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Health in Seabrook Beach · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Seabrook Beach residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Seabrook Beach

Cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure run high in Seabrook Beach

1 in 7 adults have had cancer (13.5%), vs 9.8% across New Hampshire. 1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.6%), vs 6% across New Hampshire. High blood pressure is also above the state: 41.7%, vs 33% across New Hampshire. In all, Seabrook Beach runs above New Hampshire on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 42% of residents are 65 or older (New Hampshire 20%), and cancer, heart disease and high blood pressure are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Seabrook Beach keeps up with checkups

It beats New Hampshire on four of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (83% vs 77.8%) and dentist visits (75% vs 68.8%). Checkups ↓

Seabrook Beach adults report less loneliness

Loneliness (25.3% vs 30.6%), frequent mental distress (12.4% vs 15.3%), lack of emotional support (17.6% vs 21.6%) and depression (20.1% vs 22.7%) all run below New Hampshire. Mind & connection ↓

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 New Hampshire figure falls outside Seabrook Beach’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Seabrook Beach adults…

Seabrook Beach runs below NH on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 7. Tap one to see it as people.

14 of every 100 Seabrook Beach adults have had cancer
New Hampshire: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 12.1–14.8%
Better than NHWorseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Why age matters here

Seabrook Beach is an older town: 42% of residents are 65 or older, vs 20% across New Hampshire. Heart disease, arthritis and stroke rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Seabrook Beach as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Seabrook Beach42%
New Hampshire20%
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%Yearly checkupNH 78%
75%Dentist visitNH 69%
93%Cholesterol checkNH 88%
75%Colon screeningNH 70%
78%MammogramNH 79%
82%Taking BP medsNH 77%
1 in 22
working-age adults has no health insurance
Seabrook Beach 4.5% · New Hampshire 1 in 15 (6.8%)
Mind & connection

How Seabrook Beach adults are doing

On 4 of 4 measures, Seabrook Beach does better than New Hampshire.

1 in 4Seabrook Beach adults feel lonely
25.3% · NH 30.6% · Better than NH
1 in 6Seabrook Beach adults lack social or emotional support
17.6% · NH 21.6% · Better than NH
1 in 5Seabrook Beach adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · NH 22.7% · Better than NH
1 in 8Seabrook Beach adults are in frequent mental distress
12.4% · NH 15.3% · Better than NH
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 4 Seabrook Beach 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.

Getting care

Care in and near Seabrook Beach

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

HNearest ERAnna Jaques HospitalNewburyport · 5.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyExeter Hospital★★★★★ · 9.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGreater Seacoast Community HealthPortsmouth · 12.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.7 mi
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport · ★★★★★
ER
9 mi
Exeter Hospital
Exeter · ★★★★★
ER
12.2 mi
Greater Seacoast Community Health
2 sites · nearest in Portsmouth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.7 mi
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Haverhill
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.1 mi
York Hospital
York · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careSeabrook Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSeabrook Beach is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSeabrook Beach 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 Seabrook Beach; ≈ 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 19.2%NH 20.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 29.5%NH 32.9%
Binge drink 13%NH 15.7%
Smoke cigarettes 8.8%NH 10.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Seabrook Beach, betterSeabrook Beach, worseAbout the sameNew Hampshire
Where Seabrook Beach gets moving

3.6 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
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 15
Seabrook Beach adults worry about having enough food
6.8% · NH 9.5%
Better than NH
1 in 19
Seabrook Beach adults worry about keeping their housing
5.4% · NH 8.1%
Better than NH
1 in 26
Seabrook Beach adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
3.9% · NH 5.4%
Better than NH
1 in 24
Seabrook Beach adults lack reliable transportation
4.1% · NH 5.6%
Better than NH

4.3% of Seabrook Beach adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.5% across New Hampshire.

Around town

Seabrook Beach and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Seabrook: 34.1%Hampton Falls: 30.2%Salisbury: 28.9%South Hampton: 32%Hampton: 31.9%Kensington: 30.1%Seabrook Beach: 31%Seabrook BeachSeabrookHampton FallsAnna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport · 5.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH
Healthier than NHNear NHLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Hampton Falls30.2%
Seabrook Beach31%
Seabrook34.1%
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
SeabrookB+34.1%11.3%13.3%ZIP 03874
Hampton FallsA+30.2%9%8.8%ZIP 03844

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

25.7%

of Seabrook Beach adults live with a disability (New Hampshire 26.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory9.4%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone5.8%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3%
New Hampshire

Questions about health in Seabrook Beach

Why doesn’t Seabrook Beach have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Seabrook Beach?

Anna Jaques Hospital in Newburyport, 5.7 miles in a straight line from Seabrook Beach’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Seabrook Beach.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.