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r/boston stats

r/boston has 810,939 members and gets about 50.5 new posts a day. The best time to post is Thursday around 8pm US Eastern.

Members
811K
Posts per day
50.5
Avg comments
27.4
Created
2008

From the subreddit: Welcome to r/Boston, your community for Boston & its surrounding areas. We enthusiastically celebrate our diversity, knowing it's the source of our city's unique energy. We're on a journey toward greater equity and dedicated to inclusion where all belong. This sub proudly reflects that path forward.

Best time to post on r/boston

When this month's top 100 posts went up, weighted by score. Times are US Eastern.

  1. #1

    Thu 8pm

  2. #2

    Sat 8am

  3. #3

    Mon 9am

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Top posts this month

Who buys on r/boston

Local communities asking for recommendations on services, restaurants, jobs and housing. Strong for local businesses.

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Common questions

r/boston has 810,939 members, read from Reddit on October 29, 2026.

Based on when this month's top posts went up, Thursday around 8pm US Eastern. Check the heatmap for runner-up slots.

It gets about 50.5 new posts a day, and a new post averages 27.4 comments.

Read the subreddit rules first; most business subreddits remove promotional posts. What works is answering posts where someone asks for help, being genuinely useful, and disclosing when you mention your own product.

Watch for posts where someone asks for a recommendation, a quote, or an alternative to a tool. Leadhoot watches r/boston for you, scores every new post 0–100 for buyer intent, and alerts you within a minute of the high scorers.

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