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Health in Kezar Falls · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Kezar Falls residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Kezar Falls

Smoking is more common in Kezar Falls

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.7%), vs 14.4% across Maine. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Kezar Falls

1 in 10 adults have COPD (10%), vs 8.4% across Maine. Conditions ↓

Kezar Falls has a community health center but no hospital

Sacopee Valley Health Center is in town and charges on a sliding scale by income. The nearest ER is Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, 18.4 miles away. Getting care ↓

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 Maine figure falls outside Kezar Falls’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Maine

Share of adults, with the Maine figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.7%ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 33%ME 32.8%
Binge drink 16.8%ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Kezar Falls, betterKezar Falls, worseAbout the sameMaine
Where Kezar Falls gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Kezar Falls adults…

Kezar Falls runs above ME on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Kezar Falls adults have COPD
Maine: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.6–11.4%
Better than MEWorseAbout the sameMaine
Getting care

Care in and near Kezar Falls

1 community health center in Kezar Falls, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERBridgton HospitalBridgton · 18.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBridgton Hospital★★★★★ · 18.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSacopee Valley Health CenterPorter · 0.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.6 mi
Sacopee Valley Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Porter
Sliding-scale feesIn Kezar Falls
Directions to nearest
17.1 mi
White Mountain Community Health Center
Conway · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.4 mi
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
21.7 mi
The Memorial Hospital
North Conway · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.6 mi
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
31.8 mi
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Portland · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careKezar Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKezar Falls is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthKezar Falls 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 Kezar Falls; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kezar Falls adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Maine.

80%Yearly checkupME 81%
61%Dentist visitME 64%
85%Cholesterol checkME 87%
68%Colon screeningME 71%
79%MammogramME 80%
76%Taking BP medsME 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kezar Falls 9.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Kezar Falls adults are doing

About the same as Maine on each measure.

1 in 3Kezar Falls adults feel lonely
32.9% · ME 32% · About the same as ME
1 in 4Kezar Falls adults lack social or emotional support
24.5% · ME 22.7% · About the same as ME
1 in 4Kezar Falls adults have been diagnosed with depression
27% · ME 26.9% · About the same as ME
1 in 5Kezar Falls adults are in frequent mental distress
18.9% · ME 17.7% · About the same as ME
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Kezar Falls 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 8
Kezar Falls adults worry about having enough food
13.2% · ME 10.7%
Worse than ME
1 in 9
Kezar Falls adults worry about keeping their housing
11.6% · ME 9.8%
Worse than ME
1 in 12
Kezar Falls adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.6% · ME 7.4%
Worse than ME
1 in 11
Kezar Falls adults lack reliable transportation
9% · ME 7.8%
Worse than ME

17.8% of Kezar Falls adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Around town

Kezar Falls and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Parsonsfield: 36.1%Hiram: 35.7%Porter: 35.4%Cornish: 35.2%Effingham: 33.3%Newfield: 35.3%Limerick: 34.1%Baldwin: 30.6%Sebago: 30.4%Brownfield: 34.6%Denmark: 34.5%Kezar Falls: 34.9%Kezar FallsParsonsfieldHiramBridgton Hospital · Bridgton · 18.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHSacopee Valley Health Center · Porter · 0.6 mi+White Mountain Community Health Center · Conway · 17.1 mi+
Healthier than MENear MELess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 12 towns on this map, healthiest first
Kezar Falls34.9%
Hiram35.7%
Parsonsfield36.1%
ME32.7%

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
ParsonsfieldC36.1%12.4%17.6%ZIP 04047
HiramC35.7%13.2%18.8%ZIP 04041

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.1%

of Kezar Falls adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.1%
Thinking or memory18%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Maine

Questions about health in Kezar Falls

Why doesn’t Kezar Falls have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Kezar Falls?

Bridgton Hospital in Bridgton, 18.4 miles in a straight line from Kezar Falls’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Kezar Falls?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Sacopee Valley Health Center in Porter, 0.6 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Kezar Falls.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Maine 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.