Health · McGraw

McGraw, NY health

McGraw differs from New York on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.1% vs 12.8%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.9% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for McGraw

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 974 people are less certain, so we show McGraw's figures without a grade.

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How McGraw 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 McGraw adults…

33 of every 100 McGraw adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29–37.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McGraw, betterMcGraw, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% McGraw
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% McGraw
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% McGraw
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% McGraw
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of McGraw 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

McGraw 5.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How McGraw adults are doing

1 in 3McGraw adults feel lonely

31.4% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4McGraw adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4McGraw adults lack social or emotional support

23.8% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6McGraw 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

McGraw adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

McGraw adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

McGraw adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

McGraw adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · NY 8.6% · about the same

12.7% of McGraw adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around McGraw

McGraw and the towns around it

Care nearby

Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 4.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cayuga Medical Center at IthacaIthaca · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chenango Memorial HospitalNorwich · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Syracuse VA Medical CenterSyracuse · 30.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Cortland Medical OfficeCortland · 5.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Health Network of Central New YorkHomer · 5.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careMcGraw is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMcGraw'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 McGraw. 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 McGraw

Measure	McGraw	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33%	29–37.1%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.1–40.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	32.4%	25.5–39.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24–30.6%	24%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.4–26.3%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.4–11.2%	12.8%	better
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	7.9–9.7%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	9.7%	8.2–11.3%	11.5%	better
COPD	7.3%	6.1–8.6%	6%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	2.9–3.8%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.2–18%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	18.5%	15.4–22%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.3%	20.7–30.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	31.7–44.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.5–82.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	63%	59.6–66.3%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88%	85.7–90%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	64.5%	59.4–69.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	79.1%	72.3–84.9%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.8%	72.7–78.7%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.9%	4.5–7.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.2–36.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.8%	19.8–28.1%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	17.4%	14.4–20.4%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12–16%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	10.3–17%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.4–14.3%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6–8.8%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.3–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	9.6–16.1%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.2%	23.9–32.7%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11–15.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.7–16%	12.1%
Hearing	6.4%	5.5–7.2%	5.6%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.2%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	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 McGraw 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 McGraw better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes McGraw 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.