Health · Candor

Candor, NY health

Candor differs from New York on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (17.4% vs 11.3%) and more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Candor

C+Health Grade

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Candor’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Candor is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns, and than 82% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressB-Mental distressB+ObesityB-DiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 22%

Towns with similar incomes, $37K–$61K (5,107)Healthier than 82%

Better than its income would suggest. Candor 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, Candor 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 Candor 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. Candor uses CDC’s own estimate for it. 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 Candor 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 Candor adults…

35 of every 100 Candor adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Candor, betterCandor, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.9% Candor
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.9% Candor
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Candor
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Candor
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Candor 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Candor 6.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Candor adults are doing

1 in 3Candor adults feel lonely

32.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Candor adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Candor adults lack social or emotional support

23.8% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Candor adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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 6

Candor adults worry about having enough food

17.7% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Candor adults worry about keeping their housing

14.4% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Candor adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 10

Candor adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · NY 8.6% · about the same

17.7% of Candor adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

of Candor adults live with a disability (New York 27.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Candor

Candor and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Robert Packer HospitalSayre · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial HospitalBinghamton · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

United Health Services HospitalsBinghamton · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marathon Medical OfficeMarathon · 21.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cornerstone Family Healthcare at Binghamton, Chenango StreetBinghamton · 23.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCandor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tioga County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careCandor's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tioga County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthCandor 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 Candor. 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 Candor

Measure	Candor	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.3%	31.3–39.6%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	33.2–41.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.2%	26.4–40.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	28.3%	25.2–31.8%	24%	worse
Depression	23.4%	20–27.3%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.5–20.1%	12.8%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.3%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	7.7%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	9.7–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.4–10.6%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	14–21%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17.4%	14.4–20.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.9%	23.7–34.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.9%	35.8–48.3%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.4–82.2%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54.1–61.4%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.2–88.5%	89.2%	worse
Colon screening	65.4%	60.4–70.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	70.6–83.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	72.7–78.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.9%	5.3–9.1%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	26.9–37.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.8%	19.8–27.8%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.5–21.5%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17–24.2%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.5–18.1%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.7%	13.9–21.8%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.4%	11.5–17.4%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	7.6–10.9%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.6%	7.9–11.4%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.7%	13.8–21.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	26.9–36.8%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	12.8–18.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.3–18.4%	12.1%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.9%	5.6%
Vision	5.7%	4.9–6.7%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.6–11.9%	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 Candor 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 Candor better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Candor directly, so these are its own figures.

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.