Health · Exeter

Exeter, ME health

Exeter differs from Maine on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (18.9% vs 14.4%) and more adults who get no exercise (30% vs 23.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04435 (all of Exeter)

Report card

How Exeter 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 Exeter adults…

42 of every 100 Exeter adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 39–45.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Exeter, betterExeter, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Exeter
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Exeter
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Exeter
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% Exeter
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Exeter 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

Exeter 9.5% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Exeter adults are doing

1 in 3Exeter adults feel lonely

34.4% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Exeter adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.1% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Exeter adults lack social or emotional support

25% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Exeter adults are in frequent mental distress

19.2% · 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

Exeter adults worry about having enough food

13.2% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Exeter adults worry about keeping their housing

10.7% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 12

Exeter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.2% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Exeter adults lack reliable transportation

9% · ME 7.8% · about the same

18.3% of Exeter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Exeter

Exeter 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.

34.1%41%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Corinth39.7%

Garland39.9%

Corinna40%

Exeter40.1%

Stetson41%

Care nearby

Northern Light Mayo HospitalDover Foxcroft · 16.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph HospitalBangor · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 21.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Katahdin Valley Health Center CorinthCorinth · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sebasticook Family Doctors - DexterDexter · 9.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careExeter is a federal shortage area.Dover Foxcroft · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careExeter is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Dover Foxcroft · need score 18 of 25

✓ Mental healthExeter 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 Exeter. 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 Exeter

Measure	Exeter	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.2%	39–45.2%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.1%	38.2–44.1%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	40.1%	35.8–44.3%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	36.1%	33.2–38.9%	32%	worse
Depression	28.1%	25.3–30.9%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.6–20.6%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.4%	12.1–14.8%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	13.8%	11.9–15.7%	11.2%	worse
COPD	10.8%	9–12.7%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8–10.5%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.9%	15.4–22.5%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	30%	25.7–34.4%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	30.7–38.3%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.8%	80.5–85%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	58.3–64.3%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.1–88.9%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.6%	68.2–74.7%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	75.1–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.1%	74.4–79.6%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	9.5%	7.5–12%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	30.9–38%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25%	21.7–28.4%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.2%	17.1–21.4%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.2%	20.7–28%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.8%	15.6–20.1%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.2%	10.3–16.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.7%	8.6–12.9%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.2%	6.8–9.7%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9%	7.5–10.6%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.3%	14.4–22.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	33.1–41.6%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.5–21%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.2–20.2%	15.5%
Hearing	9.6%	8.4–10.9%	8.4%
Vision	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.7–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	8–11%	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 Exeter door to door.

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

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