LEICESTER | 304 | 141 | 333 |
| LENOX | 189 | 218 | 95 |
| LEOMINSTER | 107 | 297 | 437 |
| LEVERETT | 308 | 136 | 57 |
| LEXINGTON | 44 | 338 | 139 |
| LEYDEN | 155 | 242 | 11 |
| LINCOLN | 75 | 319 | 48 |
| LITTLETON | 261 | 168 | 233 |
| LONGMEADOW | 136 | 256 | 214 |
| LOWELL | 34 | 346 | 358 |
| LUDLOW | 252 | 181 | 531 |
| LUNENBURG | 503 | 75 | 507 |
| LYNN | 70 | 326 | 635 |
| LYNNFIELD | 121 | 274 | 140 |
| MALDEN | 29 | 347 | 172 |
| MANCHESTER | 1,213 | 22 | 623 |
| MANSFIELD | 125 | 266 | 290 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 988 | 31 | 1,956 |
| MARION | 2,346 | 6 | 1,151 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 125 | 268 | 480 |
| MARSHFIELD | 559 | 61 | 1,406 |
| MASHPEE | 1,213 | 21 | 1,699 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 1,582 | 14 | 956 |
| MAYNARD | 124 | 270 | 125 |
| MEDFIELD | 116 | 282 | 140 |
| MEDFORD | 78 | 318 | 437 |
| MEDWAY | 147 | 247 | 188 |
| MELROSE | 45 | 336 | 122 |
| MENDON | 269 | 160 | 157 |
| MERRIMAC | 271 | 159 | 172 |
| METHUEN | 72 | 324 | 340 |
| MIDDLEBORO | 262 | 166 | 606 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | 518 | 69 | 27 |
| MIDDLETON | 116 | 283 | 104 |
| MILFORD | 104 | 299 | 291 |
| MILLBURY | 323 | 130 | 428 |
| MILLIS | 169 | 233 | 133 |
| MILLVILLE | 257 | 173 | 82 |
| MILTON | 71 | 325 | 191 |
| MONROE | 413 | 99 | 5 |
| MONSON | 386 | 106 | 330 |
| MONTAGUE | 248 | 184 | 209 |
| MONTEREY | 1,145 | 24 | 110 |
| MONTGOMERY | 644 | 53 | 54 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 299 | 144 | 5 |
| NAHANT | 525 | 66 | 179 |
| NANTUCKET | 1,890 | 11 | 1,922 |
| NATICK | 122 | 272 | 403 |
| NEEDHAM | 54 | 333 | 157 |
| NEW ASHFORD | 132 | 260 | 3 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 112 | 290 | 1,060 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | 330 | 125 | 33 |
| NEWBURY | 1,055 | 27 | 703 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 561 | 60 | 977 |
| NEW MARLBORO | 404 | 103 | 61 |
| NEW SALEM | 323 | 129 | 32 |
| NEWTON | 42 | 340 | 358 |
| NORFOLK | 152 | 244 | 171 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 115 | 285 | 157 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 165 | 235 | 471 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 72 | 323 | 205 |
| NORTH ATTLEBORO | 124 | 269 | 357 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 148 | 246 | 209 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 144 | 252 | 226 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | 402 | 104 | 188 |
| NORTHFIELD | 274 | 156 | 83 |
| NORTH READING | 107 | 298 | 159 |
| NORTON | 186 | 221 | 353 |
| NORWELL | 333 | 124 | 350 |
| NORWOOD | 69 | 327 | 197 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 780 | 42 | 353 |
| OAKHAM | 510 | 71 | 97 |
| ORANGE | 285 | 150 | 223 |
| ORLEANS | 2,365 | 5 | 1,393 |
| OTIS | 4,448 | 2 | 717 |
| OXFORD | 237 | 192 | 325 |
| PALMER | 329 | 126 | 399 |
| PAXTON | 231 | 194 | 111 |
| PEABODY | 91 | 307 | 465 |
| PELHAM | 273 | 157 | 36 |
| PEMBROKE | 294 | 147 | 524 |
| PEPPERELL | 153 | 243 | 176 |
| PERU | 437 | 94 | 37 |
| PETERSHAM | 324 | 128 | 40 |
| PHILLIPSTON | 719 | 45 | 121 |
| PITTSFIELD | 239 | 190 | 1,070 |
| PLAINFIELD | 201 | 214 | 13 |
| PLAINVILLE | 183 | 225 | 151 |
| PLYMOUTH | 451 | 90 | 2,546 |
| PLYMPTON | 404 | 102 | 114 |
| PRINCETON | 296 | 146 | 101 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 1,441 | 17 | 424 |
| QUINCY | 211 | 204 | 1,950 |
| RANDOLPH | 55 | 332 | 178 |
| RAYNHAM | 244 | 185 | 326 |
| READING | 78 | 316 | 193 |
| REHOBOTH | 218 | 199 | 253 |
| REVERE | 66 | 328 | 342 |
| RICHMOND | 441 | 93 | 65 |
| ROCHESTER | 348 | 115 | 182 |
| ROCKLAND | 141 | 255 | 246 |
