Health · Freetown

Freetown, NY health

Freetown differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.1% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13.7% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.4% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13803, 13040, 13101

Report card

How Freetown 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 Freetown adults…

35 of every 100 Freetown adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Freetown, betterFreetown, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Freetown
NY 25.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Freetown
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Freetown
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Freetown 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

Freetown 6.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Freetown adults are doing

1 in 3Freetown adults feel lonely

31.7% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Freetown adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Freetown adults lack social or emotional support

24.2% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Freetown adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 7

Freetown adults worry about having enough food

13.7% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 8

Freetown adults worry about keeping their housing

11.8% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Freetown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Freetown adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · NY 8.6% · about the same

12.8% of Freetown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing6.8%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Freetown

Freetown 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.

27.7%34.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Virgil31.1%

Cortlandville31.6%

Solon32.8%

Freetown32.9%

Marathon32.9%

Cincinnatus32.9%

Care nearby

Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 10.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich · 25.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca · 26.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial HospitalBinghamton · 29.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marathon Medical OfficeMarathon · 5.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cincinnatus Medical OfficeCincinnatus · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFreetown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cortland County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Dental careFreetown is not a shortage area

! Mental healthFreetown's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Cortland County · need score 15 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 Freetown. 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 Freetown

Measure	Freetown	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.9%	31.1–38.7%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	34–42%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	32.9%	26.5–39.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	26.1–32.2%	24%	worse
Depression	22.5%	19.5–25.9%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	15%	12.6–17.7%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.4–12.8%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.6–10.3%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.4–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	13.2–17.8%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	17.9%	15–21%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	22–30.1%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	32.9–44.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.6–82.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59%	55.7–62.2%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.3%	86.7–89.8%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	61.3–70.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	68.9–81.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.7%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	5–7.3%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	27.1–36.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	20.9–27.8%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.7–19.5%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16–20.8%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13–16.4%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.7%	11.6–16.1%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.8–8.8%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.8–15%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.5%	25.7–33.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	12.4–16.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	12.1%
Hearing	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	5.6%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	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 Freetown 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 Freetown better or worse.

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