Health · Rosendale

Rosendale, NY health

Rosendale differs from New York on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.3% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.7% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12401, 12472, 12486, 12561

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Rosendale’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Rosendale is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns, and than 92% of towns with similar incomes.

A-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressA-Mental distressA-ObesityB+DiabetesA-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 77%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 68%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (9,729)Healthier than 92%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Rosendale could be anywhere from B− 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 Rosendale 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. Rosendale’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 Rosendale 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 Rosendale adults…

37 of every 100 Rosendale adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rosendale, betterRosendale, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23% Rosendale
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Rosendale
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Rosendale
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Rosendale
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rosendale 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 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Rosendale 5.7% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Rosendale adults are doing

1 in 3Rosendale adults feel lonely

29.6% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Rosendale adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.1% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Rosendale adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Rosendale adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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 8

Rosendale adults worry about having enough food

12.3% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Rosendale adults worry about keeping their housing

11.2% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 15

Rosendale adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 14

Rosendale adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · NY 8.6% · better

11.4% of Rosendale adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.8%

Thinking or memory11.9%

Hearing6.1%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Rosendale

Rosendale 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 Rosendale.

25.8%33.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

New Paltz29.1%

Hurley29.4%

Marbletown29.8%

Rosendale30.3%

Ulster31.2%

Esopus31.3%

Care nearby

Healthalliance Hospital Marys Avenue CampusKingston · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Dutchess HospitalRhinebeck · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie · 12.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellenville Regional HospitalEllenville · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kingston Family Health CenterKingston · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sun River Health New PaltzNew Paltz · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRosendale's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Ulster County · need score 14 of 25

✓ Dental careRosendale is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthRosendale is not a shortage area

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 Rosendale. 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 Rosendale

Measure	Rosendale	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	33–40.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	37.5%	33.7–41.4%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	30.3%	25.1–36.1%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	25.1–31.1%	24%	worse
Depression	20.1%	17.2–23.1%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.3–13.6%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.8–10.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.7%	9.2–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.9–7.9%	6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	9.7–13.6%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.7–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23%	19.4–26.8%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	31.1–41.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.9–84.5%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.1%	62.8–69.2%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90%	88.6–91.3%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	64.9–73.4%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70.6–83%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75.1–80.4%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.7%	4.8–6.8%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	25.1–34.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.5–25.1%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.3%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.2%	13.9–18.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.6–14.9%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.3%	10.3–14.6%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.2%	9.5–13.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.4–8.4%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	11.4%	9.5–13.4%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	25.9%	22.3–29.5%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.8%	11–14.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.9%	10.4–13.4%	12.1%
Hearing	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	5.6%
Vision	4.5%	4–5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	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 Rosendale 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 Rosendale better or worse.

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