Health · Berlin

Berlin, NY health

Berlin differs from New York on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.3% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12138, 12022, 12153

Report card

How Berlin 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 Berlin adults…

35 of every 100 Berlin adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Berlin, betterBerlin, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Berlin
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40% Berlin
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Berlin
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Berlin
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NY 81%

Dentist visit

NY 64%

Cholesterol check

NY 89%

Colon screening

NY 67%

Mammogram

NY 79%

Taking BP meds

NY 77%

1 in 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Berlin 5.4% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Berlin adults are doing

1 in 3Berlin adults feel lonely

30.8% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Berlin adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Berlin adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Berlin adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · New York 15% · 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 9

Berlin adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 10

Berlin adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 16

Berlin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 16

Berlin adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NY 8.6% · better

10% of Berlin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Berlin

Berlin 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.

29.2%33.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Sand Lake29.8%

Poestenkill30.2%

Stephentown30.8%

Grafton31.6%

Berlin31.8%

Petersburgh32.3%

Care nearby

North Adams Regional Hospital CorporationNorth Adams · 13.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield · 15.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New YorkTroy · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southwestern Vermont Medical CenterBennington · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chp Adams Family DentalAdams · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chp Adams Family MedicineAdams · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBerlin is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBerlin is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBerlin 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 Berlin. 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 Berlin

Measure	Berlin	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	31–38.8%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.8–43.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	31.8%	25.9–37.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.3–33%	24%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17.2–23.3%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	10–14.6%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.3%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.2%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.8%	9.2–12.5%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.1–8.1%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	10.8–16%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	17.2%	14.3–20.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	19.8–28.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40%	34.6–45.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77–83.2%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.4–68.8%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.9%	88.2–91.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	64.3–73.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76.9%	69.8–82.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.5–81.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4.2–6.7%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26–35.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.6–27%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.9–18%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	13.7–19.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	11.8–15.8%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	9–13.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.2–11.9%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.1%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.5%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	10%	8–12.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.2%	23.9–32.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.1–15.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.5–14.2%	12.1%
Hearing	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	5.6%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	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 Berlin 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 Berlin better or worse.

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