Health · Esopus

Esopus, NY health

Esopus differs from New York on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.6% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.4% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12487, 12561, 12493, 12528

Report card

How Esopus 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 Esopus adults…

37 of every 100 Esopus adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–40.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Esopus, betterEsopus, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Esopus
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Esopus
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Esopus
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.5% Esopus
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Esopus 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

Esopus 5.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Esopus adults are doing

1 in 3Esopus adults feel lonely

30.1% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Esopus adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.6% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5Esopus adults lack social or emotional support

21.9% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Esopus adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Esopus adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 8

Esopus adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 13

Esopus adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Esopus adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.1% of Esopus adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Esopus

Esopus 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.

25.8%34.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Rhinebeck25.8%

Hyde Park27.8%

Lloyd28.9%

New Paltz29.1%

Rosendale30.3%

Ulster31.2%

Esopus31.3%

Kingston33.1%

Care nearby

Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellenville Regional HospitalEllenville · 21.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Practice Center of Hyde ParkHyde Park · 4.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rhinebeck Health CenterRhinebeck · 4.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEsopus's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Ulster County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careEsopus is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthEsopus 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 Esopus. 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 Esopus

Measure	Esopus	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.1%	33.5–40.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.3–40.9%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	31.3%	26–37.1%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	28%	25.1–31.1%	24%	worse
Depression	20.6%	17.7–23.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.1%	11.6–17%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.3%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.7–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	6%	worse
Heart disease	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.5%	10.2–14.9%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.7–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	20.6–28.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37%	31.7–42.4%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.4–84.1%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.6%	60.2–66.9%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87.2–90.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.4%	63.9–72.4%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.9–82%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.8–80%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.8%	4.7–7.1%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	25.6–34.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.9%	18.6–25.6%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.2–18.2%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.8–20%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	12–15.6%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	11.1–16.4%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.9%	9.9–14.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.3–8.8%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.9–9.4%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.1%	10.6–15.7%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	27.3%	23.6–31.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.6–15.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11–14.5%	12.1%
Hearing	6.4%	5.7–7.3%	5.6%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.6%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.1–9.3%	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 Esopus 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 Esopus better or worse.

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