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≈ B+Health Grade
Health in Lincolnville · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Lincolnville is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns

Lincolnville differs from Maine on 6 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 5 better, 1 worse.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 04849. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Lincolnville

Health Grade

What’s behind Lincolnville’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Lincolnville is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 80% of U.S. towns); physical distress pulls it down (better than 49%).

B+Self-rated health17.6% · ME 18.7% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.2% · ME 14.3% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress16% · ME 17.7% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity32.7% · ME 32.7% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.2% · ME 11.2% · U.S. 12%
B+Smoking12.8% smoke · ME 14.4% · U.S. 11.8%
A−Exercise20.7% · ME 23.1% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 70%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $61K–$102K (10,629)Healthier than 77%

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). Lincolnville’s median household income is $81,928; among the 10,629 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($61K–$102K), it’s healthier than 77%, about where its income would put it.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Lincolnville could be anywhere from C to A. The letter shows with “≈”. Shared figures. CDC doesn’t publish an estimate for Lincolnville itself, so these are ZIP code 04849’s, which Lincolnville shares with Northport. The two towns get the same figures and the same grade, and the ZIP’s 3,151 adults include people outside Lincolnville.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lincolnville adults…

Lincolnville runs below ME on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 1. Tap one to see it as people.

12 of every 100 Lincolnville adults have had cancer
Maine: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 10.4–12.7%
Better than MEWorseAbout the sameMaine
Getting care

Care in and near Lincolnville

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

HNearest ERMainehealth Pen Bay HospitalRockport · 10.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMainehealth Pen Bay Hospital★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSeaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 8.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.4 mi
Seaport Community Health Center
Belfast · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.8 mi
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
Rockport · ★★★★★
ER
11.4 mi
Mainehealth Waldo Hospital
Belfast · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
13.7 mi
Mid-Coast Health Net/Knox Clinic Main Site
Rockland · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.2 mi
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Blue Hill · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.6 mi
Lincolnhealth
Damariscotta · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careLincolnville is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careLincolnville is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthLincolnville 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 Lincolnville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Maine

Share of adults, with the Maine figure marked.

Get no exercise 20.7%ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 32%ME 32.8%
Binge drink 14%ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 12.8%ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Lincolnville, betterLincolnville, worseAbout the sameMaine
Where Lincolnville gets moving

32 miles of trails across 10 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

84%Yearly checkupME 81%
68%Dentist visitME 64%
90%Cholesterol checkME 87%
72%Colon screeningME 71%
83%MammogramME 80%
80%Taking BP medsME 76%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lincolnville 6.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Lincolnville adults are doing

About the same as Maine on each measure.

3 in 10Lincolnville adults feel lonely
29.6% · ME 32% · About the same as ME
1 in 5Lincolnville adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · ME 22.7% · About the same as ME
1 in 4Lincolnville adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.7% · ME 26.9% · About the same as ME
1 in 6Lincolnville adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · ME 17.7% · About the same as ME
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Lincolnville 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 12
Lincolnville adults worry about having enough food
8.4% · ME 10.7%
About the same as ME
1 in 12
Lincolnville adults worry about keeping their housing
8.2% · ME 9.8%
About the same as ME
1 in 17
Lincolnville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · ME 7.4%
About the same as ME
1 in 16
Lincolnville adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · ME 7.8%
Better than ME

11.4% of Lincolnville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Around town

Lincolnville and the towns around it

Lincolnville’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 5 graded towns around it.

Northport: 32.7%Searsmont: 34.9%Camden: 27.6%Islesboro: 32.5%Hope: 29.5%Belfast: 33.4%Belmont: 34.8%Appleton: 30.7%Morrill: 34.8%Montville: 34.7%Rockport: 27.5%North Haven: 26.8%Deer Isle: 30.6%Brooksville: 28.8%Castine: 22.7%Searsport: 35.3%Union: 30.7%Lincolnville: 32.7%LincolnvilleNorthportSearsmontCamdenIslesboroHopeMainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport · 10.8 mi · 3★ MedicareHMainehealth Waldo Hospital · Belfast · 11.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHNorthern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill · 25.2 miHSeaport Community Health Center · Belfast · 8.4 mi+Mid-Coast Health Net/Knox Clinic Main Site · Rockland · 13.7 mi+
Healthier than MENear MELess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Camden27.6%
Hope29.5%
Islesboro32.5%
Lincolnville32.7%
Northport32.7%
Searsmont34.9%
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
Lincolnville · NorthportB+32.7%11.2%12.8%ZIP 04849
SearsmontC+34.9%11.2%16.6%ZIP 04973
Islesboro————
CamdenA−27.6%12.1%10.5%ZIP 04843
HopeB+29.5%10.6%14.3%ZIP 04847

Lincolnville and Northport share one ZIP estimate, so they share a row. Islesboro: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

30.9%

of Lincolnville adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory13.2%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.3%
Maine

Every CDC estimate for Lincolnville

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Lincolnville is better than Maine on 5 and worse on 1; on the rest, the Maine figure falls inside Lincolnville’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…LincolnvilleMEU.S.vs ME
Overall health
Fair or poor health17.6%14.2–21.218.7%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.2%12–16.514.3%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16%13.8–18.217.7%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity32.7%27.9–37.432.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.2%9.5–12.911.2%12%About the same
High blood pressure36.3%32.8–39.535.7%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)40.8%37.3–44.237.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis35.1%31.8–38.132%25.3%About the same
Asthma12.9%11.4–14.312.6%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer11.5%10.4–12.79.9%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease7.9%6.8–9.17.6%6.4%About the same
COPD7.9%6.2–9.88.4%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.23.6%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.7%8.9–12.814.8%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.8%9.6–16.414.4%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work20.7%16.6–24.823.1%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking14%11.8–16.315.5%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%28.2–36.332.8%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.6%4.9–8.77.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year83.6%81–85.981.2%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year67.5%64.5–70.463.8%63.2%Better
Cholesterol check in 5 years90.4%88.6–91.887.1%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79.6%76.7–82.276.4%76.5%Better
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)72.4%68.8–7670.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)83.3%78.7–87.380.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression26.7%23.5–29.926.9%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29.6%25.9–33.632%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.1%18–24.722.7%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food8.4%6–11.310.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.2%6.3–10.49.8%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off6%4.8–7.47.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation6.2%5–7.77.8%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)11.4%8.1–15.314.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability30.9%26.3–35.332.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.3–16.914%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering13.2%10.9–15.715.5%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty8.6%7.4–9.88.4%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.3–4.84.4%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.4%6–8.98.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.3%2.7–43.5%3.8%About the same

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 Maine figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Lincolnville

Is Lincolnville a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Lincolnville is healthier than 70% of U.S. towns: ≈ B+ for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 77%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Lincolnville?

CDC estimates 32.7% of adults (the figure for ZIP code 04849, which Lincolnville shares with Northport) have obesity, likely between 27.9% and 37.4%, against 32.7% across Maine and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Lincolnville?

Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, 10.8 miles in a straight line from Lincolnville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Lincolnville have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.6% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.9–8.7%), against 7.8% across Maine.

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 Lincolnville more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C to A. The figures are ZIP code 04849’s, shared with Northport.

Neighbors talk health

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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. 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.