Health · Sharon

Sharon, NH health

Sharon differs from New Hampshire on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (6.6% vs 9.5%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.9% vs 6.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.3% vs 9.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03458 (all of Sharon)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 442 people are less certain, so we show Sharon's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sharon 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 Sharon adults…

35 of every 100 Sharon adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–38.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sharon, betterSharon, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.1% Sharon
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Sharon
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Sharon
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.2% Sharon
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sharon 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sharon 4.9% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Sharon adults are doing

1 in 3Sharon adults feel lonely

29.6% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults lack social or emotional support

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

1 in 8Sharon adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · 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 15

Sharon adults worry about having enough food

6.6% · NH 9.5% · better

1 in 17

Sharon adults worry about keeping their housing

5.9% · NH 8.1% · better

1 in 24

Sharon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.2% · NH 5.4% · better

1 in 23

Sharon adults lack reliable transportation

4.3% · NH 5.6% · better

4.4% of Sharon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.8%

Thinking or memory10%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone6.1%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Sharon

Sharon 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 Sharon.

29%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Sharon31.2%

Peterborough31.2%

Temple33.8%

Care nearby

Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heywood HospitalGardner · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cheshire Medical CenterKeene · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Umass Memorial Healthalliance HospitalsLeominster · 20.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Connections Fitchburg Health CenterFitchburg · 16.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Harbor Care Health and Wellness CenterNashua · 20.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSharon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careSharon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthSharon 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 Sharon. 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 Sharon

Measure	Sharon	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	32.7–38.1%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	35–40.7%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	31.2%	27.3–35.4%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	28.4–33.3%	27.6%	worse
Depression	20.3%	18–22.7%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.8–11.5%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.4–11.6%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.3–13.3%	9.8%	worse
Diabetes	9.8%	8.7–11.1%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	6.2%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.5%	6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.2%	6.8–9.9%	10.8%	better
Binge drink	14.1%	12.2–16.1%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.1%	17.4–23.2%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	27.7–35.7%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	79.1–83.7%	77.8%	better
Dentist visit	72.6%	69.8–75.4%	68.8%	better
Cholesterol check	91.6%	90.4–92.7%	88.3%	better
Colon screening	75.3%	71.9–78.5%	69.5%	better
Mammogram	80.7%	75.9–85.1%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	79.3–83.7%	76.8%	better
No health insurance	4.9%	3.9–6.1%	6.8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	26.6–32.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	17.5–22.4%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	15.3%	better
Fair or poor health	13.3%	11.5–15.2%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	11.1%	9.9–12.6%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	6.6%	5.4–8.1%	9.5%	better
Housing insecurity	5.9%	4.9–7.1%	8.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.2%	3.5–5%	5.4%	better
No reliable transportation	4.3%	3.6–5%	5.6%	better
Receive SNAP	4.4%	3.4–5.6%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	25.8%	23.1–28.9%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.8%	10.3–13.6%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	10%	8.7–11.5%	12%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–9.1%	7.2%
Vision	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3.2%	2.9%
Errands alone	6.1%	5.3–7%	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 Sharon 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 Sharon better or worse.

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