Health · Brookfield

Brookfield, NH health

Brookfield differs from New Hampshire on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 76.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.3% vs 6.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03872 (all of Brookfield)
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How Brookfield 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 Brookfield adults…

35 of every 100 Brookfield adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brookfield, betterBrookfield, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Brookfield
NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.9% Brookfield
NH 32.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Brookfield
NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Brookfield
NH 10.8%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
NH 78%
66%
Dentist visit
NH 69%
89%
Cholesterol check
NH 88%
71%
Colon screening
NH 70%
77%
Mammogram
NH 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
NH 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Brookfield 7.1% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Brookfield adults are doing

1 in 3Brookfield adults feel lonely
29.6% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Brookfield adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Brookfield adults lack social or emotional support
21.6% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Brookfield adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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
Brookfield adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · NH 9.5% · about the same
1 in 11
Brookfield adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · NH 8.1% · about the same
1 in 17
Brookfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · NH 5.4% · about the same
1 in 16
Brookfield adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · NH 5.6% · about the same

8.2% of Brookfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14%
Thinking or memory12.6%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Brookfield

Brookfield 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 Brookfield.

Middleton: 34.1% Wakefield: 32.9% Wolfeboro: 30.2% New Durham: 34.2% Milton: 35.7% Acton: 34.2% Newfield: 35.3% Effingham: 33.3% Ossipee: 32.7% Tuftonboro: 29.7% Alton: 29.1% Farmington: 36.8% Brookfield: 32.8% Brookfield Middleton Wakefield Wolfeboro New Durham Huggins Hospital · Wolfeboro · 5.6 mi · 4★ MedicareH Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester · 18.6 mi · 3★ MedicareH
29.1%36.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Wolfeboro30.2%
Brookfield32.8%
Wakefield32.9%
Middleton34.1%
New Durham34.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5.6 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 Brookfield

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

HNearest ERHuggins HospitalWolfeboro · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWentworth-Douglass Hospital★★★★★ · 26.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careYork County Community Action CorporationSpringvale · 16.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
16.2 mi
York County Community Action Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Springvale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.5 mi
Concord Hospital- Laconia
Laconia · ★★★★★
ER
18.6 mi
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
18.7 mi
Healthfirst Family Care Center
3 sites · nearest in Laconia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.5 mi
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBrookfield is a federal shortage area.Moultonborough Area · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careBrookfield is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBrookfield is not a shortage area

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 Brookfield. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Brookfield
MeasureBrookfieldMarginNew Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.1%31.6–38.6%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.3%34.8–41.8%35.2%about the same
Obesity32.8%27.5–38.1%31.8%about the same
Arthritis32.4%29.2–35.6%27.6%worse
Depression22.8%19.8–26.1%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.4%8.5–12.4%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.8%10.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.3%10.2–12.5%9.8%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.5–12.8%9.4%worse
COPD8.3%7.1–9.7%6.2%worse
Heart disease7.9%6.9–8.9%6%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.5%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%10.8–16%10.8%about the same
Binge drink14.9%12.4–17.5%15.7%about the same
Get no exercise22.6%18.8–26.7%20.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.9%29.2–38.5%32.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%74.9–81.2%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit65.9%62.4–69%68.8%about the same
Cholesterol check89.1%87.2–90.7%88.3%about the same
Colon screening70.7%66.3–74.7%69.5%about the same
Mammogram77.2%70.9–82.5%78.8%about the same
Taking BP meds80.9%77.9–83.5%76.8%better
No health insurance7.1%5.6–8.9%6.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.6%25.7–33.6%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.6%18.5–25%21.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.5%13.5–17.6%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.8%14.2–19.8%14.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12.2–16.1%11.7%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%8.6–13.1%9.5%about the same
Housing insecurity8.7%7.2–10.4%8.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6%5–7%5.4%about the same
No reliable transportation6.1%5.1–7.1%5.6%about the same
Receive SNAP8.2%6.4–10.3%6.5%
Disability
Any disability27.7%23.9–31.6%26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14%11.8–16.3%11.3%
Thinking or memory12.6%10.8–14.6%12%
Hearing8.9%7.8–10%7.2%
Vision4.6%4–5.3%3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.2–4.4%2.9%
Errands alone7.6%6.5–8.8%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 Brookfield 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 Brookfield better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Brookfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Brookfield 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.

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