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Health in Swans Island · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Swans Island residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 04685. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.1%
About the same as ME (18.7%)
Obesity
29.3%
About the same as ME (32.7%)
No exercise
19.9%
About the same as ME (23.1%)
Uninsured
7%
About the same as ME (7.8%)
Feel lonely
29.9%
About the same as ME (32%)
Nearest ER
20.9 mi
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
What stands out

What stands out about health in Swans Island

21 mito the nearest ER
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Swans Island

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

HNearest ERNorthern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 20.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careIslands Community Medical ServicesVinalhaven · 19.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.8 mi
Islands Community Medical Services
5 sites · nearest in Vinalhaven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.9 mi
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Blue Hill · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.3 mi
Mount Desert Island Hospital
Bar Harbor · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
29 mi
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Ellsworth · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
30 mi
Bucksport Regional Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Ellsworth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.9 mi
Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital
Rockport · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careSwans Island is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSwans Island is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSwans Island 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 Swans Island; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Swans Island adults…

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

11 of every 100 Swans Island adults have had cancer
Maine: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 10.1–12.3%
Better than MEWorseAbout the sameMaine
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Maine

Share of adults, with the Maine figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.9%ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%ME 32.8%
Binge drink 15.2%ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettes 13.8%ME 14.4%
0%10%20%30%40%
Swans Island, betterSwans Island, worseAbout the sameMaine
Where Swans Island gets moving

2.9 miles of trails across 12 parks and preserves

1Swans Island Lobster Conservation Area21,482 acres2Eastern Maine Habitat Management Area557 acres3Back Cove Preserve98 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%Yearly checkupME 81%
67%Dentist visitME 64%
89%Cholesterol checkME 87%
74%Colon screeningME 71%
78%MammogramME 80%
79%Taking BP medsME 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Swans Island 7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Swans Island adults are doing

About the same as Maine on each measure.

3 in 10Swans Island adults feel lonely
29.9% · ME 32% · About the same as ME
1 in 5Swans Island adults lack social or emotional support
21.2% · ME 22.7% · About the same as ME
1 in 4Swans Island adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · ME 26.9% · About the same as ME
1 in 6Swans Island adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · ME 17.7% · About the same as ME
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Swans Island 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 11
Swans Island adults worry about having enough food
9.1% · ME 10.7%
About the same as ME
1 in 12
Swans Island adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · ME 9.8%
About the same as ME
1 in 16
Swans Island adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.2% · ME 7.4%
About the same as ME
1 in 15
Swans Island adults lack reliable transportation
6.5% · ME 7.8%
About the same as ME

11.5% of Swans Island adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Around town

Swans Island and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Frenchboro: no dataIsle au Haut: 26.5%Deer Isle: 30.6%Brooklin: 28.5%Tremont: 28.8%Cranberry Isles: 28.8%Southwest Harbor: 28.6%Stonington: 31.7%Vinalhaven: 26.9%North Haven: 26.8%Brooksville: 28.8%Islesboro: 32.5%Sedgwick: 29.4%Blue Hill: 29.3%Swans Island: 29.3%Swans IslandFrenchboroIsle au HautDeer IsleBrooklinNorthern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill · 20.9 miHMount Desert Island Hospital · Bar Harbor · 21.3 miHVinalhaven Eldercare Services · Vinalhaven · 19.8 mi+
Healthier than MENear MELess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Isle au Haut26.5%
Brooklin28.5%
Swans Island29.3%
Deer Isle30.6%
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
Frenchboro————
Isle au Haut————
Deer IsleC+30.6%13.6%16%ZIP codes
Brooklin————

Frenchboro, Isle au Haut and Brooklin: 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.

30.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory14.2%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Maine

Questions about health in Swans Island

Why doesn’t Swans Island have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Swans Island?

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital in Blue Hill, 20.9 miles in a straight line from Swans Island’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Swans Island.

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.