Photo: Roland Balik · Public domainFewer adults with diabetes in Dover Base Housing than in almost every U.S. town
Dover Base Housing differs from Delaware on 20 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 10 better, 10 worse.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Dover Base Housing. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Dover Base Housing
Mental distress runs high in Dover Base Housing
1 in 5 adults are in frequent mental distress (20.8%), vs 15.4% across Delaware. Depression is above the state too: 26.2%, vs 21.1% across Delaware. Mind & connection ↓
Binge drinking is the habit Dover Base Housing doesn’t win on
19.3% of adults binge drink, vs 14.2% across Delaware. Smoking and exercise are about at the state’s level. Habits ↓
Heart disease and cancer are less common in Dover Base Housing
Dover Base Housing runs below Delaware on eight chronic conditions, most of all heart disease (2.1% vs 6.9%), cancer (2.9% vs 9.1%) and stroke (1.3% vs 3.7%). A young population is part of it: only 2% of residents are 65 or older (Delaware 21%). Conditions ↓
Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Delaware figure falls outside Dover Base Housing’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.
What’s behind Dover Base Housing’s grade
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Dover Base Housing is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns, #14 of 37 in Delaware. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than almost every U.S. town); mental distress pulls it down (better than 5%).
Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Dover Base Housing’s median household income is $82,161; among the 10,601 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($62K–$103K), it’s healthier than 76%, about where its income would put it.
How Dover Base Housing adults are doing
On 3 of 4 measures, Dover Base Housing runs above Delaware.
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Out of every 100 Dover Base Housing adults…
Dover Base Housing runs below DE on 8 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.
Only 2% of Dover Base Housing residents are 65 or older, vs 21% across Delaware. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis run low partly because the town is young.
Everyday habits, side by side with Delaware
Share of adults, with the Delaware figure marked.
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Care in and near Dover Base Housing
No hospital or community health center in Dover Base Housing itself. These are the nearest.
Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Dover Base Housing; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Keeping up with care
Share of Dover Base Housing adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Delaware.
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
12% of Dover Base Housing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.
Dover Base Housing and the towns around it
Dover Base Housing has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Base Housing | B+ | 39.4% | 5.5% | 10.9% | CDC place |
| Dover | C− | 44.8% | 14.5% | 13.9% | CDC place |
| Rising Sun-Lebanon | B | 40.3% | 11.4% | 11.5% | CDC place |
Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Dover Base Housing adults live with a disability (Delaware 30.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Every CDC estimate for Dover Base Housing
Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.
On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Dover Base Housing is better than Delaware on 10 and worse on 10; on the rest, the Delaware figure falls inside Dover Base Housing’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.
| Adults who… | Dover Base Housing | DE | U.S. | vs DE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall health | ||||
| Fair or poor health | 14.5%12.1–17.3 | 18.8% | 19.4% | Better |
| Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month) | 9.9%8.5–11.6 | 13.3% | 13% | Better |
| Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month) | 20.8%18.1–23.9 | 15.4% | 15.9% | Worse |
| Conditions | ||||
| Obesity | 39.4%33.2–46.1 | 35.3% | 32.9% | About the same |
| Diabetes | 5.5%4.8–6.4 | 13.1% | 12% | Better |
| High blood pressure | 21%18.5–24 | 38.1% | 34.4% | Better |
| High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years) | 24.4%21.4–27.6 | 41.2% | 37.1% | Better |
| Arthritis | 12.6%11–14.5 | 28.4% | 25.3% | Better |
| Asthma | 12%10.7–13.7 | 10.8% | 9.9% | About the same |
| Cancer, other than skin cancer | 2.9%2.6–3.2 | 9.1% | 7.9% | Better |
| Coronary heart disease | 2.1%1.9–2.4 | 6.9% | 6.4% | Better |
| COPD | 3.3%2.7–4 | 7.1% | 6.3% | Better |
| Stroke | 1.3%1.2–1.5 | 3.7% | 3.4% | Better |
| Lost all teeth (ages 65+) | 11.3%9.2–13.5 | 12.7% | 12.3% | About the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 10.9%8.4–13.7 | 12.6% | 11.8% | About the same |
| No exercise outside work | 22.9%18.7–27.8 | 27.2% | 24.7% | About the same |
| Binge drinking | 19.3%16.3–22.6 | 14.2% | 15.4% | Worse |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 42.2%36.8–47.8 | 35.7% | 36% | Worse |
| Checkups and coverage | ||||
| No health insurance (ages 18–64) | 9.9%7.7–12.5 | 9% | 11% | About the same |
| Checkup in the past year | 74.4%70.2–78.4 | 80.9% | 77.4% | Worse |
| Dentist visit in the past year | 58.1%54.2–62 | 63.1% | 63.2% | Worse |
| Cholesterol check in 5 years | 78.7%75.2–81.7 | 87.9% | 87.1% | Worse |
| Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure) | 52.7%48.9–56.5 | 78.1% | 76.5% | Worse |
| Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75) | 58.2%53.7–62.4 | 67.2% | 65.5% | Worse |
| Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74) | 74.8%68.3–80.5 | 78.5% | 76.4% | About the same |
| Mind and connection | ||||
| Ever told they have depression | 26.2%22.6–30.2 | 21.1% | 20.6% | Worse |
| Feel lonely | 38.2%34–42.8 | 31.7% | 32.5% | Worse |
| Lack social and emotional support | 22.3%19–26.1 | 21.6% | 23.6% | About the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Worried about having enough food | 14.4%11.5–17.6 | 13.9% | 15% | About the same |
| Worried about keeping housing | 14.1%11.6–16.8 | 11.6% | 12% | About the same |
| Threatened with a utility shut-off | 8.4%6.9–10 | 7.4% | 7.6% | About the same |
| Lack reliable transportation | 9%7.6–10.7 | 7.7% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Received SNAP (food stamps) | 12%9.3–15.3 | 11.7% | 11.6% | About the same |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 27%22.9–31.6 | 30.6% | 30.1% | About the same |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 6.5%5.5–7.7 | 14.8% | 13.6% | Lower |
| Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 15.9%13.3–18.9 | 13% | 13.9% | Higher |
| Hearing difficulty | 3.1%2.7–3.6 | 6.7% | 6.7% | Lower |
| Vision difficulty | 3.5%3–4.1 | 4.9% | 5.4% | Lower |
| Difficulty doing errands alone | 7.1%5.9–8.6 | 7.8% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Difficulty dressing or bathing | 2%1.7–2.3 | 3.7% | 3.8% | Lower |
Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Delaware figure falls inside that range.
Questions about health in Dover Base Housing
Is Dover Base Housing a healthy place to live?
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Dover Base Housing is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns: B+ for health, #14 of 37 in Delaware. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 76%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.
What is the obesity rate in Dover Base Housing?
CDC estimates 39.4% of adults have obesity, likely between 33.2% and 46.1%, against 35.3% across Delaware and 32.9% nationally.
What hospital is closest to Dover Base Housing?
Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus in Dover, 3.2 miles in a straight line from Dover Base Housing’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.
How many people in Dover Base Housing have no health insurance?
CDC estimates 9.9% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.7–12.5%), against 9% across Delaware.
How accurate are these numbers?
They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Dover Base Housing more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B− to A.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Dover Base Housing.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Delaware figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.