Toast, NC health
Toast differs from North Carolina on 24 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 76.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13.8% vs 7.1%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for ToastNot graded
Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 893 people are less certain, so we show Toast's figures without a grade.
How Toast compares with North Carolina
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
Habits
Care & screenings
Mind & connection
Everyday needs
Disability
Out of every 100 Toast adults…
Bars show Toast; the black tick is North Carolina. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
NC 23.8%
NC 34.2%
NC 14.7%
NC 13.5%
Keeping up with care
Share of Toast adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Carolina.
How Toast adults are doing
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
23.7% of Toast adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.
Living with a disability
of Toast adults live with a disability (North Carolina 32%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Black tick: North Carolina. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Toast 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 Toast.
Obesity
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.
Care in and near Toast
No hospital or community health center in Toast itself. These are the nearest.
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 Toast. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
All 40 measures for Toast
| Measure | Toast | Margin | North Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 44.6% | 40.2–49% | 36.8% | worse |
| High cholesterol | 41.3% | 36.7–45.9% | 35.6% | worse |
| Obesity | 45% | 36.9–53.1% | 35.1% | worse |
| Arthritis | 35.4% | 31.7–39.2% | 26.9% | worse |
| Depression | 29.1% | 25–33.3% | 24.2% | worse |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 20.9% | 17.1–24.9% | 13.9% | worse |
| Asthma | 12.2% | 10.7–13.8% | 10.8% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 9.7% | 8.6–10.7% | 7.9% | worse |
| Diabetes | 17% | 14.7–19.4% | 12% | worse |
| COPD | 13.8% | 11.6–16.4% | 7.1% | worse |
| Heart disease | 10.9% | 9.5–12.5% | 6.6% | worse |
| Stroke | 5.8% | 5–6.6% | 3.6% | worse |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 21.8% | 18.1–25.7% | 13.5% | worse |
| Binge drink | 12.5% | 10.1–15.2% | 14.7% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 35% | 29.5–41.1% | 23.8% | worse |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 35% | 28–41.9% | 34.2% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 80.3% | 76.8–83.5% | 80% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 51.8% | 47.6–55.7% | 63.6% | worse |
| Cholesterol check | 84.8% | 82.4–87.1% | 87.5% | worse |
| Colon screening | 62.3% | 56.6–67.4% | 65.7% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 71.8% | 62.3–79.5% | 78.7% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 79.6% | 76.9–82.1% | 76.7% | better |
| No health insurance | 15% | 11.8–18.6% | 10.4% | worse |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 32.8% | 27.7–38.3% | 32.5% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 22.5% | 18.8–26.4% | 22.5% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 20% | 17.6–22.6% | 16.5% | worse |
| Fair or poor health | 30.4% | 26–35.2% | 19% | worse |
| Frequent physical distress | 18.9% | 16.5–21.7% | 12.7% | worse |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 24.3% | 19.9–29.1% | 15.2% | worse |
| Housing insecurity | 16.1% | 13.5–18.9% | 12.2% | worse |
| Utility shut-off threat | 11.9% | 10.1–13.8% | 8.1% | worse |
| No reliable transportation | 12.5% | 10.5–14.5% | 8.4% | worse |
| Receive SNAP | 23.7% | 19.3–28.3% | 12.3% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 45.8% | 40.5–51.5% | 32% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 23.9% | 20.5–27.8% | 14.2% | |
| Thinking or memory | 20.9% | 18–24.1% | 14.8% | |
| Hearing | 11.9% | 10.5–13.5% | 7.3% | |
| Vision | 9.3% | 8–10.9% | 5.3% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 7.4% | 6.3–8.7% | 4% | |
| Errands alone | 13.8% | 11.7–16.1% | 8.2% | |
How CDC estimates town health
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Carolina 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.