Health · Rome

Rome, ME health

On most measures Rome looks like Maine as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.3% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04963 (all of Rome)

B-Health Grade

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Rome’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Rome is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns and 54% of Maine towns.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressB+ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 52%

Less healthyHealthier

Maine towns we grade (276)Healthier than 54%

Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (9,836)Healthier than 56%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Rome 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 Rome 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. Rome’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 Rome 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 Rome adults…

34 of every 100 Rome adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.2–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rome, betterRome, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Rome
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Rome
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Rome
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Rome
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rome 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rome 7.5% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Rome adults are doing

1 in 3Rome adults feel lonely

30.4% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Rome adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.1% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Rome adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Rome 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

Rome adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Rome adults worry about keeping their housing

10.3% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Rome adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Rome adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · ME 7.8% · about the same

13.8% of Rome adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Rome

Rome 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 Rome.

29.9%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Belgrade29.9%

Mount Vernon31.9%

Vienna32%

Rome32.4%

Smithfield34.7%

New Sharon36.7%

Mercer39.1%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Maine General Medical CenterAugusta · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta · 21.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Belgrade Regional Health CenterBelgrade · 3.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dfd Russell Medical Center - LeedsLeeds · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRome is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Waterville · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careRome is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Waterville · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthRome is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Waterville · need score 17 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 Rome. 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 Rome

Measure	Rome	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.3%	31.2–37.4%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.4%	34.2–40.5%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	32.4%	28.2–36.9%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	30.1–35.6%	32%	about the same
Depression	28.1%	25.1–31.2%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.2–14.7%	14.8%	better
Asthma	12.6%	11.3–14%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.2%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.5%	10.1–13%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.5–8%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.2–3.8%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.3–17.5%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	11.3–15.7%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	20.6–27%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.2%	30.2–38.5%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	78.5–83.7%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.7%	63.8–69.6%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.6–88.7%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.7%	68.2–75.3%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.1%	72.7–83.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.3%	73.2–79.1%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.3–8.7%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	27–34.2%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	20.5–26.5%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16.4–20.2%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.2%	17–21.5%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13.1–16.4%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12.3%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.3%	8.9–12%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.7–8.7%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.8%	11.8–16%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.7%	30.4–37.1%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14.4–17.9%	15.5%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.3%	8.4%
Vision	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	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 Rome door to door.

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

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