Health · Waldo

Waldo, ME health

Waldo differs from Maine on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults seeing a dentist (67.1% vs 63.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.9% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.5% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04915 (all of Waldo)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 926 people are less certain, so we show Waldo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Waldo 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 Waldo adults…

38 of every 100 Waldo adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.6–41%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Waldo, betterWaldo, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Waldo
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.2% Waldo
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Waldo
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Waldo
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Waldo 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

Waldo 7.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Waldo adults are doing

1 in 3Waldo adults feel lonely

30.5% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Waldo adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Waldo adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Waldo adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · 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 9

Waldo adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Waldo adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Waldo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Waldo adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · ME 7.8% · about the same

15.3% of Waldo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory15%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Waldo

Waldo 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 Waldo.

32.7%36.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Belfast33.4%

Waldo34.1%

Swanville34.1%

Morrill34.8%

Brooks36.3%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast · 2.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph HospitalBangor · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Seaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 4.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bucksport Regional Health CenterBucksport · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careWaldo is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careWaldo is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthWaldo is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Waldo. 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 Waldo

Measure	Waldo	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.8%	34.6–41%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.8%	37.5–44.2%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	34.1%	29.4–38.8%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	36.4%	33.4–39.4%	32%	worse
Depression	27.7%	24.7–31%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	11–15.4%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.4%	12–14.9%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.4–12.7%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.6–14%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	7.6–11.1%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.8%	7.7–9.9%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12–17.9%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	11.4–15.5%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	19.9–27.8%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.2%	27.4–35.4%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.7–85.5%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.1%	64.2–70%	63.8%	better
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.2–90.4%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	71.7%	68.2–75.2%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.9%	75.8–85.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.2–82.3%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	7.7%	5.9–9.8%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	26.9–34.5%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15.3–19.5%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.3%	17.3–23.8%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.6–17.8%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8.2–13.1%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	7.7–11.5%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6–8.6%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.3–8.9%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.3%	11.9–18.8%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	34.5%	30.6–38.8%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.5–19%	14%
Thinking or memory	15%	13–17.4%	15.5%
Hearing	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	8.4%
Vision	4.9%	4.1–5.7%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.5–10.4%	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 Waldo door to door.

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

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