Health · Waterloo

Waterloo, NY health

Waterloo differs from New York on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (6.5% vs 7.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (12% vs 14.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.7% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 13165, 14456

B-Health Grade

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Waterloo’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Waterloo is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns, and than 70% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressBMental distressBObesityBDiabetesB-SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 48%

Less healthyHealthier

New York towns we grade (1,227)Healthier than 30%

Towns with similar incomes, $47K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 70%

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

37 of every 100 Waterloo adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Waterloo, betterWaterloo, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Waterloo
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.7% Waterloo
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Waterloo
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Waterloo
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Waterloo 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Waterloo 6.5% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Waterloo adults are doing

1 in 3Waterloo adults feel lonely

33.2% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Waterloo adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · New York 17.5% · worse

1 in 4Waterloo adults lack social or emotional support

24% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Waterloo 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

Waterloo adults worry about having enough food

14.6% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 8

Waterloo adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Waterloo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Waterloo adults lack reliable transportation

8% · NY 8.6% · about the same

14% of Waterloo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Waterloo

Waterloo 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.

31.3%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Fayette34.1%

Seneca Falls34.5%

Waterloo34.6%

Junius35.7%

Waterloo35.7%

Care nearby

Geneva General HospitalGeneva · 4.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Clifton Springs Hospital and ClinicClifton Springs · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Newark-Wayne Community HospitalNewark · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Auburn Community HospitalAuburn · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Geneva Community HealthGeneva · 6.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Newark Community HealthNewark · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWaterloo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Seneca County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Dental careWaterloo is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWaterloo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Seneca 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 Waterloo. 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 Waterloo

Measure	Waterloo	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.7%	32.4–40.7%	32.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	34–42.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	34.6%	27.1–42.3%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.9–33.7%	24%	worse
Depression	21.5%	18.3–24.9%	17.5%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12.2–17.7%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.3–11.1%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10.2–13.4%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.7–17.2%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	16.1%	13.3–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.5–32.6%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.7%	30.3–43.6%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.2–84.3%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	57.5–64.6%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.9%	87.4–90.3%	89.2%	about the same
Colon screening	70.7%	66.1–75%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	70.8–84.2%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.9–81.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5.5–7.5%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.3–38.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.6–27.5%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15–18.8%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	17–22%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.3–16.8%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.6%	12.4–16.8%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	12%	10.3–13.8%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	7–9%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	12.1–16.1%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.8%	26.6–34.9%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.6–17.6%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12.1–15.4%	12.1%
Hearing	7.3%	6.6–8.2%	5.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.7%	3.8%
Errands alone	9%	8–10%	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 Waterloo 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 Waterloo better or worse.

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