Health · Bridgewater

Bridgewater, ME health

Bridgewater differs from Maine on 18 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.9% vs 14.8%) and more adults who get no exercise (32.6% vs 23.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04735 (all of Bridgewater)

Report card

How Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater adults…

44 of every 100 Bridgewater adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 40.2–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bridgewater, betterBridgewater, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.6% Bridgewater
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.8% Bridgewater
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.2% Bridgewater
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.1% Bridgewater
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bridgewater 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bridgewater 9.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Bridgewater adults are doing

1 in 3Bridgewater adults feel lonely

34.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Bridgewater adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Bridgewater adults lack social or emotional support

25.7% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Bridgewater adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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 7

Bridgewater adults worry about having enough food

14.4% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Bridgewater adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 11

Bridgewater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 11

Bridgewater adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · ME 7.8% · about the same

21.1% of Bridgewater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

39%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Bridgewater

Bridgewater and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

39.1%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Blaine40.2%

Bridgewater40.9%

Monticello41.6%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cary Medical CenterCaribou · 32.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 67 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Katahdin Valley Health Center HoultonHoulton · 20.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Pines Presque Isle Family Health CenterPresque Isle · 21.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBridgewater is not a shortage area

! Dental careBridgewater is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Presque Isle · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBridgewater is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Presque Isle · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bridgewater. 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 Bridgewater

Measure	Bridgewater	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.6%	40.2–46.7%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	38.1–44.7%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	40.9%	35.9–45.8%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	36.8%	33.7–39.7%	32%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.7–29%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20.4–27.6%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.5%	12–15.1%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	15%	13–16.9%	11.2%	worse
COPD	11.4%	9.5–13.4%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.2–10.7%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	3.9–5.2%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.1%	15.6–22.7%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	13.2%	11.1–15.5%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.6%	28–37.3%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.8%	33.5–42.3%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.2%	79.5–84.8%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.8%	51.4–58.1%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.3–88.4%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68.5%	64.4–72.4%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	79.7%	74.3–84.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.1–81.2%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.4–12%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	30.1–38.1%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.7%	22.2–29.3%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.5–21%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.8–28.2%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.8%	15.5–20.3%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.4%	11.5–17.7%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10–14.2%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	7.9–10.8%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.3%	7.8–10.8%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	21.1%	17–25.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39%	34.6–43.3%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16.1–21.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.1–20.2%	15.5%
Hearing	10.2%	9–11.5%	8.4%
Vision	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4–5.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.5–11.7%	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 Bridgewater door to door.

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

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