Health · Roxbury

Roxbury, NY health

Roxbury differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.7% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.6% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.3% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12474, 12421, 12434, 12468

B+Health Grade

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Roxbury’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Roxbury is healthier than 66% of U.S. towns, and than 92% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressAMental distressA-ObesityB-DiabetesB+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 66%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 55%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,589)Healthier than 92%

Better than its income would suggest. Roxbury 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, Roxbury 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 Roxbury 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. Roxbury’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 Roxbury 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 Roxbury adults…

41 of every 100 Roxbury adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Roxbury, betterRoxbury, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Roxbury
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Roxbury
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Roxbury
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.6% Roxbury
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Roxbury 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 19

working-age adults has no health insurance

Roxbury 5.2% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Roxbury adults are doing

1 in 3Roxbury adults feel lonely

29.4% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Roxbury adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.3% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Roxbury adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 7Roxbury adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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 9

Roxbury adults worry about having enough food

10.6% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Roxbury adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 19

Roxbury adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Roxbury adults lack reliable transportation

5.9% · NY 8.6% · better

9.2% of Roxbury adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%

Thinking or memory11.2%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Roxbury

Roxbury 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.

29.1%34%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Roxbury31.5%

Middletown32.2%

Bovina33.2%

Halcott33.3%

Stamford33.4%

Prattsville33.9%

Care nearby

Margaretville Memorial HospitalMargaretville · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

O'connor HospitalDelhi · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 25.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta · 28.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Open Door SaugertiesSaugerties · 33.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hasc Medical Center at Camp HascParksville · 35.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careRoxbury's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Delaware County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthRoxbury's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delaware County (RSA-70) · need score 16 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 Roxbury. 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 Roxbury

Measure	Roxbury	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.7–45.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.4–46%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	31.5%	25.2–38%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	34%	30.2–37.7%	24%	worse
Depression	19.3%	16.4–22.4%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.9–16.1%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.3%	11.1–13.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.5–14.3%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	6.8–10.2%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.3–9.7%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.6%	9.9–15.4%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	12.6–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	21.1–31.2%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	33–44.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.7%	80.9–86.2%	80.8%	better
Dentist visit	64.7%	61.4–68.1%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.9%	90.5–93.1%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	75.1%	71–78.8%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	80.8%	74.6–86.2%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	78.9–84.3%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	5.2%	3.8–6.7%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.4%	24–35.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	18.3–27%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.3–16.1%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	14–20.6%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.4–17%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.6%	8–13.5%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	8.7%	6.8–10.7%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.3–6.4%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.9%	4.8–7.1%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.2%	6.9–11.9%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.4%	24.7–34.1%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.1%	12.3–18%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.2%	9.3–13%	12.1%
Hearing	8.1%	7–9.2%	5.6%
Vision	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.6%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.3–9.1%	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 Roxbury 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 Roxbury better or worse.

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