Health · Dedham

Dedham, ME health

Dedham differs from Maine on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 10.7%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 7.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04429 (all of Dedham)

Report card

How Dedham 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 Dedham adults…

36 of every 100 Dedham adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.7–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dedham, betterDedham, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.5% Dedham
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Dedham
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Dedham
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Dedham
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dedham 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dedham 6.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Dedham adults are doing

1 in 3Dedham adults feel lonely

31.8% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Dedham adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Dedham adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Dedham adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 12

Dedham adults worry about having enough food

8.5% · ME 10.7% · better

1 in 12

Dedham adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · ME 9.8% · better

1 in 16

Dedham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · ME 7.4% · better

1 in 15

Dedham adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · ME 7.8% · better

10.9% of Dedham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone7%

Vision3.8%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Dedham

Dedham 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.

29.1%40.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Ellsworth29.1%

Orland29.2%

Otis29.7%

Bucksport31.6%

Dedham34.2%

Holden34.2%

Eddington36.8%

Care nearby

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

St. Joseph HospitalBangor · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 20 mi · ER · rural critical access

Brewer Medical CenterBrewer · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth SiteEllsworth · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careDedham is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careDedham is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthDedham 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 Dedham. 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 Dedham

Measure	Dedham	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.2%	33.7–38.6%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.8%	36.5–41.2%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	30.8–37.7%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	30–34.4%	32%	about the same
Depression	26.8%	24.6–29.2%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10.5–14%	14.8%	better
Asthma	12.7%	11.7–13.9%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.7–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	11–15.8%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.9%	14.2–17.7%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.5%	18.6–24.7%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	28.8–35%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83%	81.1–84.8%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.2%	64.7–69.5%	63.8%	better
Cholesterol check	89%	87.5–90.4%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	72.8%	69.9–75.4%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	81.8%	78–85.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	74–78.5%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	6.7%	5.4–8.3%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	29–34.6%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	19.4–24.3%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15.4–18.7%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.3%	15.1–19.8%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.5–15.6%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.5%	6.9–10.3%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.8–9.6%	9.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.2–7%	7.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.6–7.5%	7.8%	better
Receive SNAP	10.9%	8.8–13.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	27–33.2%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.1%	11.4–15.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.5–16%	15.5%
Hearing	7.8%	7–8.6%	8.4%
Vision	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.7%	3.5%
Errands alone	7%	6.1–8%	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 Dedham door to door.

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

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