Health · Phillips

Phillips, ME health

Phillips differs from Maine on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.9% vs 14.8%) and more adults with COPD (11% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04966 (all of Phillips)
Report card

How Phillips 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 Phillips adults…

41 of every 100 Phillips adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 37.4–44.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Phillips, betterPhillips, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Phillips
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Phillips
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Phillips
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Phillips
ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
60%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
88%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
70%
Colon screening
ME 71%
80%
Mammogram
ME 80%
77%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Phillips 8.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Phillips adults are doing

1 in 3Phillips adults feel lonely
34.3% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 4Phillips adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.8% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call
1 in 4Phillips adults lack social or emotional support
24.6% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Phillips adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · 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
Phillips adults worry about having enough food
13.4% · ME 10.7% · worse
1 in 8
Phillips adults worry about keeping their housing
11.8% · ME 9.8% · about the same
1 in 12
Phillips adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.6% · ME 7.4% · about the same
1 in 12
Phillips adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · ME 7.8% · about the same

18.4% of Phillips adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%
Thinking or memory17.2%
Hearing10.3%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Phillips

Phillips 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.

Avon: 36.6% Strong: 34.9% Temple: 35.4% Weld: 36.9% Phillips: 36.6% Phillips Avon Strong Area Health Center · Strong · 7.6 mi+
34.9%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first
Phillips36.6%
Avon36.6%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 18.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Rumford HospitalRumford · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan · 32.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway · 44.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Strong Area Health CenterStrong · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Mt. Abram Regional Health CenterKingfield · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary carePhillips is not a shortage area
! Dental carePhillips is a federal shortage area.Rangeley · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthPhillips's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 16 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 Phillips. 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 Phillips
MeasurePhillipsMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.8%37.4–44.2%35.7%worse
High cholesterol41.1%37.6–44.5%37.4%worse
Obesity36.6%31.7–41.4%32.7%about the same
Arthritis36.7%33.5–39.9%32%worse
Depression27.8%24.7–31.2%26.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.9%16.6–23.3%14.8%worse
Asthma13.3%11.9–14.9%12.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.8–11.9%9.9%about the same
Diabetes13.2%11.4–15.2%11.2%worse
COPD11%9.2–12.9%8.4%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.4–10.8%7.6%worse
Stroke4.5%4–5.1%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.1%14.9–21.3%14.4%worse
Binge drink13.9%11.7–16.2%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise27.8%23.4–32%23.1%worse
Sleep under 7 hours36.5%32.1–40.8%32.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.7%77.8–83.3%81.2%about the same
Dentist visit60.2%56.8–63.4%63.8%worse
Cholesterol check87.8%85.9–89.6%87.1%about the same
Colon screening69.8%66–73.2%70.5%about the same
Mammogram79.8%74.3–84.4%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds77.4%74.4–80.1%76.4%about the same
No health insurance8.7%6.9–10.9%7.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.3%30.2–38.2%32%about the same
Lack emotional support24.6%21.2–27.8%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.6%16.4–20.8%17.7%about the same
Fair or poor health22.9%19.6–26.5%18.7%worse
Frequent physical distress16.8%14.6–19%14.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.4%10.8–16.1%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity11.8%9.8–13.8%9.8%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.6%7.3–10%7.4%about the same
No reliable transportation8.6%7.3–9.9%7.8%about the same
Receive SNAP18.4%15.1–21.9%14.3%
Disability
Any disability37.6%33.1–41.9%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs17.3%14.7–20.1%14%
Thinking or memory17.2%14.9–19.6%15.5%
Hearing10.3%9.1–11.6%8.4%
Vision5.5%4.8–6.3%4.4%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.4%3.5%
Errands alone9.5%8.1–11%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 Phillips door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Phillips better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Phillips by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Phillips 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.

You’re browsing

Phillips

Maine · ME · Franklin County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Phillips is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01