Health · Sheldon

Sheldon, NY health

Sheldon differs from New York on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.2% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.4% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 14167, 14145, 14113

B+Health Grade

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Sheldon’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Sheldon is healthier than 67% of U.S. towns, and than 83% of towns with similar incomes.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressBObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 67%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 57%

Towns with similar incomes, $53K–$89K (9,697)Healthier than 83%

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

36 of every 100 Sheldon adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sheldon, betterSheldon, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Sheldon
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Sheldon
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Sheldon
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Sheldon
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sheldon 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

Sheldon 5.4% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Sheldon adults are doing

1 in 3Sheldon adults feel lonely

31.4% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Sheldon adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Sheldon adults lack social or emotional support

23% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Sheldon adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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

Sheldon adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 10

Sheldon adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 16

Sheldon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 15

Sheldon adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · NY 8.6% · better

9.9% of Sheldon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%

Thinking or memory12.3%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Sheldon

Sheldon 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 Sheldon.

29.4%36.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Wales30%

Bennington34.2%

Sheldon34.6%

Java34.7%

Orangeville35.6%

Care nearby

Wyoming CountyWarsaw · 12.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

United Memorial Medical CenterBatavia · 20.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bertrand Chaffee HospitalSpringville · 21.8 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital of BuffaloBuffalo · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oak Orchard Community Health CenterWarsaw · 12.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neighborhood Health Center BlasdellBuffalo · 22.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careSheldon is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSheldon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Wyoming County · need score 15 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 Sheldon. 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 Sheldon

Measure	Sheldon	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	31.9–40.5%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.8–43.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.6%	27.3–43.3%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26–33.1%	24%	worse
Depression	20.9%	17.8–24.6%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.5–15.6%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.3%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.2%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	10.6%	9.1–12.3%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.3–8.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	6.9%	6.1–7.9%	6.1%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.3–16.2%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	17.7%	14.7–21.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	19.9–28.9%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	30.9–44.1%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78.2–84.4%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.2%	62.8–69.5%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.9%	88.4–91.3%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	70.2%	65.6–74.6%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.7%	70.5–83.9%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.5–81.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	5.4%	4.4–6.6%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.4%	26.4–36.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	19.4–26.7%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.1–18%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.7%	14.1–19.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.6%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9–13.5%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.3–11.9%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.1%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.5–7.5%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.9%	8–12.1%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	27.6%	23.6–31.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.4%	11.4–15.7%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.3%	10.7–14%	12.1%
Hearing	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	5.6%
Vision	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–4%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	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 Sheldon 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 Sheldon better or worse.

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