snapshot: Easy riders--motorcycles per 1,000
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | March 21, 2013
Motorcycles are most popular in central and western Mass., along with some pockets south and north of Greater Boston. Apparently residents within Greater Boston are not as enthralled with the two-wheelers. Urban centers such as Brookline, Lawrence and Cambridge rank low on the list, which measures motorcycle registrations per 1,000 residents. The data, from the Department of Revenue, is from 2012.
Community | Motorcyclers per 1,000, fy2012 | Rank | Total motorcycles |
ABINGTON | 21.9 | 203 | 350 |
ACTON | 11.1 | 322 | 243 |
ACUSHNET | 40 | 43 | 412 |
ADAMS | 27 | 143 | 229 |
AGAWAM | 23.1 | 188 | 658 |
ALFORD | 32.4 | 107 | 16 |
AMESBURY | 22.7 | 195 | 370 |
AMHERST | 4.8 | 350 | 183 |
ANDOVER | 10.4 | 328 | 345 |
AQUINNAH | 70.7 | 1 | 22 |
ARLINGTON | 11.7 | 317 | 500 |
ASHBURNHAM | 39.6 | 47 | 241 |
ASHBY | 39.4 | 52 | 121 |
ASHFIELD | 44.3 | 23 | 77 |
ASHLAND | 19.3 | 240 | 320 |
ATHOL | 28.8 | 130 | 334 |
ATTLEBORO | 23.2 | 186 | 1,013 |
AUBURN | 20.4 | 224 | 331 |
AVON | 26.9 | 144 | 117 |
AYER | 24 | 179 | 178 |
BARNSTABLE | 20.8 | 216 | 938 |
BARRE | 35.6 | 83 | 192 |
BECKET | 39.3 | 53 | 70 |
BEDFORD | 19.5 | 236 | 260 |
BELCHERTOWN | 34.1 | 93 | 500 |
BELLINGHAM | 30.7 | 120 | 502 |
BELMONT | 8.8 | 339 | 218 |
BERKLEY | 40.4 | 42 | 259 |
BERLIN | 34.9 | 88 | 100 |
BERNARDSTON | 33.8 | 96 | 72 |
BEVERLY | 18.8 | 248 | 744 |
BILLERICA | 27.2 | 142 | 1,096 |
BLACKSTONE | 38.3 | 61 | 346 |
BLANDFORD | 51.1 | 15 | 63 |
BOLTON | 27.8 | 139 | 136 |
BOSTON | 5.9 | 346 | 3,659 |
BOURNE | 24.3 | 174 | 481 |
BOXBOROUGH | 14.2 | 292 | 71 |
BOXFORD | 18.2 | 260 | 145 |
BOYLSTON | 25.9 | 156 | 113 |
BRAINTREE | 13.4 | 302 | 479 |
BREWSTER | 19.6 | 235 | 192 |
BRIDGEWATER | 20.9 | 213 | 554 |
BRIMFIELD | 44.9 | 22 | 162 |
BROCKTON | 11.9 | 316 | 1,119 |
BROOKFIELD | 43.1 | 28 | 146 |
BROOKLINE | 4.7 | 351 | 277 |
BUCKLAND | 36.3 | 77 | 69 |
BURLINGTON | 14.5 | 291 | 355 |
CAMBRIDGE | 6.6 | 345 | 689 |
CANTON | 14 | 297 | 301 |
CARLISLE | 15.3 | 281 | 74 |
CARVER | 36.7 | 71 | 422 |
CHARLEMONT | 34.8 | 89 | 44 |
CHARLTON | 35.1 | 87 | 455 |
CHATHAM | 21.9 | 203 | 134 |
CHELMSFORD | 24.3 | 174 | 822 |
CHELSEA | 5.7 | 347 | 200 |
CHESHIRE | 37.1 | 69 | 120 |
CHESTER | 54.6 | 8 | 73 |
CHESTERFIELD | 43.4 | 25 | 53 |
CHICOPEE | 18.3 | 258 | 1,010 |
