Health · Windham

Windham, NY health

Windham differs from New York on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.5% vs 17.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (4.9% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.6% vs 7.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 12496, 12454, 12439

Report card

How Windham 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 Windham adults…

38 of every 100 Windham adults have high blood pressure

New York: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.4–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Windham, betterWindham, worseToo close to callNew York

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.5% Windham
NY 25.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Windham
NY 37.9%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Windham
NY 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.5% Windham
NY 11.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Windham 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 20

working-age adults has no health insurance

Windham 4.9% · New York 1 in 13 (7.9%)

Mind & connection

How Windham adults are doing

1 in 3Windham adults feel lonely

29.5% · New York 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Windham adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Windham adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · New York 26.4% · better

1 in 7Windham adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · 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 10

Windham adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · NY 17.2% · better

1 in 11

Windham adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · NY 14.5% · better

1 in 17

Windham adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · NY 8.2% · better

1 in 17

Windham adults lack reliable transportation

6% · NY 8.6% · better

9.6% of Windham adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across New York.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory10.9%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone7.3%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Windham

Windham 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.

29.8%36%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Conesville32.4%

Jewett32.6%

Durham32.8%

Windham33.5%

Ashland33.7%

Cairo35.3%

Care nearby

Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson · 23 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Margaretville Memorial HospitalMargaretville · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Albany VA Medical CenterAlbany · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Albany Medical Center HospitalAlbany · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Open Door SaugertiesSaugerties · 21.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sun River Health HudsonHudson · 22.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careWindham's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Greene County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthWindham's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Greene County · need score 16 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 Windham. 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 Windham

Measure	Windham	Margin	New York
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.4–41.7%	32.6%	worse
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.2–45.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	33.5%	26.3–40.1%	28.8%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.4–35.6%	24%	worse
Depression	19.8%	16.8–22.9%	17.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.7%	11.3–16.4%	12.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–11.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.4–12.6%	7.7%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.3–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6.2–9.2%	6%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.8–9%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.5%	9–14.3%	11.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.9%	13.1–18.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.5%	19–28.3%	25.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	30.8–43.8%	37.9%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.3%	80.2–85.7%	80.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.2%	60.9–67.7%	63.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.6%	90.1–92.9%	89.2%	better
Colon screening	69.7%	64.9–74.3%	66.8%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	70.5–84%	78.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.3–83.6%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	4.9%	3.8–6.3%	7.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.5–34.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	16.9–24.1%	26.4%	better
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12.1–15.9%	15%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.6%	13.7–19.9%	18.1%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	12.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.2–13.2%	17.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.3–11.1%	14.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.8–7%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6%	5–7.2%	8.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.6%	7.3–12.2%	14.1%
Disability
Any disability	27.5%	23.1–32.1%	27.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	11.6–16.9%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	10.9%	9.1–12.8%	12.1%
Hearing	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	5.6%
Vision	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	5.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.5%	3.8%
Errands alone	7.3%	6.1–8.6%	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 Windham 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 Windham better or worse.

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