Health · Brasher

Brasher, NY health

Brasher differs from New York on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.1% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (12.4% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with obesity (42.9% vs 28.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13613, 13662, 12914, 12967

CHealth Grade

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Brasher’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Brasher is healthier than 31% of U.S. towns, and than 59% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC+Mental distressDObesityC+DiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 31%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 11%

Towns with similar incomes, $40K–$67K (6,548)Healthier than 59%

Better than its income would suggest. Brasher is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Brasher could be anywhere from D to B.

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 York 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 Brasher 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. Brasher’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 Brasher 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 Brasher adults…

38 of every 100 Brasher adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.9–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brasher, betterBrasher, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Brasher
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.7% Brasher
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Brasher
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Brasher
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brasher 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Brasher 6.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Brasher adults are doing

1 in 3Brasher adults feel lonely

33.1% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Brasher adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Brasher adults lack social or emotional support

23.9% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Brasher adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · New York 15% · worse

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

Brasher adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Brasher adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 13

Brasher adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Brasher adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · NY 8.6% · about the same

15.2% of Brasher adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory14.4%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Brasher

Brasher 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.

39.5%43.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Moira41.9%

Stockholm42%

Lawrence42.7%

Brasher42.9%

Bombay42.9%

Norfolk43.2%

Massena43.7%

Care nearby

Slhs MassenaMassena · 9.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Canton-Potsdam HospitalPotsdam · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice HyMalone · 21.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carthage Area HospitalOgdensburg · 40.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of the North CountryMalone · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Malone Family HealthMalone · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBrasher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - St. Lawrence County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careBrasher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - St. Lawrence County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthBrasher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - St. Lawrence County · need score 17 of 25

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 Brasher. 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 Brasher

Measure	Brasher	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.9–41.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.4–41.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	42.9%	37.5–48.2%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	31%	28.1–33.9%	24%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20.3–26.6%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	13–18.5%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.7–10.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	10.9–14.3%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.8–10.2%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.5%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.7–18.8%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	15.5–21%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	24.4–32.5%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.7%	32.2–41.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.9–84.4%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.2%	55.9–62.4%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.4–89.6%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.5%	63.4–71.6%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	70.5–81.9%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.2–80.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	4.9–7.5%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.1%	28.9–37.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.9%	20.7–27.3%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.7–19.9%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.5%	16.9–22.3%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.4–17.2%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.3–17.3%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.5–14.4%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.8–9.2%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	7.3–9.6%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.2%	12.8–17.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.8%	28–35.7%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	13.1–17.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.4%	12.6–16.2%	12.1%
Hearing	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	5.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–6%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	8–10.3%	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 Brasher 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 Brasher better or worse.

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