Health · Hector

Hector, NY health

Hector differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.2% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.8% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14818, 14886, 14841, 14805

B+Health Grade

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Hector’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Hector is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns and 60% of New York towns.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressA-Mental distressA-ObesityBDiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 70%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 60%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,817)Healthier than 79%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Hector 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 Hector 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. Hector’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Hector 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 Hector adults…

36 of every 100 Hector adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hector, betterHector, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.4% Hector
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Hector
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Hector
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Hector
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hector 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hector 5.2% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hector adults are doing

1 in 3Hector adults feel lonely

30.3% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Hector adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 5Hector adults lack social or emotional support

21.5% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Hector adults are in frequent mental distress

15.3% · 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 8

Hector adults worry about having enough food

11.8% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 10

Hector adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 16

Hector adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 15

Hector adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · NY 8.6% · better

11.3% of Hector adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing7%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Hector

Hector 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.

23.2%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Enfield25.7%

Ulysses27.6%

Hector30.5%

Montour30.9%

Reading31.2%

Dix31.5%

Watkins Glen31.7%

Catharine32.1%

Starkey35%

Lodi35.2%

Care nearby

Schuyler HospitalMontour Falls · 8.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca · 12.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of YatesPenn Yan · 20.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Corning HospitalCorning · 26.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dundee Dental CenterDundee · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ovid Community HealthOvid · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHector's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuyler County RSA-43 · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthHector's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Schuyler County · need score 13 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 Hector. 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 Hector

Measure	Hector	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.5–40.1%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.5–42.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	30.5%	24.4–37%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.8–34.3%	24%	worse
Depression	20.9%	18.1–24%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.9%	8.2–11.9%	12.8%	better
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.8–11.7%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	10–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.8–9.3%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.2%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.3%	11–15.9%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	13.9–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.4%	19.6–27.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	30–41.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.5–84%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.5%	61.3–67.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.4%	89–91.7%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	72.8%	68.6–76.5%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.2%	71.7–83.8%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.3–81.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.2%	4.1–6.4%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.3%	25.9–34.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.5%	18.3–24.9%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.3%	13.5–17.2%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.7–20%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.3–15.9%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.8%	9.5–14.3%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.2–11.8%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.7–7.8%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	11.3%	9–13.7%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.1%	24.3–32.1%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	12.3–16.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.4–13.7%	12.1%
Hearing	7%	6.2–7.9%	5.6%
Vision	4.6%	4–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.8–9%	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 Hector 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 Hector better or worse.

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