CHILMARK | 39.3 | 53 | 34 |
CLARKSBURG | 37.6 | 67 | 64 |
CLINTON | 20.7 | 219 | 282 |
COHASSET | 15.1 | 283 | 114 |
COLRAIN | 39.5 | 51 | 66 |
CONCORD | 10.1 | 329 | 179 |
CONWAY | 29 | 129 | 55 |
CUMMINGTON | 58.5 | 5 | 51 |
DALTON | 24.9 | 168 | 168 |
DANVERS | 21.6 | 207 | 571 |
DARTMOUTH | 25.3 | 162 | 862 |
DEDHAM | 14.8 | 288 | 365 |
DEERFIELD | 22.6 | 198 | 116 |
DENNIS | 20.6 | 220 | 292 |
DIGHTON | 38 | 63 | 269 |
DOUGLAS | 41.8 | 33 | 354 |
DOVER | 14.1 | 295 | 79 |
DRACUT | 25.9 | 156 | 764 |
DUDLEY | 29.8 | 125 | 339 |
DUNSTABLE | 26.1 | 153 | 83 |
DUXBURY | 15.6 | 280 | 235 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 26.4 | 152 | 364 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 34.4 | 90 | 75 |
EASTHAM | 25.4 | 160 | 126 |
EASTHAMPTON | 24.7 | 169 | 396 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 19.8 | 233 | 312 |
EASTON | 18.1 | 264 | 418 |
EDGARTOWN | 41.8 | 33 | 170 |
EGREMONT | 26.1 | 153 | 32 |
ERVING | 22.8 | 193 | 41 |
ESSEX | 23.1 | 188 | 81 |
EVERETT | 8.4 | 341 | 348 |
FAIRHAVEN | 29.3 | 128 | 465 |
FALL RIVER | 16 | 278 | 1,420 |
FALMOUTH | 20.9 | 213 | 660 |
FITCHBURG | 16.1 | 277 | 650 |
FLORIDA | 39.9 | 45 | 30 |
FOXBOROUGH | 21.3 | 209 | 360 |
FRAMINGHAM | 12.9 | 309 | 880 |
FRANKLIN | 18.5 | 255 | 584 |
FREETOWN | 45.5 | 20 | 404 |
GARDNER | 20.2 | 228 | 408 |
GEORGETOWN | 26.9 | 144 | 220 |
GILL | 26.7 | 148 | 40 |
GLOUCESTER | 20.5 | 223 | 591 |
GOSHEN | 47.4 | 18 | 50 |
GOSNOLD | 26.7 | 148 | 2 |
GRAFTON | 21.7 | 206 | 386 |
GRANBY | 36.5 | 72 | 228 |
GRANVILLE | 59.4 | 4 | 93 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 19.4 | 238 | 138 |
GREENFIELD | 22.8 | 193 | 398 |
GROTON | 23.2 | 186 | 247 |
GROVELAND | 30.3 | 122 | 196 |
HADLEY | 18.9 | 246 | 99 |
HALIFAX | 39.1 | 55 | 294 |
HAMILTON | 16 | 278 | 124 |
HAMPDEN | 36.8 | 70 | 189 |
HANCOCK | 43.2 | 27 | 31 |
HANOVER | 18.4 | 256 | 255 |
HANSON | 35.4 | 85 | 361 |
HARDWICK | 28.4 | 135 | 85 |
HARVARD | 20.4 | 224 | 133 |
HARWICH | 23.9 | 181 | 292 |
HATFIELD | 31.1 | 117 | 102 |
HAVERHILL | 20.3 | 226 | 1,233 |
HAWLEY | 23.7 | 185 | 8 |
HEATH | 48.2 | 17 | 34 |
HINGHAM | 13.6 | 301 | 302 |
HINSDALE | 37.9 | 64 | 77 |
HOLBROOK | 20.2 | 228 | 218 |
HOLDEN | 22.7 | 195 | 394 |
HOLLAND | 43.1 | 28 | 107 |
HOLLISTON | 19.3 | 240 | 262 |
HOLYOKE | 10.7 | 324 | 425 |
HOPEDALE | 20.6 | 220 | 122 |
HOPKINTON | 18.3 | 258 | 273 |
