Health · Marlow

Marlow, NH health

Marlow differs from New Hampshire on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.8% vs 6.2%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.5% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03456 (all of Marlow)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 855 people are less certain, so we show Marlow's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Marlow 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 Marlow adults…

38 of every 100 Marlow adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.9–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marlow, betterMarlow, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Marlow
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Marlow
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Marlow
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Marlow
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marlow 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

Marlow 7.1% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Marlow adults are doing

1 in 3Marlow adults feel lonely

29.3% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Marlow adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Marlow adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Marlow adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Marlow adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NH 9.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Marlow adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Marlow adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 15

Marlow adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · NH 5.6% · about the same

8.8% of Marlow adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Marlow

Marlow 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.

28.6%35.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Marlow32.2%

Gilsum32.4%

Alstead32.4%

Washington33.1%

Lempster33.8%

Care nearby

Cheshire Medical CenterKeene · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Springfield HospitalSpringfield · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley Regional HospitalClaremont · 18.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Charlestown Health CenterCharlestown · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Edgar May Health and Recreation CenterSpringfield · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMarlow is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMarlow is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMarlow is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Marlow. 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 Marlow

Measure	Marlow	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.6%	33.9–41.3%	33%	worse
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.7–40%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	32.2%	27.1–37.9%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	33.7%	30.3–37.1%	27.6%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.6–27.2%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.2–15.3%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.3%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.5%	10.4–12.7%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.6–13.4%	9.4%	worse
COPD	8.8%	7–10.5%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	6.8–9%	6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.5–4.6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	10.9–17.2%	10.8%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	12.3–17.5%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.3%	18.8–27.9%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	29.9–39.8%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.7–79.4%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61%	57.5–64.6%	68.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.4–90.2%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	70%	65.7–74.5%	69.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	71.6–83.4%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.2–82.2%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.1%	5.2–9.4%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	25.2–33.3%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	19–26%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.8–18.2%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	14.9–21.7%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.3–16.8%	11.7%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.7–14.2%	9.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.1–10.9%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.1–7.5%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.4–7.8%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.8%	6.6–11.3%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.6%	27.1–36.3%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.6%	12–17.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.4–16%	12%
Hearing	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	7.2%
Vision	4.8%	4–5.6%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.2–4.7%	2.9%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.6–9.3%	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 Marlow 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 Marlow better or worse.

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