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Health in New Vineyard · CDC PLACES 2025

Where New Vineyard residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 04956. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in New Vineyard

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Maine

Share of adults, with the Maine figure marked.

Get no exercise 26%ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.8%ME 32.8%
Binge drink 14.7%ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 17%ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
New Vineyard, betterNew Vineyard, worseAbout the sameMaine
Where New Vineyard gets moving

3.8 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 New Vineyard adults…

On every condition, New Vineyard is about the same as Maine. Tap one to see it as people.

38 of every 100 New Vineyard adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · about the same · likely 34.8–41.5%
Better than MEWorseAbout the sameMaine
Getting care

Care in and near New Vineyard

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

HNearest ERMainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 12.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMainehealth Franklin Hospital★★★★★ · 12.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealth Reach Community Health CentersStrong · 6.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Health Reach Community Health Centers
7 sites · nearest in Strong
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.3 mi
Mainehealth Franklin Hospital
Farmington · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Redington Fairview General Hospital
Skowhegan · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
28.3 mi
Rumford Hospital
Rumford · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.4 mi
DFD Russell Medical Center - Leeds
Leeds · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
35.3 mi
Maine General Medical Center
Augusta · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careNew Vineyard is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Farmington · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careNew Vineyard is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Farmington · need score 10 of 25
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers New Vineyard itself

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 New Vineyard; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupME 81%
57%Dentist visitME 64%
88%Cholesterol checkME 87%
69%Colon screeningME 71%
83%MammogramME 80%
76%Taking BP medsME 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
New Vineyard 8.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How New Vineyard adults are doing

About the same as Maine on each measure.

1 in 3New Vineyard adults feel lonely
34.6% · ME 32% · About the same as ME
1 in 4New Vineyard adults lack social or emotional support
24.6% · ME 22.7% · About the same as ME
3 in 10New Vineyard adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.9% · ME 26.9% · About the same as ME
1 in 5New Vineyard adults are in frequent mental distress
18.7% · ME 17.7% · About the same as ME
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 New Vineyard 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
New Vineyard adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · ME 10.7%
About the same as ME
1 in 9
New Vineyard adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · ME 9.8%
About the same as ME
1 in 12
New Vineyard adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · ME 7.4%
About the same as ME
1 in 12
New Vineyard adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · ME 7.8%
About the same as ME

16.5% of New Vineyard adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Around town

New Vineyard and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Strong: 34.9%Farmington: 34.2%Industry: 34.2%Anson: 37%New Portland: 36.3%Avon: 36.6%Chesterville: 34.2%New Sharon: 36.7%Wilton: 37%Temple: 35.4%Starks: 37%Madison: 37.8%Embden: 37.1%Kingfield: 33.2%New Vineyard: 35.8%New VineyardStrongFarmingtonIndustryAnsonNew PortlandMainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington · 12.3 mi · 3★ MedicareHStrong Area Health Center · Strong · 6.1 mi+
Healthier than MENear MELess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#7 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Farmington34.2%
Industry34.2%
Strong34.9%
New Vineyard35.8%
New Portland36.3%
Anson37%
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
StrongB−34.9%11.6%15.5%ZIP 04983
FarmingtonC+34.2%11%15.3%ZIP 04938
AnsonC−37%14.2%20.3%ZIP codes
Industry————
New Portland————

Industry and New Portland: 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.

35.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%
Thinking or memory16.8%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Maine

Questions about health in New Vineyard

Why doesn’t New Vineyard have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to New Vineyard?

Mainehealth Franklin Hospital in Farmington, 12.3 miles in a straight line from New Vineyard’s 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 New Vineyard?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Strong Area Health Center in Strong, 6.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in New Vineyard.

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.