It’s no secret that our Queen City of the East likes to party, and while 'drunkest' may sound a bit harsh, sometimes the truth is hard.

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Now, we can only know this and go off of it based on the information that we’re presented with. There’s no way to know this with 100% confidence. Unless they started asking alcohol-related questions on the Census, we’ve got to rely on the algorithms that have been built to calculate these results.

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The publication RoadSnacks did the math to determine 'The 10 Drunkest Cities In Maine For 2024' using what they called 'Saturday Night Science.'

But, what were the main factors in determining the 'drunkest' cities in Maine?

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Well, several different criteria are used by RoadSnacks; the three main focal points that are branched off from are: 'Number of bars and pubs per capita,' 'Number of liquor stores per capita,' and 'Each city’s drunk-related tweets within the last week.'

Additionally, RoadSnacks is well aware that they’re leaning on stereotypes, even if uncomfortably, when they include 'Each city’s divorce rate.'

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And the results have determined that Bangor certainly likes to hit the bottle. At least, Bangor likes to hit the bottle compared to many of the other cities in our Pine Tree State.

When looking at the criteria presented in determining the 'drunkest' cities in Maine, RoadSnacks ranked Bangor at #10 and had the following to say:

One of Maine’s largest cities is also one of its drunkest. If the number of places to get bleary-eyed isn’t enough, Twitter sure had lots to say about it. There were lots of people talking about being 'Bangor drunk' and 'Getting drunk so they don’t remember they are in Bangor.'

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Alright, with that out of the way, here’s the list of the top 10 drunkest cities in Maine, as determined by RoadSnacks.

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