Health · Unity

Unity, NH health

Unity differs from New Hampshire on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.7% vs 8.9%) and more adults facing food insecurity (13.4% vs 9.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 03743, 03773, 03603

Report card

How Unity 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 Unity adults…

36 of every 100 Unity adults have high blood pressure

New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.6–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Unity, betterUnity, worseToo close to callNew Hampshire

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Unity
NH 20.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Unity
NH 32.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Unity
NH 15.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Unity
NH 10.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Unity 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Unity 8.5% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)

Mind & connection

How Unity adults are doing

1 in 3Unity adults feel lonely

30.1% · New Hampshire 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Unity adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · New Hampshire 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Unity adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · New Hampshire 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Unity adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 7

Unity adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · NH 9.5% · worse

1 in 10

Unity adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · NH 8.1% · worse

1 in 14

Unity adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · NH 5.4% · worse

1 in 13

Unity adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · NH 5.6% · worse

10.9% of Unity adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory14.8%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Unity

Unity 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.

27.6%35.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#16 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Acworth32.9%

Goshen32.9%

Lempster33.8%

Newport34.2%

Unity34.9%

Charlestown35.4%

Claremont35.4%

Care nearby

Valley Regional HospitalClaremont · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Springfield HospitalSpringfield · 9.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mt Ascutney HospitalWindsor · 14.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

New London HospitalNew London · 16.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Charlestown Health CenterCharlestown · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Edgar May Health and Recreation CenterSpringfield · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUnity is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Southern Sullivan · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careUnity is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Southern Sullivan · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthUnity is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Unity. 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 Unity

Measure	Unity	Margin	New Hampshire
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.6–39.6%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.5–40.9%	35.2%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	29.3–40.5%	31.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.6–34.7%	27.6%	worse
Depression	25.3%	21.9–28.8%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	13–18.6%	8.9%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	10.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	9–10.8%	9.8%	about the same
Diabetes	11.5%	10–13.2%	9.4%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	6.2%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	6%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.8%	12.6–17.3%	10.8%	worse
Binge drink	15.1%	12.5–17.9%	15.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.3%	22.5–30.3%	20.7%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	30.6–40.4%	32.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	71.8–79%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.4%	55.9–62.9%	68.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.1%	84.2–88%	88.3%	worse
Colon screening	65.5%	60.9–69.8%	69.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78.7%	72.8–83.9%	78.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.1–79.3%	76.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.5%	7–10.3%	6.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.1–34.1%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.7–26.3%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15–19.1%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	16.2–21.3%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.6–16.1%	11.7%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	11.1–15.8%	9.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.8–12.3%	8.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.3–8.5%	5.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	5.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	10.9%	8.9–13.2%	6.5%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	27.7–35.3%	26.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.3–17.4%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	14.8%	12.9–16.7%	12%
Hearing	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	7.2%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	3.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	2.9%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	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 Unity 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 Unity better or worse.

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