Health · Windham

Windham, CT health

Windham differs from Connecticut on 20 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.1% vs 9.8%) and more adults with COPD (8.2% vs 5.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 06280, 06256, 06226, 06266

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Windham’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Windham is healthier than 30% of U.S. towns, and than 55% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressCMental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesB-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 30%

Less healthyHealthier

Connecticut towns we grade (173)Healthier than 2%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$70K (6,986)Healthier than 55%

Better than its income would suggest. Windham is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Windham could be anywhere from D to B.

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 Windham 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. Windham’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 Windham 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 Windham adults…

38 of every 100 Windham adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.7–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Windham, betterWindham, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.8% Windham
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Windham
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Windham
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Windham
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Windham 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Windham 13.2% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Windham adults are doing

1 in 3Windham adults feel lonely

33.1% · Connecticut 33.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Windham adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Connecticut 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Windham adults lack social or emotional support

26% · Connecticut 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Windham adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · Connecticut 15.8% · worse

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 5

Windham adults worry about having enough food

20.2% · CT 14.9% · worse

1 in 7

Windham adults worry about keeping their housing

15% · CT 12.5% · worse

1 in 10

Windham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.3% · CT 8.4% · worse

1 in 9

Windham adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · CT 8.3% · worse

16.8% of Windham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

of Windham adults live with a disability (Connecticut 25.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Windham

Windham 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 Windham.

28.6%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#20 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first

Mansfield28.6%

Coventry30.6%

Lebanon31.5%

Franklin31.7%

Columbia31.9%

Scotland33%

Chaplin33.9%

Windham36%

Care in and near Windham

1 hospital and 2 community health centers in Windham, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

William W Backus HospitalNorwich · 12.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Day Kimball HospitalPutnam · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester · 18.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Generations Family Health CenterWillimantic · 2.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Generations Family Health CenterWillimantic · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWindham is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Windham · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careWindham is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mansfield/Windham · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthWindham 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 Windham. 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 Windham

Measure	Windham	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	34.7–41.2%	32%	worse
High cholesterol	38.7%	35.3–42.2%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	36%	31–41.4%	30.5%	worse
Arthritis	28.5%	25.9–31.3%	24.7%	worse
Depression	23.3%	20.4–26.5%	20.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.1%	12.5–18%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.9%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.2–9.9%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	10.2%	worse
COPD	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	5.6%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.7%	5.8%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.7%	3.2%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	12.3–16.7%	10.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	12.1–16.8%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.8%	29.7–38.1%	25.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	34.2–43.2%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80%	77.1–82.8%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.1%	62–68.1%	70.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	87%	85.2–88.5%	89.5%	worse
Colon screening	70.8%	66.9–74.3%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	74.7%	68.6–80.2%	79.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.8–79.8%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	13.2%	11.3–15.3%	10%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.1%	29.4–37.2%	33.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26%	22.7–29.4%	25.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16.2–20.2%	15.8%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.3%	19.6–25.2%	16.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.4–18.2%	12.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.2%	17.4–23%	14.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	15%	13.1–17.1%	12.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	8.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	8.3%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.8%	14.4–19.4%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.2%	30.4–38.1%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	14–18.2%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	14–17.9%	12.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.2%	5.9%
Vision	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	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 Windham door to door.

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

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