Health · Columbia

Columbia, CT health

Columbia differs from Connecticut on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.8% vs 10%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.3% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.9% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 06237 (all of Columbia)

Report card

How Columbia compares with Connecticut

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Columbia adults…

34 of every 100 Columbia adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–37.8%

Bars show Columbia; the black tick is Connecticut. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Columbia, betterColumbia, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.3% Columbia
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Columbia
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Columbia
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.3% Columbia
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Columbia adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Connecticut.

Yearly checkup

CT 80%

Dentist visit

CT 71%

Cholesterol check

CT 90%

Colon screening

CT 72%

Mammogram

CT 80%

Taking BP meds

CT 77%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Columbia 6.8% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Columbia adults are doing

1 in 3Columbia adults feel lonely

31.2% · Connecticut 33.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Columbia adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.1% · Connecticut 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Columbia adults lack social or emotional support

21% · Connecticut 25.1% · better

1 in 6Columbia adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · Connecticut 15.8% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10

Columbia adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · CT 14.9% · better

1 in 11

Columbia adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · CT 12.5% · better

1 in 17

Columbia adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.9% · CT 8.4% · better

1 in 16

Columbia adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · CT 8.3% · better

8.1% of Columbia adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.4%

of Columbia adults live with a disability (Connecticut 25.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing7%

Errands alone7%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: Connecticut. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Columbia

Columbia and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

28.6%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Andover29.5%

Hebron29.9%

Coventry30.6%

Lebanon31.5%

Columbia31.9%

Windham36%

Care nearby

Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic · 4.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester · 12.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

William W Backus HospitalNorwich · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hartford HospitalHartford · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Generations Family Health CenterWillimantic · 4.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Generations Family Health CenterWillimantic · 4.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careColumbia is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careColumbia is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthColumbia is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Columbia. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Columbia

Measure	Columbia	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	30.8–37.8%	32%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.5%	38.3–45.1%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	31.9%	27.2–37.3%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.9%	25.8–32%	24.7%	worse
Depression	22.1%	19.4–25.3%	20.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.2%	9.1–13.7%	9.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.8%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	10%	8.4–11.7%	10.2%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.4–8.4%	5.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	5.9–8.1%	5.8%	worse
Stroke	3.5%	3–4.1%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.3%	8.5–14.1%	10.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12.5–17.2%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.3%	17.1–25.7%	25.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.4%	29.3–37.8%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	78.4–84%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	73%	70.2–75.7%	70.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.9%	89.1–92.5%	89.5%	about the same
Colon screening	73.3%	69.7–76.8%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	72.2–83%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.7–82.2%	76.5%	better
No health insurance	6.8%	5–9.2%	10%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	27.4–35.6%	33.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	18–24.7%	25.1%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.7–18.2%	15.8%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.8%	12.7–19.2%	16.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.2–15.6%	12.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	7.8–13.2%	14.9%	better
Housing insecurity	8.7%	6.9–10.7%	12.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.9%	4.8–7.1%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5–7.4%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6–10.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	24.4%	20.4–28.7%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.7%	9.5–14.2%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12%	9.9–14.2%	12.3%
Hearing	7%	5.9–8%	5.9%
Vision	4.1%	3.4–4.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.7–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	7%	5.6–8.3%	7%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Columbia door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Connecticut figure falls inside it, we don't call Columbia better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Columbia by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Columbia by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Connecticut figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.