Health · Wade

Wade, ME health

Wade differs from Maine on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults who get no exercise (31.7% vs 23.1%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.1% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04786 (all of Wade)
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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 244 people are less certain, so we show Wade's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Wade 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 Wade adults…

42 of every 100 Wade adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 39–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wade, betterWade, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.7% Wade
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Wade
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Wade
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Wade
ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
57%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
86%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
70%
Colon screening
ME 71%
77%
Mammogram
ME 80%
78%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wade 9.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Wade adults are doing

1 in 3Wade adults feel lonely
34.3% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 4Wade adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call
1 in 4Wade adults lack social or emotional support
25.4% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Wade adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · 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 7
Wade adults worry about having enough food
13.8% · ME 10.7% · worse
1 in 9
Wade adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · ME 9.8% · about the same
1 in 11
Wade adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.9% · ME 7.4% · worse
1 in 11
Wade adults lack reliable transportation
8.9% · ME 7.8% · about the same

20.1% of Wade adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%
Thinking or memory17.4%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.8%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Wade

Wade 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 Wade.

Castle Hill: 38.5% Perham: 41.1% Washburn: 40.1% Ashland: 42% Mapleton: 38.5% Woodland: 39.2% Westmanland: 40.2% Wade: 40.1% Wade Castle Hill Perham Washburn Katahdin Valley Health Center Ashland · Ashland · 13.4 mi+
38.5%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first
Castle Hill38.5%
Wade40.1%
Washburn40.1%
Perham41.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.9 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 Wade

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

HNearest ERCary Medical CenterCaribou · 12.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHoulton Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 49.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePines Health ServicesCaribou · 12.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Pines Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Caribou
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.9 mi
Cary Medical Center
Caribou · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Katahdin Valley Health Center Ashland
Ashland · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
14.2 mi
Northern Light A R Gould Hospital
Presque Isle · ★★★★★
ER
36.2 mi
Northern Maine Medical Center
Fort Kent · not rated
ERRural critical access
49.7 mi
Houlton Regional Hospital
Houlton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careWade is not a shortage area
! Dental careWade is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caribou · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthWade is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Presque Isle · need score 17 of 25

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 Wade. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wade
MeasureWadeMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.2%39–45.4%35.7%worse
High cholesterol40.6%37.4–43.9%37.4%about the same
Obesity40.1%35.4–45.1%32.7%worse
Arthritis35.7%32.9–38.7%32%worse
Depression26.1%23.1–29.2%26.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)20.1%16.9–23.6%14.8%worse
Asthma13.5%12.1–15.1%12.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.1%9.9%about the same
Diabetes14.2%12.5–16%11.2%worse
COPD10.8%9.4–12.4%8.4%worse
Heart disease9%8.1–10.1%7.6%worse
Stroke4.4%3.9–4.9%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%15.7–21.4%14.4%worse
Binge drink13.3%11.2–15.6%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise31.7%28–36%23.1%worse
Sleep under 7 hours36.3%32.1–40.6%32.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup82%79.4–84.4%81.2%about the same
Dentist visit57.3%54–60.4%63.8%worse
Cholesterol check86.3%84.4–88.2%87.1%about the same
Colon screening69.8%66–73.6%70.5%about the same
Mammogram77.2%71.5–82.4%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds78.3%75.7–80.8%76.4%about the same
No health insurance9.3%7.5–11.4%7.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34.3%30.4–38.1%32%about the same
Lack emotional support25.4%22.1–28.8%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.8%16.8–21%17.7%about the same
Fair or poor health23.4%20.6–26.7%18.7%worse
Frequent physical distress17.2%15.4–19.4%14.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.8%11.3–16.3%10.7%worse
Housing insecurity11.7%9.8–13.6%9.8%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.9%7.6–10.3%7.4%worse
No reliable transportation8.9%7.6–10.1%7.8%about the same
Receive SNAP20.1%16.8–23.4%14.3%
Disability
Any disability38.1%34.4–42.2%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs18.1%15.9–20.6%14%
Thinking or memory17.4%15.3–19.7%15.5%
Hearing9.9%8.9–11.1%8.4%
Vision5.5%4.9–6.3%4.4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.9–5.2%3.5%
Errands alone9.8%8.5–11.2%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 Wade door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Wade better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wade by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wade 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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