Health · Appleton

Appleton, ME health

On most measures Appleton looks like Maine as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.3% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04862 (all of Appleton)

Report card

How Appleton compares with Maine

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 Appleton adults…

36 of every 100 Appleton adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Appleton, betterAppleton, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Appleton
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Appleton
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Appleton
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Appleton
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

ME 81%

Dentist visit

ME 64%

Cholesterol check

ME 87%

Colon screening

ME 71%

Mammogram

ME 80%

Taking BP meds

ME 76%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Appleton 7.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Appleton adults are doing

1 in 3Appleton adults feel lonely

29.9% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Appleton adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Appleton adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Appleton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · Maine 17.7% · 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

Appleton adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Appleton adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Appleton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Appleton adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · ME 7.8% · about the same

14.9% of Appleton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.2%

of Appleton adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Appleton

Appleton 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.

27.6%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Hope29.5%

Appleton30.7%

Union30.7%

Searsmont34.9%

Liberty35.3%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

LincolnhealthDamariscotta · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sheepscot Valley Health CenterWhitefield · 14 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Seaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 14.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAppleton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAppleton is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthAppleton 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 Appleton. 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 Appleton

Measure	Appleton	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.4%	33.2–39.6%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.6%	36.4–42.9%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	30.7%	26.4–35.4%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.6%	31.7–37.5%	32%	about the same
Depression	26.9%	23.8–30%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.4–13.5%	14.8%	better
Asthma	12.5%	11.1–13.9%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.2–13.4%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8–11%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.5%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13–18.7%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.2%	12.1–16.6%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	19.3–26.7%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.2–35.5%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.7%	79–84.2%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60.4–66.8%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.2–89.5%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	67.8%	63.9–71.3%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	71.7–82.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.5–80.2%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	7.7%	6.1–9.6%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.2–33.8%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.9–26.2%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.7–18.7%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16–21.7%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	12.8–16.7%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.5–12.9%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.1–11.7%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.5–9.2%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.9%	12–18.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.2%	27.4–34.9%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13–17.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	15%	12.9–17.1%	15.5%
Hearing	8.9%	7.8–9.9%	8.4%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.3–9.8%	8.1%

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 Appleton door to door.

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

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

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