Health · Wesley

Wesley, ME health

Wesley differs from Maine on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.6% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (12.7% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 04686, 04654

Report card

How Wesley 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 Wesley adults…

49 of every 100 Wesley adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 44.9–51.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wesley, betterWesley, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.5% Wesley
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Wesley
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.6% Wesley
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% Wesley
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wesley 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wesley 10.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Wesley adults are doing

1 in 3Wesley adults feel lonely

34.1% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Wesley adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Wesley adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Wesley adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · 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 6

Wesley adults worry about having enough food

15.9% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Wesley adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 11

Wesley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 10

Wesley adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · ME 7.8% · worse

23.1% of Wesley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.5%

Thinking or memory18.2%

Hearing13.9%

Errands alone11.6%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Wesley

Wesley 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.

40%41.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Northfield40%

Wesley41.3%

Care nearby

Down East Community HospitalMachias · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Calais Community HospitalCalais · 25.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 45.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 46 mi · ER · rural critical access

Ehc MachiasMachias · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

East MachiasEast Machias · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careWesley is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Machias · need score 9 of 25

! Dental careWesley is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Machias · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthWesley is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calais/Machias · need score 18 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 Wesley. 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 Wesley

Measure	Wesley	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48.5%	44.9–51.9%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	41.5%	38.1–44.9%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	41.3%	36.2–46.3%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	44%	40.4–47.2%	32%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.8–29.1%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.8%	19.3–26.7%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	12.8%	11.3–14.2%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.2%	10.9–13.5%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	17.7%	15.1–20%	11.2%	worse
COPD	13.8%	11.3–16.4%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	12.7%	10.8–14.5%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5.9%	4.9–6.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.3%	16.3–24.1%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	12.6%	10.6–14.7%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	36.5%	31.1–41.7%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	34.4–43.3%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.7–85.6%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.8%	51.4–58.3%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.3%	85.1–89.3%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	71.2%	67–74.9%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	72.9–83.4%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.2–83.1%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	10.7%	8–14%	7.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	30.1–38.4%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21.3–28.7%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.3–21%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.6%	23.2–32.1%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.2%	17.3–22.8%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.9%	12.5–19.8%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.9%	9.7–14.3%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	7.7–11.1%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.4–12.1%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	23.1%	18.5–28.2%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	45.6%	40.4–50.5%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.5%	19.8–27.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.2%	15.4–21%	15.5%
Hearing	13.9%	12.1–15.6%	8.4%
Vision	7.2%	6–8.5%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	4.8–6.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	11.6%	9.7–13.6%	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 Wesley door to door.

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

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