Health · Waltham

Waltham, ME health

On most measures Waltham looks like Maine as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.2% vs 14.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 04605, 04634

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 346 people are less certain, so we show Waltham's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Waltham 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 Waltham adults…

35 of every 100 Waltham adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.1–38.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Waltham, betterWaltham, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21% Waltham
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Waltham
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Waltham
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Waltham
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Waltham 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

Waltham 7.5% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Waltham adults are doing

1 in 3Waltham adults feel lonely

30.8% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Waltham adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Waltham adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Waltham 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 10

Waltham adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Waltham adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Waltham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Waltham adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · ME 7.8% · about the same

13.8% of Waltham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Waltham

Waltham and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

29.7%32.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Mariaville29.7%

Waltham30.3%

Osborn31%

Eastbrook32.2%

Care nearby

Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 23.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth SiteEllsworth · 9.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Brewer Medical CenterBrewer · 21.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWaltham is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Milbridge · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careWaltham is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gouldsboro · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthWaltham is a federal shortage area.Ellsworth · need score 15 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 Waltham. 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 Waltham

Measure	Waltham	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	32.1–38.1%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	35.2–41.4%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	30.3%	26.2–34.8%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.5–34.9%	32%	about the same
Depression	26.3%	23.5–29.3%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	9.9–14.7%	14.8%	better
Asthma	12.4%	11.1–13.8%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	9.7–12.5%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.3–9.5%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12.2–16.8%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	15.7%	13.5–18.3%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	21%	17.9–24.1%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	26.3–34.6%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79.7–84.7%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.8%	61.6–67.9%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.6–89.6%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.1%	67.2–74.6%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.8%	75.4–85.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.6–80%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	7.5%	6.2–9.1%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	27.3–34.4%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.8–24.4%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15.4–19.2%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	15.6–20.3%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.4–15.8%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.6–12.4%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.2–11.3%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.8%	11.6–16.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	28–34.8%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	12–15.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.6–17.3%	15.5%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.4%	8.4%
Vision	4.4%	4–5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	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 Waltham door to door.

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

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