Health · Durham

Durham, CT health

Durham differs from Connecticut on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.4% vs 14.9%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.5% vs 10%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 06422 (all of Durham)

Report card

How Durham 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 Durham adults…

32 of every 100 Durham adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.7–34.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Durham, betterDurham, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19% Durham
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.1% Durham
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Durham
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.6% Durham
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Durham 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

Durham 5.5% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Durham adults are doing

1 in 4Durham adults feel lonely

27.7% · Connecticut 33.2% · better

1 in 4Durham adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Connecticut 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Durham adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Connecticut 25.1% · better

1 in 7Durham 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 14

Durham adults worry about having enough food

7.4% · CT 14.9% · better

1 in 14

Durham adults worry about keeping their housing

7.2% · CT 12.5% · better

1 in 21

Durham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · CT 8.4% · better

1 in 20

Durham adults lack reliable transportation

5% · CT 8.3% · better

5.9% of Durham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

20.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%

Thinking or memory10.4%

Hearing5.8%

Errands alone5.6%

Vision3.3%

Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Durham

Durham 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.

27.4%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Madison27.4%

Killingworth27.5%

Haddam27.7%

Durham28%

Middlefield28.9%

Guilford29.4%

North Branford30.7%

Middletown30.7%

Wallingford30.9%

Care nearby

Middlesex HospitalMiddletown · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Midstate Medical CenterMeriden · 8.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

The Connecticut HospiceBranford · 16.6 mi

Community Health Center of MiddletownMiddletown · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careDurham is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDurham is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDurham 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 Durham. 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 Durham

Measure	Durham	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	28.7–34.9%	32%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	35.4–42%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	28%	23.7–32.6%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.9%	24.3–29.7%	24.7%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.8–25.6%	20.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.6–11.3%	9.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	8.5%	7.4–9.9%	10.2%	better
COPD	5.2%	4.3–6.2%	5.6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.6%	7.7–11.8%	10.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.2%	14.8–19.9%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	19%	16–22.7%	25.1%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	31.1%	27.3–35.6%	35.8%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79.7–84.8%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	78%	75.7–80.5%	70.7%	better
Cholesterol check	91.3%	89.8–92.7%	89.5%	better
Colon screening	72.6%	69.2–76.2%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	79.9%	74.6–84.7%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.7%	73.5–79.6%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	5.5%	4.3–6.9%	10%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.7%	24.2–31.5%	33.2%	better
Lack emotional support	20.9%	18.1–24.3%	25.1%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.6–16.2%	15.8%	about the same
Fair or poor health	12.2%	10.2–14.6%	16.2%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.2%	9.7–12.8%	12.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.4%	5.9–9.4%	14.9%	better
Housing insecurity	7.2%	5.9–8.8%	12.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4–5.8%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	5%	4.3–6%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	5.9%	4.6–7.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	20.4%	17.5–23.7%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	8.9%	7.5–10.6%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10.4%	8.8–12.1%	12.3%
Hearing	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	5.9%
Vision	3.3%	2.8–3.8%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.6%	2.3–3.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	5.6%	4.8–6.7%	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 Durham door to door.

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

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