Health · Summit

Summit, NY health

Summit differs from New York on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.6% vs 14.5%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.9% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.2% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12175, 12149, 12036, 12064

Report card

How Summit 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 Summit adults…

40 of every 100 Summit adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36.3–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Summit, betterSummit, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.2% Summit
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Summit
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.7% Summit
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Summit
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Summit 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

Summit 5.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Summit adults are doing

1 in 3Summit adults feel lonely

30.6% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Summit adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Summit adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 6Summit adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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 8

Summit adults worry about having enough food

13% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 9

Summit adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Summit adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 14

Summit adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · NY 8.6% · better

12.6% of Summit adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory12.7%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Summit

Summit 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.

31.5%33.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Worcester33.3%

Jefferson33.3%

Fulton33.3%

Blenheim33.3%

Richmondville33.8%

Summit33.9%

Care nearby

Cobleskill Regional HospitalCobleskill · 11 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bassett HealthcareCooperstown · 18.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial HospitalOneonta · 23.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

O'connor HospitalDelhi · 25.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hometown Health Centers at AmsterdamAmsterdam · 33.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mosaic Health IlionIlion · 37.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careSummit is not a shortage area

! Mental healthSummit'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 Summit. 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 Summit

Measure	Summit	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.3–44.3%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.7–45.9%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.9%	27.8–40.5%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	29.1–35.8%	24%	worse
Depression	19.8%	17–22.8%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	11.2–16.3%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.3–12.5%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.9%	11–14.7%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	7.7–10.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.6–9.8%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.3–17.8%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	15.7%	13.2–18.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.2%	22.7–31.8%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	32.4–43.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.4%	79.6–85%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.8%	60–66.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	90.2%	88.7–91.6%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	71.6%	67.9–76%	66.8%	better
Mammogram	78.3%	72.5–84.5%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78.2–83.2%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	5.9%	4.7–7.4%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	26–35.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.1–26.2%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.9–17.7%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.1%	16.3–22.3%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.3–17.3%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.4–15.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10.6%	8.7–12.7%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.7–8.1%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10–15.4%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.4%	26.2–34.6%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.8–18.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	12.7%	11–14.6%	12.1%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	5.6%
Vision	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.7–5%	3.8%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.5–9.9%	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 Summit 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 Summit better or worse.

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