Health · Mount Chase

Mount Chase, ME health

Mount Chase differs from Maine on 27 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.7% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (14.8% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04765 (all of Mount Chase)
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How Mount Chase 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 Mount Chase adults…

48 of every 100 Mount Chase adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 44.8–50.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Chase, betterMount Chase, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.4% Mount Chase
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Mount Chase
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Mount Chase
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.7% Mount Chase
ME 14.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Chase adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Maine.

84%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
51%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
86%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
67%
Colon screening
ME 71%
75%
Mammogram
ME 80%
80%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Chase 10.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Mount Chase adults are doing

1 in 3Mount Chase adults feel lonely
34.1% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 3Mount Chase adults have been diagnosed with depression
29.3% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call
1 in 4Mount Chase adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Mount Chase adults are in frequent mental distress
20% · 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
Mount Chase adults worry about having enough food
17.6% · ME 10.7% · worse
1 in 8
Mount Chase adults worry about keeping their housing
12.5% · ME 9.8% · worse
1 in 9
Mount Chase adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.6% · ME 7.4% · worse
1 in 9
Mount Chase adults lack reliable transportation
11.5% · ME 7.8% · worse

26.8% of Mount Chase adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs24.1%
Thinking or memory19.8%
Hearing12.4%
Errands alone12.3%
Vision7.7%
Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Mount Chase

Mount Chase 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 Mount Chase.

Hersey: 41.4% Patten: 42.9% Dyer Brook: 41.8% Moro plantation: 41.3% Crystal: 41.8% Stacyville: 42.7% Mount Chase: 42.9% Mount Chase Hersey Patten Katahdin Valley Health Center Patten · Patten · 7.4 mi+
41.3%42.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first
Hersey41.4%
Mount Chase42.9%
Patten42.9%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 31.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 32.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle · 47.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln · 51.8 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Katahdin Valley Health Center PattenPatten · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Han MedwayMedway · 33.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careMount Chase is a federal shortage area.Millinocket · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careMount Chase is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Millinocket · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthMount Chase 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 Mount Chase. 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 Mount Chase
MeasureMount ChaseMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure47.8%44.8–50.7%35.7%worse
High cholesterol44%41.1–47%37.4%worse
Obesity42.9%38.6–47.2%32.7%worse
Arthritis41.5%38.7–44.2%32%worse
Depression29.3%26.5–32.1%26.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)18.5%15.6–21.6%14.8%worse
Asthma14.1%12.7–15.6%12.6%worse
Cancer (not skin)11.7%10.7–12.7%9.9%worse
Diabetes17.5%15.5–19.6%11.2%worse
COPD14.8%12.8–17.1%8.4%worse
Heart disease12.2%10.9–13.7%7.6%worse
Stroke5.8%5.1–6.5%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes21.7%18.7–25%14.4%worse
Binge drink12.7%11–14.5%15.5%better
Get no exercise35.4%31.3–39.6%23.1%worse
Sleep under 7 hours37.1%33.3–41.1%32.8%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup84%81.9–86%81.2%better
Dentist visit51.4%48.4–54.5%63.8%worse
Cholesterol check86.3%84.5–88%87.1%about the same
Colon screening67.4%63.6–71%70.5%about the same
Mammogram74.8%69.2–79.8%80.3%worse
Taking BP meds79.9%77.5–82.1%76.4%better
No health insurance10.6%8.4–13.1%7.8%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.1%30.6–37.6%32%about the same
Lack emotional support24.2%21.2–27.3%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress20%18–22.1%17.7%worse
Fair or poor health30.2%26.7–33.9%18.7%worse
Frequent physical distress21%18.7–23.4%14.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.6%14.5–20.9%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity12.5%10.5–14.5%9.8%worse
Utility shut-off threat10.6%9.1–12.3%7.4%worse
No reliable transportation11.5%9.9–13.2%7.8%worse
Receive SNAP26.8%22.7–31.2%14.3%
Disability
Any disability43.8%39.9–47.8%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs24.1%21.2–27%14%
Thinking or memory19.8%17.5–22.3%15.5%
Hearing12.4%11.1–13.8%8.4%
Vision7.7%6.7–8.7%4.4%
Dressing or bathing6.4%5.5–7.3%3.5%
Errands alone12.3%10.8–14%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 Mount Chase door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Mount Chase better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mount Chase by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mount Chase 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.

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