Health · Hammond

Hammond, ME health

Hammond differs from Maine on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.1% vs 15.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (24.7% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04730 (all of Hammond)

Report card

How Hammond 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 Hammond adults…

42 of every 100 Hammond adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 39.2–45.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hammond, betterHammond, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.3% Hammond
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Hammond
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.1% Hammond
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.8% Hammond
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hammond 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

Hammond 10% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Hammond adults are doing

1 in 3Hammond adults feel lonely

34.9% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Hammond adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Hammond adults lack social or emotional support

25.9% · Maine 22.7% · worse

1 in 5Hammond adults are in frequent mental distress

19.7% · Maine 17.7% · worse

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 6

Hammond adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Hammond adults worry about keeping their housing

13.2% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 10

Hammond adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.3% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 10

Hammond adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · ME 7.8% · worse

23.7% of Hammond adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory18.6%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Hammond

Hammond 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.

41.1%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Hammond41.1%

Littleton41.1%

Smyrna41.3%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle · 32 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cary Medical CenterCaribou · 44.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 53.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Katahdin Valley Health Center HoultonHoulton · 9.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Katahdin Valley Health Center PattenPatten · 27.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHammond is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Houlton · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthHammond 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 Hammond. 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 Hammond

Measure	Hammond	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.4%	39.2–45.5%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	37.1–43.5%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	36.4–46%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	35.9%	33.1–38.6%	32%	worse
Depression	26.8%	23.9–30%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.7%	21.2–28.6%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	14%	12.6–15.5%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.6%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	14.7%	13–16.4%	11.2%	worse
COPD	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.2–5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.8%	17.3–22.2%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	13.1%	11.1–15.4%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	33.3%	29.7–37.1%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	34–42.7%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	79.1–84.2%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.5%	50–56.7%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.7–87.2%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	66–73.5%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.4%	72.8–83.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75.3–80.3%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	10%	8.4–11.7%	7.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.9%	31.3–38.6%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.9%	22.9–29.1%	22.7%	worse
Frequent mental distress	19.7%	17.8–21.9%	17.7%	worse
Fair or poor health	25.1%	22.4–27.8%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18%	16.2–20%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	14.1–18.5%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.2%	11.5–15.1%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.3%	9–11.7%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.2%	9.1–11.5%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	23.7%	21–26.5%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39.7%	36.1–43.3%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	17.1–21.4%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.6%	16.7–20.6%	15.5%
Hearing	10.2%	9.1–11.2%	8.4%
Vision	6.2%	5.6–6.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.4–5.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.6–12%	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 Hammond door to door.

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

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