Health · Crystal

Crystal, ME health

Crystal differs from Maine on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.1% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.2% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.1% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04747 (all of Crystal)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 247 people are less certain, so we show Crystal's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Crystal 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 Crystal adults…

46 of every 100 Crystal adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 42.7–49.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Crystal, betterCrystal, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Crystal
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Crystal
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Crystal
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20% Crystal
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Crystal 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

Crystal 9.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Crystal adults are doing

1 in 3Crystal adults feel lonely

33.3% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Crystal adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.2% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Crystal adults lack social or emotional support

25% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Crystal 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 7

Crystal adults worry about having enough food

15% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Crystal adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 10

Crystal adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 11

Crystal adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · ME 7.8% · worse

22.8% of Crystal adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.7%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing11%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Crystal

Crystal 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 Crystal.

41%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Sherman41%

Hersey41.4%

Crystal41.8%

Island Falls41.8%

Patten42.9%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 27.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 28.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln · 44.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle · 51.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Katahdin Valley Health Center PattenPatten · 3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Han MedwayMedway · 27 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCrystal is a federal shortage area.Island Falls · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careCrystal is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Millinocket · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthCrystal is a federal shortage area.Houlton · need score 18 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 Crystal. 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 Crystal

Measure	Crystal	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	42.7–49.4%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	43.1%	39.8–46.6%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	41.8%	37–46.7%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	39.3%	36.3–42.4%	32%	worse
Depression	26.2%	23.2–29.4%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.1%	19.8–26.6%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.8%	12.3–15.3%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	16.4%	14.4–18.5%	11.2%	worse
COPD	12.6%	10.8–14.6%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.4%	9.2–11.7%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.5–5.6%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20%	16.9–23.3%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	12.1%	10.2–14.2%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	33.9%	29.6–38.4%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	32.8–41.4%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	81–85.7%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	56%	52.7–59.3%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.8–89.3%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.7%	68–75.4%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.8%	73.4–83.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.7–82.7%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	9.3%	7.3–11.6%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	29.6–37.1%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25%	21.9–28.2%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.5–20.7%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.8%	22.4–29.4%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.8%	16.6–21%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	12.4–18%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.2–14.1%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8–10.8%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	22.8%	19.2–26.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	40.2%	36.1–44.3%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.7%	17.9–23.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.4–19.9%	15.5%
Hearing	11%	9.8–12.4%	8.4%
Vision	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.2–12%	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 Crystal door to door.

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

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