Health · Middleborough
Middleborough, MA health
Middleborough differs from Massachusetts on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (72% vs 68.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.2% vs 5.9%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 02346 (all of Middleborough)TownTapestry Health GradeNew
B+
Middleborough’s Health Grade: B+
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Middleborough is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns.
B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressC+Mental distressA-ObesityA-DiabetesBSmokingA-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 69%
Less healthyHealthier
Massachusetts towns we grade (320)Healthier than 22%
Towns with similar incomes, $73K–$121K (8,337)Healthier than 59%
About what its income would suggest. Middleborough does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Middleborough 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 Massachusetts 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 Middleborough 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. Middleborough’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 Middleborough 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
29.8% have obesity
0 better8 close4 worse
Habits
21.4% get no exercise
0 better3 close1 worse
Care & screenings
81.4% had a checkup
1 better6 close0 worse
Mind & connection
33.7% feel lonely
0 better5 close0 worse
Everyday needs
11.4% face food insecurity
0 better5 close0 worse
Disability
31.3% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Middleborough adults…
33 of every 100 Middleborough adults have high blood pressure
Massachusetts: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.4–35.5%
Bars show Middleborough; the black tick is Massachusetts. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Middleborough, betterMiddleborough, worseToo close to callMassachusetts
Get no exerciseshare of adults
21.4% Middleborough
MA 21.7%
MA 21.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
34.2% Middleborough
MA 33.6%
MA 33.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults
17.7% Middleborough
MA 17%
MA 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
13.4% Middleborough
MA 11.3%
MA 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Middleborough 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 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Middleborough 4.5% · Massachusetts 1 in 19 (5.2%)
Mind & connection
How Middleborough adults are doing
1 in 3Middleborough adults feel lonely
33.7% · Massachusetts 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Middleborough adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · Massachusetts 23.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Middleborough adults lack social or emotional support
23.4% · Massachusetts 23.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Middleborough adults are in frequent mental distress
17.9% · 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 9
Middleborough adults worry about having enough food
11.4% · MA 12.4% · about the same
1 in 9
Middleborough adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · MA 11.1% · about the same
1 in 15
Middleborough adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.6% · MA 7% · about the same
1 in 14
Middleborough adults lack reliable transportation
7% · MA 7.6% · about the same
13.5% of Middleborough adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across Massachusetts.
Disability
Living with a disability
31.3%
of Middleborough adults live with a disability (Massachusetts 27.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs12.7%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Black tick: Massachusetts. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Middleborough
Middleborough 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 Middleborough.
26.4%33.6%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#20 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first
Bridgewater Town27.8%
Lakeville28.8%
Rochester28.8%
Halifax28.8%
Middleborough29.8%
Carver30%
Raynham30.3%
Plympton30.4%
Wareham30.6%
Taunton33.6%
Care nearby
Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
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Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
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Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
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Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
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Harbor Community Health Center-PlymouthPlymouth · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Directions
Manet at Taunton--(Suite 140)Taunton · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
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✓ Primary careMiddleborough is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMiddleborough is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthMiddleborough 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 Middleborough. 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 Middleborough
| Measure | Middleborough | Margin | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 32.6% | 29.4–35.5% | 30.9% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 38.5% | 35–41.6% | 35.4% | about the same |
| Obesity | 29.8% | 25.1–34% | 27.7% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 28.3% | 25.5–30.8% | 25.4% | worse |
| Depression | 25.3% | 22.2–28.2% | 23.8% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 12.8% | 10.8–15.7% | 11.9% | about the same |
| Asthma | 12.3% | 10.9–13.6% | 11.6% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 10% | 9.1–11% | 8.5% | worse |
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 8.9–11.6% | 9.8% | about the same |
| COPD | 7.2% | 6.4–8.2% | 5.9% | worse |
| Heart disease | 6.6% | 5.9–7.4% | 5.8% | worse |
| Stroke | 3.3% | 3–3.6% | 3% | about the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 13.4% | 11.5–15.5% | 11.3% | worse |
| Binge drink | 17.7% | 15.1–20.2% | 17% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 21.4% | 18.1–24.6% | 21.7% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 34.2% | 30.5–38.7% | 33.6% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 81.4% | 78.5–83.6% | 80.9% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 70.6% | 68–73.6% | 69.8% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 90% | 88.6–91.3% | 89.7% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 72% | 68.7–75.8% | 68.4% | better |
| Mammogram | 84.1% | 79.9–88.4% | 83.7% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 76.9% | 73.7–79.4% | 75.4% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 4.5% | 3.7–5.4% | 5.2% | about the same |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 33.7% | 30–37.4% | 34.2% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 23.4% | 20.6–26.3% | 23.4% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 17.9% | 16–19.9% | 16.2% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 16.7% | 14.5–18.9% | 16.3% | about the same |
| Frequent physical distress | 13.7% | 12.1–15.4% | 12.3% | about the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 11.4% | 9.7–13.3% | 12.4% | about the same |
| Housing insecurity | 10.6% | 9.2–12.2% | 11.1% | about the same |
| Utility shut-off threat | 6.6% | 5.8–7.6% | 7% | about the same |
| No reliable transportation | 7% | 6.1–7.8% | 7.6% | about the same |
| Receive SNAP | 13.5% | 11.5–15.7% | 14.1% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 31.3% | 27.7–34.7% | 27.3% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 12.7% | 11–14.5% | 11.6% | |
| Thinking or memory | 14.9% | 13.2–16.6% | 13.7% | |
| Hearing | 7.3% | 6.4–8.1% | 6% | |
| Vision | 4% | 3.6–4.5% | 4.1% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 3.3% | 3–3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Errands alone | 7.7% | 6.8–8.6% | 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 Middleborough door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Massachusetts figure falls inside it, we don't call Middleborough better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Middleborough by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Middleborough 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.