Health · Moriah

Moriah, NY health

Moriah differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 6%) and more smokers (16.7% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12960, 12961, 12956, 12998
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How Moriah 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 Moriah adults…

38 of every 100 Moriah adults have high blood pressure
New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.5–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Moriah, betterMoriah, worseToo close to callNew York
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% Moriah
NY 25.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Moriah
NY 37.9%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.8% Moriah
NY 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Moriah
NY 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
NY 81%
60%
Dentist visit
NY 64%
88%
Cholesterol check
NY 89%
68%
Colon screening
NY 67%
75%
Mammogram
NY 79%
78%
Taking BP meds
NY 77%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Moriah 6.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)
Mind & connection

How Moriah adults are doing

1 in 3Moriah adults feel lonely
31.8% · New York 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Moriah adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · New York 17.5% · worse
1 in 4Moriah adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · New York 26.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Moriah adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · 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 6
Moriah adults worry about having enough food
15.8% · NY 17.2% · about the same
1 in 8
Moriah adults worry about keeping their housing
12.6% · NY 14.5% · about the same
1 in 12
Moriah adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · NY 8.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Moriah adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · NY 8.6% · about the same

15.6% of Moriah adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Moriah

Moriah 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.

Addison: 28.7% North Hudson: 35% Crown Point: 34.8% Westport: 34% Elizabethtown: 34% Panton: 28.7% Waltham: 28.7% Bridport: 28.8% Weybridge: 25.3% New Haven: 28.4% Schroon: 34.4% Keene: 32.4% Minerva: 34% Newcomb: 32.3% Ticonderoga: 35% Shoreham: 28.9% Ferrisburgh: 27.8% Essex: 32.8% Lewis: 33.7% Jay: 34.6% Moriah: 37.4% Moriah Addison North Hudson Crown Point Westport Elizabethtown Panton Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown · 11.4 mi · 4★ MedicareH Porter Hospital · Middlebury · 17.8 mi · 3★ MedicareH Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake · Saranac Lake · 36.7 mi · 4★ MedicareH Moriah Health Center · Mineville · 1.2 mi+ Ticonderoga Health Center · Ticonderoga · 15.1 mi+
25.3%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#21 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first
Addison28.7%
Panton28.7%
Westport34%
Elizabethtown34%
Crown Point34.8%
North Hudson35%
Moriah37.4%

Care nearby

Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington · 33.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake · 36.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Moriah Health CenterMineville · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Ticonderoga Health CenterTiconderoga · 15.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMoriah is not a shortage area
! Dental careMoriah's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Essex County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthMoriah's county is a federal shortage area.Essex County · need score 14 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 Moriah. 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 Moriah
MeasureMoriahMarginNew York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.6%33.5–41.7%32.6%worse
High cholesterol38.5%34.4–42.6%37.7%about the same
Obesity37.4%30.8–44.2%28.8%worse
Arthritis31.2%27.9–34.6%24%worse
Depression22%18.8–25.5%17.5%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)15.5%12.7–18.8%12.8%about the same
Asthma11.4%10–12.8%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.8–10.8%7.7%worse
Diabetes12.3%10.5–14.2%11.5%about the same
COPD9.4%7.8–11.1%6%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.1–9.2%6.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.7%3.4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.7%13.5–20.2%11.3%worse
Binge drink16.8%13.9–19.9%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise28.5%23.5–33.8%25.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.1%30.4–42.2%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80%76.7–83.1%80.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.5%55.8–63.2%63.5%worse
Cholesterol check88.3%86.5–90.1%89.2%about the same
Colon screening68.2%63.6–72.7%66.8%about the same
Mammogram75.2%67.7–81.8%78.9%about the same
Taking BP meds77.6%74.4–80.3%77.2%about the same
No health insurance6.6%5.2–8.5%7.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.8%27.2–37.4%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support23.5%19.9–27.7%26.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.2%15.1–19.5%15%worse
Fair or poor health20.7%17.4–24.5%18.1%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.8%13.6–18.2%12.8%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.8%12.5–19.5%17.2%about the same
Housing insecurity12.6%10.3–15.2%14.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.2%6.9–9.7%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation8.4%7.1–10%8.6%about the same
Receive SNAP15.6%12.3–19.4%14.1%
Disability
Any disability32.3%27.6–37.3%27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs16.6%14–19.5%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.2–16.6%12.1%
Hearing7.6%6.6–8.6%5.6%
Vision5.6%4.8–6.5%5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.6%3.9–5.4%3.8%
Errands alone9.4%8–11%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 Moriah 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 Moriah better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Moriah by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Moriah 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.

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