Health · Halfmoon

Halfmoon, NY health

Halfmoon differs from New York on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.8% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.7% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.3% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12118, 12065, 12188

Report card

How Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon adults…

32 of every 100 Halfmoon adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.4–34.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Halfmoon, betterHalfmoon, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.9% Halfmoon
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Halfmoon
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Halfmoon
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.1% Halfmoon
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Halfmoon 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 21

working-age adults has no health insurance

Halfmoon 4.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Halfmoon adults are doing

1 in 3Halfmoon adults feel lonely

31.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Halfmoon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.5% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5Halfmoon adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Halfmoon adults are in frequent mental distress

15.2% · 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 10

Halfmoon adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Halfmoon adults worry about keeping their housing

9.4% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 18

Halfmoon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Halfmoon adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · NY 8.6% · better

8.5% of Halfmoon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

23.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.7%

Thinking or memory11.1%

Hearing5.5%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Halfmoon

Halfmoon 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.

29%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 27towns on this map, healthiest first

Colonie30.1%

Clifton Park31.1%

Schaghticoke31.9%

Halfmoon33.3%

Malta33.6%

Stillwater34.4%

Waterford34.5%

Mechanicville37.8%

Care nearby

Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New YorkTroy · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation CenterSchenectady · 9.6 mi

Ellis HospitalSchenectady · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

St. Peter's HospitalAlbany · 13.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

North TroyTroy · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Watervliet Health CenterWatervliet · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careHalfmoon is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHalfmoon is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthHalfmoon is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Halfmoon. 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 Halfmoon

Measure	Halfmoon	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.6%	28.4–34.8%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.7%	34.2–41.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.3%	28.3–38.4%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.5–30%	24%	worse
Depression	20.5%	17.8–23.4%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.5–11.3%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.4–11.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.5–10.2%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	11.5%	better
COPD	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.7%	5.2–6.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	2.9%	2.7–3.2%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.1%	9.4–12.8%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	17.2%	14.5–19.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.9%	17–23.2%	25.9%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	27.1–36.3%	37.9%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77.3–82.9%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.7%	64.6–70.8%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	90.3%	88.9–91.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	72.8%	68.9–76.6%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	81%	75.1–86%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	74.8–80.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	4.7%	4–5.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.2%	27–35.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.4–24.6%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.2%	13.6–17%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	13.8%	12–15.8%	18.1%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.8%	10.5–13.3%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8.2–11.5%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9.4%	8–10.9%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	8.5%	7.1–9.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	23.7%	20.8–26.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.7%	9.3–12.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	12.1%
Hearing	5.5%	4.9–6.2%	5.6%
Vision	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.6–3.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	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 Halfmoon 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 Halfmoon better or worse.

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