Health · Schroon

Schroon, NY health

Schroon differs from New York on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (4.7% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.7% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.2% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12870, 12857, 12858

BHealth Grade

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Schroon’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Schroon is healthier than 65% of U.S. towns, and than 82% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressAMental distressBObesityB-DiabetesB+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 65%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 54%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,616)Healthier than 82%

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

40 of every 100 Schroon adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.4–43.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Schroon, betterSchroon, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.9% Schroon
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Schroon
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Schroon
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.3% Schroon
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Schroon 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

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

Mind & connection

How Schroon adults are doing

1 in 3Schroon adults feel lonely

29% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Schroon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Schroon adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Schroon adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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 10

Schroon adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Schroon adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 18

Schroon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 16

Schroon adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · NY 8.6% · better

9.8% of Schroon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory11.3%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Schroon

Schroon 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 Schroon.

28.7%37.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Horicon30.2%

Minerva34%

Schroon34.4%

Crown Point34.8%

North Hudson35%

Ticonderoga35%

Care in and near Schroon

1 community health center in Schroon, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Elizabethtown Community HospitalElizabethtown · 26.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Porter HospitalMiddlebury · 31.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 38.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac LakeSaranac Lake · 38.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Schroon Lake Health CenterSchroon Lake · 1.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chcrr Shoreham Family Health CenterShoreham · 22.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careSchroon is not a shortage area

! Dental careSchroon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Essex County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthSchroon'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 Schroon. 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 Schroon

Measure	Schroon	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.7%	35.4–43.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	37–45.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.4%	28–40.9%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	33.9%	30.3–37.6%	24%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17.1–23.3%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.3%	9.2–13.9%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.2%	11–13.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.5%	10.7–14.4%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7–9.9%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.4–9.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.7%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.3%	9.8–15%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.6–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.9%	20.4–29.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	27.4–38.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.1%	80.3–85.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.1%	64.7–71.4%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	91.7%	90.3–92.9%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	74.5%	70.3–78.5%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	80.3%	74–85.7%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	78.6–84%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.7%	3.7–6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29%	25–34.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.5–24.2%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.5–16.3%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	14.7–20.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.4–13.1%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.2–10.5%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.7–6.7%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.2–7.1%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.8%	7.7–12.2%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.8%	25.5–34.2%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	13.1–18.3%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11.3%	9.6–13%	12.1%
Hearing	7.9%	7–9%	5.6%
Vision	4.7%	4–5.3%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.6–8.9%	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 Schroon 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 Schroon better or worse.

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