HUBBARDSTON | 36.3 | 77 | 159 |
HUDSON | 23.9 | 181 | 456 |
HULL | 18 | 265 | 185 |
HUNTINGTON | 36.2 | 80 | 79 |
IPSWICH | 22.5 | 199 | 296 |
KINGSTON | 23.8 | 183 | 301 |
LAKEVILLE | 38.4 | 60 | 407 |
LANCASTER | 23 | 190 | 185 |
LANESBOROUGH | 33 | 103 | 102 |
LAWRENCE | 5.6 | 348 | 425 |
LEE | 18.8 | 248 | 112 |
LEICESTER | 27.9 | 138 | 306 |
LENOX | 13.3 | 303 | 67 |
LEOMINSTER | 19.7 | 234 | 803 |
LEVERETT | 20 | 232 | 37 |
LEXINGTON | 8.2 | 342 | 256 |
LEYDEN | 45 | 21 | 32 |
LINCOLN | 9.4 | 336 | 60 |
LITTLETON | 25.7 | 158 | 229 |
LONGMEADOW | 10.6 | 327 | 168 |
LOWELL | 10.7 | 324 | 1,137 |
LUDLOW | 24.1 | 177 | 509 |
LUNENBURG | 39.6 | 47 | 399 |
LYNN | 10.7 | 324 | 971 |
LYNNFIELD | 16.3 | 274 | 189 |
MALDEN | 9.1 | 337 | 540 |
Manchester-by-the-Sea | 18.7 | 252 | 96 |
MANSFIELD | 17.7 | 266 | 410 |
MARBLEHEAD | 13.8 | 299 | 273 |
MARION | 25.1 | 164 | 123 |
MARLBOROUGH | 17.4 | 269 | 668 |
MARSHFIELD | 18.2 | 260 | 457 |
MASHPEE | 20.9 | 213 | 293 |
MATTAPOISETT | 25.6 | 159 | 155 |
MAYNARD | 25.1 | 164 | 254 |
MEDFIELD | 15.1 | 283 | 181 |
MEDFORD | 11.5 | 320 | 646 |
MEDWAY | 20.8 | 216 | 265 |
MELROSE | 11.7 | 317 | 317 |
MENDON | 39.6 | 47 | 231 |
MERRIMAC | 32.2 | 109 | 204 |
METHUEN | 19 | 244 | 899 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 34 | 94 | 785 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 36.5 | 72 | 19 |
MIDDLETON | 26.6 | 151 | 239 |
MILFORD | 18.8 | 248 | 526 |
MILLBURY | 29.9 | 123 | 397 |
MILLIS | 28.6 | 132 | 226 |
MILLVILLE | 40.8 | 41 | 130 |
MILTON | 7.8 | 343 | 211 |
MONROE | 57.9 | 6 | 7 |
MONSON | 42.1 | 31 | 360 |
MONTAGUE | 26.8 | 146 | 226 |
MONTEREY | 20.8 | 216 | 20 |
MONTGOMERY | 51.3 | 13 | 43 |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | 24 | 179 | 4 |
NAHANT | 23.8 | 183 | 81 |
NANTUCKET | 38.8 | 59 | 395 |
NATICK | 14.7 | 290 | 484 |
NEEDHAM | 8.7 | 340 | 252 |
NEW ASHFORD | 21.9 | 203 | 5 |
NEW BEDFORD | 13 | 307 | 1,235 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 40 | 43 | 40 |
NEWBURY | 30.6 | 121 | 204 |
NEWBURYPORT | 18.2 | 260 | 317 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 27.8 | 139 | 42 |
NEW SALEM | 36.4 | 76 | 36 |
NEWTON | 7.6 | 344 | 651 |
NORFOLK | 20.1 | 231 | 226 |
NORTH ADAMS | 18.7 | 252 | 257 |
