Health · Austerlitz

Austerlitz, NY health

Austerlitz differs from New York on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.6% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.2% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12037, 12017, 12075, 12529
Report card

How Austerlitz compares with New York

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 Austerlitz adults…

36 of every 100 Austerlitz adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Austerlitz, betterAusterlitz, worseToo close to callNew York
Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.8% Austerlitz
NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Austerlitz
NY 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Austerlitz
NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.9% Austerlitz
NY 11.3%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Austerlitz adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

83%
Yearly checkup
NY 81%
72%
Dentist visit
NY 64%
92%
Cholesterol check
NY 89%
74%
Colon screening
NY 67%
80%
Mammogram
NY 79%
82%
Taking BP meds
NY 77%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Austerlitz 4.3% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Austerlitz adults are doing

1 in 4Austerlitz adults feel lonely
28.5% · New York 34.2% · better
1 in 5Austerlitz adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.9% · New York 17.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Austerlitz adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · New York 26.4% · better
1 in 8Austerlitz adults are in frequent mental distress
13% · New York 15% · 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 12
Austerlitz adults worry about having enough food
8.6% · NY 17.2% · better
1 in 13
Austerlitz adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · NY 14.5% · better
1 in 21
Austerlitz adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.7% · NY 8.2% · better
1 in 20
Austerlitz adults lack reliable transportation
5.1% · NY 8.6% · better

7.4% of Austerlitz adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.4%

of Austerlitz adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory9.7%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Austerlitz

Austerlitz 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.

Ghent: 30.9% Canaan: 29% Hillsdale: 29.7% Chatham: 29% Claverack: 31.9% Kinderhook: 29.7% Stockport: 32.5% New Lebanon: 30.1% Copake: 30.9% Nassau: 30.4% Austerlitz: 28.5% Austerlitz Ghent Canaan Hillsdale Chatham Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington · 11.3 mi · 5★ MedicareH Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson · 14.1 mi · 1★ MedicareH Chp Barrington Ob-Gyn · Great Barrington · 11.4 mi+
28.5%32.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Austerlitz28.5%
Canaan29%
Chatham29%
Hillsdale29.7%
Ghent30.9%

Care nearby

Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany · 26.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA
Chp Great Barrington Family Health and Dental CenterGreat Barrington · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Chp Barrington Ob-GynGreat Barrington · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careAusterlitz is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAusterlitz is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthAusterlitz 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 Austerlitz. 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 Austerlitz
MeasureAusterlitzMarginNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.5%31.4–39.8%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol42.2%37.8–46.7%37.7%worse
Obesity28.5%22.4–35.3%28.8%about the same
Arthritis30.9%27.4–34.6%24%worse
Depression18.9%16–22.1%17.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.5%8.6–12.7%12.8%better
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.7%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.2%11–13.4%7.7%worse
Diabetes10.6%9–12.4%11.5%about the same
COPD6.6%5.5–8%6%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.2–8.1%6.1%worse
Stroke3.5%3–4%3.4%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes9.9%7.9–12.2%11.3%about the same
Binge drink15.5%12.8–18.5%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise20.8%16.9–25.2%25.9%better
Sleep under 7 hours32.4%26.6–38.5%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.1%80.1–85.8%80.8%about the same
Dentist visit72.3%69.3–75.3%63.5%better
Cholesterol check92.4%91.1–93.5%89.2%better
Colon screening73.8%69.5–77.8%66.8%better
Mammogram80.4%73.9–85.9%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds81.6%78.7–84.1%77.2%better
No health insurance4.3%3.4–5.4%7.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.5%23.8–33.4%34.2%better
Lack emotional support20.3%17.1–23.9%26.4%better
Frequent mental distress13%11.4–14.9%15%better
Fair or poor health14.2%11.9–17%18.1%better
Frequent physical distress12%10.4–14%12.8%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity8.6%6.8–10.6%17.2%better
Housing insecurity7.5%6.1–9%14.5%better
Utility shut-off threat4.7%3.9–5.5%8.2%better
No reliable transportation5.1%4.3–5.9%8.6%better
Receive SNAP7.4%5.8–9.2%14.1%
Disability
Any disability25.4%21.5–29.7%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs12.6%10.5–15%13.4%
Thinking or memory9.7%8.3–11.3%12.1%
Hearing6.8%5.9–7.8%5.6%
Vision3.8%3.3–4.4%5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.6%3.8%
Errands alone6.4%5.5–7.5%7.7%
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 Austerlitz door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New York figure falls inside it, we don't call Austerlitz better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Austerlitz by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Austerlitz by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York 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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