Health · Oakfield

Oakfield, ME health

Oakfield differs from Maine on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.9% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.2% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04763 (all of Oakfield)

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 629 people are less certain, so we show Oakfield's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Oakfield 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 Oakfield adults…

47 of every 100 Oakfield adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 43.9–50.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oakfield, betterOakfield, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35% Oakfield
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Oakfield
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.9% Oakfield
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% Oakfield
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oakfield 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

Oakfield 9.4% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Oakfield adults are doing

1 in 3Oakfield adults feel lonely

33.4% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Oakfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Oakfield adults lack social or emotional support

25.4% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Oakfield adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 7

Oakfield adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Oakfield adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 11

Oakfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.4% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 11

Oakfield adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · ME 7.8% · worse

22.5% of Oakfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.8%

Thinking or memory17.7%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Oakfield

Oakfield 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 Oakfield.

41.1%42.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Smyrna41.3%

Dyer Brook41.8%

New Limerick42%

Oakfield42.1%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 41 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light A R Gould HospitalPresque Isle · 42.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln · 53.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Katahdin Valley Health Center HoultonHoulton · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East Grand Health CenterDanforth · 30.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthOakfield 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 Oakfield. 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 Oakfield

Measure	Oakfield	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.4%	43.9–50.8%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44.1%	40.8–47.5%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	42.1%	37.3–47%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	40.9%	37.7–44%	32%	worse
Depression	25.7%	22.8–28.9%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.2%	22.4–30.2%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.8%	12.3–15.4%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.2–12.4%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	17%	14.9–19.1%	11.2%	worse
COPD	13.1%	11.3–15%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.7%	9.5–12%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.7–5.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.3%	17.3–23.5%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	11.9%	10.1–13.9%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	35%	30.4–39.4%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	33.6–42.3%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.6%	81.1–85.9%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	55%	51.6–58.2%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.4–89.6%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.7%	65.8–73.6%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	70.6–81.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.2–83.3%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	9.4%	7.5–11.6%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.4%	29.5–37.3%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.4%	22.1–28.9%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.3–20.5%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.6%	23.1–30.1%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.4%	17.1–21.9%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.1–18.1%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	12%	10–14.1%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.4%	7.9–11%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.3%	7.9–10.8%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	22.5%	18.6–26.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	41.3%	37–45.7%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.8%	18.9–24.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.7%	15.4–20%	15.5%
Hearing	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	8.4%
Vision	6.5%	5.6–7.3%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.7–6.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.3–12.4%	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 Oakfield door to door.

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

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