Health · Somerville

Somerville, ME health

On most measures Somerville looks like Maine as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with arthritis (37.2% vs 32%) and more adults with high blood pressure (39.2% vs 35.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04348 (all of Somerville)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 837 people are less certain, so we show Somerville's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Somerville 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 Somerville adults…

39 of every 100 Somerville adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 35.8–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Somerville, betterSomerville, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.4% Somerville
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% Somerville
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Somerville
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Somerville
ME 14.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
66%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
88%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
73%
Colon screening
ME 71%
79%
Mammogram
ME 80%
79%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Somerville 8.2% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Somerville adults are doing

1 in 3Somerville adults feel lonely
30.8% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 4Somerville adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.9% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call
1 in 4Somerville adults lack social or emotional support
23% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Somerville adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · 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
Somerville adults worry about having enough food
11.1% · ME 10.7% · about the same
1 in 10
Somerville adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · ME 9.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Somerville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · ME 7.4% · about the same
1 in 13
Somerville adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · ME 7.8% · about the same

15.4% of Somerville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Somerville

Somerville 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 Somerville.

Windsor: 32.7% Jefferson: 33% Washington: 31.7% Palermo: 34.2% Whitefield: 33.5% China: 31.1% Nobleboro: 32.1% Alna: 31.2% Waldoboro: 31.1% Newcastle: 30.6% Union: 30.7% Liberty: 35.3% Somerville: 33% Somerville Windsor Jefferson Washington Palermo Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta · 18.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sheepscot Valley Health Center · Whitefield · 3.8 mi+
30.6%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Washington31.7%
Windsor32.7%
Somerville33%
Jefferson33%
Palermo34.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.7 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Somerville

No hospital or community health center in Somerville itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERTogus VA Medical CenterAugusta · 10.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMaine General Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Reach Community Health CentersWhitefield · 3.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Health Reach Community Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Whitefield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.7 mi
Togus VA Medical Center
Augusta · ★★★★★
ERVA
13.6 mi
Maine General Medical Center
Augusta · ★★★★★
ER
18.3 mi
Lincolnhealth
Damariscotta · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.3 mi
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
Rockport · ★★★★★
ER
22.4 mi
Mid-Coast Health Net/Knox Clinic Main Site
Rockland · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSomerville is not a shortage area
! Dental careSomerville is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Augusta · need score 16 of 25
✓ Mental healthSomerville is not a shortage area

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Somerville. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Somerville
MeasureSomervilleMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.2%35.8–42.5%35.7%worse
High cholesterol41%37.6–44.5%37.4%worse
Obesity33%28.2–37.7%32.7%about the same
Arthritis37.2%34.1–40.2%32%worse
Depression27.9%24.7–31.1%26.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.8%10.5–15.3%14.8%about the same
Asthma12.7%11.3–14.1%12.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11%9.9–12.2%9.9%about the same
Diabetes12.5%10.8–14.5%11.2%about the same
COPD9.7%7.9–11.6%8.4%about the same
Heart disease8.7%7.5–9.9%7.6%about the same
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.8%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%12.4–19.2%14.4%about the same
Binge drink13.5%11.2–15.8%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise23.4%19.5–27.9%23.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.4%25.4–33.5%32.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup82.6%79.6–85.2%81.2%about the same
Dentist visit65.7%62.6–68.7%63.8%about the same
Cholesterol check87.7%85.6–89.6%87.1%about the same
Colon screening73.4%69.8–76.9%70.5%about the same
Mammogram78.6%72.9–83.6%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.6–81.2%76.4%about the same
No health insurance8.2%6.1–10.5%7.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%26.8–35%32%about the same
Lack emotional support23%19.5–26.8%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.4–20.2%17.7%about the same
Fair or poor health20.3%17.1–24.1%18.7%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.5%13.3–17.8%14.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.1%8.4–14%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10%7.9–12.2%9.8%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.2–9%7.4%about the same
No reliable transportation7.7%6.3–9.2%7.8%about the same
Receive SNAP15.4%11.8–19.1%14.3%
Disability
Any disability33.7%29.4–38.2%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs16.1%13.5–19%14%
Thinking or memory15.6%13.2–18.3%15.5%
Hearing9.3%8.1–10.5%8.4%
Vision5%4.2–5.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone8.6%7.2–10.1%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 Somerville door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Somerville better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Somerville by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Somerville 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.

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