Health · Meddybemps

Meddybemps, ME health

Meddybemps differs from Maine on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (13.3% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.5% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who get no exercise (31.3% vs 23.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04657 (all of Meddybemps)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 139 people are less certain, so we show Meddybemps's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Meddybemps 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 Meddybemps adults…

45 of every 100 Meddybemps adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 40.9–47.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Meddybemps, betterMeddybemps, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Meddybemps
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Meddybemps
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Meddybemps
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Meddybemps
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Meddybemps 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Meddybemps 8.2% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Meddybemps adults are doing

1 in 3Meddybemps adults feel lonely

33.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Meddybemps adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Meddybemps adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Meddybemps adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Meddybemps adults worry about having enough food

12.5% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Meddybemps adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 12

Meddybemps adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.2% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Meddybemps adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · ME 7.8% · about the same

17.5% of Meddybemps adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Meddybemps

Meddybemps 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 Meddybemps.

39.2%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Charlotte39.2%

Meddybemps39.8%

Cooper39.8%

Baring plantation41.1%

Care nearby

Calais Community HospitalCalais · 9.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Down East Community HospitalMachias · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 61.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 62.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Croix Regional at CalaisCalais · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Eastport Health CareEastport · 20.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMeddybemps is a federal shortage area.Calais · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMeddybemps is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calais · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthMeddybemps is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calais/Machias · 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 Meddybemps. 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 Meddybemps

Measure	Meddybemps	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.5%	40.9–47.9%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	40%	36.5–43.4%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	34.8–44.6%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	41.5%	38.1–44.7%	32%	worse
Depression	26.1%	23.1–29.2%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	11.1–15.8%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13%	11.6–14.5%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.5–12.8%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	15%	13–17.2%	11.2%	worse
COPD	10.9%	8.9–13.1%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	13.5–21%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	11.2–15.4%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	31.3%	26.3–36.2%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.6%	33.3–42.1%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.7%	81.3–86%	81.2%	better
Dentist visit	60.2%	57.1–63.5%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.1–90.5%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	70.8%	67.1–74.4%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	71.9–82.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.8–82.1%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	8.2%	6.2–10.6%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	29.3–37.3%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	20–27%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.7–20.3%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.9%	19.3–26.9%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.9%	15.4–20.5%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.5%	9.6–15.8%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.3–12.8%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.2%	6.7–9.7%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.1–10.2%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.5%	13.5–21.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	39.8%	35.1–44.5%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.4%	16.3–22.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	13.7–18.6%	15.5%
Hearing	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	8.4%
Vision	5.6%	4.7–6.6%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.6%	8–11.3%	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 Meddybemps door to door.

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

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