Health · Temple

Temple, ME health

On most measures Temple looks like Maine as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.4% vs 14.8%) and more adults with heart disease (9% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04984 (all of Temple)

Report card

How Temple 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 Temple adults…

39 of every 100 Temple adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.5–42.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Temple, betterTemple, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Temple
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Temple
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Temple
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Temple
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Temple 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

Temple 8.2% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Temple adults are doing

1 in 3Temple adults feel lonely

34.5% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Temple adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Temple adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Temple adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 8

Temple adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Temple adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Temple adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Temple adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · ME 7.8% · about the same

16.3% of Temple adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Temple

Temple 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%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Farmington34.2%

Temple35.4%

Avon36.6%

Wilton37%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rumford HospitalRumford · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan · 27.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Maine General Medical CenterAugusta · 35 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Strong Area Health CenterStrong · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Western Maine Family Health CenterLivermore Falls · 15.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTemple is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Farmington · need score 10 of 25

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

! Mental healthTemple'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 Temple. 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 Temple

Measure	Temple	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.1%	35.5–42.5%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.9%	36.4–43.1%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	35.4%	30.5–40.3%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	35%	31.6–38%	32%	about the same
Depression	27.5%	24.1–30.6%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.4%	18.7–26.1%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.2%	11.6–14.6%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.6–11.8%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.1%	10.3–13.9%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8–11.8%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	9%	7.8–10.3%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	13.4–20.3%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	12.2–17%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.9%	21.6–30.3%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	32–40.9%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77.3–82.9%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.7%	55.2–61.9%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85.8–89.6%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.3%	67.4–74.9%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.6%	75.1–85.1%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.3–79.2%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	8.2%	6.2–10.5%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.5%	30.4–39%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	21.1–28.4%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.1–20.6%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.2%	17.6–24.9%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	13.5–18.1%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	9.5–15.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.1–13.5%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.7–9.5%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	6.8–9.7%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.3%	12.8–20.1%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.1%	31.4–40.6%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.2–18.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	14.2–19.2%	15.5%
Hearing	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	8.4%
Vision	5%	4.2–5.9%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.4–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.4–10.4%	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 Temple door to door.

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

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