Health · Esperance

Esperance, NY health

Esperance differs from New York on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.7% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.4% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.6% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Esperance
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Esperance’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Esperance is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns and 52% of New York towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressBMental distressBObesityB+DiabetesB-SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%
Less healthyHealthier
New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 52%
Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,882)Healthier than 74%

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

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

35 of every 100 Esperance adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Esperance, betterEsperance, worseToo close to callNew York
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.6% Esperance
NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.6% Esperance
NY 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Esperance
NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Esperance
NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Esperance adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New York.

80%
Yearly checkup
NY 81%
64%
Dentist visit
NY 64%
89%
Cholesterol check
NY 89%
67%
Colon screening
NY 67%
79%
Mammogram
NY 79%
75%
Taking BP meds
NY 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Esperance 5.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Esperance adults are doing

1 in 3Esperance adults feel lonely
31.9% · New York 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Esperance adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · New York 17.5% · worse
1 in 4Esperance adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · New York 26.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Esperance adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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
Esperance adults worry about having enough food
13.4% · NY 17.2% · better
1 in 8
Esperance adults worry about keeping their housing
11.9% · NY 14.5% · about the same
1 in 13
Esperance adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · NY 8.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Esperance adults lack reliable transportation
7.6% · NY 8.6% · about the same

12.7% of Esperance adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory13.1%
Hearing6.2%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Esperance

Esperance and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Esperance.

Esperance: 34.2% Duanesburg: 34.2% Schoharie: 33.4% Charleston: 36.7% Carlisle: 33.2% Princetown: 34.2% Florida: 38.2% Wright: 33.3% Knox: 30.8% Esperance: 34.3% Esperance Esperance Duanesburg Cobleskill Regional Hospital · Cobleskill · 12.7 mi · 4★ MedicareH St. Marys Healthcare · Amsterdam · 13.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Hometown Health Centers at Amsterdam · Amsterdam · 12.6 mi+
30.8%38.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Esperance34.2%
Duanesburg34.2%
Esperance34.3%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.7 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Esperance

No hospital or community health center in Esperance itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 12.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySt. Marys Healthcare★★★★★ · 13.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSchenectady Family Health ServicesAmsterdam · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Schenectady Family Health Services
3 sites · nearest in Amsterdam
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.7 mi
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.2 mi
St. Marys Healthcare
Amsterdam · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady · ★★★★★
ER
17.9 mi
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Schenectady · not rated
25.1 mi
Whitney M Young Jr Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Albany
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careEsperance's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Schoharie County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careEsperance is not a shortage area
! Mental healthEsperance's county is a federal shortage area.Schoharie County · need score 14 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Esperance. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Esperance
MeasureEsperanceMarginNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.7%30.8–38.9%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol37.1%33.1–41.5%37.7%about the same
Obesity34.3%28–41.5%28.8%about the same
Arthritis26.7%23.5–30%24%about the same
Depression21.1%18.1–24.5%17.5%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)10.8%9–13.4%12.8%about the same
Asthma11.4%10.1–12.8%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.9%8–9.9%7.7%worse
Diabetes10.3%8.7–11.9%11.5%about the same
COPD7.4%6–8.9%6%about the same
Heart disease6.5%5.6–7.4%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.8%3.4%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.6%12.3–19.1%11.3%worse
Binge drink18.4%15.5–21.8%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise24.6%19.9–29.8%25.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours39.6%34.3–46.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80%76.6–83.1%80.8%about the same
Dentist visit63.6%60.7–67.6%63.5%about the same
Cholesterol check89%87–90.6%89.2%about the same
Colon screening67.4%63.1–72.6%66.8%about the same
Mammogram79.3%73.5–85.6%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds75.3%72–78.4%77.2%about the same
No health insurance5.7%4.3–7.4%7.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.9%26.6–37.2%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support23.5%19.5–27.7%26.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.2%15–19.6%15%about the same
Fair or poor health17.2%14.1–20.5%18.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%11.9–16.1%12.8%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.4%10.1–16.9%17.2%better
Housing insecurity11.9%9.5–14.5%14.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.2–9.2%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation7.6%6.2–9%8.6%about the same
Receive SNAP12.7%9.6–16.1%14.1%
Disability
Any disability26.9%22.6–31.5%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs12.9%10.6–15.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory13.1%10.9–15.4%12.1%
Hearing6.2%5.4–7.1%5.6%
Vision4.5%3.8–5.2%5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.1–4.5%3.8%
Errands alone8%6.7–9.5%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 Esperance 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 Esperance better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Esperance 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.

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