Health · Sharon

Sharon, NY health

Sharon differs from New York on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.5%) and fewer uninsured adults (6.3% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 13459 (all of Sharon)

Report card

How Sharon 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 Sharon adults…

38 of every 100 Sharon adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–42.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sharon, betterSharon, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.3% Sharon
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Sharon
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.7% Sharon
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Sharon
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sharon 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

Sharon 6.3% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sharon adults are doing

1 in 3Sharon adults feel lonely

31.9% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Sharon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.6% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Sharon adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Sharon adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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

Sharon adults worry about having enough food

14.1% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Sharon adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Sharon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.3% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Sharon adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · NY 8.6% · about the same

13.4% of Sharon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Sharon

Sharon 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.

29.5%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Seward31.5%

Roseboom32.6%

Carlisle33.2%

Cherry Valley33.2%

Sharon34%

Root38.1%

Canajoharie39.7%

Care nearby

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Little Falls HospitalLittle Falls · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

St. Marys HealthcareAmsterdam · 23.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Hometown Health Centers at AmsterdamAmsterdam · 24 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 27 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

✓ Dental careSharon is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSharon's county is a federal shortage area.Schoharie 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 Sharon. 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 Sharon

Measure	Sharon	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.4–42.1%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	39.9%	36–44.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34%	27.8–40.4%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.4%	27.3–33.6%	24%	worse
Depression	20.6%	17.7–23.8%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	11.4–16.4%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.6–11.5%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.5–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.7–17.9%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.7%	14–19.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.3%	23.1–32%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	33.8–45.5%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78.2–84.2%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.5%	56.7–63.5%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.8%	87–90.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	68.3%	64.3–73.3%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	78.6%	73.1–84.9%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.7–81.8%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.3%	4.9–7.8%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.2–37.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.6–26.9%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.8–18.8%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.5–22.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.2–17.1%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.1%	11.5–17.1%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.6–13.6%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.3%	6.2–8.5%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.7–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.4%	10.9–16.3%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.6%	26.7–35%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.8%	13.5–18.2%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.8–15.5%	12.1%
Hearing	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	5.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	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 Sharon 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 Sharon better or worse.

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