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Speculator, NY health

Speculator differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.1% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.3% vs 17.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (12.1% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Speculator

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 409 people are less certain, so we show Speculator's figures without a grade.

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How Speculator 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 Speculator adults…

39 of every 100 Speculator adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Speculator, betterSpeculator, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Speculator
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33% Speculator
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Speculator
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.9% Speculator
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Speculator 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 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Speculator 5.8% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Speculator adults are doing

1 in 3Speculator adults feel lonely

30.9% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Speculator adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Speculator adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Speculator adults are in frequent mental distress

14.9% · 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

Speculator adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Speculator adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 18

Speculator adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 15

Speculator adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · NY 8.6% · better

10.1% of Speculator adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%

Thinking or memory12.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Speculator

Speculator 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%37.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Speculator29.1%

Lake Pleasant30%

Indian Lake30.6%

Arietta31.3%

Wells32.9%

Care nearby

Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville · 35.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 40.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys HealthcareAmsterdam · 43.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs · 44.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indian Lake Health CenterIndian Lake · 14.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Elderwood at North CreekNorth Creek · 20.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSpeculator's county is a federal shortage area.Hamilton County · need score 9 of 25

✓ Dental careSpeculator is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSpeculator's county is a federal shortage area.Hamilton County · need score 11 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 Speculator. 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 Speculator

Measure	Speculator	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.6%	34.4–42.9%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.2%	36.7–45.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	29.1%	22.3–36.7%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.4–35.6%	24%	worse
Depression	19.5%	16.4–22.9%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.3%	11.6–17.3%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.1%	10.8–13.4%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.2–14.1%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	6.7–10.3%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–5%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.9%	9.4–14.8%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	12.8–18.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	20.9–31.7%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33%	26.9–39.9%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.2%	79.1–85.1%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.1%	64.6–71.4%	63.5%	better
Cholesterol check	89.7%	87.8–91.4%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	71.6%	66.7–76.1%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	78.3%	71.2–84.5%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79.2–83.8%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	5.8%	4.1–7.9%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.9%	25.6–36.1%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	18.6–26.3%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.9%	12.8–17.2%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	14.5–21.5%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12–16.6%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.8–14.2%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.3–11.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.5–6.5%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.3–7.7%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	10.1%	7.7–13%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.5%	25.7–35.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.7%	12.8–18.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.1%	10–14.5%	12.1%
Hearing	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	5.6%
Vision	4.8%	4–5.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.2%	6.7–10%	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 Speculator 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 Speculator better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Speculator directly, so these are its own figures.

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.