Health · Fitzwilliam

Fitzwilliam, NH health

On most measures Fitzwilliam looks like New Hampshire as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with arthritis (31.6% vs 27.6%) and more adults who have had cancer (11% vs 9.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03447 (all of Fitzwilliam)
TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Fitzwilliam’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Fitzwilliam is healthier than 75% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressA-ObesityA-DiabetesB+SmokingA-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 75%
Less healthyHealthier
New Hampshire towns we grade (185)Healthier than 32%
Towns with similar incomes, $76K–$126K (7,792)Healthier than 65%

About what its income would suggest. Fitzwilliam does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Fitzwilliam could be anywhere from C+ to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New Hampshire ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Fitzwilliam with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Fitzwilliam’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Fitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam adults…

35 of every 100 Fitzwilliam adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.8–39%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fitzwilliam, betterFitzwilliam, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.4% Fitzwilliam
NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Fitzwilliam
NH 32.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Fitzwilliam
NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Fitzwilliam
NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
NH 78%
62%
Dentist visit
NH 69%
88%
Cholesterol check
NH 88%
70%
Colon screening
NH 70%
75%
Mammogram
NH 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
NH 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fitzwilliam 6.9% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Fitzwilliam adults are doing

1 in 3Fitzwilliam adults feel lonely
29.2% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Fitzwilliam adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Fitzwilliam adults lack social or emotional support
22.1% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Fitzwilliam adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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 10
Fitzwilliam adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · NH 9.5% · about the same
1 in 12
Fitzwilliam adults worry about keeping their housing
8.5% · NH 8.1% · about the same
1 in 17
Fitzwilliam adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · NH 5.4% · about the same
1 in 16
Fitzwilliam adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · NH 5.6% · about the same

7.8% of Fitzwilliam adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Fitzwilliam

Fitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam.

Troy: 31.2% Jaffrey: 28.7% Richmond: 33.7% Rindge: 27.7% Marlborough: 31% Swanzey: 31.5% Dublin: 29% Winchester: 33.7% New Ipswich: 33.2% Winchendon: 34.9% Fitzwilliam: 31.2% Fitzwilliam Troy Jaffrey Richmond Rindge Monadnock Community Hospital · Peterborough · 14.8 mi · 2★ MedicareH
27.7%34.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Rindge27.7%
Jaffrey28.7%
Fitzwilliam31.2%
Troy31.2%
Richmond33.7%
6 places to get careNearest ER 11.6 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 Fitzwilliam

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

HNearest ERAthol Memorial HospitalAthol · 11.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCheshire Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Franklin CountyOrange · 12.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.6 mi
Athol Memorial Hospital
Athol · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12.7 mi
Community Health Center of Franklin County
4 sites · nearest in Orange
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.1 mi
Heywood Hospital
Gardner · ★★★★★
ER
14.6 mi
Community Health Connections
4 sites · nearest in Gardner
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.8 mi
Monadnock Community Hospital
Peterborough · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.4 mi
Cheshire Medical Center
Keene · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careFitzwilliam is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFitzwilliam is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthFitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

All 40 measures for Fitzwilliam
MeasureFitzwilliamMarginNew Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.8–39%33%about the same
High cholesterol34.7%31.4–38.5%35.2%about the same
Obesity31.2%26.5–36.9%31.8%about the same
Arthritis31.6%28.6–35.1%27.6%worse
Depression23.6%20.7–27.2%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.3%8.4–12.8%8.9%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.6–12.3%10.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11%9.9–12.2%9.8%worse
Diabetes10.3%8.8–12.1%9.4%about the same
COPD7.8%6.2–9.5%6.2%about the same
Heart disease7%6–8.1%6%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.2%3.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13%10.2–16.3%10.8%about the same
Binge drink15.5%13–18.5%15.7%about the same
Get no exercise21.4%17.5–26.3%20.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.9%30.2–40.2%32.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.3%71.7–78.8%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit62.1%58.5–65.7%68.8%worse
Cholesterol check88.3%86.1–90.3%88.3%about the same
Colon screening69.7%65.5–74%69.5%about the same
Mammogram74.8%68.2–80.9%78.8%about the same
Taking BP meds77.7%74.7–80.8%76.8%about the same
No health insurance6.9%4.9–9.1%6.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.2%25.3–33.3%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support22.1%18.9–25.7%21.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.6–18%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health16.7%13.8–20.1%14.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.5%11.5–15.9%11.7%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.3%7.9–13.1%9.5%about the same
Housing insecurity8.5%6.8–10.4%8.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.9%4.9–7.2%5.4%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.2–7.4%5.6%about the same
Receive SNAP7.8%5.9–10.2%6.5%
Disability
Any disability29.5%25.4–34.5%26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs13.1%10.7–15.8%11.3%
Thinking or memory13.1%11–15.6%12%
Hearing8.2%7.1–9.4%7.2%
Vision4.3%3.7–5.1%3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.5%2.9–4.2%2.9%
Errands alone7.3%6.1–8.8%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 Fitzwilliam 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 Fitzwilliam better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fitzwilliam by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fitzwilliam 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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