Hudson Valley City Named Drunkest In New York

A local city has been named the drunkest in New York. In fact, three Hudson Valley Cities have made the top ten.

Roadsnacks.net compiled the list of the drunkest towns and cities in New York and our area is well represented. Several factors were taken into consideration:

bars and pubs per capita
wineries per capita
liquor stores per capita
drunk tweets released from the last 7 days
city's divorce rate

To determine the number of drunk tweets per city, the hashtags #drunk, #party, #beer, #wine and #cocktails were used.

Here are the top five on the list. For a look at the full top 10, visit Roadsnacks.net.

Kingston
Bay Shore
Poughkeepsie
Plattsburg
Binghamton

#1: Kingston, with a population just under 24,000 has the 4th most bars per capita in all of New York state. There is also one of the highest divorce rates in the state which could be a result of too many nights belly up at the pub.

#3: Poughkeepsie is well known for its bars and clubs, the city has a very active night life. There are also thousands of college students in the area, with Marist, Vassar and Dutchess all within city/town limits. Poughkeepsie's population is right around 32,000 and has the 10th most bars per capita in the state.

#9: Middletown has a population of approximately 28,000 and the 15th most bars per capita in New York. They also have the honor of having the 8th most liquor stores per capita.

One thing is sure, living in the Hudson Valley, we know how to party.