Health · Rumford

Rumford, ME health

Rumford differs from Maine on 23 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing food insecurity (19.1% vs 10.7%) and more adults facing a utility shut-off (12.1% vs 7.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04276 (all of Rumford)

Report card

How Rumford 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 Rumford adults…

41 of every 100 Rumford adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rumford, betterRumford, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.7% Rumford
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Rumford
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Rumford
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.4% Rumford
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rumford 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rumford 10.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Rumford adults are doing

1 in 3Rumford adults feel lonely

33.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Rumford adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Rumford adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Rumford adults are in frequent mental distress

19.6% · 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 5

Rumford adults worry about having enough food

19.1% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 7

Rumford adults worry about keeping their housing

15.1% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 8

Rumford adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.1% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 8

Rumford adults lack reliable transportation

11.8% · ME 7.8% · worse

27.3% of Rumford adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.1%

Thinking or memory19.8%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.9%

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

Around Rumford

Rumford 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.

33.7%37.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Bethel33.8%

Peru34.4%

Mexico35%

Roxbury36%

Rumford37.6%

Care nearby

Rumford HospitalRumford · 3.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Stephens HospitalNorway · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin · 26.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bethel Family Health CenterBethel · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Western Maine Family Health CenterLivermore Falls · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRumford is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rumford · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careRumford is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rumford · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthRumford is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bethel · 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 Rumford. 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 Rumford

Measure	Rumford	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.7%	37.5–44%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	42%	38.7–45.4%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	37.6%	33.1–42.7%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	37.8%	35–40.9%	32%	worse
Depression	27.7%	24.8–31%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20%	16.9–23.3%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	14.2%	12.8–15.9%	12.6%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.5–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	15.7%	13.8–17.6%	11.2%	worse
COPD	13.3%	11.8–14.9%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	9.3–11.5%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.7–5.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.4%	18.7–24.4%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.4%	12.2–16.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.7%	26.1–33.7%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.7–38.2%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.8–84%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.2%	53–59.4%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.5–87%	87.1%	worse
Colon screening	64.1%	59.8–68.1%	70.5%	worse
Mammogram	74.6%	68.3–80.2%	80.3%	worse
Taking BP meds	78.3%	75.6–80.7%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	10.7%	9–12.6%	7.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	29.6–37%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	22.2–28.3%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.6%	17.6–21.8%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.1%	24.2–30.2%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.3%	17.3–21.4%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.1%	16.3–22%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.8%	10.3–13.3%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	27.3%	23.8–30.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	38.5%	34.9–42.3%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.1%	17.7–22.5%	14%
Thinking or memory	19.8%	17.8–22.1%	15.5%
Hearing	10.7%	9.6–11.9%	8.4%
Vision	7.3%	6.6–8.2%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	12.3%	11–13.8%	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 Rumford door to door.

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

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