Health · Gorham

Gorham, NH health

Gorham differs from New Hampshire on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.5% vs 76.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.8% vs 6.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03581 (all of Gorham)

B+Health Grade

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Gorham’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Gorham is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns, and than 93% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA-Mental distressBObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 71%

Less healthyHealthier

New Hampshire towns we grade (185)Healthier than 24%

Towns with similar incomes, $46K–$77K (8,477)Healthier than 93%

Better than its income would suggest. Gorham is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Gorham 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 Gorham 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. Gorham’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 Gorham 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 Gorham adults…

37 of every 100 Gorham adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.8–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gorham, betterGorham, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.2% Gorham
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Gorham
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Gorham
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Gorham
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gorham 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gorham 6.4% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Gorham adults are doing

1 in 3Gorham adults feel lonely

30.5% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Gorham adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Gorham adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Gorham adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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 11

Gorham adults worry about having enough food

9.5% · NH 9.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Gorham adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 19

Gorham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 18

Gorham adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · NH 5.6% · about the same

7% of Gorham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Gorham

Gorham 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.

32.9%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Randolph32.9%

Gorham34.5%

Shelburne34.5%

Berlin38.7%

Care nearby

Androscoggin Valley HospitalBerlin · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Weeks Medical CenterLancaster · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

The Memorial HospitalNorth Conway · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bridgton HospitalBridgton · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Coos County Family Health ServicesGorham · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Coos County Family Health - Express CareGorham · 0.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGorham's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Coos County · need score 7 of 25

! Dental careGorham's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Coos County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthGorham's county is a federal shortage area.Coos County · need score 15 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 Gorham. 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 Gorham

Measure	Gorham	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.8–40.4%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.7–42.4%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	28.9–40.4%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	33%	29.6–36.4%	27.6%	worse
Depression	21.9%	18.7–25.2%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9.2–13.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	9.9–12.7%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.3–12.5%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10–13.4%	9.4%	worse
COPD	7.8%	6.5–9%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.3%	6%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.1–14.9%	10.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	12–17.4%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.2%	20.2–28.3%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	26.3–35.7%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.7–83%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65%	61.5–68.2%	68.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	89.8%	88.2–91.2%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	71.4%	67.1–75.2%	69.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	72.4–83.5%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.4–83.3%	76.8%	better
No health insurance	6.4%	5.2–7.9%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	26.5–34.8%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.6–25.1%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	12.8–16.7%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	14.1–19.3%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.3–15%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.5%	7.8–11.6%	9.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.4–9.3%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.5–6.3%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7%	5.6–8.7%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	30.1%	26.1–34.3%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.6–16%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.5–14.1%	12%
Hearing	8.6%	7.6–9.8%	7.2%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	2.9%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.2–8.3%	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 Gorham 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 Gorham better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Gorham by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Gorham 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.