Health · Temple

Temple, NH health

On most measures Temple looks like New Hampshire as a whole. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (73.3% vs 69.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 03084 (all of Temple)

A-Health Grade

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Temple’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Temple is healthier than 80% of U.S. towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressB+ObesityA-DiabetesA-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 80%

Less healthyHealthier

New Hampshire towns we grade (185)Healthier than 39%

Towns with similar incomes, $71K–$118K (8,658)Healthier than 79%

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

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

34 of every 100 Temple adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Temple, betterTemple, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.3% Temple
NH 20.7%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Temple
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Temple
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Temple 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Temple 6.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Temple adults are doing

1 in 3Temple adults feel lonely

32.2% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Temple adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Temple adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 7Temple adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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 11

Temple adults worry about having enough food

8.9% · NH 9.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Temple adults worry about keeping their housing

7.8% · NH 8.1% · about the same

1 in 19

Temple adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.2% · NH 5.4% · about the same

1 in 19

Temple adults lack reliable transportation

5.3% · NH 5.6% · about the same

5.9% of Temple adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.9%

of Temple adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone6.8%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Temple

Temple 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.

27.7%35.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Sharon31.2%

Peterborough31.2%

Wilton32.8%

New Ipswich33.2%

Temple33.8%

Lyndeborough34.4%

Care nearby

Monadnock Community HospitalPeterborough · 5.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Heywood Hospital -Gardner · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Umass Memorial Healthalliance HospitalsLeominster · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph HospitalNashua · 20.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Connections Fitchburg Health CenterFitchburg · 16.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Harbor Care Health and Wellness CenterNashua · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careTemple is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careTemple is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthTemple 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 Temple. 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 Temple

Measure	Temple	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	31.5–37.3%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37%	34.2–39.8%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	33.8%	29.6–38.3%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.8–32%	27.6%	about the same
Depression	22%	19.5–24.6%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8–11.8%	8.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.3%	9.8%	about the same
Diabetes	10%	8.6–11.5%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.2–8.1%	6.2%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	6%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.8–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	8.9–14.3%	10.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15.7%	13.6–17.9%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.3%	18.4–26.2%	20.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	30.3–38.7%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	76.2–81.5%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.4%	67.3–73.3%	68.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.6%	87.7–91.3%	88.3%	about the same
Colon screening	73.3%	69.8–76.7%	69.5%	better
Mammogram	80.7%	75.9–85.1%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.2–81.3%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	4.6–8.5%	6.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	28.5–35.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	19.9–26.6%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.3–17.4%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.2%	12.4–18.3%	14.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	10.5–14.2%	11.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.9%	6.6–11.3%	9.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.8%	6.1–9.5%	8.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.2%	4.2–6.3%	5.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	5.3%	4.3–6.3%	5.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.9%	4.2–7.7%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	26.9%	23–30.8%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	9.9–14.3%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.2–14.6%	12%
Hearing	7.3%	6.4–8.3%	7.2%
Vision	3.7%	3.1–4.4%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.5–3.7%	2.9%
Errands alone	6.8%	5.6–8.1%	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 Temple 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 Temple better or worse.

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