Health · Ware

Ware, MA health

Ware differs from Massachusetts on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.1% vs 5.9%) and more smokers (16.9% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 01082 (all of Ware)

Report card

How Ware 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 Ware adults…

34 of every 100 Ware adults have high blood pressure

Massachusetts: 31 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ware, betterWare, worseToo close to callMassachusetts

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Ware
MA 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Ware
MA 33.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Ware
MA 17%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Ware
MA 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ware 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ware 6.2% · Massachusetts 1 in 19 (5.2%)

Mind & connection

How Ware adults are doing

1 in 3Ware adults feel lonely

35.9% · Massachusetts 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 3Ware adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.7% · Massachusetts 23.8% · worse

1 in 4Ware adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · Massachusetts 23.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Ware adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · Massachusetts 16.2% · 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 6

Ware adults worry about having enough food

16.3% · MA 12.4% · worse

1 in 8

Ware adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · MA 11.1% · worse

1 in 11

Ware adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · MA 7% · worse

1 in 10

Ware adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · MA 7.6% · worse

21.7% of Ware adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across Massachusetts.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory17.2%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Ware

Ware 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.

18.5%35.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Belchertown24.2%

New Salem24.6%

Ware28.4%

Hardwick31.4%

Palmer Town33%

Petersham33.2%

West Brookfield33.7%

Warren33.7%

Care nearby

Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Umass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Medical CtrSpringfield · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

John P. Musante Health CenterAmherst · 14 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

1235 Boston Road FacilitySpringfield · 14.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWare is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWare is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWare 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 Ware. 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 Ware

Measure	Ware	Margin	Massachusetts
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.5–37.3%	30.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.2–38.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	28.4%	23.4–33.4%	27.7%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.9–32.8%	25.4%	worse
Depression	28.7%	25.2–32.1%	23.8%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	12.1–17.3%	11.9%	worse
Asthma	12.9%	11.5–14.3%	11.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.7–10.4%	8.5%	worse
Diabetes	11.6%	10.1–13.1%	9.8%	worse
COPD	9.1%	8–10.3%	5.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.3%	5.8%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.5–19.5%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	15.5%	13.2–18.1%	17%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.6%	21–28.4%	21.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	29.6–39.6%	33.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.1%	78.2–83.7%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.9%	59.7–66.1%	69.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.7–89.7%	89.7%	about the same
Colon screening	68.1%	63.8–72.3%	68.4%	about the same
Mammogram	80.6%	74.8–85.9%	83.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.5–79.2%	75.4%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	5.2–7.3%	5.2%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.9%	31.7–40.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	21.2–27.6%	23.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.9–21%	16.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	20.8%	18.2–23.5%	16.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.2–17.8%	12.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.3%	13.8–18.8%	12.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11.3–15%	11.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	7%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	7.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.7%	18.8–24.8%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	28.9–36.6%	27.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.3–17.3%	11.6%
Thinking or memory	17.2%	15.3–19.3%	13.7%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	6%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.2%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	10%	8.8–11.2%	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 Ware door to door.

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

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