| ROCKPORT | 597 | 56 | 415 |
| ROWE | 305 | 140 | 12 |
| ROWLEY | 606 | 55 | 355 |
| ROYALSTON | 278 | 153 | 35 |
| RUSSELL | 513 | 70 | 91 |
| RUTLAND | 301 | 142 | 240 |
| SALEM | 311 | 135 | 1,286 |
| SALISBURY | 508 | 72 | 421 |
| SANDISFIELD | 339 | 118 | 31 |
| SANDWICH | 488 | 77 | 1,009 |
| SAUGUS | 121 | 273 | 322 |
| SAVOY | 477 | 82 | 33 |
| SCITUATE | 945 | 33 | 1,714 |
| SEEKONK | 128 | 263 | 175 |
| SHARON | 101 | 302 | 177 |
| SHEFFIELD | 316 | 132 | 103 |
| SHELBURNE | 201 | 213 | 38 |
| SHERBORN | 112 | 289 | 46 |
| SHIRLEY | 173 | 230 | 125 |
| SHREWSBURY | 209 | 208 | 743 |
| SHUTESBURY | 548 | 62 | 97 |
| SOMERSET | 253 | 178 | 460 |
| SOMERVILLE | 25 | 349 | 190 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 458 | 88 | 265 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 114 | 288 | 111 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 119 | 277 | 199 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 371 | 110 | 649 |
| SOUTHWICK | 771 | 43 | 733 |
| SPENCER | 492 | 76 | 575 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 79 | 315 | 1,202 |
| STERLING | 334 | 122 | 261 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 457 | 89 | 89 |
| STONEHAM | 57 | 331 | 123 |
| STOUGHTON | 109 | 293 | 295 |
| STOW | 307 | 137 | 202 |
| STURBRIDGE | 612 | 54 | 567 |
| SUDBURY | 103 | 300 | 182 |
| SUNDERLAND | 228 | 196 | 84 |
| SUTTON | 446 | 91 | 400 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 217 | 201 | 299 |
| SWANSEA | 425 | 96 | 674 |
| TAUNTON | 187 | 220 | 1,047 |
| TEMPLETON | 240 | 189 | 192 |
| TEWKSBURY | 114 | 287 | 330 |
| TISBURY | 1,562 | 15 | 617 |
| TOLLAND | 1,897 | 10 | 92 |
| TOPSFIELD | 209 | 207 | 127 |
| TOWNSEND | 182 | 226 | 162 |
| TRURO | 1,043 | 28 | 209 |
| TYNGSBORO | 191 | 217 | 216 |
| TYRINGHAM | 1,529 | 16 | 50 |
| UPTON | 243 | 186 | 183 |
| UXBRIDGE | 233 | 193 | 313 |
| WAKEFIELD | 91 | 308 | 226 |
| WALES | 680 | 48 | 125 |
| WALPOLE | 119 | 278 | 286 |
| WALTHAM | 45 | 337 | 274 |
| WARE | 422 | 98 | 417 |
| WAREHAM | 1,064 | 26 | 2,321 |
| WARREN | 253 | 179 | 130 |
| WARWICK | 372 | 109 | 29 |
| WASHINGTON | 335 | 121 | 18 |
| WATERTOWN | 63 | 330 | 202 |
| WAYLAND | 157 | 241 | 204 |
| WEBSTER | 809 | 39 | 1,356 |
| WELLESLEY | 47 | 335 | 130 |
| WELLFLEET | 2,058 | 9 | 566 |
| WENDELL | 259 | 169 | 22 |
| WENHAM | 164 | 236 | 80 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 101 | 301 | 184 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 158 | 238 | 121 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 257 | 172 | 178 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 719 | 47 | 266 |
| WESTFIELD | 272 | 158 | 1,117 |
| WESTFORD | 185 | 223 | 405 |
| WESTHAMPTON | 429 | 95 | 69 |
| WESTMINSTER | 541 | 63 | 394 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 335 | 120 | 142 |
| WESTON | 93 | 305 | 105 |
| WESTPORT | 1,032 | 29 | 1,603 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 185 | 222 | 526 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 253 | 180 | 33 |
| WEST TISBURY | 445 | 92 | 122 |
| WESTWOOD | 87 | 309 | 127 |
| WEYMOUTH | 212 | 202 | 1,138 |
| WHATELY | 254 | 177 | 38 |
| WHITMAN | 125 | 267 | 181 |
| WILBRAHAM | 255 | 175 | 363 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 282 | 151 | 70 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 80 | 312 | 62 |
| WILMINGTON | 114 | 286 | 255 |
| WINCHENDON | 258 | 171 | 266 |
| WINCHESTER | 54 | 334 | 116 |
| WINDSOR | 523 | 67 | 47 |
| WINTHROP | 424 | 97 | 742 |
| WOBURN | 79 | 314 | 301 |
| WORCESTER | 78 | 317 | 1,409 |
| WORTHINGTON | 363 | 111 | 42 |
| WRENTHAM | 333 | 123 | 365 |
| YARMOUTH | 661 | 50 | 1,573 |