Health · Ossipee

Ossipee, NH health

Ossipee differs from New Hampshire on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.1% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 03864, 03814
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Ossipee’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ossipee is healthier than 69% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressB+Mental distressB+ObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 69%
Less healthyHealthier
New Hampshire towns we grade (185)Healthier than 19%
Towns with similar incomes, $68K–$113K (9,071)Healthier than 65%

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

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

35 of every 100 Ossipee adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ossipee, betterOssipee, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.5% Ossipee
NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Ossipee
NH 32.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Ossipee
NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Ossipee
NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ossipee 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%
76%
Mammogram
NH 79%
81%
Taking BP meds
NH 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Ossipee 7.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Ossipee adults are doing

1 in 3Ossipee adults feel lonely
29.7% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Ossipee adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.2% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Ossipee adults lack social or emotional support
21.5% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Ossipee 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 9
Ossipee adults worry about having enough food
11% · NH 9.5% · about the same
1 in 11
Ossipee adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · NH 8.1% · about the same
1 in 16
Ossipee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · NH 5.4% · about the same
1 in 16
Ossipee adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · NH 5.6% · about the same

8.4% of Ossipee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory12.9%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Ossipee

Ossipee 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 Ossipee.

Freedom: 32% Effingham: 33.3% Wolfeboro: 30.2% Tamworth: 30.5% Tuftonboro: 29.7% Moultonborough: 28.5% Wakefield: 32.9% Eaton: 29.5% Madison: 30.3% Porter: 35.4% Parsonsfield: 36.1% Alton: 29.1% Brookfield: 32.8% Albany: 30.7% Sandwich: 30.1% Center Harbor: 30.2% Acton: 34.2% Newfield: 35.3% Milton: 35.7% Middleton: 34.1% Ossipee: 32.7% Ossipee Freedom Effingham Wolfeboro Tamworth Tuftonboro Moultonborough Wakefield Huggins Hospital · Wolfeboro · 11 mi · 4★ MedicareH Concord Hospital- Laconia · Laconia · 21.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sacopee Valley Health Center · Porter · 14 mi+ White Mountain Community Health Center · Conway · 17.5 mi+
28.5%36.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first
Moultonborough28.5%
Tuftonboro29.7%
Wolfeboro30.2%
Tamworth30.5%
Freedom32%
Ossipee32.7%
Wakefield32.9%
Effingham33.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 11 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 Ossipee

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

HNearest ERHuggins HospitalWolfeboro · 11 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThe Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 22.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSacopee Valley Health CenterPorter · 14 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11 mi
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
14 mi
Sacopee Valley Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Porter
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.5 mi
White Mountain Community Health Center
Conway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
21.2 mi
Concord Hospital- Laconia
Laconia · ★★★★★
ER
22.4 mi
The Memorial Hospital
North Conway · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.5 mi
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
! Primary careOssipee is a federal shortage area.Moultonborough Area · need score 7 of 25
✓ Dental careOssipee is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthOssipee 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 Ossipee. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Ossipee
MeasureOssipeeMarginNew Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35%31.5–38.6%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.2%34.6–41.8%35.2%about the same
Obesity32.7%27.6–38.1%31.8%about the same
Arthritis32.6%29.5–35.8%27.6%worse
Depression23.2%20–26.4%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.1%10.8–15.6%8.9%worse
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.1%10.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.4–12.5%9.8%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.4–12.8%9.4%about the same
COPD8.4%7–10%6.2%worse
Heart disease8%7–9.1%6%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.6%3.1%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%10.6–15.9%10.8%about the same
Binge drink14.8%12.3–17.4%15.7%about the same
Get no exercise22.5%18.6–26.8%20.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.6%29.9–39.4%32.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.4%75–81.4%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.2%62.7–69.4%68.8%about the same
Cholesterol check89.3%87.5–90.9%88.3%about the same
Colon screening71%66.6–75%69.5%about the same
Mammogram75.8%69.1–81.2%78.8%about the same
Taking BP meds80.8%77.7–83.4%76.8%better
No health insurance7.3%5.6–9.4%6.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.7%25.8–33.9%30.6%about the same
Lack emotional support21.5%18.3–25%21.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.7–17.8%15.3%about the same
Fair or poor health17.2%14.3–20.4%14.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.3%12.3–16.4%11.7%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11%8.6–13.6%9.5%about the same
Housing insecurity9%7.3–10.9%8.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.2%5.1–7.4%5.4%about the same
No reliable transportation6.3%5.3–7.4%5.6%about the same
Receive SNAP8.4%6.4–10.7%6.5%
Disability
Any disability28.2%24.2–32.4%26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs14.4%12–16.9%11.3%
Thinking or memory12.9%10.9–15%12%
Hearing9.1%8–10.4%7.2%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.7%3.8%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.7%2.9%
Errands alone8%6.7–9.3%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 Ossipee 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 Ossipee better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Ossipee by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Ossipee 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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