Health · Hancock

Hancock, NH health

Hancock differs from New Hampshire on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (5.9% vs 9.5%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.3% vs 6.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (13.1% vs 9.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03449 (all of Hancock)

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How Hancock 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 Hancock adults…

37 of every 100 Hancock adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.7–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hancock, betterHancock, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.3% Hancock
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Hancock
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Hancock
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.2% Hancock
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hancock 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 23

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hancock 4.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Hancock adults are doing

1 in 3Hancock adults feel lonely

28.8% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Hancock adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · New Hampshire 22.7% · better

1 in 5Hancock adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Hancock adults are in frequent mental distress

12.3% · New Hampshire 15.3% · better

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 17

Hancock adults worry about having enough food

5.9% · NH 9.5% · better

1 in 19

Hancock adults worry about keeping their housing

5.3% · NH 8.1% · better

1 in 27

Hancock adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

3.7% · NH 5.4% · better

1 in 26

Hancock adults lack reliable transportation

3.8% · NH 5.6% · better

3.8% of Hancock adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.6%

Thinking or memory9.4%

Hearing8%

Errands alone5.7%

Vision3.2%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Hancock

Hancock 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.

29%35.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Harrisville29.3%

Hancock31.2%

Peterborough31.2%

Antrim34.8%

Bennington35.1%

Greenfield35.3%

Care nearby

Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cheshire Medical CenterKeene · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Concord HospitalConcord · 26.8 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Springfield HospitalSpringfield · 32.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harbor Care Health and Wellness CenterNashua · 26.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Charlestown Health CenterCharlestown · 28.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHancock is a federal shortage area.Hillsborough · need score 11 of 25

✓ Dental careHancock is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHancock is not a shortage area

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 Hancock. 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 Hancock

Measure	Hancock	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33.7–39.7%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	39.8%	36.6–42.8%	35.2%	worse
Obesity	31.2%	27.1–35.5%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.6–35.1%	27.6%	worse
Depression	19.9%	17.5–22.5%	22.7%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.1%	6.6–9.8%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.1%	12–14.3%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	10.1%	8.7–11.6%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	6%	4.8–7.4%	6.2%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6–7.9%	6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.9%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.2%	6.2–10.4%	10.8%	better
Binge drink	13.7%	11.8–15.6%	15.7%	better
Get no exercise	19.3%	16–22.9%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	28.1–36.2%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.6%	80.3–84.7%	77.8%	better
Dentist visit	72.8%	70–75.5%	68.8%	better
Cholesterol check	92.8%	91.7–93.9%	88.3%	better
Colon screening	76.7%	73.4–79.9%	69.5%	better
Mammogram	82.2%	77.7–86.3%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.4%	80–84.7%	76.8%	better
No health insurance	4.3%	3.2–5.8%	6.8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.8%	25.5–31.9%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	17–22.6%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.3%	10.7–14.1%	15.3%	better
Fair or poor health	12.8%	10.6–15.4%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.2%	9.6–13%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	5.9%	4.4–7.8%	9.5%	better
Housing insecurity	5.3%	4.2–6.7%	8.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	3.7%	3–4.6%	5.4%	better
No reliable transportation	3.8%	3.1–4.6%	5.6%	better
Receive SNAP	3.8%	2.6–5.2%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	24.9%	21.5–28.5%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.6%	9.6–14%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	9.4%	7.8–11.2%	12%
Hearing	8%	7–9.1%	7.2%
Vision	3.2%	2.7–3.9%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.2–3.3%	2.9%
Errands alone	5.7%	4.6–6.8%	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 Hancock 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 Hancock better or worse.

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