Health · Brookmont

Brookmont, MD health

Brookmont differs from Maryland on 27 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (2.9% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (4.8% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Brookmont
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Brookmont’s Health Grade: A+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Brookmont is healthier than 100% of U.S. towns and 99% of Maryland towns.

A+Self-rated healthA+Physical distressA+Mental distressA+ObesityA+DiabetesA+SmokingA+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 100%
Less healthyHealthier
Maryland towns we grade (332)Healthier than 99%
Towns with similar incomes, $185K–$309K (456)Healthier than 93%

About what its income would suggest. Brookmont does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

High confidence. Even at the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Brookmont stays an 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 Maryland 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 Brookmont 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. Brookmont uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Brookmont compares with Maryland

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 Brookmont adults…

31 of every 100 Brookmont adults have high blood pressure
Maryland: 37 in 100 · better · margin 28.3–33.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brookmont, betterBrookmont, worseToo close to callMaryland
Get no exerciseshare of adults 12.4% Brookmont
MD 23.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.9% Brookmont
MD 37.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Brookmont
MD 14.1%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 4.7% Brookmont
MD 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
MD 79%
78%
Dentist visit
MD 64%
94%
Cholesterol check
MD 90%
74%
Colon screening
MD 68%
82%
Mammogram
MD 81%
77%
Taking BP meds
MD 77%
1 in 26
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brookmont 3.9% · Maryland 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Brookmont adults are doing

1 in 4Brookmont adults feel lonely
27.8% · Maryland 34.3% · better
1 in 5Brookmont adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.4% · Maryland 19.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Brookmont adults lack social or emotional support
16% · Maryland 24.2% · better
1 in 10Brookmont adults are in frequent mental distress
10.2% · Maryland 15% · better
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 21
Brookmont adults worry about having enough food
4.8% · MD 15.4% · better
1 in 21
Brookmont adults worry about keeping their housing
4.8% · MD 13.5% · better
1 in 34
Brookmont adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
2.9% · MD 8.4% · better
1 in 32
Brookmont adults lack reliable transportation
3.1% · MD 7.8% · better

2.7% of Brookmont adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.8% across Maryland.

Disability

Living with a disability

17.7%

of Brookmont adults live with a disability (Maryland 26.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs7.2%
Thinking or memory7.3%
Hearing5.2%
Errands alone3.8%
Vision2.4%
Dressing or bathing1.9%

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

Around Brookmont

Brookmont 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 Brookmont.

McLean: 21.1% Bethesda: 22.2% Glen Echo: 23.7% Cabin John: 22.5% Washington: 24.6% Great Falls: 20.8% Potomac: 21.3% Wolf Trap: 21.7% Pimmit Hills: 22.1% Tysons: 20.8% Idylwood: 23.6% Arlington: 24.9% Falls Church: 29% South Kensington: 23.4% Chevy Chase: 22.9% North Bethesda: 23.6% Somerset: 24.1% Chevy Chase: 22.4% Chevy Chase Village: 21.8% Friendship Heights Village: 22.2% Alexandria: 31.7% Silver Spring: 29.5% Takoma Park: 30.1% Brookmont: 22.9% Brookmont McLean Bethesda Glen Echo Cabin John Washington Sibley Memorial Hospital · Washington · 1.6 mi · 5★ MedicareH Suburban Hospital · Bethesda · 3.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH Walter Reed National Military Med Cen · Bethesda · 3.8 miH Medstar Georgetown University Hospital · Washington · 4.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Friendship Place · Washington · 2.6 mi+ La Casa Community Health Action Center · Washington · 5.1 mi+
20.8%31.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 24towns on this map, healthiest first
McLean21.1%
Bethesda22.2%
Cabin John22.5%
Brookmont22.9%
Glen Echo23.7%
Washington24.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 1.6 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Brookmont

No hospital or community health center in Brookmont itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSibley Memorial HospitalWashington · 1.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySuburban Hospital★★★★★ · 3.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUnity Health CareWashington · 2.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.6 mi
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
2.6 mi
Unity Health Care
4 sites · nearest in Washington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
3.2 mi
Suburban Hospital
Bethesda · ★★★★★
ER
3.8 mi
Walter Reed National Military Med Cen
Bethesda · not rated
ER
4.1 mi
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Washington · ★★★★★
ER
5.1 mi
La Clinica Del Pueblo
2 sites · nearest in Washington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBrookmont is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBrookmont is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBrookmont is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Brookmont. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Brookmont
MeasureBrookmontMarginMaryland
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.7%28.3–33.1%36.8%better
High cholesterol43.2%40.5–45.7%38.1%worse
Obesity22.9%20–26%35.1%better
Arthritis22.9%20.8–25%25.8%better
Depression18.4%16.3–20.4%19.4%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)2.9%2.3–3.5%9.9%better
Asthma9.1%8.1–10%10.6%better
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.3–11.2%7.6%worse
Diabetes8.3%7.3–9.5%12.5%better
COPD3.6%3–4.6%5.9%better
Heart disease4.9%4.3–5.7%5.8%better
Stroke2.4%2.1–2.7%3.4%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes4.7%3.5–6.3%10.9%better
Binge drink14.8%13–16.7%14.1%about the same
Get no exercise12.4%10.4–14.9%23.6%better
Sleep under 7 hours27.9%25.4–30.6%37.7%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.3%77–81.5%79.2%about the same
Dentist visit78%76.2–79.8%64.4%better
Cholesterol check93.7%92.6–94.6%89.6%better
Colon screening74%71.4–76.6%68.2%better
Mammogram81.7%77.6–85.3%80.7%about the same
Taking BP meds77.4%74.6–79.8%76.6%about the same
No health insurance3.9%3.1–5.1%8.7%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.8%25–30.9%34.3%better
Lack emotional support16%13.9–18.5%24.2%better
Frequent mental distress10.2%8.9–11.6%15%better
Fair or poor health10.2%8.5–12.2%17.9%better
Frequent physical distress8.8%7.6–10.2%12%better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity4.8%3.6–6.2%15.4%better
Housing insecurity4.8%3.9–6%13.5%better
Utility shut-off threat2.9%2.4–3.6%8.4%better
No reliable transportation3.1%2.6–3.8%7.8%better
Receive SNAP2.7%2–3.8%11.8%
Disability
Any disability17.7%15.3–20.4%26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs7.2%6–8.7%12.4%
Thinking or memory7.3%6.2–8.7%12.2%
Hearing5.2%4.6–5.9%5.6%
Vision2.4%2.1–2.9%4.5%
Dressing or bathing1.9%1.6–2.2%3.5%
Errands alone3.8%3.2–4.6%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 Brookmont door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maryland figure falls inside it, we don't call Brookmont better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Brookmont directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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