Health · Union

Union, CT health

Union differs from Connecticut on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.9% vs 10%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.4% vs 14.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 8.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 06076, 06242

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 944 people are less certain, so we show Union's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Union 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 Union adults…

32 of every 100 Union adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.3–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Union, betterUnion, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.9% Union
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Union
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Union
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Union
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Union 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Union 6.9% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Union adults are doing

1 in 3Union adults feel lonely

32% · Connecticut 33.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Union adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Connecticut 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Union adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · Connecticut 25.1% · better

1 in 6Union adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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

Union adults worry about having enough food

10.4% · CT 14.9% · better

1 in 11

Union adults worry about keeping their housing

9.2% · CT 12.5% · better

1 in 16

Union adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · CT 8.4% · better

1 in 16

Union adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · CT 8.3% · better

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

Disability

Living with a disability

23.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Union

Union 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 Union.

28.6%34.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Woodstock30.9%

Eastford31.6%

Ashford31.9%

Union32.2%

Stafford32.2%

Willington32.2%

Care nearby

Umass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Day Kimball HospitalPutnam · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Generations Family Health Center, Inc. - PutnamPutnam · 14.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

First Choice@94 Union StreetVernon Rockville · 17.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUnion's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Planning Region · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental careUnion is not a shortage area

! Mental healthUnion 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 Union. 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 Union

Measure	Union	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.1%	29.3–35.2%	32%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.4%	36.2–42.8%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	32.2%	27.7–37.3%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	26.6%	24.1–29.2%	24.7%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.9–25.5%	20.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.7–11.7%	9.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.6%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.6%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	9.1%	8–10.4%	10.2%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	5.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.1%	5.4–6.8%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.1%	2.8–3.4%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	9.9–13.6%	10.6%	about the same
Binge drink	15.8%	13.5–18.4%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.9%	18–24.2%	25.1%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	30.4–39.2%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	77.2–82.6%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	72.4%	69.6–75.2%	70.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.6–91.4%	89.5%	about the same
Colon screening	73.4%	69.6–77%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	79.7%	74.4–84.6%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.6–80.1%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	6.9%	5.8–8.2%	10%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	28.1–35.7%	33.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.9–24.8%	25.1%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.9–18.5%	15.8%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15%	13.1–17.2%	16.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.8%	11.3–14.4%	12.4%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.4%	8.7–12.2%	14.9%	better
Housing insecurity	9.2%	7.8–10.7%	12.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	8.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.4–7.1%	8.3%	better
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	23.4%	20.4–26.5%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.5%	9.1–12.1%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.8–13.9%	12.3%
Hearing	6.2%	5.5–7%	5.9%
Vision	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	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 Union door to door.

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

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