NORTHAMPTON | 15 | 286 | 427 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 12.4 | 311 | 352 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 22.4 | 200 | 643 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 19.4 | 238 | 274 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 27.8 | 139 | 436 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 36.5 | 72 | 171 |
NORTHFIELD | 31.3 | 116 | 95 |
NORTH READING | 24.7 | 169 | 368 |
NORTON | 26.8 | 146 | 510 |
NORWELL | 17.4 | 269 | 183 |
NORWOOD | 11.5 | 320 | 328 |
OAK BLUFFS | 41.7 | 35 | 189 |
OAKHAM | 42.1 | 31 | 80 |
ORANGE | 29.9 | 123 | 234 |
ORLEANS | 21.1 | 211 | 124 |
OTIS | 39.7 | 46 | 64 |
OXFORD | 32.1 | 110 | 440 |
PALMER | 36.2 | 80 | 440 |
PAXTON | 16.6 | 273 | 80 |
PEABODY | 17.5 | 268 | 898 |
PELHAM | 25 | 166 | 33 |
PEMBROKE | 28.3 | 136 | 505 |
PEPPERELL | 35.2 | 86 | 405 |
PERU | 56.7 | 7 | 48 |
PETERSHAM | 36.5 | 72 | 45 |
PHILLIPSTON | 52.9 | 11 | 89 |
PITTSFIELD | 19 | 244 | 848 |
PLAINFIELD | 32.4 | 107 | 21 |
PLAINVILLE | 29.5 | 126 | 244 |
PLYMOUTH | 21.3 | 209 | 1,203 |
PLYMPTON | 46.5 | 19 | 131 |
PRINCETON | 39 | 57 | 133 |
PROVINCETOWN | 24.1 | 177 | 71 |
QUINCY | 9.6 | 334 | 886 |
RANDOLPH | 12.8 | 310 | 410 |
RAYNHAM | 26.1 | 153 | 349 |
READING | 13.1 | 305 | 324 |
REHOBOTH | 39.1 | 55 | 454 |
REVERE | 9.9 | 331 | 510 |
RICHMOND | 14.2 | 292 | 21 |
ROCHESTER | 44.2 | 24 | 231 |
ROCKLAND | 22.4 | 200 | 391 |
ROCKPORT | 21.4 | 208 | 149 |
ROWE | 53.4 | 10 | 21 |
ROWLEY | 33 | 103 | 193 |
ROYALSTON | 62 | 2 | 78 |
RUSSELL | 41.1 | 40 | 73 |
RUTLAND | 24.5 | 172 | 195 |
SALEM | 14.8 | 288 | 611 |
SALISBURY | 32.7 | 106 | 271 |
SANDISFIELD | 33.9 | 95 | 31 |
SANDWICH | 19.1 | 243 | 394 |
SAUGUS | 22.9 | 191 | 610 |
SAVOY | 60.7 | 3 | 42 |
SCITUATE | 13.8 | 299 | 250 |
SEEKONK | 28.2 | 137 | 387 |
SHARON | 10.9 | 323 | 192 |
SHEFFIELD | 37.8 | 66 | 123 |
SHELBURNE | 33.8 | 96 | 64 |
SHERBORN | 12.1 | 313 | 50 |
SHIRLEY | 28.7 | 131 | 207 |
SHREWSBURY | 14.9 | 287 | 532 |
SHUTESBURY | 20.3 | 226 | 36 |
SOMERSET | 32.1 | 110 | 583 |
SOMERVILLE | 9.7 | 332 | 738 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 39 | 57 | 226 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 14.1 | 295 | 138 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 20.2 | 228 | 338 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 17.2 | 271 | 301 |
SOUTHWICK | 36.3 | 77 | 345 |
SPENCER | 33.5 | 99 | 392 |
SPRINGFIELD | 10.1 | 329 | 1,551 |
STERLING | 34.2 | 91 | 267 |
