Health · DeRuyter

DeRuyter, NY health

DeRuyter differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults lacking emotional support (22.2% vs 26.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6%).

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

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DeRuyter’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, DeRuyter is healthier than 49% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressB+Mental distressC+ObesityB-DiabetesB-SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 49%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 31%

Towns with similar incomes, $56K–$93K (9,880)Healthier than 55%

About what its income would suggest. DeRuyter does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, DeRuyter could be anywhere from C− 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 DeRuyter 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. DeRuyter 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 DeRuyter 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 DeRuyter adults…

39 of every 100 DeRuyter adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–43.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

DeRuyter, betterDeRuyter, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27% DeRuyter
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% DeRuyter
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% DeRuyter
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% DeRuyter
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of DeRuyter 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

DeRuyter 5.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How DeRuyter adults are doing

1 in 3DeRuyter adults feel lonely

31.4% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5DeRuyter adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5DeRuyter adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6DeRuyter adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 7

DeRuyter adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 9

DeRuyter adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

DeRuyter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 14

DeRuyter adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.5% of DeRuyter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around DeRuyter

DeRuyter and the towns around it

Care nearby

Community Memorial HospitalHamilton · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Syracuse VA Medical CenterSyracuse · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Crouse HospitalSyracuse · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cincinnatus Medical OfficeCincinnatus · 14.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Liberty Resources New YorkEast Syracuse · 21.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthDeRuyter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Madison 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 DeRuyter. 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 DeRuyter

Measure	DeRuyter	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	34.8–43.4%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.4–46.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	31.5–46.1%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	34.5%	30.8–38.7%	24%	worse
Depression	21.7%	18.4–25.4%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.8%	10.5–15.5%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.6–13.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.4–14.7%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	7.5–11.8%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.1–9.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.7–5.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	11.5–18.5%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	14.8%	12.3–17.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27%	21.9–33.1%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.3%	30–42.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.9%	79.9–85.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.1%	56.3–63.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.4–91.9%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	63.5–73.1%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	73.3–85.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	78.8–83.9%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	5.9%	4.2–8.1%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.4–36.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.3–26.2%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.1–18.9%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	16.1–24.3%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.2–18.5%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	10.2–17.2%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11%	8.6–13.5%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7%	5.7–8.4%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.5%	10.1–17.2%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	27.5–38.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.2%	14–21%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.3–16.3%	12.1%
Hearing	8.3%	7.1–9.7%	5.6%
Vision	5.5%	4.4–6.7%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.6–5.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.5%	7.7–11.5%	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 DeRuyter 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 DeRuyter better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes DeRuyter 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.