Health · Mendon

Mendon, MA health

Mendon differs from Massachusetts on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (2.9% vs 5.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (8% vs 12.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 01756 (all of Mendon)

Report card

How Mendon compares with Massachusetts

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 Mendon adults…

32 of every 100 Mendon adults have high blood pressure

Massachusetts: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–35%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mendon, betterMendon, worseToo close to callMassachusetts

Get no exerciseshare of adults 18.6% Mendon
MA 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Mendon
MA 33.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19% Mendon
MA 17%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.3% Mendon
MA 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mendon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Massachusetts.

Yearly checkup

MA 81%

Dentist visit

MA 70%

Cholesterol check

MA 90%

Colon screening

MA 68%

Mammogram

MA 84%

Taking BP meds

MA 75%

1 in 34

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mendon 2.9% · Massachusetts 1 in 19 (5.2%)

Mind & connection

How Mendon adults are doing

1 in 3Mendon adults feel lonely

31.6% · Massachusetts 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Mendon adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Massachusetts 23.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Mendon adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · Massachusetts 23.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Mendon adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · Massachusetts 16.2% · 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

Mendon adults worry about having enough food

8% · MA 12.4% · better

1 in 14

Mendon adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · MA 11.1% · better

1 in 19

Mendon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · MA 7% · better

1 in 19

Mendon adults lack reliable transportation

5.4% · MA 7.6% · better

9.2% of Mendon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across Massachusetts.

Disability

Living with a disability

24%

of Mendon adults live with a disability (Massachusetts 27.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing5.3%

Errands alone6%

Vision3%

Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Mendon

Mendon 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.

22.5%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Bellingham25.5%

Upton30%

Hopedale30.6%

Mendon30.9%

Care nearby

Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Landmark Medical CenterWoonsocket · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Metrowest Medical CenterFramingham · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center MilfordMilford · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Thundermist WoonsocketWoonsocket · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMendon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMendon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMendon is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mendon. 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 Mendon

Measure	Mendon	Margin	Massachusetts
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	29–35%	30.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.8%	32.9–38.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	30.9%	26.7–35.2%	27.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.7–29.9%	25.4%	about the same
Depression	26.1%	23.3–29.1%	23.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.4–10.9%	11.9%	better
Asthma	12.1%	10.9–13.5%	11.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	9%	7.7–10.5%	9.8%	about the same
COPD	5.4%	4.3–6.6%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.3%	4.6–6.2%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	2.7%	2.3–3%	3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.3%	7.7–12.9%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	19%	16.7–21.6%	17%	about the same
Get no exercise	18.6%	15.2–22.1%	21.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	28.8–36.3%	33.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.4%	79.9–84.6%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.7%	71–76.1%	69.8%	better
Cholesterol check	91.5%	89.8–92.9%	89.7%	better
Colon screening	71.3%	67.9–74.3%	68.4%	about the same
Mammogram	84.4%	79.6–88.2%	83.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	72.8–78.6%	75.4%	about the same
No health insurance	2.9%	2.2–3.9%	5.2%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	28.1–35.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	17.8–24.2%	23.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.8–18.2%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.5%	11.1–16.1%	16.3%	better
Frequent physical distress	12%	10.2–13.8%	12.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8%	5.9–10.4%	12.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	5.7–9.2%	11.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.2–6.4%	7%	better
No reliable transportation	5.4%	4.3–6.6%	7.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.2%	6.6–12.1%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	24%	20.5–27.7%	27.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	10%	8.2–12%	11.6%
Thinking or memory	12%	10–14.2%	13.7%
Hearing	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	6%
Vision	3%	2.6–3.6%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.6%	2.1–3.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	6%	5–7.1%	7.2%

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 Mendon door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mendon by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mendon by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Massachusetts 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.