STOCKBRIDGE | 16.9 | 272 | 33 |
STONEHAM | 15.2 | 282 | 325 |
STOUGHTON | 16.3 | 274 | 440 |
STOW | 24.7 | 169 | 163 |
STURBRIDGE | 26.7 | 148 | 247 |
SUDBURY | 13.9 | 298 | 246 |
SUNDERLAND | 19.5 | 236 | 72 |
SUTTON | 32 | 112 | 287 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 12.3 | 312 | 169 |
SWANSEA | 41.3 | 38 | 655 |
TAUNTON | 22.9 | 191 | 1,280 |
TEMPLETON | 30.9 | 118 | 248 |
TEWKSBURY | 25.3 | 162 | 733 |
TISBURY | 33.4 | 100 | 132 |
TOLLAND | 43.3 | 26 | 21 |
TOPSFIELD | 18.7 | 252 | 114 |
TOWNSEND | 41.6 | 37 | 371 |
TRURO | 37.9 | 64 | 76 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 28.6 | 132 | 323 |
TYRINGHAM | 24.5 | 172 | 8 |
UPTON | 31.8 | 114 | 240 |
UXBRIDGE | 37.4 | 68 | 503 |
WAKEFIELD | 18.9 | 246 | 472 |
WALES | 50.6 | 16 | 93 |
WALPOLE | 17.6 | 267 | 423 |
WALTHAM | 12 | 315 | 727 |
WARE | 31.9 | 113 | 315 |
WAREHAM | 28.5 | 134 | 622 |
WARREN | 33.7 | 98 | 173 |
WARWICK | 33.3 | 102 | 26 |
WASHINGTON | 52 | 12 | 28 |
WATERTOWN | 13.3 | 303 | 425 |
WAYLAND | 14.2 | 292 | 184 |
WEBSTER | 24.3 | 174 | 407 |
WELLESLEY | 5.3 | 349 | 147 |
WELLFLEET | 35.6 | 83 | 98 |
WENDELL | 41.3 | 38 | 35 |
WENHAM | 11.7 | 317 | 57 |
WESTBOROUGH | 12.1 | 313 | 221 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 21.1 | 211 | 162 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 30.8 | 119 | 213 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 35.9 | 82 | 133 |
WESTFIELD | 20.6 | 220 | 845 |
WESTFORD | 19.2 | 242 | 421 |
WESTHAMPTON | 41.7 | 35 | 67 |
WESTMINSTER | 39.6 | 47 | 288 |
WEST NEWBURY | 25 | 166 | 106 |
WESTON | 13 | 307 | 146 |
WESTPORT | 38.3 | 61 | 595 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 16.3 | 274 | 462 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 31.4 | 115 | 41 |
WEST TISBURY | 42.3 | 30 | 116 |
WESTWOOD | 9.1 | 337 | 133 |
WEYMOUTH | 18.2 | 260 | 976 |
WHATELY | 33.4 | 100 | 50 |
WHITMAN | 25.4 | 160 | 368 |
WILBRAHAM | 22.7 | 195 | 323 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 34.2 | 91 | 85 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 15.1 | 283 | 117 |
WILMINGTON | 22.3 | 202 | 497 |
WINCHENDON | 32.8 | 105 | 338 |
WINCHESTER | 9.7 | 332 | 208 |
WINDSOR | 51.2 | 14 | 46 |
WINTHROP | 13.1 | 305 | 230 |
WOBURN | 18.4 | 256 | 703 |
WORCESTER | 9.5 | 335 | 1,718 |
WORTHINGTON | 53.6 | 9 | 62 |
WRENTHAM | 29.5 | 126 | 323 |
YARMOUTH | 18.8 | 248 | 448 |