Health · Griswold

Griswold, CT health

Griswold differs from Connecticut on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.7% vs 10%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.2% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.1% vs 5.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 06351 (all of Griswold)

BHealth Grade

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Griswold’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Griswold is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressB-Mental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%

Less healthyHealthier

Connecticut towns we grade (173)Healthier than 13%

Towns with similar incomes, $59K–$98K (9,853)Healthier than 70%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Griswold could be anywhere from C 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 Griswold 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. Griswold’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 Griswold 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 Griswold adults…

36 of every 100 Griswold adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.4–39.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Griswold, betterGriswold, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Griswold
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.5% Griswold
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Griswold
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Griswold
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Griswold 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Griswold 7.7% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Griswold adults are doing

1 in 3Griswold adults feel lonely

32.5% · Connecticut 33.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Griswold adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Connecticut 20.6% · worse

1 in 4Griswold adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · Connecticut 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Griswold adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 8

Griswold adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · CT 14.9% · better

1 in 10

Griswold adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · CT 12.5% · better

1 in 14

Griswold adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · CT 8.4% · better

1 in 14

Griswold adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · CT 8.3% · about the same

9.9% of Griswold adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing6.6%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Griswold

Griswold 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.

28.1%35.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Preston30.8%

North Stonington31.1%

Griswold33.1%

Lisbon33.1%

Voluntown33.2%

Jewett City34.4%

Plainfield34.7%

Care nearby

William W Backus HospitalNorwich · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Westerly HospitalWesterly · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic · 18.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ucfs Health Center GriswoldJewett City · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ucfs Eldercare Health CenterNorwich · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGriswold is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGriswold is not a shortage area

! Mental healthGriswold is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA Region 3 · need score 15 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 Griswold. 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 Griswold

Measure	Griswold	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	32.4–39.1%	32%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.9–40.7%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.1%	28.5–38.7%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	26–31.7%	24.7%	worse
Depression	24.6%	21.7–28%	20.6%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.9–14.7%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.7%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.2–9.9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9.9%	8.7–11.4%	10.2%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.3–8.1%	5.6%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.8–7.2%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.4%	10.7–14.7%	10.6%	worse
Binge drink	15.8%	13.6–18.6%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22.9–30.3%	25.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.5%	33.1–42.2%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	78–83.5%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	71%	68.1–73.8%	70.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.2%	87.7–90.7%	89.5%	about the same
Colon screening	71.1%	67.3–74.7%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	77.1%	71.3–82.5%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.5–79.2%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.5–9.1%	10%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.7–36.4%	33.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21.5–27.7%	25.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.6–19.6%	15.8%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15.6–20.3%	16.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.8–16.3%	12.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.4–14.1%	14.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.5%	9–12%	12.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	6.1–8.1%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.5–8.3%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.9%	8.4–11.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	26.3–33.6%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	11.1–14.6%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.9–16.5%	12.3%
Hearing	6.6%	5.9–7.5%	5.9%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.9%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	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 Griswold door to door.

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

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