Health · Hanover

Hanover, ME health

Hanover differs from Maine on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (89.8% vs 87.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (13.5% vs 11.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04237 (all of Hanover)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 276 people are less certain, so we show Hanover's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Hanover 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 Hanover adults…

39 of every 100 Hanover adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hanover, betterHanover, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Hanover
ME 23.1%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Hanover
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Hanover
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hanover 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

Hanover 6.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Hanover adults are doing

1 in 3Hanover adults feel lonely

29.8% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Hanover adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Hanover adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Hanover adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 9

Hanover adults worry about having enough food

10.9% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Hanover adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Hanover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Hanover adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · ME 7.8% · about the same

14.7% of Hanover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Hanover

Hanover 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.

33.8%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Bethel33.8%

Hanover33.9%

Newry35.9%

Care nearby

Rumford HospitalRumford · 9.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 29.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bethel Family Health CenterBethel · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Coos County Family Health ServicesBerlin · 20.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHanover is not a shortage area

! Dental careHanover is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rumford · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthHanover is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bethel · 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 Hanover. 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 Hanover

Measure	Hanover	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	35.5–42.6%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.6%	39.2–46.2%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	33.9%	29.5–38.9%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	36.6%	33.4–40.1%	32%	worse
Depression	24.8%	21.9–28%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.1%	12.6–17.9%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13%	11.5–14.6%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.3–12.6%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.5–15.5%	11.2%	worse
COPD	9.6%	7.7–11.7%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	11.3–19%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12.6–17.3%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.2–27.2%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	28.2–36.6%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.9–85.9%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.2%	56.1–62.4%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.1–91.5%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	68.9%	64.7–72.7%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	71.1–82.6%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.1–81.9%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	6.6%	4.8–9%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	26.1–33.7%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.9–25.8%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.6–18.1%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.9%	16.2–23.7%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.2–18.1%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.9%	8.1–14.1%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	7.6–12.2%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.1–9.3%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6–8.9%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.7%	10.8–18.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	26.4–35.4%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	12.5–18.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12–16.9%	15.5%
Hearing	9.3%	8–10.7%	8.4%
Vision	4.9%	4–5.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.3–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	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 Hanover door to door.

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

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