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AHealth Grade
Health in Rollinsford · CDC PLACES 2025

Within New Hampshire, Rollinsford is healthier than 42% of graded towns

On every measure CDC estimates, Rollinsford looks like New Hampshire as a whole.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 03869, 03820. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Rollinsford

Health Grade

What’s behind Rollinsford’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Rollinsford is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns, #74 of 126 in New Hampshire. All seven estimates beat the typical U.S. town. The strongest is diabetes (fewer adults with diabetes than 92% of towns); the weakest is mental distress, still better than 56%.

ASelf-rated health14.1% · NH 14.5% · U.S. 19.4%
APhysical distress11.3% · NH 11.7% · U.S. 13%
BMental distress16.7% · NH 15.3% · U.S. 15.9%
B+Obesity33.2% · NH 31.8% · U.S. 32.9%
ADiabetes8.8% · NH 9.4% · U.S. 12%
A−Smoking10.8% smoke · NH 10.8% · U.S. 11.8%
AExercise19.1% · NH 20.7% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 85%
Less healthyHealthier
New Hampshire towns we grade (126)Healthier than 42%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $67K–$112K (10,000)Healthier than 90%

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). Rollinsford’s median household income is $89,500; among the 10,000 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($67K–$112K), it’s healthier than 90%, about where its income would put it.

A fairly firm grade. With every estimate at the unfavorable or the favorable end of CDC’s likely range, Rollinsford could be anywhere from B to A+. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 03869,03820), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Rollinsford adults…

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

32 of every 100 Rollinsford adults have high blood pressure
New Hampshire: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 29.1–35.7%
Better than NHWorseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Getting care

Care in and near Rollinsford

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

HNearest ERWentworth-Douglass HospitalDover · 1.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWentworth-Douglass Hospital★★★★★ · 1.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGreater Seacoast Community HealthSomersworth · 4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.7 mi
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover · ★★★★★
ER
4 mi
Greater Seacoast Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Somersworth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.4 mi
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Rochester · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth · ★★★★★
ER
11.1 mi
York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Lamprey Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Newmarket
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careRollinsford is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careRollinsford is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthRollinsford 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 Rollinsford; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with New Hampshire

Share of adults, with the New Hampshire figure marked.

Get no exercise 19.1%NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.9%NH 32.9%
Binge drink 16.3%NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettes 10.8%NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Rollinsford, betterRollinsford, worseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Where Rollinsford gets moving

9.6 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupNH 78%
67%Dentist visitNH 69%
88%Cholesterol checkNH 88%
68%Colon screeningNH 70%
78%MammogramNH 79%
74%Taking BP medsNH 77%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Rollinsford 6.3% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Rollinsford adults are doing

About the same as New Hampshire on each measure.

1 in 3Rollinsford adults feel lonely
32.9% · NH 30.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 5Rollinsford adults lack social or emotional support
21.9% · NH 21.6% · About the same as NH
1 in 4Rollinsford adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.9% · NH 22.7% · About the same as NH
1 in 6Rollinsford adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · NH 15.3% · About the same as NH
The one neighbors can help with

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

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

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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
Rollinsford adults worry about having enough food
9.4% · NH 9.5%
About the same as NH
1 in 12
Rollinsford adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · NH 8.1%
About the same as NH
1 in 18
Rollinsford adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · NH 5.4%
About the same as NH
1 in 18
Rollinsford adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · NH 5.6%
About the same as NH

6.7% of Rollinsford adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Around town

Rollinsford and the towns around it

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

Dover: 31.8%South Berwick: 31.8%Berwick: 33.2%Somersworth: 34.6%Eliot: 32.4%Newington: 29.7%Madbury: 31.5%Rochester: 35.1%York: 31.3%Wells: 32.8%North Berwick: 33.5%Lebanon: 34.9%Rollinsford: 33.2%RollinsfordDoverSouth BerwickBerwickSomersworthWentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover · 1.7 mi · 4★ MedicareHFrisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester · 9.4 mi · 3★ MedicareHPortsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth · 11.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHYork Hospital · York · 11.1 mi · 4★ MedicareHGreater Seacoast Health · Somersworth · 4 mi+Lamprey Health Care · Newmarket · 11.2 mi+
Healthier than NHNear NHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 13 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dover31.8%
South Berwick31.8%
Rollinsford33.2%
Berwick33.2%
Somersworth34.6%
NH31.8%

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
RollinsfordA33.2%8.8%10.8%ZIP codes
DoverA31.8%7.9%9.5%CDC place
SomersworthB+34.6%9.5%12.5%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.4%

of Rollinsford adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.5%
Thinking or memory11.9%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone6.5%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing2.8%
New Hampshire

Every CDC estimate for Rollinsford

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Rollinsford is better than New Hampshire on 0 and worse on 0; on the rest, the New Hampshire figure falls inside Rollinsford’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…RollinsfordNHU.S.vs NH
Overall health
Fair or poor health14.1%11.5–16.914.5%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)11.3%9.6–13.111.7%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)16.7%14.3–19.115.3%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity33.2%28.2–38.431.8%32.9%About the same
Diabetes8.8%7.5–10.39.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure32.4%29.1–35.733%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36%32.7–39.535.2%37.1%About the same
Arthritis27.8%25–30.527.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.210.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.4–10.49.8%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease5.4%4.8–6.36%6.4%About the same
COPD6.1%5–7.56.2%6.3%About the same
Stroke2.9%2.5–3.43.1%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)10.8%8.9–13.28.9%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.8%8.3–13.510.8%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work19.1%15.4–22.820.7%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.3%13.9–19.115.7%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours29.9%26–34.332.9%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.3%4.7–8.36.8%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year77.7%74.4–80.777.8%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year67.3%64.3–70.468.8%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.6%85.2–89.688.3%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)74.1%70.9–7776.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)67.9%63.9–71.969.5%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)78.2%72.4–83.378.8%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression25.9%22.6–29.422.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely32.9%29.2–36.930.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.9%18.6–25.321.6%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.4%7–129.5%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing8.3%6.4–10.28.1%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off5.5%4.4–6.75.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.6%4.5–6.85.6%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)6.7%4.8–8.96.5%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability25.4%21.5–29.326.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs10.5%8.5–12.611.3%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering11.9%9.7–14.112%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty6.9%6–7.87.2%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty3.6%3–4.33.8%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone6.5%5.3–7.76.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing2.8%2.3–3.32.9%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 New Hampshire figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Rollinsford

Is Rollinsford a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Rollinsford is healthier than 85% of U.S. towns: A for health, #74 of 126 in New Hampshire. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 90%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Rollinsford?

CDC estimates 33.2% of adults have obesity, likely between 28.2% and 38.4%, against 31.8% across New Hampshire and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Rollinsford?

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover, 1.7 miles in a straight line from Rollinsford’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

How many people in Rollinsford have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 4.7–8.3%), against 6.8% across New Hampshire.

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 Rollinsford more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from B to A+.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Rollinsford.

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