Health · Bath

Bath, NH health

Bath differs from New Hampshire on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (74.2% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.8% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03740 (all of Bath)

Report card

How Bath compares with New Hampshire

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 Bath adults…

38 of every 100 Bath adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.7–42%

Bars show Bath; the black tick is New Hampshire. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bath, betterBath, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Bath
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Bath
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Bath
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Bath
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bath adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Hampshire.

Yearly checkup

NH 78%

Dentist visit

NH 69%

Cholesterol check

NH 88%

Colon screening

NH 70%

Mammogram

NH 79%

Taking BP meds

NH 77%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bath 7.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Bath adults are doing

1 in 3Bath adults feel lonely

30% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Bath adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Bath adults lack social or emotional support

21% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Bath adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · New Hampshire 15.3% · 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

Bath adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NH 9.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Bath adults worry about keeping their housing

8.8% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Bath adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 15

Bath adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · NH 5.6% · about the same

9.1% of Bath adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

of Bath adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone8%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

Black tick: New Hampshire. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Bath

Bath 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.

26.8%34.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Haverhill27.7%

Monroe28.8%

Landaff28.8%

Lyman29%

Bath29.2%

Ryegate31.7%

Wells River33.4%

Newbury34%

Care nearby

Cottage HospitalWoodsville · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Littleton Regional HealthcareLittleton · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Central Vermont Medical CenterBarre · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Wells RiverWells River · 3.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Achs - WoodsvilleWoodsville · 3.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careBath is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern Grafton · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careBath is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern Grafton · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthBath is a federal shortage area.Grafton-SA · need score 13 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 Bath. 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 Bath

Measure	Bath	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.4%	34.7–42%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	35.1–42.7%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	29.2%	24.1–34.6%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.7–38.3%	27.6%	worse
Depression	24.2%	20.9–27.7%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.5–16.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.4%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.6–13%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.2–14.1%	9.4%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.5–11.1%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	8.3%	7.2–9.6%	6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	11.2–17.3%	10.8%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	11–16%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	19.5–28.1%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	27.8–37%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77%	73.3–80.2%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.5%	62.1–68.9%	68.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.1%	87–90.8%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	74.2%	70.1–77.8%	69.5%	better
Mammogram	75.8%	69.2–81.5%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.7–82.8%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.3%	5.5–9.7%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.9–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.7–24.4%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.3–17.4%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15–21.6%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.3–16.6%	11.7%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.8–14.2%	9.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.8%	7.1–10.6%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.2–7.6%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.4–7.8%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.1%	6.9–11.8%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	25.9–34.7%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	12.7–18.1%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.2–15.5%	12%
Hearing	9.3%	8–10.6%	7.2%
Vision	5%	4.2–5.9%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.4–4.9%	2.9%
Errands alone	8%	6.7–9.5%	6.6%

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 Bath door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bath by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bath by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Hampshire 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.