Health · Wells

Wells, NY health

Wells differs from New York on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.1% vs 14.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82.7% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 12190 (all of Wells)

Report card

How Wells 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 Wells adults…

44 of every 100 Wells adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 39–48.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wells, betterWells, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.9% Wells
NY 25.9%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Wells
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Wells
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wells 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

Wells 6.6% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Wells adults are doing

1 in 3Wells adults feel lonely

30.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Wells adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · New York 17.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Wells adults lack social or emotional support

23.6% · New York 26.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Wells adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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

Wells adults worry about having enough food

15% · NY 17.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Wells adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 14

Wells adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.1% · NY 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Wells adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · NY 8.6% · about the same

14.7% of Wells adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Wells

Wells 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

#10 of 23towns on this map, healthiest first

Speculator29.1%

Lake Pleasant30%

Indian Lake30.6%

Johnsburg31.2%

Arietta31.3%

Wells32.9%

Stony Creek34.5%

Hope35.3%

Benson35.3%

Care nearby

Nathan Littauer HospitalGloversville · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls · 34.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys HealthcareAmsterdam · 36.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs · 36.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Indian Lake Health CenterIndian Lake · 21.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Elderwood at North CreekNorth Creek · 21.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careWells is not a shortage area

! Mental healthWells'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 Wells. 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 Wells

Measure	Wells	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.8%	39–48.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	44.9%	39.9–49.8%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	32.9%	25.1–41.1%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	36.4%	32.2–40.7%	24%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17–23.8%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.9–17.4%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.5%	11.3–13.7%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	15%	12.7–17.5%	11.5%	worse
COPD	11.6%	9.5–13.9%	6%	worse
Heart disease	10.5%	9.1–12.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.5–6%	3.4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	13.7–20.7%	11.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.5–16.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.9%	25.3–37%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.7%	30.3–43.7%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.4–86%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.4%	53.7–61.1%	63.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	90.9%	89.4–92.2%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	68.6%	63.7–73.4%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	66.6–81.5%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.7%	80–85.3%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	6.6%	5.1–8.3%	7.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.1–35.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.6%	19.5–27.4%	26.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.6–18%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	18.8–27.4%	18.1%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	14.9–20.3%	12.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	11.7–18.4%	17.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.1%	9–13.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.1%	5.9–8.2%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.4–9.1%	8.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.7%	11.5–18%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	29.3–40.3%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	16.4–23.5%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.5–16.2%	12.1%
Hearing	9.4%	8.2–10.8%	5.6%
Vision	6.2%	5.2–7.3%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.5–6.4%	3.8%
Errands alone	10%	8.3–11.8%	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 Wells 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 Wells better or worse.

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