Health · Palermo

Palermo, ME health

On most measures Palermo looks like Maine as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04354 (all of Palermo)

B-Health Grade

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B⁻

Palermo’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Palermo is healthier than 55% of U.S. towns and 57% of Maine towns.

BSelf-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressBObesityB+DiabetesC+SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 55%

Less healthyHealthier

Maine towns we grade (276)Healthier than 57%

Towns with similar incomes, $67K–$111K (9,259)Healthier than 45%

About what its income would suggest. Palermo does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Palermo could be anywhere from C− to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Maine ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Palermo with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Palermo’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Palermo 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 Palermo adults…

35 of every 100 Palermo adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–38%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Palermo, betterPalermo, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.1% Palermo
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Palermo
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Palermo
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Palermo
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Palermo 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Palermo 7.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Palermo adults are doing

1 in 3Palermo adults feel lonely

31.6% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Palermo adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.2% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Palermo adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Palermo adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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 10

Palermo adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Palermo adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Palermo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Palermo adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · ME 7.8% · about the same

13.4% of Palermo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

of Palermo adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Palermo

Palermo 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 Palermo.

30.7%36.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

China31.1%

Washington31.7%

Windsor32.7%

Somerville33%

Palermo34.2%

Liberty35.3%

Care nearby

Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Maine General Medical CenterAugusta · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport · 24.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovejoy Health CenterAlbion · 9.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Seaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 19.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePalermo is not a shortage area

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

✓ Mental healthPalermo is not a shortage area

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 Palermo. 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 Palermo

Measure	Palermo	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	31.5–38%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	35.6–42.2%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	29.6–39.2%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	30.3–36.3%	32%	about the same
Depression	28.2%	25.1–31.7%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12%	9.8–14.3%	14.8%	better
Asthma	13.3%	11.9–14.8%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.2%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	10.9%	9.4–12.5%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	6.6–9.7%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3–4%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.1–18.6%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	12.7–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.1%	18.5–26.3%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	29.2–37.6%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.9–84.3%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	63–69.2%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.4–90.1%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	70.4%	66.8–73.9%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	81.6%	76.7–86.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.3–80.2%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.7–9.4%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	27.8–35.6%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.1%	19.8–26.5%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	15.9–20.5%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.7–22%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	12.8–17.1%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	7.7–12.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	7.9–11.9%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7%	5.8–8.4%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6–8.6%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.4%	10.5–16.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	28.1–36.6%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.6–16.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13–17.6%	15.5%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	8.4%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.8%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	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 Palermo door to door.

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

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