Health · Winter Harbor

Winter Harbor, ME health

Winter Harbor differs from Maine on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.8% vs 7.4%) and fewer binge drinkers (12.3% vs 15.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.8% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04693 (all of Winter Harbor)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 493 people are less certain, so we show Winter Harbor's figures without a grade.

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How Winter Harbor 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 Winter Harbor adults…

42 of every 100 Winter Harbor adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 38.7–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Winter Harbor, betterWinter Harbor, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Winter Harbor
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.7% Winter Harbor
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Winter Harbor
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Winter Harbor
ME 14.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

86%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
65%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
91%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
71%
Colon screening
ME 71%
79%
Mammogram
ME 80%
83%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winter Harbor 7.9% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Winter Harbor adults are doing

1 in 3Winter Harbor adults feel lonely
29.8% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 4Winter Harbor adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Maine 26.9% · better
1 in 5Winter Harbor adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 7Winter Harbor adults are in frequent mental distress
15.1% · Maine 17.7% · better
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 11
Winter Harbor adults worry about having enough food
9.4% · ME 10.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Winter Harbor adults worry about keeping their housing
8% · ME 9.8% · better
1 in 17
Winter Harbor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.8% · ME 7.4% · better
1 in 16
Winter Harbor adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · ME 7.8% · better

12% of Winter Harbor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing11.7%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Winter Harbor

Winter Harbor 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 Winter Harbor.

Gouldsboro: 29.9% Bar Harbor: 28.2% Cranberry Isles: 28.8% Steuben: 41.4% Sorrento: 32% Sullivan: 32.5% Hancock: 30% Trenton: 29.7% Lamoine: 29.7% Mount Desert: 27.4% Southwest Harbor: 28.6% Frenchboro: no data Winter Harbor: 29.2% Winter Harbor Gouldsboro Bar Harbor Cranberry Isles Mount Desert Island Hospital · Bar Harbor · 3.8 miH Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth · 19.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth Site · Ellsworth · 20.4 mi+
27.4%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Bar Harbor28.2%
Cranberry Isles28.8%
Winter Harbor29.2%
Gouldsboro29.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 3.8 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 Winter Harbor

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

HNearest ERMount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 3.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyDown East Community Hospital★★★★★ · 40.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBucksport Regional Health CenterEllsworth · 20.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.8 mi
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.1 mi
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Ellsworth · ★★★★★
ER
20.4 mi
Bucksport Regional Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Ellsworth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.5 mi
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Blue Hill · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.1 mi
Harrington Family Health Center
Harrington · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
40.6 mi
Down East Community Hospital
Machias · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careWinter Harbor is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Milbridge · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careWinter Harbor is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gouldsboro · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthWinter Harbor is a federal shortage area.Ellsworth · need score 15 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 Winter Harbor. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Winter Harbor
MeasureWinter HarborMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.4%38.7–45.9%35.7%worse
High cholesterol43.6%40.2–47.2%37.4%worse
Obesity29.2%25–33.9%32.7%about the same
Arthritis39.5%36.1–42.8%32%worse
Depression23.6%20.8–26.6%26.9%better
Lost all teeth (65+)13.4%11–16%14.8%about the same
Asthma11.9%10.6–13.3%12.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.8%12.5–15.2%9.9%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.6–15.6%11.2%worse
COPD10.3%8.5–12.3%8.4%worse
Heart disease10.5%9.1–12%7.6%worse
Stroke4.9%4.2–5.6%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%11.1–16.5%14.4%about the same
Binge drink12.3%10.5–14.4%15.5%better
Get no exercise24.2%19.9–28.4%23.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours28.7%24.7–32.9%32.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup85.7%83.5–87.7%81.2%better
Dentist visit65%61.7–68.2%63.8%about the same
Cholesterol check91.2%89.9–92.5%87.1%better
Colon screening71.2%67.3–74.9%70.5%about the same
Mammogram78.6%72.8–83.8%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds82.8%80.2–85.2%76.4%better
No health insurance7.9%6.1–10.1%7.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.8%26.1–33.5%32%about the same
Lack emotional support21.5%18.4–24.7%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.1%13.2–17%17.7%better
Fair or poor health20%16.7–23.5%18.7%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.5%13.3–17.8%14.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.4%7.4–11.7%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity8%6.6–9.7%9.8%better
Utility shut-off threat5.8%4.9–6.9%7.4%better
No reliable transportation6.4%5.4–7.6%7.8%better
Receive SNAP12%9.5–14.9%14.3%
Disability
Any disability36%31.3–40.3%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs17.5%14.6–20.6%14%
Thinking or memory14.4%12.3–16.5%15.5%
Hearing11.7%10.2–13.2%8.4%
Vision5.1%4.3–5.9%4.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.4–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone8.3%7–9.7%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 Winter Harbor door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Winter Harbor better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Winter Harbor by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Winter Harbor 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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