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Health in McLean · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is McLean?

McLean differs from New York on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.5% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.3% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with depression (23.1% vs 17.5%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for McLean. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in McLean

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near McLean

No hospital or community health center in McLean itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGuthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 6.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCayuga Medical Center at Ithaca★★★★★ · 13.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health NetworkCortland · 5.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.9 mi
Family Health Network
6 sites · nearest in Cortland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.8 mi
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
Cortland · ★★★★★
ER
13.6 mi
Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca
Ithaca · ★★★★★
ER
28.4 mi
Ovid Community Health
Ovid · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
30.4 mi
Auburn Community Hospital
Auburn · ★★★★★
ER
32 mi
Schuyler Hospital
Montour Falls · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careMcLean’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careMcLean’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthMcLean’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Tompkins County · need score 19 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of McLean; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78% Yearly checkupNY 81%
67% Dentist visitNY 64%
90% Cholesterol checkNY 89%
73% Colon screeningNY 67%
80% MammogramNY 79%
75% Taking BP medsNY 77%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
McLean 5.5% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
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
McLean adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · NY 17.2%
Better than NY
1 in 9
McLean adults worry about keeping their housing
10.9% · NY 14.5%
Better than NY
1 in 15
McLean adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · NY 8.2%
Better than NY
1 in 14
McLean adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · NY 8.6%
Better than NY

11.1% of McLean adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 McLean adults…

McLean runs above NY on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

23 of every 100 McLean adults have been diagnosed with depression
New York: 18 in 100 · worse · likely 20.1–26.5%
Better than NYWorseAbout the sameNew York
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New York

Share of adults, with the New York figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.6%NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.9%NY 37.9%
Binge drink 18%NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
McLean, betterMcLean, worseAbout the sameNew York
Where McLean gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Mind & connection

How McLean adults are doing

On 1 of 4 measures, McLean runs above New York.

1 in 3McLean adults feel lonely
32.1% · NY 34.2% · About the same as NY
1 in 4McLean adults lack social or emotional support
23.2% · NY 26.4% · About the same as NY
1 in 4McLean adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.1% · NY 17.5% · Worse than NY
1 in 6McLean adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · NY 15% · About the same as NY
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 McLean adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

McLean and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Groton: 30.3% Dryden: 27.7% Lansing: 28.8% Summerhill: 34.3% Locke: 36% Cortlandville: 31.6% Caroline: 27.5% Virgil: 31.1% Ithaca: 23.2% Lansing: 22.9% Northeast Ithaca: 23.6% McLean: 29.9% McLeanGrotonDryden Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center · Cortland · 6.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHCayuga Medical Center at Ithaca · Ithaca · 13.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHCortland Medical Office · Cortland · 5.9 mi+
Healthier than NYNear NYLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dryden27.7%
McLean29.9%
Groton30.3%
NY28.8%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health Grades next door

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DrydenA−GrotonB
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

26.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing6.4%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
New York
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 410 people are less certain, so we show McLean's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for McLean
MeasureMcLeanLikely rangeNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.9%30.2–37.5%32.6%about the same
High cholesterol35.6%31.9–39.3%37.7%about the same
Obesity29.9%24.8–35.3%28.8%about the same
Arthritis28.1%25–31.1%24%worse
Depression23.1%20.1–26.5%17.5%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)10.9%8.9–13.2%12.8%about the same
Asthma11.1%9.9–12.4%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.6–10.6%7.7%worse
Diabetes10.5%8.9–12.2%11.5%about the same
COPD7.1%5.9–8.7%6%about the same
Heart disease6.7%5.8–7.7%6.1%about the same
Stroke3.4%3–3.9%3.4%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%10.9–17.1%11.3%about the same
Binge drink18%15.3–21.1%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise21.6%17.6–25.9%25.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.9%29–39%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.8%74.5–80.9%80.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.8%63.6–69.9%63.5%better
Cholesterol check89.5%87.6–91.1%89.2%about the same
Colon screening72.7%68.4–76.7%66.8%better
Mammogram80%73.9–85.3%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds75.2%71.9–78.1%77.2%about the same
No health insurance5.5%4–7.3%7.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.1%27.6–37%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support23.2%19.5–27.3%26.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.2–18.4%15%about the same
Fair or poor health17.2%14.3–20.6%18.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%11.7–15.8%12.8%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.3%9.6–15.5%17.2%better
Housing insecurity10.9%8.8–13.2%14.5%better
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.6–8%8.2%better
No reliable transportation7.1%5.9–8.5%8.6%better
Receive SNAP11.1%8.6–14.2%14.1%
Disability
Any disability26.9%23–31.3%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs12.8%10.7–15.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.6–14.6%12.1%
Hearing6.4%5.6–7.3%5.6%
Vision4.4%3.7–5.1%5.2%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.1–4.5%3.8%
Errands alone7.6%6.4–9%7.7%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed McLean door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the New York figure falls inside it, we don’t call McLean better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes McLean directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New York figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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