Health · Brookhaven

Brookhaven, NY health

Brookhaven differs from New York on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.2% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.2% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.9% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 11949, 11772, 11961, 11763

A-Health Grade

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Brookhaven’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Brookhaven is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns and 77% of New York towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressA-Mental distressA-ObesityA-DiabetesASmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 84%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 77%

Towns with similar incomes, $90K–$150K (5,450)Healthier than 64%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Brookhaven is healthier than 84% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

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

32 of every 100 Brookhaven adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.2–34.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Brookhaven, betterBrookhaven, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Brookhaven
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Brookhaven
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Brookhaven
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.3% Brookhaven
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Brookhaven 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

Brookhaven 6.4% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Brookhaven adults are doing

1 in 3Brookhaven adults feel lonely

29.6% · New York 34.2% · better

1 in 6Brookhaven adults have been diagnosed with depression

17% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Brookhaven adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 7Brookhaven adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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 8

Brookhaven adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Brookhaven adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 16

Brookhaven adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.2% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 15

Brookhaven adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · NY 8.6% · better

9.6% of Brookhaven adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory11.5%

Hearing5.6%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Brookhaven

Brookhaven 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.

25.1%32%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

West Hampton Dunes25.1%

Head of the Harbor26.5%

Smithtown27%

Lake Grove27.6%

Southampton29.5%

Brookhaven29.8%

Islip30.3%

Riverhead32%

Care nearby

Long Island Community HospitalPatchogue · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Charles HospitalPort Jefferson · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Suny/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook · 9.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sun River Health Elsie Owens Health CenterCoram · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sun River Health Coram Nys Route 112Coram · 2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBrookhaven is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBrookhaven is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBrookhaven 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 Brookhaven. 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 Brookhaven

Measure	Brookhaven	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.8%	29.2–34.5%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.5%	36.6–42.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	29.8%	26.3–33.5%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	24.7%	22.5–26.9%	24%	about the same
Depression	17%	14.9–19.2%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8–11.5%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8.1–9.7%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	9.7%	8.5–11%	11.5%	better
COPD	5.7%	5–6.6%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.3%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.3%	8.7–11.9%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	16.8%	14.6–19.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	20.9–26.8%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	35.6–42.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.5%	79.1–83.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66%	63.5–68.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.3%	89.1–91.5%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.2%	64–70.4%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	73.5–82.6%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.9%	74.2–79.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	26.1–33.3%	34.2%	better
Lack emotional support	23.3%	20.5–26.4%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.5–16.8%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.5%	13.7–17.6%	18.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.8–13.6%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.4–14.2%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11%	9.5–12.7%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.2%	5.3–7.1%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.7–7.5%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.6%	8.2–11.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	26.4%	23.6–29.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.6–13.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.5%	10.2–13%	12.1%
Hearing	5.6%	4.9–6.2%	5.6%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	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 Brookhaven 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 Brookhaven better or worse.

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