Health · Lansing

Lansing, NY health

Lansing differs from New York on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.3% vs 12.8%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.3% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (70.6% vs 77.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Lansing
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How Lansing 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 Lansing adults…

25 of every 100 Lansing adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · better · margin 22–27.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lansing, betterLansing, worseToo close to callNew York
Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.9% Lansing
NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Lansing
NY 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Lansing
NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.8% Lansing
NY 11.3%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
NY 81%
69%
Dentist visit
NY 64%
89%
Cholesterol check
NY 89%
74%
Colon screening
NY 67%
84%
Mammogram
NY 79%
71%
Taking BP meds
NY 77%
1 in 23
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lansing 4.3% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Lansing adults are doing

1 in 3Lansing adults feel lonely
33.3% · New York 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Lansing adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · New York 17.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Lansing adults lack social or emotional support
23.7% · New York 26.4% · too close to call
1 in 7Lansing adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · 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 10
Lansing adults worry about having enough food
9.7% · NY 17.2% · better
1 in 11
Lansing adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · NY 14.5% · better
1 in 20
Lansing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.9% · NY 8.2% · better
1 in 18
Lansing adults lack reliable transportation
5.7% · NY 8.6% · better

7% of Lansing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

18.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs7.4%
Thinking or memory9.2%
Hearing4%
Errands alone4.9%
Vision2.9%
Dressing or bathing2%

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

Around Lansing

Lansing 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.

Lansing: 28.8% Ithaca: 23.2% Cayuga Heights: 20.6% Dryden: 27.7% Genoa: 34.6% Covert: 32.4% Groton: 30.3% Ulysses: 27.6% Locke: 36% Enfield: 25.7% Danby: 27.6% Newfield: 29.5% Ithaca: 22.6% Caroline: 27.5% Virgil: 31.1% Lansing: 22.9% Lansing Lansing Ithaca Cayuga Heights Dryden Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca · Ithaca · 2.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center · Cortland · 17.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Cortland Medical Office · Cortland · 16.5 mi+
20.6%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Cayuga Heights20.6%
Lansing22.9%
Ithaca23.2%
Dryden27.7%
Lansing28.8%

Care nearby

Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Schuyler HospitalMontour Falls · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access
Auburn Community HospitalAuburn · 31.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Moravia Medical OfficeMoravia · 15.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Cortland Medical OfficeCortland · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary careLansing's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careLansing's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthLansing's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins 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 Lansing. 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 Lansing
MeasureLansingMarginNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure24.8%22–27.7%32.6%better
High cholesterol29.9%26.7–33.2%37.7%better
Obesity22.9%18.6–27.3%28.8%better
Arthritis18.8%16.7–21%24%better
Depression19.2%16.6–22.1%17.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.3%4.3–6.6%12.8%better
Asthma9.4%8.3–10.5%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6.6%6–7.3%7.7%better
Diabetes7.4%6.5–8.5%11.5%better
COPD3.6%3.1–4.1%6%better
Heart disease3.9%3.5–4.4%6.1%better
Stroke2%1.8–2.2%3.4%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes7.8%6.5–9.3%11.3%better
Binge drink17%14.4–19.9%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise16.9%14.1–19.9%25.9%better
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%28.9–38.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.7%73.4–79.8%80.8%worse
Dentist visit68.8%65.8–71.8%63.5%better
Cholesterol check88.8%87.3–90.2%89.2%about the same
Colon screening73.7%69.8–77.3%66.8%better
Mammogram83.9%78.6–88.2%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds70.6%67.7–73.3%77.2%worse
No health insurance4.3%3.6–5.2%7.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.3%28.8–38.1%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support23.7%20.5–27.1%26.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.6%12–15.2%15%about the same
Fair or poor health11.4%9.7–13.1%18.1%better
Frequent physical distress9%7.8–10.2%12.8%better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.7%8–11.5%17.2%better
Housing insecurity8.7%7.4–10.2%14.5%better
Utility shut-off threat4.9%4.2–5.8%8.2%better
No reliable transportation5.7%4.9–6.5%8.6%better
Receive SNAP7%5.8–8.4%14.1%
Disability
Any disability18.8%16.1–21.7%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs7.4%6.3–8.5%13.4%
Thinking or memory9.2%8–10.4%12.1%
Hearing4%3.5–4.5%5.6%
Vision2.9%2.6–3.2%5.2%
Dressing or bathing2%1.8–2.3%3.8%
Errands alone4.9%4.3–5.5%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 Lansing 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 Lansing better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lansing 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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