Health · Highland

Highland, NY health

Highland differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.5% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.9% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12732, 12719, 12743, 12792

B+Health Grade

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Highland’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Highland is healthier than 73% of U.S. towns, and than 93% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressA-Mental distressAObesityBDiabetesB+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 73%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 64%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,865)Healthier than 93%

Better than its income would suggest. Highland is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Highland 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 Highland 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. Highland’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 Highland 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 Highland adults…

36 of every 100 Highland adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.2–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Highland, betterHighland, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.1% Highland
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Highland
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Highland
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.3% Highland
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Highland 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Highland 5.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Highland adults are doing

1 in 3Highland adults feel lonely

29.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Highland adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.7% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Highland adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Highland adults are in frequent mental distress

14.6% · 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 9

Highland adults worry about having enough food

11% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Highland adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 18

Highland adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.6% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 16

Highland adults lack reliable transportation

6.2% · NY 8.6% · better

9.4% of Highland adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%

Thinking or memory11.4%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.3%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Highland

Highland 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 Highland.

28.2%33.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Highland29.4%

Tusten30%

Lumberland30.3%

Bethel30.4%

Care nearby

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsHarris · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Garnet Health Medical Center CatskillsCallicoon · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bon Secours Community HospitalPort Jervis · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wayne Memorial HospitalHonesdale · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oda Monticello Primary Health Care CenterMonticello · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sun River Health MonticelloMonticello · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHighland's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sullivan County · need score 17 of 25

✓ Dental careHighland is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHighland's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sullivan County · need score 19 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 Highland. 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 Highland

Measure	Highland	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.2–40.5%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.9%	35.5–44.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	29.4%	23.1–36.3%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.6%	27.2–34.3%	24%	worse
Depression	19.7%	16.8–23%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	9.1–13.4%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	9.7–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.3%	9.9–14.9%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	12.9–18.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.1%	20.6–29.8%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	32.3–44.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82%	78.8–84.8%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.4%	63.2–69.7%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.1%	89.6–92.5%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	72.4%	68.1–76.5%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	76.6%	69.8–82.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	76.7–82.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.6%	4.5–7%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.8–34.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.4–25.7%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.6%	12.8–16.6%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.8%	14.1–19.8%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.7%	11.8–15.7%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11%	8.8–13.6%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9.5%	7.8–11.5%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.6%	4.8–6.7%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.5–11.8%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	27.4%	23.3–31.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.8%	11.5–16.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.4%	9.7–13.2%	12.1%
Hearing	6.9%	6–7.9%	5.6%
Vision	4.3%	3.7–5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.1%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.1–8.5%	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 Highland 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 Highland better or worse.

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