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Health in Wareham Center · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Wareham Center residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Wareham Center, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Wareham Center. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Wareham Center

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Wareham Center adults…

Wareham Center runs below MA on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Wareham Center adults have had cancer
Massachusetts: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 9.5–11.7%
Better than MAWorseAbout the sameMassachusetts
Getting care

Care in and near Wareham Center

No hospital or community health center in Wareham Center itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERFalmouth HospitalFalmouth · 13.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFalmouth Hospital★★★★★ · 13.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Cape CodBuzzards Bay · 7.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.3 mi
Community Health Center of Cape Cod
5 sites · nearest in Buzzards Bay
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.1 mi
Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in New Bedford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.8 mi
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth · ★★★★★
ER
14 mi
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
Plymouth · ★★★★★
ER
21.4 mi
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Oak Bluffs · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.9 mi
Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Taunton · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careWareham Center is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWareham Center is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWareham Center is not a shortage area

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 Wareham Center; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Massachusetts

Share of adults, with the Massachusetts figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.3%MA 21.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.6%MA 33.6%
Binge drink 17.1%MA 17%
Smoke cigarettes 12.5%MA 11.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Wareham Center, betterWareham Center, worseAbout the sameMassachusetts
Where Wareham Center gets moving

1.9 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wareham Center adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Massachusetts.

82%Yearly checkupMA 81%
70%Dentist visitMA 70%
91%Cholesterol checkMA 90%
72%Colon screeningMA 68%
85%MammogramMA 84%
78%Taking BP medsMA 75%
1 in 24
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wareham Center 4.1% · Massachusetts 1 in 19 (5.2%)
Mind & connection

How Wareham Center adults are doing

About the same as Massachusetts on each measure.

1 in 3Wareham Center adults feel lonely
32.8% · MA 34.2% · About the same as MA
1 in 4Wareham Center adults lack social or emotional support
23.1% · MA 23.4% · About the same as MA
1 in 4Wareham Center adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · MA 23.8% · About the same as MA
1 in 6Wareham Center adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · MA 16.2% · About the same as MA
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Wareham Center adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Wareham Center adults worry about having enough food
10.3% · MA 12.4%
About the same as MA
1 in 10
Wareham Center adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · MA 11.1%
About the same as MA
1 in 16
Wareham Center adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · MA 7%
About the same as MA
1 in 15
Wareham Center adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · MA 7.6%
About the same as MA

11.7% of Wareham Center adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.1% across Massachusetts.

Around town

Wareham Center and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Weweantic: 32.4%Wareham: 30.6%Marion: 28.3%Wareham Center: 29.3%Wareham CenterWeweantic
Healthier than MANear MALess healthy
Obesity
#2 of 4 towns on this map, healthiest first
Wareham Center29.3%
Weweantic32.4%
MA27.7%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Weweantic————

Weweantic: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.4%

of Wareham Center adults live with a disability (Massachusetts 27.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.6%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Massachusetts

Questions about health in Wareham Center

Why doesn’t Wareham Center have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Wareham Center.

What hospital is closest to Wareham Center?

Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, 13.8 miles in a straight line from Wareham Center’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Wareham Center?

2 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Center of Cape Cod - Bourne in Buzzards Bay, 7.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Wareham Center.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Massachusetts figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. 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.