Health · Deep River

Deep River, CT health

Deep River differs from Connecticut on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.8% vs 14.9%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.6% vs 10%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.6% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 06417 (all of Deep River)

AHealth Grade

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Deep River’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Deep River is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns and 57% of Connecticut towns.

ASelf-rated healthA-Physical distressAMental distressAObesityADiabetesASmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 90%

Less healthyHealthier

Connecticut towns we grade (173)Healthier than 57%

Towns with similar incomes, $68K–$113K (9,071)Healthier than 96%

About what its income would suggest. Deep River does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Deep River could be anywhere from B+ to A+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Connecticut ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Deep River with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Deep River’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Deep River 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 Deep River adults…

34 of every 100 Deep River adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–37.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Deep River, betterDeep River, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.3% Deep River
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Deep River
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Deep River
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.9% Deep River
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Deep River 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Deep River 5.6% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Deep River adults are doing

1 in 4Deep River adults feel lonely

27.3% · Connecticut 33.2% · better

1 in 4Deep River adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Connecticut 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Deep River adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Connecticut 25.1% · better

1 in 7Deep River adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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 13

Deep River adults worry about having enough food

7.8% · CT 14.9% · better

1 in 13

Deep River adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · CT 12.5% · better

1 in 20

Deep River adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · CT 8.4% · better

1 in 19

Deep River adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · CT 8.3% · better

6.5% of Deep River adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

22%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.1%

Thinking or memory10.6%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone6.1%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing3%

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

Around Deep River

Deep River and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Deep River.

26.8%30.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Essex26.9%

Lyme28.4%

Westbrook28.4%

Deep River28.9%

Chester30.3%

Care nearby

Middlesex HospitalMiddletown · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Connecticut HospiceBranford · 20 mi Directions Medicare profile

Midstate Medical CenterMeriden · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of ClintonClinton · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fair Haven Community Health Care at BhcareNorth Branford · 15.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careDeep River is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDeep River is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDeep River is a federal shortage area for some residents.Region 2 · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Deep River. 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 Deep River

Measure	Deep River	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	31.1–37.6%	32%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.3%	37–43.8%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	28.9%	24.4–33.8%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26.5–32.3%	24.7%	worse
Depression	22.8%	20–25.9%	20.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.1%	5–7.5%	9.8%	better
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	9.6%	8.3–11%	10.2%	about the same
COPD	5.9%	4.9–7%	5.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.8–3.6%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.9%	7.9–12.1%	10.6%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.8–18.6%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.3%	16.9–23.7%	25.1%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	26.2–34.4%	35.8%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.9–85.7%	80.4%	better
Dentist visit	78%	75.6–80.5%	70.7%	better
Cholesterol check	91.9%	90.5–93%	89.5%	better
Colon screening	75.8%	72.4–79.3%	72.3%	better
Mammogram	79.2%	74–84.2%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.6–81.2%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	5.6%	4.5–7.1%	10%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.3%	23.8–30.9%	33.2%	better
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.7–23.6%	25.1%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.5–16.1%	15.8%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.3%	11.2–15.6%	16.2%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.9%	10.3–13.6%	12.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.8%	6.2–9.7%	14.9%	better
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.1–9.1%	12.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.3–6.1%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.4–6.2%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	6.5%	5–8.2%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	22%	19–25.3%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.1%	8.4–11.8%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10.6%	9–12.3%	12.3%
Hearing	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	5.9%
Vision	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3%	2.5–3.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	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 Deep River door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Deep River by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Deep River 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.