Health · Plainfield

Plainfield, NH health

On most measures Plainfield looks like New Hampshire as a whole. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (7.4% vs 9.5%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (74.7% vs 69.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 03781, 03770

AHealth Grade

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Plainfield’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Plainfield is healthier than 91% of U.S. towns and 78% of New Hampshire towns.

ASelf-rated healthAPhysical distressAMental distressA-ObesityA-DiabetesASmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 91%

Less healthyHealthier

New Hampshire towns we grade (185)Healthier than 78%

Towns with similar incomes, $92K–$153K (5,150)Healthier than 81%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Plainfield could be anywhere from B+ 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 Plainfield 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. Plainfield’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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield adults…

34 of every 100 Plainfield adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.3–37.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plainfield, betterPlainfield, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.4% Plainfield
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Plainfield
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Plainfield
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.8% Plainfield
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Plainfield 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Plainfield 5.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Plainfield adults are doing

1 in 4Plainfield adults feel lonely

27% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Plainfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Plainfield adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Plainfield adults are in frequent mental distress

13.8% · 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 14

Plainfield adults worry about having enough food

7.4% · NH 9.5% · better

1 in 15

Plainfield adults worry about keeping their housing

6.6% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 22

Plainfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.6% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 21

Plainfield adults lack reliable transportation

4.8% · NH 5.6% · about the same

5.1% of Plainfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

24.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%

Thinking or memory10.6%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone5.9%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Plainfield

Plainfield 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 Plainfield.

21.1%35.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Lebanon24.5%

Hartland29.5%

Grantham30.8%

Plainfield31.2%

Cornish31.3%

Care nearby

Mt Ascutney HospitalWindsor · 6.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon · 6.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alice Peck Day Memorial HospitalLebanon · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

White River Jct VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Healthfirst - CanaanCanaan · 14.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Springfield Health CenterSpringfield · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePlainfield is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePlainfield is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthPlainfield 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 Plainfield. 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 Plainfield

Measure	Plainfield	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34%	30.3–37.6%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.8–41.3%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	31.2%	25.8–36.5%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	26.8–33.4%	27.6%	about the same
Depression	22.8%	19.7–26.1%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.6%	6.2–9.3%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.8–11.9%	9.8%	about the same
Diabetes	9.8%	8.3–11.5%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	6.1%	4.9–7.4%	6.2%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.4–7.2%	6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.7–3.6%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.8%	7.6–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15.4%	12.8–18.3%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.4%	15.6–23.2%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	27.7–37.1%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.4–81%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.6%	67.5–73.7%	68.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.2–91.6%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	74.7%	70.9–78.2%	69.5%	better
Mammogram	81.4%	75.9–86.3%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	73.9–80.4%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	5.3%	4–6.8%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27%	23.4–31.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.8–23.3%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.8%	11.9–15.9%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.1%	10.7–15.5%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.3%	9.6–13.1%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.4%	5.7–9.3%	9.5%	better
Housing insecurity	6.6%	5.3–8.1%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	4.6%	3.7–5.6%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	4.8%	4–5.7%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.1%	3.9–6.7%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	24.7%	20.8–28.5%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.3%	9.3–13.5%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10.6%	8.9–12.5%	12%
Hearing	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	7.2%
Vision	3.5%	3–4.1%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.4–3.4%	2.9%
Errands alone	5.9%	5–7%	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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield better or worse.

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