Health · Cornish

Cornish, ME health

On most measures Cornish looks like Maine as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (60.7% vs 63.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04020 (all of Cornish)

C+Health Grade

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Cornish’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Cornish is healthier than 39% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressBObesityBDiabetesCSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 39%

Less healthyHealthier

Maine towns we grade (276)Healthier than 39%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$86K (9,558)Healthier than 48%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Cornish could be anywhere from C− to B+.

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 Maine 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 Cornish 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. Cornish’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 Cornish 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 Cornish adults…

38 of every 100 Cornish adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.8–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cornish, betterCornish, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Cornish
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Cornish
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Cornish
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Cornish
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cornish 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cornish 8.8% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Cornish adults are doing

1 in 3Cornish adults feel lonely

31.9% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Cornish adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.7% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Cornish adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Cornish adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 8

Cornish adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Cornish adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Cornish adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Cornish adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · ME 7.8% · about the same

15.9% of Cornish adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

36%

of Cornish adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory18%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Cornish

Cornish 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 Cornish.

28.7%36.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Baldwin30.6%

Limerick34.1%

Cornish35.2%

Limington35.4%

Hiram35.7%

Parsonsfield36.1%

Care in and near Cornish

1 community health center in Cornish, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Bridgton HospitalBridgton · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Huggins HospitalWolfeboro · 23.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sacopee Valley Health CenterCornish · 2.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Nasson Health Care - SpringvaleSpringvale · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCornish is a federal shortage area.Porter · need score 10 of 25

! Dental careCornish is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Parsonsfield · need score 14 of 25

✓ Mental healthCornish is not a shortage area

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 Cornish. 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 Cornish

Measure	Cornish	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	34.8–40.4%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	35.4–41.1%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.2%	30.9–39.3%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33.4%	30.9–35.9%	32%	about the same
Depression	26.7%	23.8–29.4%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.5–16.1%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.4%	12–14.8%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.5–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.8%	10.3–13.3%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8.4–11.4%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.2–19.6%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	14.2–18.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	21.6–28.5%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	28.7–36.1%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77.8–82.7%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.7%	57.6–63.6%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.6–88.2%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	65.6–72.9%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.8%	73.7–83.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.7–80.6%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	8.8%	7.1–10.9%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	28.4–35.4%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	20.4–26.5%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.5–20.7%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.6%	18.7–24.6%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.4–17.1%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	9.6–14.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.6%	8.8–12.5%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.2–9.8%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.9%	12.9–19.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36%	32.2–39.7%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.4–17.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	18%	15.8–20.3%	15.5%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	8.4%
Vision	5%	4.3–5.6%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.9–10.3%	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 Cornish door to door.

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

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