Health · Nanticoke

Nanticoke, NY health

Nanticoke differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.1% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13797, 13862, 13802, 13777

B-Health Grade

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Nanticoke’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Nanticoke is healthier than 53% of U.S. towns, and than 68% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthC+Physical distressB-Mental distressBObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 53%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 37%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,558)Healthier than 68%

Better than its income would suggest. Nanticoke is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Nanticoke could be anywhere from C− to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New York ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Nanticoke with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Nanticoke’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Nanticoke 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 Nanticoke adults…

37 of every 100 Nanticoke adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.2–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nanticoke, betterNanticoke, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Nanticoke
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Nanticoke
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Nanticoke
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Nanticoke
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nanticoke 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Nanticoke 6.1% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Nanticoke adults are doing

1 in 3Nanticoke adults feel lonely

34% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Nanticoke adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Nanticoke adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Nanticoke adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 7

Nanticoke adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Nanticoke adults worry about keeping their housing

12.2% · NY 14.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Nanticoke adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.8% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Nanticoke adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · NY 8.6% · about the same

14.2% of Nanticoke adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory14.1%

Hearing7.1%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Nanticoke

Nanticoke and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Nanticoke.

27.5%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Berkshire30.5%

Newark Valley31.3%

Maine33.9%

Lisle34.2%

Nanticoke34.9%

Barker35.4%

Care nearby

Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial HospitalBinghamton · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

United Health Services HospitalsBinghamton · 15 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical CenterCortland · 23.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Barnes-Kasson County HospitalSusquehanna · 32.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Marathon Medical OfficeMarathon · 11 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cornerstone Family Healthcare at Binghamton, Chenango StreetBinghamton · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNanticoke's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Broome County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careNanticoke's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Broome County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthNanticoke's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Broome 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 Nanticoke. 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 Nanticoke

Measure	Nanticoke	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33.2–40.1%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.7–39.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	29.8–39.9%	28.8%	worse
Arthritis	31.9%	28.9–34.8%	24%	worse
Depression	21.7%	18.9–24.7%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.4–16.7%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	10.3%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	9.9–13%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.6–8.3%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.3%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	13.1–18.2%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.4%	13.9–19%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	21.5–29.2%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	31.3–40.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	78.3–83.8%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.3%	56.7–63.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.4%	86.7–89.9%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.3%	62.7–71.2%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	76.8%	70–82.3%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.5–79.1%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.1%	5–7.5%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	28.4–39.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	20.4–29.1%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17%	15–19%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.7%	16.2–21.4%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.9–16.6%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	11.4–17.6%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.2%	10–14.7%	14.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.8%	6.4–9.3%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.7–9.5%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.2%	11.5–17.4%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	26.2–33.6%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.8–17%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	14.1%	12.3–15.9%	12.1%
Hearing	7.1%	6.3–8.1%	5.6%
Vision	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–10%	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 Nanticoke 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 Nanticoke better or worse.

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