Health · Prospect

Prospect, ME health

Prospect differs from Maine on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.4% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04981 (all of Prospect)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 923 people are less certain, so we show Prospect's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Prospect 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 Prospect adults…

39 of every 100 Prospect adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 35.9–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Prospect, betterProspect, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Prospect
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Prospect
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Prospect
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Prospect
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Prospect 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

Prospect 8.1% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Prospect adults are doing

1 in 3Prospect adults feel lonely

31.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Prospect adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.1% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Prospect adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Prospect 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 9

Prospect adults worry about having enough food

11.5% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Prospect adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Prospect adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Prospect adults lack reliable transportation

8% · ME 7.8% · about the same

16.5% of Prospect adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing10%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Prospect

Prospect 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.

22.7%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Bucksport31.6%

Verona Island31.6%

Prospect35.3%

Searsport35.3%

Stockton Springs35.3%

Frankfort35.9%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast · 10.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 17.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph HospitalBangor · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bucksport Regional Health CenterBucksport · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Seaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careProspect is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careProspect is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthProspect is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Prospect. 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 Prospect

Measure	Prospect	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	35.9–42.6%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.9%	38.4–45.3%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	35.3%	30.4–40.1%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	37.7%	34.5–40.7%	32%	worse
Depression	28.1%	24.9–31.3%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.6%	14.8–20.8%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.5%	12.1–15.1%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.3–12.7%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	11.2%	worse
COPD	10.3%	8.3–12.4%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	13–19.6%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	11.3–15.6%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.3%	20.9–29.6%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	30.3–38.8%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.1%	80.4–85.5%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.9%	56.7–63.1%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.5–90.1%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	66.9–74.5%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.3%	68.3–80.1%	80.3%	worse
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.5–82.8%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	8.1%	6.1–10.2%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	27.5–35%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.7–26.3%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.8–20.3%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.2–25.5%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.3–19%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.5%	9–14.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.3–12.3%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.3–9.1%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.8–9.4%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.5%	12.8–20.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.3%	31.5–40.7%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	14.3–20.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	13.4–18.4%	15.5%
Hearing	10%	8.7–11.3%	8.4%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–6%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.5–5%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	7.8–11%	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 Prospect door to door.

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

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