Health · Middlefield

Middlefield, NY health

Middlefield differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.5% vs 17.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.3% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.8% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13326, 13320, 13450, 12155

Report card

How Middlefield 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 Middlefield adults…

36 of every 100 Middlefield adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Middlefield, betterMiddlefield, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Middlefield
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.1% Middlefield
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Middlefield
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11% Middlefield
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Middlefield 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 21

working-age adults has no health insurance

Middlefield 4.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Middlefield adults are doing

1 in 3Middlefield adults feel lonely

29.8% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Middlefield adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.5% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Middlefield adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Middlefield adults are in frequent mental distress

14.1% · 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 11

Middlefield adults worry about having enough food

9.5% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 12

Middlefield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 20

Middlefield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.1% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 18

Middlefield adults lack reliable transportation

5.7% · NY 8.6% · better

8.6% of Middlefield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory10.8%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Middlefield

Middlefield 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.

29%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Otsego29.4%

Middlefield29.5%

Milford30.2%

Hartwick30.4%

Springfield32.4%

Roseboom32.6%

Westford32.8%

Cherry Valley33.2%

Care nearby

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 3.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta · 19.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 23.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Mosaic Health UticaUtica · 33.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careMiddlefield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Otsego County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careMiddlefield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Otsego County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthMiddlefield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Otsego County · need score 17 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 Middlefield. 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 Middlefield

Measure	Middlefield	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.1%	32.3–39.6%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.4%	37.5–45.4%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	29.5%	24.4–34.8%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.1%	27.9–34.2%	24%	worse
Depression	18.5%	15.9–21.3%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.4%	7.7–11.4%	12.8%	better
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.8%	10.7–12.9%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.6–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.2–8.3%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11%	9.2–13%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.7–17.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	19.2–26.5%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.1%	29.1–39.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.8–84.3%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.5%	65.5–71.6%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	91.5%	90.3–92.6%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	74.7%	70.8–78.5%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	82.1%	76.5–87%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.6–84.6%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.7%	3.9–5.7%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.4–34.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	18.2–24.6%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16%	13.7–18.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.7–15.1%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.5%	7.7–11.3%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.9–9.8%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.1%	4.4–6%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.7%	4.9–6.5%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	8.6%	7–10.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	26.5%	23–30.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.7–15.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	10.8%	9.4–12.3%	12.1%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.2%	5.6%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.8%
Errands alone	6.9%	6.1–7.9%	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 Middlefield 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 Middlefield better or worse.

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